Playing with expired film...
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Expired Film
My lovely friend Erin was nice enough to give me some old instant film. She warned me that the film was expired but I shot with it anyway and something really cool happened. The left over chemicals created an abstract landscape. I really liked them and created these triptychs.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Dreamers
Last night I watched "Waking Life" again. I thought it was such a perfect time to watch it considering the way I've been feeling. Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes from the film.
"Are you a dreamer? I haven't seen too many around lately. Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It's not dead it's just that it's been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. The dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it's ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don't be bored, this is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting"
"There's only one instant, and it's right now. And it's eternity."
"On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion."
"Did you ever have a job that you hated and worked real hard at? A long, hard day of work. Finally you get to go home, get in bed, close your eyes and immediately you wake up and realize... that the whole day at work had been a dream. It's bad enough that you sell your waking life for minimum wage, but now they get your dreams for free."
"The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving."
"Hey. Could we do that again? I know we haven't met, but I don't want to be an ant. You know? I mean, it's like we go through life with our antennas bouncing off one another, continuously on ant autopilot, with nothing really human required of us. Stop. Go. Walk here. Drive there. All action basically for survival. All communication simply to keep this ant colony buzzing along in an efficient, polite manner. "Here's your change." "Paper or plastic?' "Credit or debit?" "You want ketchup with that?" I don't want a straw. I want real human moments. I want to see you. I want you to see me. I don't want to give that up. I don't want to be ant, you know?"
"Are you a dreamer? I haven't seen too many around lately. Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It's not dead it's just that it's been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. The dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it's ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don't be bored, this is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting"
"There's only one instant, and it's right now. And it's eternity."
"On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion."
"Did you ever have a job that you hated and worked real hard at? A long, hard day of work. Finally you get to go home, get in bed, close your eyes and immediately you wake up and realize... that the whole day at work had been a dream. It's bad enough that you sell your waking life for minimum wage, but now they get your dreams for free."
"The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving."
"Hey. Could we do that again? I know we haven't met, but I don't want to be an ant. You know? I mean, it's like we go through life with our antennas bouncing off one another, continuously on ant autopilot, with nothing really human required of us. Stop. Go. Walk here. Drive there. All action basically for survival. All communication simply to keep this ant colony buzzing along in an efficient, polite manner. "Here's your change." "Paper or plastic?' "Credit or debit?" "You want ketchup with that?" I don't want a straw. I want real human moments. I want to see you. I want you to see me. I don't want to give that up. I don't want to be ant, you know?"
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Anticipating great things...
I am so happy today because I got a bunch of antique cameras in the mail AND I got a great deal on a printer! I have so many small projects that I'm working on, it seems like I'm always spreading myself too thin. I have felt a little down this past month because I have not been getting to see the result of my ideas but I think with these new tools I can really gain some momentum on at least a couple projects.
I am so excited for the future. There is nothing better than the first weeks that spring emerges. It's like the sunshine makes us come alive. Jonny and I are busy making plans for our escape. It's helping me feel motivated and I really think that some good things are waiting just around the corner.
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