"My Mobile Mind" -- work in process

I get these ideas that are part concept, part word, part image -- so nebulous they are hard to 'catch' -- but it is fun to try. The idea ?? a head full of ?? things that represented how the mind works. Symbols like Lock and key, letters, idea-light-bulbs, wheels, music? -- that would "float" inside the head somehow? How does our mind "mobilize" all these modalities that I can translate into art.


So what then? How do I help create that fleeting conceptual bucket full of ideas and words into some artistic expression? It is always an exciting territory to head into.

Sometimes doing so requires new materials and doing things I have not ever done before -- learning as I go. So, here I am solving that challenge making a 3-d sculpture from paper mache' and wire. How to get it strong enough to support the things I want to hang from it.

Then the idea comes that I could hang little mobiles inside the head -- a mobile mind....HAHA. My Mobile Mind! At least it's a working title.

And, I've got to get this done by 8.31.11 for entry into a competitive juried show.

"A Tribute To...."

During the last few years as I have explored the world of assemblage art, I came across the art and assemblage of Louise Bourgeois. I checked out books about her art and biographical material from the library and discovered that we shared some similarities related to childhood trauma.

Last year, when when Louise Bourgeois died, I knew I wanted to create a tribute piece to her, and in thinking about that idea, I also realized this might make a worthy theme for an exhibition. So, I presented it to The Ink People Center for the Arts. (www.inkpeople.org)

The show goes up this week and will be available for viewing during the month of AUGUST -- on the 2nd floor at City Hall from 8-5 Monday through Friday