daisy eyes. ink and colored pencil.
the three babushki. ink.
details.
more tomorrow. have a fantastic friday!
ben harper was last night. incredible. the only way i can describe his presence is soulful. his performance moved me. it's always so refreshing to see an artist that gets lost in their music during shows. it's not scripted or choreographed. he just plays, and he makes you feel his music. i think that i'd rather listen to his music live now, very few musicians can touch people from the stage like that.
flea market and farmers market today! then off to writing my thesis for native american history.
flea market and farmers market today! then off to writing my thesis for native american history.
everything about my life is busy right now! i haven't posted in so long, but there is so much going on and there is so much work to be done! craziness. i have had some time to work on my watercolor series i want to put in our bathroom this summer, it's turning out pretty well. i've completed two of the frames, and i have four more to go. so here they are...
i have an anchor, life-ring,
and some nautical flags
still left to do.
unfinished easter chickies!
happy easter and earth month all. i kicked off the celebration by making pedal powered ice-cream (for my internship) with fresh cream from a local dairy farm, snowville creamery. the paddle that churns the cream was attached to the bicycle's chain and gear. thirty minutes after pedaling the bike, you would have a large bucket of ice-cream. a great workout with a treat awaiting you at the end.
today has been a day. boycompanion came down to visit this weekend with his new nikon d90. fantastic. we took pictures today, i with my nikon f, and he with the d90. athens bike riding. gelato eating. taco making. corona drinking. sun burning. romper wearing. funning! i also did some easter/spring-esque watercolors that i'll post soon. here are some fotos. some film, some digi.
off to work earth munch where lots of different food vendors are giving out local and organic food for earth month. yum!
today has been a day. boycompanion came down to visit this weekend with his new nikon d90. fantastic. we took pictures today, i with my nikon f, and he with the d90. athens bike riding. gelato eating. taco making. corona drinking. sun burning. romper wearing. funning! i also did some easter/spring-esque watercolors that i'll post soon. here are some fotos. some film, some digi.
boy in the elevator!
some art on concrete.
profile on film.
at lounge leo.
off to work earth munch where lots of different food vendors are giving out local and organic food for earth month. yum!
wow this spring break has been spectacular. i've done so much but so little. it's nice to not have to rush around making deadlines and whatnot... and i'm obsessed with keds. amy and i started out by going to the art store and picking up supplies, made a bracelet out of black and brown glass beads, did some sewing, watched volver (kind of), started reading a sand county almanac, went to the beach to take photos, spent a day in little italy taking more photos and ate at mama santas, went to a local dive bar with a friend, did some spring shopping and got my hairs cut and eyebrows done (finally, greatly needed). see? so busy but so relaxing at the same time. glorious. so, here are some 35 mm treats for you from my adventuring.
back to athens now. this quarter looks promising. i've been thinking a lot about refocusing my field of study within my major. i want to delve into the abyss of foreign aid, but not just any foreign aid, sustainable aid. i though a lot about the kind of aid countries in africa receive, or any third world country, and it's the wrong kind of aid. the people don't know how to provide for themselves, and even if they did they wouldn't know where to begin or be able to acquire the necessary skills or equipment without help. although charity and government funding is a nice gesture, in most cases desperately needed, it would be more beneficial to establish a sustainable aid program through which people are taught a trade or taught ways of helping themselves instead of being taught to expect life necessities or that they don't need to do anything, relying on aid.
a lot of these issues lie in the way third world governments are structured, actually impoverishing their people, basing their operations in corruption and predation as opposed to repatriation of domestic funds, the way it should be. if these people can't fight back, which in most cases they can't, they become dependent on foreign aid instead of their government. so, without causing conflict, the way to cure this curse would be to teach poor, rural populations that they can provide for themselves and live well. this will eventually cost less for those countries providing aid as well as the environment from constant shipping/polluting that is done in the process, stimulate non-existent economies, and reduce static parts of the world that affect the global economy negatively. i'm not saying that every village needs to become a thriving metropolis, but the people need to be empowered, given the chance every human deserves, being enabled to take care of themselves and not relying on others. pretty peace-corps-esque, but it's interesting and it's needed, and there's nothing wrong with a little bit of peace-corps-ness.
down in little italy.
the lovely amy at lounge leo's.
a really cool painting
in a little italy gallery.
the peter b. lewis building downtown.
my better half :)
a lot of these issues lie in the way third world governments are structured, actually impoverishing their people, basing their operations in corruption and predation as opposed to repatriation of domestic funds, the way it should be. if these people can't fight back, which in most cases they can't, they become dependent on foreign aid instead of their government. so, without causing conflict, the way to cure this curse would be to teach poor, rural populations that they can provide for themselves and live well. this will eventually cost less for those countries providing aid as well as the environment from constant shipping/polluting that is done in the process, stimulate non-existent economies, and reduce static parts of the world that affect the global economy negatively. i'm not saying that every village needs to become a thriving metropolis, but the people need to be empowered, given the chance every human deserves, being enabled to take care of themselves and not relying on others. pretty peace-corps-esque, but it's interesting and it's needed, and there's nothing wrong with a little bit of peace-corps-ness.
ah ha! my first final is due today at 2:30. my spleen hurts, mono? minus the spleen, i acquired an internship for next quarter yesterday as well as being assigned a profile piece for the publication planet OHIO, as a writer. so happy. next quarter is going to be extrabusy. everything's been happening so fast lately, i was in a film one of my friends made for film class and he's already edited it, and i still haven't seen it! everything is on fast-forward this time of year. i hope it slows down so i can at least enjoy some of this delicious weather, too bad i'll be going home to cold and snow for sb 2010: cleveland.
easter is coming up and i figured i'd put together my, what should be yours too, ideal easter basket. obviously this isn't christmas so it's a low budget affair, kind of like st. nick day. remember that? leave your stocking/shoe out and it was full of goodies in the morning? maybe?
easter is coming up and i figured i'd put together my, what should be yours too, ideal easter basket. obviously this isn't christmas so it's a low budget affair, kind of like st. nick day. remember that? leave your stocking/shoe out and it was full of goodies in the morning? maybe?
new moleskine, gouaches, opi
polish in"done out in deco",
deer pendant, and incense!
the debauchery of finals begins! spring break will be the time i need, reading books, drawing, painting, photographing, naturing. mmm it sounds wondrous. here is a lovely zebra that i drew...
the lovely b&w zebra...
and the lovely coral&black zebra.
hope everyone had a great weekend, mine was full of raindrops, tea, and productivity. oh and i would like to add the movie pollock to my movie list as number 15. it's a spectacular movie if you ever get around to watching it. i also have a website i've taken a liking to, you might like it too. it's called winewoot! right up my alley, click. speaking of wine, barefoot just released their pinot noir! can't wait to try it!
