Twice Today
Twice today something dropped and landed on a shoe. In line for coffee, the man in front of me dropped a nickel and it landed heads up on his shoe. He stood on one foot and brought the coin up to his hand. I thought of the slight odds that allowed this action to happen. Just now, I was pounding a brad into the wall, it fell out of my hand, bounced once and went inside my boot. Huh.
Balancing Broom Stick
The bungee cord is coming down as I apparently love balancing, combining and opposing objects very much. I will get back to this, but for now I have an exhibition to prepare for and that means more than balancing wood. One last act before I move on.
Still Life in Balance IV
sugar cubes, equal, sweet and low
vs.
a birthday card for a very special someone
Still Life in Balance III
scotch tape, eyelash, pile of sea salt, spring clamp, ear plug, sugar cube, sponge
vs.
birthday card for a special someone, detergent cap, jar lid, packing peanut, wire whisk, stone, rice
Shaded
A new piece is in the works including the rolling up and letting down of a window shade. At first, I was attempting a piece that startled or jolted as the quickly spinning window shade might. I’d like it to be motion sensored and just spin quickly and briefly. In the process of mocking it up, I used one of my slower motors as it was on hand and easy to attach to. Another interesting thing happened as the vinyl becomes slightly askew and the shade struggles to perform it’s action–always finding success eventually, but writhing in the process.
Since the piece is so slow, I sped up the video to 8x faster than it actually was.
wood, screws, steel rod, window shade motor
Still Life in Balance I
The beginning of a new series called Still Life in Balance. An eight foot 2×3 board is hung from a single string and objects on both sides balance on the precarious surface. They are both dependent and in opposition to each other.
In this first iteration it’s:
pot lid, thread, two kernels of popcorn, light yellow bar of soap (used), pile of pepper, two sprays of Chanel No. 5, pistachio shell and remainder of supporting string
vs.
small white plate with a kernel of popcorn and two eyelashes, broken piece of concrete, eraser from a pencil, small spoon, lemon and plastic wrapper
Blown Away
Blown Away, 2013
Fan, wedge, hammer, paper, pin
Forks, Home & Studio
One major drawback, 2013
Flyswatter and fork
Still life in balance II, 2013
Forks, wood, string, hook
Drips as Visual White Noise
A work in progress including a horn loudspeaker and a drip of water.
