Anderson Ranch with Josh Davis

I've spent this week at Anderson Ranch studying with Josh Davis. Check out his work at joshuadavis.com. More soon on my website, but here's a still of my work here.

Many thanks to Anderson Ranch for helping me to study here. Nestled in the Rockies, it's an ideal artist oasis where everyone is kind and thrilled to be making art.

Ram Katzir and Pico Iyer

Ram Katzir, Tracing Future, 2005, floor engraving, 120 m2, Collection Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art

Two days ago, I emailed artist Ram Katzir (http://www.ramkatzir.com) to find out more about Aomori Contemporary Art Center residencies (http://www.acac-aomori.jp/en/index.html). He highly recommended the program, noting the fierce competition to get in, and after looking at my work, suggested the literature of Pico Iyer. I thought I'd share both tips.

Original In Your Work

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
Flaubert (French writer, 1821-1880)

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[Image: The Cable City of Takis Zenetos].


Another recommendation is my new favorite blog at http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/ Many thanks to FSU Geography Professor Phil Steinberg for this recommendation. Scroll down to read about Takis Zenetos. I see a cable city in my artmaking future.

Many thanks to Elisabeth Condon for her lecture last night at FSU. Check out her work at http://www.elisabethcondon.com. It's extraordinary and especially impressive after her move to Florida. Who knew warm weather could increase a flurry of creative activity? I thought that we all assumed the reverse. My favorite new phrase from her talk—rolodex space.

Her Parasol House series reminds me of my favorite show seen over the winter break—Al Held at Casey Kaplan. Those paintings were ahead of their time.

Manny Farber

Had to mention this quote from Manny Farber in his book Negative Space..."Good work usually arises when the creators... seem to have no ambitions towards gilt culture but are involved in a kind of squandering-beaverish endeavor that isn't anywhere or anything... It goes always forward eating its own boundaries, and, likely as not, leaves nothing in its path other than the signs of eager, industrious, unkempt activity."

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Florida State University Phil Stenberg recently suggested that I look Los Angeles-based writer Geoff Manaugh 's blog about architecture and unusual ideas about space at http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/.

I think I'm addicted.