RIP whitney

R.I.P.

“A lot of people think the blues is depressing,” she told The Los Angeles Times in 1992, “but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m singing blues, I’m singing life. People that can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies.”

-Etta James, January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012

MLK

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, my class came up with their own big dreams. It really amazes me what comes out of the minds of 4 year olds sometimes..

*always rooting for the underdog.

*a man picking up garbage and an orca is jumping up out of the water to say "thank you".

mixtape monday 8/29/11

one year

one year ago today chris, drew and i did some serious thrift shopping in coeur d'alene, idaho, got caught in a speed trap and ticketed by a jerky cop in spokane, watched the snoqualmie falls outside the great northern and sipped wine at gas works park with our seattle friends.

today i am at home in tinton falls, nj.

get me out of here!!

don't ask me

ugh

so earlier this month, chris started interning at the yancey richardson gallery in chelsea. well, it just so happens to represent alex prager (crazy coincidence), which means that he gets to be around her prints all day long (and send me taunting photos like this from his iphone):

today he saw a stack of her editioned exhibition prints that were in a "to be destroyed" pile. i can't even imagine being the person who has to shred her work.

i don't know why he didn't take the pile and run. ugh, boyfriend! no fair!

ok, so maybe that wouldn't have been the smartest career move for him.

alex prager

for the past year or so i've been trying to figure out how i can afford an alex prager print. it's really all i want more than anything. maybe i can start one of those online fund raising blogs? or with the millions i win from playing the lotto with the girls at work. or maybe i can convince a wealthy investor to buy one and i can keep it safe here on my walls in tinton falls, nj? i suppose if i do come into a large sum of money, a new roof would take priority. that investor would never entrust me with a leaky roof.

i guess it's never going to happen. but a girl can dream can't she?

After the Rapture Pet Care

not that i'm being saved or anything, but it's nice to know there are options out there for my furry friends.

now i know you're probably thinking ok...

Is this for real?

Shouldn’t you be more concerned about the people left behind going to hell than pets?

If there is going to be a time of great tribulation, suffering, judgment, and confusion after the rapture, won’t these Pet Caretakers be much more concerned about that stuff?

God loves my pets, so I expect my dog to be raptured with me or to die when I’m raptured. So why would I register them?

don't worry. everything is outlined and answered in the FAQ section. have faith in the sinners.

enjoy.

rapture

what to do when your dear friend whole-heartedly believes the world is coming to an end in just 30 days...

i'm not even poking fun, just legitimately concerned for him. how will he react when may 22nd comes? as he told me tonight while handing me a bible in a restaurant parking lot, 'you know this is the only thing i take seriously in this life, so i need for the people i care about to listen to me and be educated.' he's been a follower of harold camping and family radio for a few years now and has started to throw his life away with this almost obsession with it. he became unemployed around the same time that he started preaching campings word to his friends. his 'job' for the past few years has been working out and spreading god's word. a friend of mine recently spotted him holding a sign on the side of the road with the countdown till judgement day. he's told me himself that he hands out literature outside of grocery stores. he's been giving away his belongings. he hardly eats. he has a severe eating/body image disorder for years that he is in denial of. "i'm the healthiest person i know" is his response whenever a nutritionist is brought up. he's not physically taking care of himself and he thinks the world is ending. i'm sincerely worried for him more than ever now. in these "final days" leading up to "the great rapture", what will he do? how will he react? what happens the next day when everything is ok? he's devoted his WHOLE EXISTENCE to this one belief, and now when it doesn't pan out, and when harold camping has to call it 'his bad', what is he going to do with himself? i'm really worried for him.

one hundred deep

hello 100! here's "the best of" what's gone on since day 50:

senior year

for those of you who don't know him, my boyfriend chris is graduating from SVA this spring. he went back to school 4 years ago after a long hiatus of traveling, touring the usa and europe with his band(s), buying a house and plain old living life. i remember how excited i felt when he told me he wanted to go back to school and study photography more. i'm really proud of him that he's come so far so quickly. the days of me helping him are long gone. so, even though i never went to art school, i still get schooled for free by him. and free adobe updates (thank you mo!) plus all the fun equipment i could ever want to borrow.

anyway, chris has really been working his tush off this semester. commuting back and forth to nyc 4 to 5 days a week. mentor meetings. proposals and artist statements. installations and slideshows. postcards and portfolios. senior thesis. exhibitions... to say he was stressing would be an understatement, but the work he has been producing has been fantastic. and i'm not just saying that because i date him. so proud

diner, 2010

bakery, 2011

he's involved in 3 shows in the nyc/brooklyn area between now and early May, so if you're in the area you should check it out:

SVA mentors show: March 18-April 2 (Opening Thursday, March 24)- you can check out some of the work being shown by all involved here.

Provocation: March 26-April 17 (Opening Saturday, March 26) Powerhouse Arena, Dumbo, Brooklyn - A juried exhibition that he entered and won a slot in. Part of the NY Photo Festival.

NYC Affordable Art Fair: May 5-8th @ 7 West New York - free admission Thursday May 5th 6-9pm. Chris was the only undergrad selected from SVA (yay!) and will have 3 pieces for sale. More info

Check out his website christopher frump photography.

best of 50/365

so i'm 50 days in to my 365 project today. woohoo. it's definitely been challenging on days, i won't lie, but i'm sure you can tell which days i was feeling creative apart from those i was feeling exhausted and uninspired. here are a few of my favorites so far:

50 down, 315 to go. should be along and interesting ride. stay tuned.