art art and 4 things


sketch - install shot Originally uploaded by dressform.

so.... sketch show was fun.... esp. since quite a few of us went to Mills together in overlapping time frames. we joked that it takes us being in a show in davis together to see one another.

it's always strange to walk into a show with NO idea of how your work has been hung or who you are next to.... but in this case i was super happy

sketch

they hung 3 weeks worth - and it was really strange but nice to see them on a wall.... i hadn't really thought about how they'd look that way - or in a group....

so... getting around to the 4 things that christine tagged me with.... update: camilla tagged me as well :)

four jobs i've had ::
1. not sure what to call it - but in high school i worked at a higher end furniture store where i helped out the designers and put fabric swatches/wall covering books away... i used to love looking at those
2. vintage clothing store
3. assistant director of a 2 SF galleries
4. waitress

four movies i could watch over and over ::
1. amelie [no surprise here]
2. room with a view [ mav too]
3. dead man [actually several movies by jim jarmush]
4. anything with audrey hepburn
since i was tagged twice - here are a few more.... both moives by soffia coppola, edward scissorhands....

four places i've lived ::
1. tuscon, az [but don't really remember this]
2. los angeles, ca
3. santa barbara, ca
4. oakland, ca [yeah - haven't really left sunny CA]

four TV shows i love ::
1. six feet under
2. the daily show
3. animal cops : new york
4. antiques roadshow
here are a few more.... south park, beverly hills 90210 [guilty pleasure], the sopranos

four places i've vacationed ::
1. new zealand
2. amsterdam and parts of germany
3. boston
4. new york

four of my favorite dishes ::
1. sushi
2. natto [ fermented soy beans . most people, including my dad and hubby think it's gross but it's comfort food for me]
3. a really really good hamburger [with fries of course]
4. panna cota [this is a desert, but i LOVE it]

4.5 actually i'm really lucky b/c hubby cooks all the time - so practically anything he makes....

four sites i visit daily ::
these are all DUHS - see the list on the left if you want to get specific!
1. flickr
2. bloglines
3. blingo [have you joined yet??]
4. blogger

four places i'd rather be right now ::
1. in a pool someplace warm
2. far far away
3. at the beach
4. someplace that magically has more time and teleporters.

and i'm not tagging four folks :: if you haven't done this and want to - consider yourself tagged!

wall work - beginning stages!

wall work update.... so... i yesterday i completed what i had "done" in my studio - and it's not quite right in this space. this is both good and nervewracking. after spending all day there it was sort of sad to leave the piece knowing that i still had work to not only do, but to figure out. this is good b/c a challenge is always good... and that's what this type of work is about - reacting TO a space - IN a space.... ah the life of site specific installation art.... but i think i can still pull it off... i hope i can... i hope i can.... [little engine that could]i think it needs to jump around from this wall to another.... i think i need to crochet another bigger red doily.....

oh boy do i have a stack of grading to attend to.... have a good weekend folks!

Comments

Anonymous saidā€¦
so amazing to see your work up and together.

wish I lived in sunny california again.

I love the start of your wall piece. with the dollie coming off the corner. good luck making it work! I know it will be fabulous.
sarah saidā€¦
so wonderful to see your beautiful work at the show, thanks for your comment too, so glad to know i'm not the only one with comment anxiety...have a lovely weekend!
Anonymous saidā€¦
Congratulations, your drawings look wonderful together! As I said before imagine a whole room of them representing one years worth...
And I already love the doily (as I knew I would).

Ah... "A room with a view" is one of my all time favourites too! It's beautifully made with wonderful actors and has has some hilarious lines - remember the priest being glad that the picknick knifes are in the other carriage so lightning would probably strike there first? :) But I've never met anybody who liked this movie as much I do. :)
LadyLinoleum saidā€¦
The show looks great!

You have to try and do a collaborative thing with your art buds. It's been wonderful for my little crowd.

Bigger red doilies would be coolio.
Anonymous saidā€¦
OH. i can't believe i forgot about Dead Man, it is my favorite movie of all times!!!!! i think you & i have VERY similar movie tastes indeed. indeed!!!!

i agree with wendy ... i love to see all of the work up at one time.

xox! mav
Abigail A. Percy saidā€¦
Lisa...the show looks fantastic, and I am loving the beginnings of your wall...

I am a panna cotta fan too!! I have a great recipe for them (many, many attemps to come up with the best combo!)...drop me an email if you fancy a copy and ill send it to you! Or..we could swap recipes and compare if you already have a fave? X
Anonymous saidā€¦
Firstly, your drawings for the sketch show install look like little gems together...like gorgeous sweets, Wish I could visit

Secondly, your "4 things" list! I have loved reading these as you get a little insight into people's likes...
I can also admit to a secret liking for 90210 (I loved it when I was young, thinking Brenda's make up and hair was fantastic - oh dear)

and thirdly, your doilies! Can't wait to see it complete - it will look stunning
andrea saidā€¦
okay, first of all-- LOVE the shot of the sketch show. wish I could've been there to see them up close.

secondly, love your 'four things' list...! love learning new things about you! and I'm left wonderfing how I could've possibly left amelie off my own list...!? and yes, I'd like to be in a pool, at the beach and far far away.

thirdly, yes to the bigger red doily... I must see it!
Anonymous saidā€¦
Nice to see your work put up together like that.
Anonymous saidā€¦
Loved your list Lisa! I agree with you about Audrey Helpburn, she's amazing. Your work looks great, you are very talented

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