2014/15 – Search & Research

February (linking)

I keep thinking about the idea of a sticky wicket, which I understand doesn’t exist anymore because of technological developments in cricket turf. Now we have wicked problems? Portraits in Creativity a video/story project by Gael Towey. Ancestry Quarterly aims to explore the work of artists who have day jobs (?) The Art & Design…

Nelson Joseph : Hupacasath Carver

My research on late Hupacasath carver Nelson Joseph culminated in an exhibition at the Alberni Valley Museum on view from June through September, 2014. Nelson’s work has up to this point been under-recognized, but is illustrative of distinctive Nuu Chah Nulth approaches to carving in addition to having its own unique voice. For the opening,…

Two Tents Workshop // CalArts

Last October Rod and I went to California on a mini-speaking tour; lectures at three different schools. At Cal Arts, we also did a workshop with the 4th year design students called ‘Two Tents.’ It’s based on a joke about a teepee and a wigwam, and talks about history and techniques of portable dwelling structures,…

Analogy for Making Anything

“How do you get to The Cloisters?” For me and the two full-time gardeners charged with the care of Fort Tryon Park’s sixty-seven acres of forest and two historic gardens, this is the question we are asked the most. Our answer changes from season to season: the paths don’t move, but the flowers do, and…

June was fun.

A couple of images from DesignInquiry ACCESS on Vinalhaven. So much to reflect on this month, more to come.

practice

I’ve been working on a list of 100 blogs to read. From Chateau de Gudanes, this post, about treading lightly: “We want to accept its patina and wear, like an old, favourite, worn and frayed, cashmere sweater that you can’t bear to part with.” and “The restoration and the future design is all to do…

a few links

Links that captured my imagination lately: R & D (Research & Degrowth) The Soberscove Press ‘seeks to make available art-related materials that fill a gap in the literature or are difficult to access for a variety of reasons (i.e. out-of-print, not in translation, previously unpublished, forgotten, or limited in circulation.)’ “NIGHTLAB is a three-week session to explore issues…

Studying Nelson

We spent a couple of days with Nelson Joseph’s work at the Alberni Valley Museum last month in preparation for the exhibit opening later this spring. This was the first time we had all of the work out together at the same time. More connections were made, understandings uncovered, a plan emerged…\