hello, fall..

summer was great, an independent study with greg, and grad studio seminar with binks. the highlight was definitely getting binked. it made me a little heated, but it happened 10 years ago, and ...eh... whats the big deal? im in school. the worst is i just have a couple drawings to mend. in any case, i did get alot of drawings done, some new and even more random ideas out. all black on black. <3 (which im absolutely in love with!!!!!) im still definitely working completely intuitively (which is incredibly liberating and fascinating because i feel like im watching someone else make my art...) and so this semester im taking photo with libby, drawing with connie, and this digital media class with leslie again. i had so much fun in the spring with the videos, i want to make another one or two. i also hope to completely overhaul my website. i have new, vastly different work from before, and i want to add this blog, as well as the online exhibition i made last semester (but add to it), and other links. my other problem with my current website is that its hosted by yahoo, and the web builder software doesnt download to macs, and of course i have a mac, so thats why the website is so outdated. i want to switch over to one that will download to mac, or maybe use weebly (i want to compare my options first).
i feel digital media is crazy important for art in so many ways, from commercial and communicating aspects, to expressive and creative aspects. as more and more means of interaction are digital, why shouldnt art be? "traditional art" has its place, but experiments are always in the works, and help keep the contemporary art scene in sync with reality. nothing is one thing anymore, instead, its a jumble of mediums and interpretations. synonymously, i want to experiment with combining my drawings with video this semester..
as for a synopsis of my latest work, it went from some (vaguely) narrative images of a figure in a bathtub, to some images of fabric floating in water, to some more metaphorical imagery. for example, the last 2 drawings: one is of water falling out of a mouth onto a wooden chair outdoors, and the other is of a curtain, with red wine-filled eggshells floating in water behind. because they are black charcoal drawings on black gessoed panels, they are very ambiguous and uncertain.
honestly, i have only a slight, vague idea of what i want to do this semester, but im beginning to trust what happens when i surrender to myself. i was thinking about ideas too hard before. things came out so literal. more and more, i was finding, the pieces that i had thought about the least were the most successful. now i just let it come out. any idea i might have that lingers in my head a little, ill go with. the explanations come later. its fun watching my subconscious make itself known. i definitely (for whatever reason) am still absolutely in love with water, and will be using variations of it in my work for awhile, i feel.
in other news, i moved into an adorable old house to rent with my incredibly loving boyfriend, whom has helped me turn my life around from the misery im still amazed i endured. however, i feel kinda mildly chaotic because the house is still in disarray, but itll all get put together and settled soon enough.. :) i am gratefully happy.
in conclusion, im SO excited about this semester and cant wait to see what manifests itself through my art next!!