There's so much pain and trouble across the planet that it's sometimes difficult to be optimistic.
I saw this link on Photo Carraol Images of Mexico blogspot and wanted to share it with you all. I hope it makes you smile.
Sending out warm hugs and smiles and hope you find a little joy each day.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
What I've been doing
Well it's official. I am graduating in December. All my transfer credits are approved. I still can't believe it. In August I thought I wasn't going to be able to finish the BFA now here I am thinking about a MFA.
I am in my last Open Studio and working in 3D. The focus for my work is about aging, memories and fading from view. I definitely notice that how people in the world view me is changing. It's the small things mostly, like not getting service at a store, having the hairdresser do whatever instead of what I ask, being dismissed as old and therefore not worth listening to. It doesn't happen all the time but enough to notice.
These changes got me looking at who I am. How I see myself. What are my memories. What is my future. This is the framing I'm using to work this semester. I am bridging my past, present and future. I am taking the approach that the pieces represent me from the inside looking out. My memories are triggered by what I see now. Some moments feel like a collective memory, recognition that I follow generations of others who've been here before and that generations will follow.
I am working on three pieces possibly a fourth. The first is a collection of eleven light boxes made out of light metal in which digital images that are printed on tracing paper coated in cold wax. These boxes are placed on the wall in a random order much like how memories appear.
The second is a video projection using a 90 second video I made last semester called Near Journey's End. My husband Larry wrote the poem. The video is a close-up of my face using a Final Cut filter making it appear as a black and white drawing. My voice recites the poem, a disembodied voice sharing my thoughts. There is a filmy curtain suspended away from the wall. The video passes through it and is projected on both sides of the curtain and the wall. The effect is like a person behind a window, alone.
The third piece is three self portraits. The same close up of my face as the video. Each painting will become more obscured through sanding and filmy wax haze which references the curtain and my feeling of disappearing even though I'm still here.
I have finished making the boxes and need to print the images, wax and place in the boxes and mount to the wall. I'm hoping to finish it this week. The video needs some tweeking and my goal is to finish by next week. Next week I'll also continue to work on the paintings which are 50% done.
The fourth piece if there's time is another video projection using video I've already made. I think this is a doable.
That's it. I'm hoping my graduate show will be interesting and thought provoking.
Thanks to all my friends for inspiration and encouragement. It really keeps me grounded.
PS I'm still waiting for the results of my medical tests to find out what treatment I need to go through. So far it isn't life threatening but may be life changing :P
I am in my last Open Studio and working in 3D. The focus for my work is about aging, memories and fading from view. I definitely notice that how people in the world view me is changing. It's the small things mostly, like not getting service at a store, having the hairdresser do whatever instead of what I ask, being dismissed as old and therefore not worth listening to. It doesn't happen all the time but enough to notice.
These changes got me looking at who I am. How I see myself. What are my memories. What is my future. This is the framing I'm using to work this semester. I am bridging my past, present and future. I am taking the approach that the pieces represent me from the inside looking out. My memories are triggered by what I see now. Some moments feel like a collective memory, recognition that I follow generations of others who've been here before and that generations will follow.
I am working on three pieces possibly a fourth. The first is a collection of eleven light boxes made out of light metal in which digital images that are printed on tracing paper coated in cold wax. These boxes are placed on the wall in a random order much like how memories appear.
The second is a video projection using a 90 second video I made last semester called Near Journey's End. My husband Larry wrote the poem. The video is a close-up of my face using a Final Cut filter making it appear as a black and white drawing. My voice recites the poem, a disembodied voice sharing my thoughts. There is a filmy curtain suspended away from the wall. The video passes through it and is projected on both sides of the curtain and the wall. The effect is like a person behind a window, alone.
The third piece is three self portraits. The same close up of my face as the video. Each painting will become more obscured through sanding and filmy wax haze which references the curtain and my feeling of disappearing even though I'm still here.
I have finished making the boxes and need to print the images, wax and place in the boxes and mount to the wall. I'm hoping to finish it this week. The video needs some tweeking and my goal is to finish by next week. Next week I'll also continue to work on the paintings which are 50% done.
The fourth piece if there's time is another video projection using video I've already made. I think this is a doable.
That's it. I'm hoping my graduate show will be interesting and thought provoking.
Thanks to all my friends for inspiration and encouragement. It really keeps me grounded.
PS I'm still waiting for the results of my medical tests to find out what treatment I need to go through. So far it isn't life threatening but may be life changing :P
Monday, October 3, 2011
I'm Still Here
The semester has started. I've got all my projects started and am hoping they'll be successful. My medical situation is a bit more complicated than I thought so my summer wasn't as productive as I had planned. It's psychologically draining as well as physically. Sigh. The paintings I planned to do were put on hold but aren't forgotten.
I did manage to get a piece into the Mail Art Exhibit at the Richmond Art Gallery. I almost didn't make the deadline. Funny how a little 5"x5" painting can cause so much activity in a short period of time. It was inspired by the photos of the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster. A FB friend publishes recent photos of Florida's shoreline showing that the oil is still washing up on the beaches killing marine life.
It's ink and acrylic on watercolour paper.
