October 30, 2011 - Put your finger on it
Stories
October 28, 2011 - Face Favourites
Visited MONA (Museium of Old and New Art) in Tasmania. Took these pics of some favourites that fed my interest in identity (didn’t record the artists though).
Look carefully at this one – many ID’s overlapping and if you think you recognise someone famous, no, apparently the faces are all ‘unknowns’.
Expect the unexpected and unaccepted when visiting MONA – quite a mind altering, utterly unforgettable experience.
October 25, 2011 - Be Like a Squirrel
The Squirrel Story (from The White Stripes album ‘Elephant’, track 10) … When problems overwhelm you and sadness smothers us where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend. A chance encounter with a book. Or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her Father. Then her job. She had mounting money problems. Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of dispondency and now she says life is good again.
How could this happen? She told me that late one Autumn day when she was at her lowest, she watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the Winter. One at a time he would take them to the nest. And she thought, if that squirrel can take care of himself – so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them – just like those acorns. One at a time. (See also Kid Power). Pass the story on like Janet ….
Click on typewriter for Clunk & Jam note to print and stick up.
October 23, 2011 - Spot Your Turns
This one’s from Harley. And we had an email conversation recently about the significance of the horizon - for me, its ability to hold, ground and anchor you when you’re in a spin. Harley told of another; ”Aerobatic pilots, when they are doing crazy loop the loops and twists and turns – have to keep their eyes on the horizon. It is fine when they are flying straight and level to look around and when turning gently. But as soon as they push it they must keep their eyes on a fixed point. Just like ballet dancers when turning – you must spot your turns.”
October 21, 2011 - Feed Me
Found in ‘Adbusters Australia’ Journal of The Mental Environment #96.Sept/Oct 2011. Image title ‘Cocoa Puffs’ (Lee Price).
October 18, 2011 - The Third Door
Talking about Tasmania and postcards, this is one I sent, found at The 3rd Door studio. Just happened to wander into this old house and met one of the artists who just happens to …. hand make books (and kindly gave me one as a gift). And you know, sometimes I get really disillusioned about people, about the world, and then you meet someone out of the blue and you have experiences that kind of put the lift back into your parachute. Just got to keep hungry for connection to find them. Also met a poet in a jam jar shed – another poem from Jorgen on the way.
