Positive Sads: females in the ferns

My winter procrastination project.
Frown with a smile, please.





edition of 200
32 pages
Black & White/Pink
$10 big bones
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I paper mache with your paintings Elizabeth Peyton

February is gone. The partition was built a month ago, which really feels like hardly a week and details of the construction are already a bit fuzzy. Monica got into town on the 10th and starting the 11th we began living behind the thick wall, under stitched lace and then finally inside what seemed to become a teenagers club/cave. I'm beat.
'Our Starry Universe' was the place where we found no rest. The sun never woke us and the night ceased to exist. A few of my fingers have been sliced and diced from so much wood and metal. My knees are cut and bruised and I've got some new fancy lines on my arms. I'll never see tetris the same way or finger knitting at a book fair for that matter. New friends were had and old friends made it into town.
I need a licorice break.
It was nice seeing so many beautiful faces at the opening this past weekend. If you find the time, head down to 35th and Nicollet at check out the outcome of our collaborative installation with Miss Monica Canilao at Art of This. Maybe the cold will clear up enough to get us all back on our bikes by the time we take the whole thing apart.

whoop

Free your Pee

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EW WE

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brain drain

My life has been fuzzy for the past few months. It may be all of the snow or the lists that I have made and then tried to forget. I do write them and do try to a get at least most things done, it's just the simple, enjoyable and less time consuming ones that I have problems with. Taxes are a cinch. Bills are a breeze. Things like sitting down at my sewing machine to finish a project or calling people to say a few words have been the trouble. I would much rather sit in the tub and read comics than do anything at all.
A few days ago I picked Loren up from his younger sisters ballerina performance in St. Paul and have had the pleasure of hanging with him before he takes off on his cold road trip. We had a few real conversations about pastries and catering. Pectin and alcohol are the key. Maybe I have said too much? Ask about our brunches.
Today Kiki and I had a full fun day of shopping. First Diggers, then Unique. Sooo much good junk and things for friends. I like picking up treasures hoping that someday I find someone who will love or need it all. I bought an nice hunters cap that didn't fit and later found out that Loren tried to find a similar one online a few weeks ago. He wore out his black baseball cap with the letter P on it, so I thought it would only be appropriate to pass that on. Totally fitting, right?

Things are moving along otherwise, they have just been slowed by the extreme cold, large amounts of snow and crazy days.
Papers to come in all different forms.

We were only this young once, and then again right now

Portraits for collage circa 2005

Gothernet

The best of the friends. We were hired to set up the theme and space for the MCAD Black and White ball. Newgothinternet was born and we painted big things, small pinwheels + spiral cones. SUCCESS!

17 zine

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Faces pulled from my new old Seventeen Magazine from 1972. Sad zine has begun!

So much

Eric hanging

Friends bending

Croix talking

This past summer has been so busy and full. Tons of art, traveling, hording, cleaning, lake time, and new friends. We do have a few things to look forward to for this next horrid winter. We've got a show with Monica at Art of This at the end of February. One project thats in the works is a blog that will include a handful of beautiful people who will be posting their latest projects. Things are moving slowly with that on my part because it's still semi nice outside and I have to take advantage of it before it's gone, forever. I've got no reason to rush. I'm also making personalized funnels for my ladies friends. More to come with that.

One of the posters that we made for the latest issue of ARP! Tis' Tranquil.

Cat stand.

greatness


Lately I have had trouble finding the time to hang with my girl friends. Most of my time is spent working on my own projects, the things that Aaron, Eric and I have got to get done, or watching all of the movies that I never wanted to watch when I was younger. Movies about aliens and more aliens. Before living with two buys I lived in the Oakland house with a bunch of wives. The closest thing that I've got to what that house was like is this guy. I love cats now. I used to think that they were evil, but Peter the cat is the best cat I've ever hung out with.
I would like to apologize in advance to all of my friends that will have to listen to me talk about my new boy habits.

Oldish/er & Forgotten

Chic-a-go-go

Last weekend Longlegs and I hopped on a bus to Chicago to see my good friend Emily get married. We found out while we were breaking at a truck stop in Wisconsin that "Lolla" would be going on during our stay. We missed our chance to see Lindsay Lohan and her new brew, but managed to see plenty of Dew guzzling dudes. Anyways, the reason that we were in town was because of this wedding that was totally incredible. Both the ceremony and reception was held at the Frank Lloyd Wright church in Oak Park. The invite list was small, Emily's dress was hand-made and classy, her new husband Chris sang throughout the reception with a jazz band backing him and their cake was inspired by Chicago's old architecture. I cried throughout the whole thing. I couldn't stop. Here are a few important photos from the trip.


We stayed with Caitlin's friend Lisa whom I finally got to meet after years of build up. It was a treat to hang out with her for the few days that we had free. Her boyfriend Scott makes wooden frames by hand. So beautiful. Also homemade rolls and B&G. Also beautiful.

Tis' there bird cage that they had build in their living room. Great people.