Monthly Archive for April, 2010

the bad feeling so bad makes the good so good

Published on April 10, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments


above images © suzannah sinclair

In Seminar on Monday we were instructed to go see some art in person sometime in the next couple weeks– probably Boston since our New York trip was cancelled. Greg (our guest instructor for the discussion half of seminar this semester, read his blog here) showed some suggestions of places to visit, one of them being Samson Projects on Harrison Ave. Tim and I went over to Harrison Ave today to check it out. I made Tim drive my car since I’m terrible at parallel parking, but now I know that there is a big, free parking lot for gallery visitors, I’ll be heading back there frequently to wander the several galleries in the area.

The current exhibitions are Suzannah Sinclair, Tomorrow is Here and Jessica Gath, For You, Beautiful. Massachusetts College of Art alumnus Suzannah Sinclair’s ethereal watercolor and pencil on birch paintings feature ocean scenes and women with transluscent skin that glows with the woodgrain. Potted plants and benches reflect the intimate comfort of Sinclair’s small scale. Gath’s interactive piece For You, Beautiful is well integrated. You can take part in person or online here.

I came home this afternoon and saw on some blog or another a link to Blood is the New Black. This company has exploded! I remember in high school (six years ago?) owning a Keren Richter for Blood is the New Black t-shirt that I proudly wore at least once per week. I don’t have many graphic t-shirts any more so I spend a while looking at their extensive inventory of different artists. This No War for Heavy Metal shirt by Dan Monick looks like something I’d buy for my boyfriend and then wear on the days when I wake up at his apartment and decide I just don’t like what I brought to wear for the following day. Brenden Donnelly’s Arabic punk band shirts are so awesome, much better than any of Urban Outfitter’s Joy Division tees. Anyway, I got to the bottom of the list of artists to find Suzannah Sinclair. I was a little surprised, and I’m not sure if I feel like a t-shirt could possibly do justice for her paintings, but it was a freaky coincidence. (Amidst all the cool tees at BITNB are a bunch of Nylon t-shirts. $42 for a Nylon tribute tee? Nylon can’t hold my attention any more but I feel bad about it, it’s like I’m getting old.)

anticipating summer

Published on April 6, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments


image courtesy of future museum, © christine borland.

I know some other bloggers regularly make posts of lists of things they like. I’m not exactly a creature of habit so I doubt this will be a regular thing, but it works for my busy schedule of painting, printing, writing, studying, and worrying.

Christine Borland is a sculptor who is responsible for the above image. She works with medicine, science, and anatomy (she even got a fellowship at a medical institute) so I feel a deep connection to her work. I have kind of an artist crush on her! I found her through researching Rachel Whiteread and other Young British Artists for a research paper for seminar. I’d like to get a tattoo inspired by one of her sculptures, but I’m not sure if I need to contact her first. Or rather, her artist liaison at the gallery that represents her, since that’s all the contact information I can find. Any thoughts?

I’m getting really excited about my group senior show. We ordered 1,000 postcards of the image in the last post, started a blog, and figured out a window display and lobby idea. My awesome big sister is even baking cookies to reflect our decorations. Needless to say, we’re going all out. I’d like to get a nice dress and I’m really tempted to order this piece from Mociun. I wish I could try it on, though, they don’t sell anywhere in Massachusetts!

I’ve been looking at a lot of rings lately. I dug up a trunk of my old things a few weeks ago because I was dying to bring a mood ring for my trip to LA (I found one that I’ve had since childhood) and I’ve been acquiring more every so often. Eerie Basin of Brooklyn specializes in antique jewelry and also features some contemporary work. They range from a $160 turquoise Navajo ring circa 1930s to a $4,700 Victorian diamond ring circa 1880s (as well as many between and beyond). I’m a pretty simple girl when it comes to jewelry. Anyway, Stainless Steel Style is an ebay shop specializing in gothy mens rings, but I’m sure if you measure your finger they’d fit a girl just fine.

I needed new music so I went on a hunt today. Here are some of my findings.
Surfer Blood – Take it Easy
Japandroids – Art Czars

The weather for tomorrow is a prediction of 85 degrees. (In Boston! Really!) I plan on celebrating this with a new mix cd, windows down, an iced latte (why doesn’t Starbucks offer raspberry lime rickies? I have a giftcard!), and following up class with doing homework and painting my toenails a bright coral in the sun.