I did manage to get a piece into the Mail Art Exhibit at the Richmond Art Gallery. I almost didn't make the deadline. Funny how a little 5"x5" painting can cause so much activity in a short period of time. It was inspired by the photos of the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster. A FB friend publishes recent photos of Florida's shoreline showing that the oil is still washing up on the beaches killing marine life.
It's ink and acrylic on watercolour paper.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
International Mail Art Exhibition & Swap
From one of our local galleries:
Call for entries
Richmond Art Gallery
International Mail Art Exhibition and Swap November 17 2011- January 8 2012
Theme: Economy
Technique: open
Size: only 5"x5" accepted
deadline: October 1 2011
Details at RAG
Call for entries
Richmond Art Gallery
International Mail Art Exhibition and Swap November 17 2011- January 8 2012
Theme: Economy
Technique: open
Size: only 5"x5" accepted
deadline: October 1 2011
Details at RAG
Sunday, July 24, 2011
welter schaferhund: Saatchi on line , the site of the Saatchi Gallery ...
Caio Fern, my bloggy friend had his painting chosen as "Painting of the Day" on Saatchi Online Gallery. Congratulations Caio!
Follow the link to see his painting.
welter schaferhund: Saatchi on line , the site of the Saatchi Gallery ...: "http://www.saatchionline.com/art/Painting-Acrylic-No-Tittle/85288/1309748/view Saatchi on line , the site of the Saatchi Gallery chose this..."
Follow the link to see his painting.
welter schaferhund: Saatchi on line , the site of the Saatchi Gallery ...: "http://www.saatchionline.com/art/Painting-Acrylic-No-Tittle/85288/1309748/view Saatchi on line , the site of the Saatchi Gallery chose this..."
Monday, July 18, 2011
Greetings from Canada's wet west coast
Well I've been away too long. I have a minor medical set back, more uncomfortable than serious. I will need surgery but recovery time will be quick, however the wait to see the surgeon might be a while.
I've been popping into your blogs and enjoying every minute ... feeling a bit like a vampire though sweeping in gathering nourishment and flying back into the night. You're all pretty inspirational. I sometimes feel like the little sister who aspires to be as accomplished as her older sibling.
I am regrouping and getting ready to paint again. There are several projects waiting for my attention, one already on the easel. I probably won't be taking a full course load in the fall so I hope to have a more permanent studio space at home other than my kitchen. I'm eyeing the laundry room or garage. Thank you to those who shared their studios on their blog. It helps me to visualize what's possible for my home studio.
Stay tuned.
I've been popping into your blogs and enjoying every minute ... feeling a bit like a vampire though sweeping in gathering nourishment and flying back into the night. You're all pretty inspirational. I sometimes feel like the little sister who aspires to be as accomplished as her older sibling.
I am regrouping and getting ready to paint again. There are several projects waiting for my attention, one already on the easel. I probably won't be taking a full course load in the fall so I hope to have a more permanent studio space at home other than my kitchen. I'm eyeing the laundry room or garage. Thank you to those who shared their studios on their blog. It helps me to visualize what's possible for my home studio.
Stay tuned.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Psychologically There
The opening was a great success!
The gallery during installation.
The gallery during installation.
The Opening!
I took these photos with an ipod so images are degraded. I'm minding the Gallery on wednesday and I'll bring my real camera and take more photos. Over 200 attended throughout the evening.
Below is my artist statement and photo of my work
(take a better one with more detail on Wednesday when I go in to the gallery)
Elizabeth Anderson, "Slippage"
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Art is an expression of human experience, which is extremely personal while at the same time a reflection of collective history. Painting is a way of slowing down the fast pace of our technological age and all its consequences. The exploration of wax medium is a way of registering the subtle layers beneath the surface of conscious awareness. My body has spanned across from a time when technology was mechanical and digital was mostly imaginary. Mixing digital and painting is a metaphor for the late modernity of living in our time or how to make sense of the world without going mad.
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Tonight's the opening night
We finished the installation last night. Everyone's work looks great. We've had over a 100 confirmations to the invite. Buttons, brochures with our artist statements, window signage, post cards are all ready too. It's going to be an exciting night. Wish you could all be there. I'll post photos tomorrow.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Psychologically There
I've been away from my blog because I've been painting a piece for our collective's upcoming show, "Psychologically There".
I should introduce our collective, Surreyalists. We are a collection of Kwantlen Fine Arts students based in Surrey BC. Our first show is coming up on June 3. Come to our opening if you're in Vancouver, BC. Enjoy the art, food and conversation.
Andres Salaz
Alan Canning
Bri Harrison
Chelsea Lawrick
Cody Lecoy
Daryl Markiewicz
Debbie Langtry
Elizabeth Anderson
Gunilla Kay
Rhea Paez
Robert Kovacic
Roxanne Charles
Shelly Leroux
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Beyond my little problems - Fukushima
A Facebook friend shared this video update on Fukushima. I am god smacked by what was said about the situation.
Click here > Fukushima Update Here
"What sphinx of cement and aluminium bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?
Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars! Children screaming under the stairways! Boys sobbing in armies! Old men weeping in the parks!
Moloch! Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! ..."
Click here > Fukushima Update Here
"What sphinx of cement and aluminium bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?
Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars! Children screaming under the stairways! Boys sobbing in armies! Old men weeping in the parks!
Moloch! Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! ..."
Allen Ginsberg, 1955
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