tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.comments2023-12-20T04:28:14.779-08:00LISA SOLOMON :: m u s i n g slisa solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8099125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-8334501053441325422023-08-28T04:32:19.424-07:002023-08-28T04:32:19.424-07:00ah Lisa. my heart goes out to you. this is a beaut...ah Lisa. my heart goes out to you. this is a beautiful reflection on all death gives us, the living (who will also one day die). <3Eireannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210936853920525091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-74497901399352179732023-08-27T21:01:29.528-07:002023-08-27T21:01:29.528-07:00❤️❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-48239142459786719172023-08-27T17:57:15.251-07:002023-08-27T17:57:15.251-07:00❤️❤️Jan Halvarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783438439039979102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-29412381296712663732023-08-27T17:31:39.321-07:002023-08-27T17:31:39.321-07:00This was beautiful to read and made me feel a lot ...This was beautiful to read and made me feel a lot of things. Love you Lisa. <br />-BexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-75395434729936464822023-04-07T11:08:34.002-07:002023-04-07T11:08:34.002-07:00Loved this post, Lisa. Always love reading your th...Loved this post, Lisa. Always love reading your thoughts about art. Joan Brown was new to me. Thank you for this wonderful introduction. sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966494025294623276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-91244781354351225172023-03-22T12:29:10.137-07:002023-03-22T12:29:10.137-07:00always glad to read you, Lisa <3
and the white...always glad to read you, Lisa <3<br /><br />and the white grid on the black garment—love it. and the "is it serious" way of judging art. this must just be something we grow into. I'm so much less interested in 'great', so much more drawn to where the resonance is and what was made with intention and care. also the weird thing of suddenly being 'old' (ish) or middle-aged anyway, and the weird hypervisibility/invisibility of that. Eireannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210936853920525091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-56232255211134249692023-03-13T06:14:04.926-07:002023-03-13T06:14:04.926-07:00I'm glad you are here!
The Joan Brown images ...I'm glad you are here!<br /><br />The Joan Brown images are gorgeous and moving. Grateful to know about her (I didn't before). And judging by what makes the heart sing = yes yes yes.Kasey Juedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344272122502783353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-3790914202027335232023-01-10T07:13:59.366-08:002023-01-10T07:13:59.366-08:00It's wonderful that you found something that w...It's wonderful that you found something that works for you, especially despite overcoming the needle aversion. :)Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101301185473329250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-85714100551493135272022-12-29T15:03:47.897-08:002022-12-29T15:03:47.897-08:00As I told you face to face I got a lot of relief f...As I told you face to face I got a lot of relief from lower back pain from a course of about 10 sessions over 3+ months. And 3 months after my last session I STILL have much less back pain! A little soreness or stiffness but no real pain. So I hope you get the same benefit. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492461563889268879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-44843562621356537012022-12-15T12:05:10.773-08:002022-12-15T12:05:10.773-08:00Accupuncture! Suddenly feels like I'm hearing ...Accupuncture! Suddenly feels like I'm hearing about it everywhere – my boss is a recent enthusiast and so it's a topic of discussion at least weekly. Like you, I'm not a huge fan of needles...but the thought of a half hour to like quietly in a sunny room sounds pretty appealing. I'm glad it's working for you and wish you continued improvement.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544910614773892868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-64487220122321241572022-12-11T02:47:05.256-08:002022-12-11T02:47:05.256-08:00I tried acupuncture for the first time this past s...I tried acupuncture for the first time this past summer and it was kind of amazing. And like you I have a lifelong terror of needles. Hyperventilating, crying, etc. if I see one, can't watch in movies or commercials (drug use, vaccines). But a couple years ago I had to start getting blood taken regularly and while I still can't and wouldn't want to look, I am much better about the shot/draw itself, to the point that I could even do my vaccines without someone holding my hand. That's a major change for me. (My weird trick is that I visualize a pencil pushing on my arm and the shot/draw does feel like a pencil point. Then I somehow don't feel so freaked out.) Anyway, good on you for this. From one needle-hater to another! <3Eireannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210936853920525091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-20597971311046570762022-12-02T13:19:35.326-08:002022-12-02T13:19:35.326-08:00Oh, I really wish I could see your show, Lisa. And...Oh, I really wish I could see your show, Lisa. And I always love reading about your process. <br />xosharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966494025294623276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-13202911990424648822022-12-02T13:17:54.735-08:002022-12-02T13:17:54.735-08:00Hooray for trying something new when other things ...Hooray for trying something new when other things weren't working. I'm glad you are getting some relief! I hear you on the needles. I've never tried acupuncture but have always wanted to. You have inspired me, Lisa. Hope you are well. xosharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966494025294623276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-89187413198577325162022-11-10T15:32:37.558-08:002022-11-10T15:32:37.558-08:00Thank you for your courage to share so much about ...Thank you for your courage to share so much about yourself and your experiences of this in your life. The pieces are breathtaking. I hope you get to show them elsewhere in the future so more people can enjoy them….and to think about racial identity and racism in the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-87632416158525797172022-11-07T15:32:50.257-08:002022-11-07T15:32:50.257-08:00Lisa, the first thing I thought, reading this, was...Lisa, the first thing I thought, reading this, was how much I wish I could see your show in person. So, thank you, in advance, for sharing images on your website! I will love that.