billie tweets

via npr

and jeanne


billie tweets

great catch

vvork MJ art

vvork has some links to MJ art

white glove tracking

and king by candice breitz

NH state council

This was my proposal for the "report to the NH community". . .

In addition, the site will be a work of art or a piece in itself as I will detail exactly how I spend (or save) each penny of the fellowship grant. The grant will be placed into its own account to facilitate tracking and financial statements. This site will be in the spirit of President Barack Obama's efforts at transparency with the stimulus package (http://www.recovery.gov/). For example, on my report to the New Hampshire Community Blog, if I buy thumbtacks for my studio, I will post it and itemize it and take a picture of the object to be clear and direct about what I am spending money on.


I didn't get it.

Collecting words

We set up shop outside of the IGA to collect words for the dictionary. Most people were hesitant to submit words then and there so we ended up giving out about 40-45 worksheets for submission. I am really not sure how many we will get back.

Seed bombing

Wildflower, sunflower and echinacea mix with clay and compost into the empty lots and ugly places around the city
With help from the forester, the yoga instructor and the ceramicist.

Miranda July Eleven Heavy Things

Eleven Heavy Things by Miranda July at the Venice Biennale. Also on Rhizome and vvork.

Andrea Wachner High School Reunion

via Urban Prankster

Andrea Wachner sent a stripper to her high school reunion in her place.

Story Corps with Grandmama

A little snippet of the interview about french songs and an expression my grandmama used throughout the interview.

erwin olaf

via we make money not art

Questions for my Grandmama

Here are the basic questions I will use for StoryCorps with my Grandmama this weekend. She is nervous because of her accent but I think it will work out.

What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?
What is your favorite memory of me?
What are you proudest of in your life?
When in life have you felt most alone?
How has your life been different than what you'd imagined?
Where did you grow up?
What was your childhood like?
Who were your favorite relatives?
Do you remember any of the stories they used to tell you?
How did you and grandma/grandpa meet?
When did you know that she/he was the one?
What was my mom/dad like growing up?
What is your favorite memory of my mom/dad?
Do you remember any songs that you used to sing to her/him? Can you sing them now?
Was she/he well-behaved?
What is the worst thing she/he ever did?
What were your parents like?
What is your ethnic background?
Where is your mom's family from? Where is your dad's family from?
What traditions have been passed down in your family?
What are the classic family stories? Jokes? Songs?
Tell me about moving to Berlin
What was it like working at Converse?
What is your favorite thing about living in Berlin?
How did you feel when Dad married someone who wasn't French Canadian? Did it matter?

Miami

Back from Miami where we visited Shay


The jam of the summer.