Ohhhh yah. Just got back from the Minnesota State Fair and am still decompressing. What an amazing event! Cropart, amusement rides, flower show, animals, The Miracle of Birth Center, lumberjack competition, rodeo, the craziest food on a stick you’ve ever imagined. We even went to see a live broadcast of Prairie Home Companion which was a wee bit earnest, but poking fun of “Minnesota nice” was endearing nonetheless. And seeing the sound effects live was really neat… During the fair we ate tons of insanely delicious, fatty food: corn fritters, cheese curds, fudge puppies, cheese on a stick, mini donuts and on and on. The trip was a blast and I am looking forward to attending that nutty fair for many years to come! Youbetcha.
Sculptor Louise Bourgeois died today at age 98. Bourgeious’s abstract organic works made a huge impression on me in art school and will forever be one of the artists I look to for creative inspiration.
“Ms. Bourgeois’s sculptures in wood, steel, stone and cast rubber, often organic in form and sexually explicit, emotionally aggressive yet witty, covered many stylistic bases. But from first to last they shared a set of repeated themes, centered on the human body and its need for nurture and protection in a frightening world.” – The New York Times
My pal Siri Wilson of Sirius Lux jewelry and Treehouse Brooklyn ws kind enough to create one of a kind chunky, crocheted chain jewelry to go with my Andrew Harmon Oscar gown. After much discussion about what would look best with my dress, copper or gold chain, short or long, simple or bold we finally decided one two simple chains of gold as well as a drippy bracelet. Siri custom crocheted each piece to perfectly compliment my sparkly gown. Siri thank you my dear. I felt like the belle of the ball at the Oscars!
Also a special thanks to Deena and Junco at Coiffeur for making my coif look fabulous!
When I told my dear friend Andrew Harmon I was invited to attend the 82nd Academy Awards he said he would be thrilled to make me a one of a kind Oscar gown. Not only was it a fun project but he got to dress me up like his little doll. At first his designed a silk patchwork biased cut dress in black and creams colors but he thought that looked too pretty. Why make a pretty dress for the Oscars? Why not make something outrageous and vampy? Above is the fabulous creation he came up with and it happened to fit me perfectly! Thank you Andrew. It’s truly the most beautiful dress I’ve ever worn. Incredible.
Here’s the beaded clutch to go with my gown, courtesy of Oak NYC. Thank you Louis and Jeff!
The Winter ’09 issue of Fretboard Journal has a terrific interview between Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and guitarist Michael Chapman. For the past few years I’ve been producing a short documentary called Fully Qualified Survivor about Michael Chapman’s music and his life on Wrytree Farm with his wife Andru. Michael will be coming to the US to perform at the Jack Rose Memorial Concert in Philadelphia February 13th and playing some additional dates on the East Coast.
We lost a great man and dear friend the other day, musician Jack Rose passed away last Saturday. At thirty-eight he was too young to go. Jack was a passionate, inspired artist and a real hoot to hang hang out with. I am thankful I was able to call him my friend. Rest easy Jack.
My art school pal artist David Crawford died unexpectedly last week. I hadn’t spoken to David in over a year, last I knew he was in Sweden working on his PhD. in Digital Represention. David was a wonderful talent and a thoughtful friend, he will surely be missed by many. I am saddened that I didn’t get to reconnect with him in person in recent years. Check out some of David’s excellent experimental work on Turbulence.org and Stopmotionstudies.net.
After months of hard training my big day in the sun is finally here. Tomorrow, Sunday November 1st I will be running my very first marathon! This event is extra special for me because the run is through my hometown NYC. Here is some information in case you want to come out and cheer for me.
Bib no. 29965
Thanks to my running group and the wonderful coaches at City Coach/Jack Rabbit Sports. And to all of my terrific friends for their boundless support. I’m one lucky gal…
(Update: thanks to everyone who made it out to cheer for me and all who were there in spirit! It was an incredible day.)
Last weekend my pals, Brooklyn psych rock band Oneida played an epic jam at the Flaming Lips curated ATP festival. The event that Onedia proposed was to recreate their recording studio Ocropolis and invite fellow musicians to come take part in an all day jam. Many musicians participated including members of Akron Family, Birds of Avalon and Boredoms. Oneida rocked hard for 10 hours straight! I recorded as much as I possibly could on two cameras (thank you Monica Hampton!). It was an exhausting but exhilarating day…
My pal Siri Wilson of 
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