Fruit

Hello there,

I figured it was time for an update. Things are super sweet right now, like a ripe piece of fruit. Our Dark Heroes has closed, and although I'm sad to see it end, I'm ready to move on. The interdisciplinary exhibition had bascially taken me a year to accomplish, between brainstorming ideas, researching artists, writing the proposal, finding a venue for the exhibition, studio visits, programming events, exhibition and visuals design... as a one woman band, all of this can be very overwhelming. I've been called a busy bee, and have often fallen asleep at night wishing that there were more hours in the day or more money in my wallet. However, I believe right now this is the only way I want to work, and the only way it feels rewarding. Power to the ladies in charge! I swear there is a place in my heart sectioned off and labeled "motivation!" that is fuled by some renewable energy source (um, besides blood). What I mean is, I can get downhearted, down in the dirt, and bummed out about some element of the show not working right, or the way I want it to, and that actual bit of frustration just reddens the flame under my bottom and makes me work that much harder. It feels really good. Like the ache of a day on a farm.

And as perfect timing would have it, as I close Our Dark Heroes, another door opens up.. and the door is at NYU! I was accepted to Grad School a few days ago, and I'll be attending the Steinhardt School of Education this fall, and will be working towards a Masters in Visual Culture. So excited about this.

Also, I'll be jurying the painting/drawing submissions for the RIATS fest, an annual summer arts festival in Williamsburg that incorporates gallery shows, live music, and a competitive short film festival, now in its fourth year. RIATS is an acronym for Rabbit in a Turtle Shell, which is their new name. You may remember them when they were called the BillyBurg Film Festival. Anyway, this super great interdisciplinary festival will be on June 2nd at 3rd Ward. Marin Tockman is another amazing lady in charge, as she is the runner of all things for RIATS. So inspriational. When I met with her, she had her nose in this huge book on whales with like 1,300 sticky tabs marking important info. She has a full time job at a doc film company, and does RIATS. Tipping my easter bonnet, Marin..

Andrew and I have finally moved to our new apartment, which we love to death, and eat meals in our huge white kitchen with incredible light spilling in through the big windows facing the backyard. The girls that lived in here before us left some of their good vibes to help us get a head start, and its safe to say that the good vibes are abundant!

Summer is coming, new projects and ideas for exhibitions are on the horizon, I feel fine.