installation idea

an installation idea for my show at the art center in january. thoughts?

the fifth metatarsal is broken

News from my life is that I broke my foot 2 weeks ago at the Art Center, navigating the gallery in the dark, before I was awake, while they were putting up a new show. I stepped on a broom handle (without the broom part) and fell down. Resulting in 2 breaks in the fifth metatarsal, apparently the worst possible place to break your foot. SO I am teaching on crutches/in a wheelchair and living with a big ass boot on my foot.

Little known fact is that not all of the elementary schools in Jamestown are handicap accessible resulting in me teaching classes in interesting places such as a storage closet.

Right now I'm just trying to stay on top of my life and heal. It's a lot of work and I am very tired.

blog action day

I used to believe in global warming. Then I moved to North Dakota. In the last 6 days, it has snowed 4 of them. Last night Anders and I made a SNOWMAN in the park.

I also don't really understand how blogging about climate change will change the climate.

this is a new collage mixed media piece i have been working on when it's not snowing so much.

frustrated

As the artist in residence, it is my job to teach children and to make art. Problem is that by the time I am finished teaching the children I am so utterly exhausted that I cannot manage to make any of my own art. When I'd like to be making my own work is whenever I am teaching the children. Also, in the lovely town I now live in, there are no places to buy art supplies. People also don't buy art. So how am I going to prepare for a show when I:

A. Don't have anything to paint on
B. Don't have any place to buy a surface on which to work
C. Don't have money to buy any new materials because my work isn't selling
D. Don't have any energy to make work if I had something to work on.
E. Don't really have any ideas to make work if I had a canvas.

oh woe is me.

anyone know of any craft fairs in ND?

cupid shuffle

Zakeya, Zakena, Zakema, Mimi, and Heaven doing the Cupid Shuffle at the Block Part in Humboldt Park:

New stuff from the new studio

I want to share a photo of my new beautiful studio!!!


I have been working on a few things:



some 6 x 6 inch collage (5 completed) (look for them in my etsy shop)

Some goofy collages of ladies inspired by the AVON catalog: (see the rest on flickr)


And I've borrowed the art center's book binder and made a bazillion little recycled notebooks in every color of the rainbow:


also available at my etsy shop.

I am trying to compile a mailing list to contact people with shows, new art, or exciting adventures. If you would like to be a part of this please email me at laura.prentice@gmail.com