Saturday, February 18, 2012

'as we go along, an idea may occur'

i went to this john cage event yesterday. it was celebrating his 100th birthday. i saw the piece below. watch some harpists, twinkling their harps, and scratching them with things (combs, i think)



Also in Yesterday news, I found another sculpture, on my way to work!:



i think i want to make a book with all of these sculpture/photos, and include some drawings of mine, plus photos i've found. kind of like that hannah hoch book.

And today was my first day of teaching. I made them do five value scales, all made with different kinds of marks. This bag filled with drawing books made me feel like an official teacher. It's so teacherly. It even has my name embroidered on it! (it was a bridesmaid gift from my sister)

1 comment:

  1. hey teach! your students are so lucky to have you!
    Love the embroidered bag. this is good in case they forget my name. sometimes my students forget my name, and I hear them asking other students in a whisper: "what's her name???" because they need to ask me something, and don't know how to call my attention.

    the book is a great idea. You can print it on Lulu!

    what grows on top of branches wide
    that have no place to go?
    what grows inside a person's mind
    that has to keep afloat?

    I wait for spring,
    I wait for warmth,
    I wait for something new
    My tree drank cans of motor oil
    And leaves of cardboard grew

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