new reliquary

thanks to a mini-commission i've been back in the studio and made my 6th reliquary. i'm loving this series and really like the direction they are taking.

Reliquary #6 (this body is temporary. this body is forever.)

pigmented beeswax, human hair, human blood, found objects.

more to come!

blood in the face

these neo-nazis are pretty boring.
and i thought i'd seen every documentary at TLA, wrong again. awesome.

excellent start to the week. feeling especially good, much much better than the hot mess that last week was.
finished the first huge part of the project at the gallery and i can come in on whatever days i want now.
i am really stoked on this internship. it is all making sense to me, and i am going back tomorrow!
stef has the volvo for the week so we are taking the babies to the please touch museum on Wednesday, (yes)
nannying is so much better when its with bffs and when you get to do things that you're not allowed to do without children.
hopefully everyone will behave.
we made a late night trip to lowes for paint and studio supplies, as well as some new toys
home improvement is surprisingly kinky. my friends are so indulgent.

tomorrow i will copy the keys, dye my hair, and work forever

squash every week into a day

home again, back to real life
feeling refreshed, coordinated and prepped for the week
having 3, sometimes 4, calendars can get confusing but now they are all in sync
the kitty babies seem happy/healthy
the roommate is a sweetheart as usual. i'll have her around until the winter for sure now, which makes me feel better.

amazing weekend, i don't think i'll ever get used to all this love and so many good times
feeling very lucky

lots of work this week = big money = fun times
must get plenty of sleep and find a babysitter for the kittens this weekend
excited to pick up my boots and start packing for FW!!!!!

must throw things in the laundry and get to sleep.

i have a lot of questions

drinking beers and watching more of the state
trying to figure out the difference between intern and total slave bitch

having these interviews and interactions with all of these non-profits really begs the question
what the fuck are you going to do for me when i spend valuable hours of my time turning your garbage into useable stuff?
yeah i know how to do all of this, im a smart girl with plenty of useful skills no question
im perfectly happy to volunteer these skills as long as i get at least a letter of recommendation, a beefier resume, or maybe even help with grant writing (or even a professional support for a grant proposal which i guess i got today)
but we all know its rough times for money and jobs, (duh) i've applied for everything that looks slightly relevant and have gotten very few responses so i'm doing really everything that i can at this point.
i guess i'm in a unique situation where i can take advantage of all of these internships and the like but i still feel guilty which doesn't make sense.

hopefully i can cool it.
but the state is really fucking funny

and thats the way it turned out to be

long day, very hard to focus and get down to business.
got in to a million fights with packing tape and almost got crushed by giant photographs.
i'm really glad no one watches me handle some of these pieces.

i'll now be working another day during the week at the gallery which is pretty exciting.
i figure in 2 weeks i should have this whole collection logged and organized.
it will be a huge professional/personal accomplishment.
and then i move on to assisting in the selection process for the 2010 fellows.
that is going to be a lot more work in a much more stressful environment.
but i'm glad they like what i've been doing so far.

got a call to come in tomorrow for another non-profit arts organization to maybe work on a visual arts program for them.
if that happens, my resume is going to be out of control.
i have a full day with the child on thursday which will be nice for some extra dollars for the weekend.
a little nervous as usual.

very mellow evening with some ladies.
now its nearly 1:30 and i'm cleaning my room.
can't stop watching british tv.

unique new york

i need to work on my manners.
and learn to relax a little.
after getting over myself, i had a pretty good week.
and the weekend will be fantastic.

off to the city till saturday for adventures and to see all kinds of friends.
very excited to leave philly.

seeing this one, for the first time probably since high school.
we had so much fun.

hey baby lets make history tonight

today was a blur

i got so much done, it feels nice
everything is so fucking perfect i might have a panic attack
i might start working more, total bonus
plans and plans and plans
have a meeting with a new family on thursday or friday
lovely after work times with some of the favorites
but now i need to turn it off and go to sleep

hard at work...