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You roughly have half the life that I have :p

each generation must define itself in whichever ways it can.

* waves *

I rest my case

the Georgia O'Keefe museum is well worth the visit - and you may be surprised by her urban, non-floral art from back when she was first starting out. I bought two prints of that period and love them.

each generation must define itself in whichever ways it can.

With a few notable exceptions, I'm really not a big fan of paintings.

Don't know what it is that defines my generation but I'm good as long as it doesn't involve being emo as fuck, like my younger brothers.

ah, well then. carry on. I'm sure you'll find TONS of other artists doing things like drums and rattles and stuff, too.

I do appreciate a good turkey made from a hand tracing. Did O'Keefe do at of those?

ah, well then. carry on. I'm sure you'll find TONS of other artists doing things like drums and rattles and stuff, too.

I do appreciate a good turkey made from a hand tracing. Did O'Keefe do at of those?

good comeback

some of o"keefe's stuff i like. but, i guess i'm like edge, not many paintings speak to me. i studied art while in uni, i much preferred printmaking, multi-media work.

i did a series of prints based on tacky wallpaper. good stuff.

I just don't get the modern materials used in art. the whole Dada movement to me was fucking stupid. OK, I get the point, they hated war so much that they were mocking society by creating art that was absolutely nothing...but now kids take clippings from magazines and put together a collage and call that art. It's just not my taste, I guess.

I much prefer paint and I really want to get into sculpture someday. Speaking of turkey tracing, at the moment, I'm experimenting with oil pastels on glass.


btw - the rattles and drums thing wasn't meant as a slap in the face. quite literally Santa Fe is a very large artist community and nearly everyone there focuses on that sort of stuff. I honestly thought Loran would be in heaven.

I do appreciate a good turkey made from a hand tracing. Did O'Keefe do at of those?

You describe my fridge...

I feel there is roughly a 30% chance I will throw up from having eaten too much cheesecake.

Don't know what it is that defines my generation but I'm good as long as it doesn't involve being emo as fuck, like my younger brothers.

I appreciate many forms of art, but am not limited to one type or another. If I see something I like, I don't care if it is a painting, sculpture, or installation. I particularly like utilitarian pieces like furniture, drums & rattles, etc where form follows function; making something as basic as a chair look new and fresh is exciting, but if its not comfortable it's a fail.

I have always loved the SW style, but have no experience building furniture in it, although I know enough about it now that I could. There was just no market for it in NH. Here in the SW I am soaking in all the influences to see how beadwork, found materials, jewelry techniques, etc can be incorporated into my work. Of particular interest to me is the spirituality that connects the process with the product, which gives each piece a life of its own. If you read any of my Etsy descriptions you can see this.

I go out alone each night and do ceremony under the stars which helps me with this connection. Loving it!

PS, the wife just brought up O'Keefe country, so I found nearby trails to get lost on while she visits the home/museum. Meaghan drove down last night from Denver so she can keep her mom company and we have her car to get around should we need it. I am now at the Toyota dealership while they investigate the constant overheating problem; not sure how long they need to keep it. Fingers crossed.