Stella's treading
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Me, mostly, and maybe some other fiction
- Sina (implied bo Bina)
- I collect paint chips. I de-story books. I blow bubbles. I write poetry (mostly) and take pictures. I love vintage Pyrex and Hermosa Beach and mapping southern California. My alter-ego/better half is a fictional character I created named Stella. I write about Stella and her adventures and right now her adventures are set in the Salton Sea, another place I love. I make jellyfish. I've been an art teacher, police dispatcher, floral designer, case manager, project manager, three-time AmeriCorps member and hopefully soon just a regular old administrator. Wanna know a secret? I think I might have a little crush on you, but don't hold it against me.
other threads of Stella
ReplyDeleteSome words about the Stella project:
Moving and still images of the work begun while in a course at the University of Arizona Poetry Center called Chimera: An Exploration of Hybrid Writing, taught by Arianne Zwartjes.
Drawing on my background in the visual and literary arts and using a hybrid approach, I created this body of work using several points of inspiration, including:
* a critique written in 1991 by Robert K. Wallace, that addresses a series of paintings by Frank Stella, which in turn addressed Moby Dick, written in 1851 by Herman Melville.
* uncountable conversations with friends and fellow artists & writers.
* the song So Tonight That I Might See, by Mazzy Star.
* the song Suzanne, by Leonard Cohen.
* illustrations from the book Education Manual EM442 Foundations of Biology in Two Volumes, selected and prepared by the editorial staff, United States Armed Forces Institute, for the use of personnel of ARMY - NAVY - MARINE CORPS - COAST GUARD, by Lorande Loss Woodruff of Yale University, original copyright date 1922, republished 1927, 1930, 1936, 1941 & 10 July 1944.
* time spent pushing my toes into the sand at the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean.
* time spent painting jellyfish.
and,
* the color blue.
My work today was inspired by your day 11! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo, you're welcome!
ReplyDeleteAnd also, who are you? :) The name link here goes to a fairly blank page and I can't match you up on the netvibes page...hmmmm.
love this one but also the simple pieces in the 100 day project. i like the simplicity of your work - makes it the more powerful, very zen-like. thanks! my own is here. cheers from berlin.
ReplyDeletethanks Marcus! I keep having to learn that if I try to be complex, I end up with a giant mess.
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