happiness

happiness does not come from wealth, 

but from setting limits to one’s desires, 

and living within those limits 

with satisfaction.

-dalai lama

clayspace coop

clayspace coop in asheville, nc

eric knoche's studio

 

 

matt jacob's studio

you will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire

if you’re going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don’t even start. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. it could mean not eating for three or four days. it could mean freezing on a park bench. it could mean jail. it could mean derision. it could mean mockery—isolation. isolation is the gift. all the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. and, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. and it will be better than anything else you can imagine. if you’re going to try, go all the way. there is no other feeling like that. you will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter. it’s the only good fight there is.                    

 -charles bukowski 

what is david byrne up to these days...

he has squished the earth beneath the high line

an elevated park on a former rail line in chelsea

in new york city

read the article on artinfo

i always like his bike racks

and how controversial they became

he also has some fake iphone apps

on exhibit at the pace gallery

called social media

with miranda july 

among others

they're pretty entertaining

i would link it here 

but i cant get the page to load

so why send you there

just to remember...

his playing the building installation

in sweden, new york and london

jewelry making and the influence of the choo...

kiff slemmons studio

satomi kawai

both studied at the university of iowa

with professor chunghi choo

wise words jack

be in love with your life

every detail of it

-jack kerouac

design for a living world at the chicago field museum

on our way to chicago

before we headed to the airport for our flight to england

we stopped at the chicago field museum

to see the exhibit

design for a living world

different artists and designers

exhibited pieces composed of natural

and renewable resources

that were mostly local to the artist

the entire exhibit was great

but the real reason we went

was because 

christien mienderstma's

giant cable knit wool rug

was there!

 (see previous post here)

each section is made from the organic wool of one individual sheep

that lives at lava lake ranch in idaho

christein is from the netherlands

but she travels to the farm in idaho to meet with the famers

and the sheep

i was so psyched about seeing this in person

it is truly inspiring

i was so excited that i forgot to take pictures of anything else

she also had a display of different papers made from the fibers

of native plants that grow in the chicago area

it was also beautiful

as were the pieces from the other artists

who also deserve mention

but apparently not pictures...