<br /><br />What you wrote about practicing repetition, as an artist, in a way that allows for and encourages newness, learning, openness - oh wow yes, and thank you. These questions - re complacency and the familiar and being willing to be uncomfortable and unsure - you put them beautifully, and they feel very alive for me; they've been coming up so much recently in my writing life, and reading this is going to help me continue to puzzle through them - it is already.<br /><br />And, too, all you wrote about identity and heritage and people's assumptions and questions... and how you've folded those into your process... this is so moving to me.<br /><br />I hope the opening went beautifully.Kasey Juedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344272122502783353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-47676275764644956782022-11-07T13:27:20.634-08:002022-11-07T13:27:20.634-08:00Lisa, one thing that's been really helpful for...Lisa, one thing that's been really helpful for me in watching you develop this work is being aware of how LONG you spent with it. I'm struggling to articulate with students just how much it matters to spend time with the work and to *take* time with and for it, in a world where so much appears instantaneous and where immediate reward is so alluring. And for myself, too, it's reassuring to think about...okay one year of work is THIS PART and then another year is THIS PART and then the third part is another year.... It's okay and normal and USEFUL for work to take the time it takes. Thinking and making are slow. <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing the images of the show!! Happy for you!Éireannhttp://ohbara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-63800482426292508782022-11-07T11:53:52.646-08:002022-11-07T11:53:52.646-08:00I love reading artists' words about their art....I love reading artists' words about their art. thank you for this. I hope the opening went well!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544910614773892868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-56660860894976140572022-10-31T15:00:54.821-07:002022-10-31T15:00:54.821-07:00Thank you for sharing some of your story and your ...Thank you for sharing some of your story and your work - I wish I was in LA! Would love to see it all.Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101301185473329250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-27415728462740725062022-09-30T09:50:33.250-07:002022-09-30T09:50:33.250-07:00lisa, i'm so sorry you lost your friend. it so...lisa, i'm so sorry you lost your friend. it sounds like you did exactly what she would have wanted. she entrusted you with that decision for a reason and you did right by her. thinking about what to wear sounds like a totally normal thing to do, i imagine i would lay awake thinking of the same thing! may her memory be blessing to you & all who loved her. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710106273998131443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-35817787796684156952022-09-30T09:37:13.310-07:002022-09-30T09:37:13.310-07:00Thank you for sharing this. I am also sorry for yo...Thank you for sharing this. I am also sorry for your loss. I'm also glad that you were able to be there for your friend, to hold her hand, to accompany her on the last part of her journey. It wasn't until the last two years that I really understood how completely death and life are intertwined, and how grief can infuse every moment, even (especially?) the happy ones. Always there. Never forgotten. Like our loved ones, wherever they are. xoAustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544910614773892868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-82185443978783124312022-09-20T17:07:57.787-07:002022-09-20T17:07:57.787-07:00Oh, Lisa - I am so sorry that you lost your friend...Oh, Lisa - I am so sorry that you lost your friend. I echo just what Eireann wrote above - I love how you captured the ways that death and the act of dying is just like so much of life. I'm so sorry for your loss. Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101301185473329250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-55262871911639134742022-09-13T11:40:57.768-07:002022-09-13T11:40:57.768-07:00I am so very sorry, Lisa. And I love what you wrot...I am so very sorry, Lisa. And I love what you wrote. Everything all mixed up together, and death, our experience of death, exactly what it is and not what it is "supposed" to feel like, to be. Very freeing and affirming and just plain helpful, reading your words. Thank you.Kasey Juedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344272122502783353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-65674438095799640462022-09-08T16:50:35.880-07:002022-09-08T16:50:35.880-07:00Lisa, I am so very sorry for the loss of your frie...Lisa, I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend.<br /><br />The older I get the more I notice that I am trying to befriend death. I do this in serious and playful ways---i.e. wanting to buy clothing with skull imagery to incorporate into my wardrobe just as a reminder. I like to imagine myself being 85 and wearing a skull sweatshirt or skull socks into my doctors' appointments. It makes me smile. <br /><br />Hope you are doing okay. <br />xoxoSharihttp://theartofseeingthings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-42959884636241308112022-09-05T02:17:10.336-07:002022-09-05T02:17:10.336-07:00oh Lisa. love to you. I am so sorry for your loss....oh Lisa. love to you. I am so sorry for your loss. this is beautiful and it's exactly right—the way life pushes up in the midst of death (so the fact of death is not the solemn thing we thing it must only be, but is as silly, gentle, funny, absurd as all the rest of life). makes so much sense the way you write about thinking about what to wear. <3 you will be in my thoughts.Éireannhttp://www.ohbara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-58698068922151967572021-12-23T11:24:50.498-08:002021-12-23T11:24:50.498-08:00Thank you for your tribute to Ed. I was searching...Thank you for your tribute to Ed. I was searching for him online and came across your tribute. I met Ed at a motorcycle class in Novato where we clicked and enjoyed motorcycles together and the Marin countryside where his yellow motorcycle matched his big personality along with his style!<br />His yellow motorcycle stood out almost as much as his personality. Big and bright. <br />Maybe his dog was always by our feet and on some of our adventures along with my dog. <br />Food and Fun in Fairfax with Ed was always promised. <br />We rode motorcycles and ate at his favorite restaurants where he knew everyone's name. Spicy was always on the menu with him at a Thai restaurant where we dined burning my mouth!<br />A motorcycle ride always ended in an Art stop showing whether in-person outside in Petaluma or at his house in Fairfax. A ride to the motorcycle races in Sonoma we did with fun under the summer sun. <br />He let us into his house and life as a friend. I wish I reconnected with him sooner before he passed and miss him much, as I think back on my times with him. <br />Miss ya big Ed and peace be with you.<br />JonJonnoreply@blogger.com