orthorexidiculous

Eating too healthy is now a disorder. Orthorexia Nervosa is defined as being concerned with eating only pure foods- ones that haven't come in contact with pesticides, and have no artificial flavors or colors. If you are concerned about putting only whole foods in your body, there is something wrong with you. You need to be prescribed a pill so that you won't question your food, and stay dumbed down with your system full of  preservatives, aspartame, yellow 5, high fructose corn syrup, or MSG.   Sadly, I know plenty of people who would agree with these "experts,"  who think that when I look at the ingredients on something before I eat it (or don't) that I'm nuts, or that eating seaweed is insane. If you think it doesn't matter, it does! You are a direct reflection of what your body intakes. You eat lots of sugary fake shit and you'll be a spaced out zombie. Eat things that grow in the ground and you'll be stable. Sure, its a little more complicated than that, but the essence is true.
The real mental patients are the ones who eat whatever is advertised to them, who believe the sweet surprise commercials,  who think vegetables are gross, but that eating microwaved ground up cow parts are tasty.  

persimmons, please.

 from the snap on Rali's shirt after holding him for an hour

baby blanket sleep marks

three fuzzy color studies and a dirty old troll inspiration (wool,rolled up lace, & pompoms)

I've been filling little boxes with colorful things. I forgot about color.  It's so nice. I stopped using it so much during school because it was feeling gross and artificial and juvenile and walmarty, and i wanted my work to feel organic and mature. But maybe that's because I was artificial and juvenile and wanted to be organic and mature and now im organic and mature (ha) and want to use the opposite in my work. whatever. I like colors.

 Everything I've been making is really small and manageable now, which is cool but not anything amazing or boundary pushing.   Soon enough. I guess I should be happy I have time to make anything at all since Rali is a crawling master/cabinet opening little genius these days.

favorite new substance

Fox in a tent at night. kinda trendy. oh well. (thread,brass chain, & fabric.)

This stuff and more will be at David and My (mine's, I's?) show at Satchel's in February. Ill remind you later.

morning

It's impossible to not take endless pictures of your baby. You'll see. Eventually, maybe.

Paranoid health warning

I started reading "The Body Toxic" by investigative journalist Nena Baker after I heard an interview with her on NPR.  It is about depressing things like how many toxic chemicals are in our everyday lives.  Don't roll your eyes. This isn't hippie  blabber. There have been tons of studies on these substances and they have been proven to cause cancer, reproductive harm, and other wonderful things.The main chemicals  that we come in contact with are PLASTIC which contains  bisphenol A, an estrogen- mimicking chemical linked to hormone disruption, reproduction and fertility problems, birth defects and prostate cancer.      DON'T use plastic. You can use glass tupperware, or stainless steel instead.

Another major source of toxins are in COSMETICS. This site, skin deep is an amazing source of information about what is in your make up, shampoo, lotion, baby products, and what these chemicals have been proven to do to your body long term.  It also give pages of alternative cosmetics to use that dont contain any of the crappy stuff.    I found out my mascara and eyeliner contain propylparaben which is linked to developmental/reproductive toxicity, Endocrine disruption, and Allergies/immunotoxicity. awesome.
It's not like you're eating this stuff, what does it matter if you put it on your skin? YOUR SKIN IS YOUR LARGEST ORGAN, hello.  


I know you can't be totally paranoid about everything, but why not be aware and  choose an alternative that won't negatively affect your health?     

These treasures just came in the mail from Sean and Caitlin of GROUP OF 7 BILLION in Hamilton,Ontario.   

Check out more of their amazing work, it's all for sale on the site.

grainy mommy baby photobooth sesh

thrilled

yes, natural hawk

 covers      [ of sketch books ]

 

listened to  this Tracey Trance tape last night and it was awesome. check it out.

photo from discogs

Toro on el Toro!

 

Little forest installation. It's become a snail habitat.

I have all my old sculptures in storage and I had the idea of installing them in nature and leaving them be. I'm only using the ones made from natural materials so that I don't cause too much of an intrusion.
Also, I've added pages to my blog with photos of past work. check itt

Cassettes !?

There are hundreds of cassettes all over our house, and they are so beautiful. Tape art needs some love/recognition. So much better than the "band name in a cool font&photo of the artist" typicalness.

Fabric covers

Evan Galbicka drew this one- check out The Church of Holy Colors for more art.

Greening Wave from Housecraft recordings, 
Perspectives- "Prismism" off Rotifer,  
Good will tea carpentry off Housecraft, 
Peat Raamur- "Arkose Screes"  from Housecraft, 
Tuluum Shimmering- "Flowers are offered" from Rotifer.

Rali man music man

Thurston Moore and Byron Coley included this one in their "Tongue top ten" on arthur magazine.
  ( #8) 


Be sure to check out the brand new killer batch of Rotifer tapes ! (David's label)  you can listen to samples there.

   

Jesuses and junks

I found these little Jesuses (Jesi?)

 last week and I've been trying to figure out what to do with them.


So far I have

this (Jesus in the jungle terrarium)

and this neon Jesus necklace

I also made this baby elephant tiny terrarium

and have been collecting glass containers for more terrarium creations. The other day we went the Geneva Jarvis' Junk yard down south on 441 to scavenge.  It is so amazing there. Endless rows of glasses and bottles and disgusting/beautiful old things.

my lens kept fogging up from the swamp smog but it's kinda dreamy.

Rali update... my baby cow already knows how to fake smile :)

Broke

Facebook broke my computer. I deleted my facebook account and wrote zuckerberg a stern departing message about how he has altered the social state of the universe in a not good way ... and the next day the computer (david's, actually)  had crazy bars all over the screen and you couldn't see anything.  Conspiracy? yes. So I am on my old laptop whose battery doesn't work so it has to stay plugged into a wall and if I want to import photos from my camera it makes me import ALL 11209 of them and there is not enough room for this.     I found lots of old old pre- Rali pictures in the dusty corners of this computer and that was interesting.  here are some.

22nd double birthday invitation

wooly self portrait backyard collage. gatorade bottle of bees.

Big ol grub in a playpen. (now im putting little grub in a playpen. playard, excuse me.)

Collage of my old lady self I hope

Best burger in my life ever.

peace.

Tiny scenes

Even though we just moved into a bigger place, the space still isn't right for working large scale. Rali and I spend a lot of time at home, and working small in my tiny studio is perfect for me right now. These little babies are each about 1" wide  and 3" tall.

                                    cloth diapered conjoined quintuplets.
                                            (yarn, fleece, and thread)


     At the restaurant where I work we have cleaning parties, (fun, right?) and my job last time was to scrape the gum off the bottom of the tables. I picked this task because I thought it would be so easy. Who puts used gum under tables at restaurants? Apparently everyone.  Anyway, I saved the gum and sealed it with resin and made a throne out of it. Here it is consulting with a felt (handmade) wrapped seed pod in a rabbit fur cave.