Poetry (an attempt)

Sometimes, I don’t surface so easily.

Sometimes, I’m need someone to

                Dig

                        Dig

 

                                Make a hole of me.

                                Make a whole of me.

 

??? I don’t know…what do you think about when you are in the shower?

On Movement (among other things)

I just had an interesting conversation about art (and lots of other things) with Britney a few days ago. We were talking about the value of art, especially abstract art. Britney is hands down my most practical friend. She is amazing when it comes to advice about relationships, or in my case (un)relationships. She has a way of cutting right through all the nonsense. Because of this, I was not surprised when she questioned the validity of abstract art in general.

She brought up a study done by someone (Leslie probably knows) where young children were given two hours to do whatever they wanted to with finger paints and paper. Later, the paintings were put in front of experts in the art field. Some of the experts saw right through it, declaring that the paintings were worthless. Others made dramatic comments about the exquisite use of color, etc.

I really wouldn’t want to be fooled into spending a ridiculous amount of money for something that took a second grader 2 hours to complete, but at any rate, give an adult 2 hours with some paint and some paper, and I’m willing to bet the results would be much less impressive. That, for me at least, makes the “art” worth something.

I like a lot of art, but I’m particularly intrigued by art that has clear evidence of human interaction. Distinct brush strokes, fingerprints in clay. I can remember visiting the ruins at Walnut Canyon in Northern Arizona, and being absolutely fascinated by all the hand prints in the adobe walls. One glimpse at a Jackson Pollack and I see arms flailing.

Conquered?

The blank canvas…

I think I’ll call it “Roots.” I pretty much forgot to paint them, but I was thinking about them the whole time.

P.S.

The best way to do dishes, is by using a dishwasher. The second best way is to take a sip of wine between each dish, while letting the ipod shuffle through a bipolar music collection that includes K-os, Regina Spektor, George Straight, Sage Francis, Chopin,Thursday, and yes, even Kelly Clarkson!

…And speaking of Regina Spektor, she was absolutely amazing at the Paramount a few weeks ago. My breath was taken away!

B to the Blog

I’m in the process of conquering a blank canvas.  It’s no longer blank, but it’s not conquered yet, so stay tuned.  In the mean time, you should really check out my new favorite music video.  Here’s a link to the link (worry not, she’s a good messenger!).