Life is like a train journey... it goes along and scenery streams by the window and you read a newspaper.... then suddenly a junction comes and 27 cars pile up into one another.
That's how it's been for me this weekend; two major shows, a
rollicking event and a great chance to show off a piece that is difficult to place anywhere.
Woot! I need chocolate!
Arcana - a really amazing show, put together and curated by
Pixels Sideways. 22 Artists, 22 Major Arcana; lots of fun and thought-provoking work. Get your fortune told by the great
Zoltar! Have a
spookily accurate Tarot reading at the Advanced Tarot Table! Get a Crown! Find art! Be transfixed!
and here's my Card: 0-The Fool. Pixels was batting 1000;
everyone's Card seemed to be the perfect one for their lives at this moment.
My own first major show!!! An exploration of the Sacred and the Profane and its influence on my life. Hosted by S&S Gallery - I am very grateful to
Stefanik and Ally for taking a chance on some of the pieces, especially 'Confessional' and 'Foundation of Guilt." Work exploring the influences of my Catholic education and my search for meaning throughout many cultures.
and finally... thanks to the gentle prodding of
Glyph Graves, I have put my "City" up at Brooklyn Is Watching. You probably know about
BiW... you don't??!?!?!
ACK!
Ok go here:
So now you know about this incredibly interesting hybrid project, which connects the "real world" with Second Life and allows artists exposure and feedback through both solid and digital mediums...
This week was the Best of Year One anniversary of the project and a wild
sim-ride through a number of artworks, including a reception for the artists, the Final 5 selected for
BiW from
SL and a wild chat crossover between a gallery full of
partyin' art lovers and a
sim full of crazy art makers. Beautiful fun chaos!
btw, here's a picture someone deemed snapworthy, of me in my cute red dress that Sabrinaa Nightfire made:I'm ready for my closeup now, Mr
DeMille!!
haha ok enough vanity :)
But here's what you really want to see: the platform where you will find 'City' and works of other artists who put them out there for critical review and commentary -
'City' is both huge and overwhelming, like Los Angeles itself. From far away, it looks glittery and pretty... from close up or inside, it is a
cacophonous assault on the senses. I haven't shown this piece before except in private because it is very uncomfortable to be around; I purposely did not put a sound-off switch in this piece so you have no choice but to flee it for some peace and quiet.
Thanks Glyph! *hug* ^_^
