(Photograph by Muhammed Muheisen) A street performer uses a snake in his act on a road near Islamabad, Pakistan. I do not know the provenance of this photo, unfortunately. I tried using TinEye, to no avail. Anyhow, it makes me inordinately happy to see such a tiny snake (and his giant friend, the berry.) Sometimes [...]
Our New Year’s Eve was truly magical. Despite a rocky start fraught with Mercury’s meddlings, we managed to create a really solid camp and the coziest tipi yet! In a pinch, duct tape, scavenged rope and a random dental tool can be used to quite ingenious effect – the skin was sewn by Francesca out [...]
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
(Photo by Jane Aldridge) I adore this image captured in Coco Chanel’s gorgeously appointed apartment in Paris. What a dream come true, to explore her domain! I dreamt the other night that a was drinking Chanel No. 5 out of a big teacup. In my dreams, I have a golden indigo lacquered screen like that!. [...]
One of the many things I appreciate about Texas weather is the constant mercurial shifting between extremes. Honestly! I am, in so many ways, a creature of habit. I can easily get bogged down in work and routines, so perhaps that has something to do with my insatiable craving for variety. I require a steady [...]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Want to see into my day-to-day? My crazy-ass hyper-power robot celephone records it fairly faithfully for me, and it’s high-time for a magic window party! Jewels from the shop. Sometimes I cannot resist the sparkle. Okay, I admit that I have a problem- my bijoux collection is getting a bit out of hand! Also from [...]
The Texas Biennial opened this weekend here in Austin, to great fanfare and folderol- very exciting indeed, but most thrilling of all was seeing my sweetheart’s work literally emerge over the last six months from raw elements into an intimidatingly beautiful creature. This is Emergence, Jr. – the maquette Colin created to model the large [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Mardi Gras was so amazing and perfect, and I can’t wait to take a look at the pictures and elaborate on all the adventures- but! I just arrived home from a long journey and am muchly tattered and weary.. So this little teaser of three of my very favorite photographs from last year will simply [...]
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The other morning when I awoke, a cloud had fallen to earth and everything was enveloped in a thick haze. It made everything seem especially ghostly and mysterious, as if a winter spell had been cast by mischievous imps intent on obscuring their traces by fogging up my lens! I did manage to capture some [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Snow Queen – from a performance I did at the very last Cabaret Revoltaire in New Orleans. Today in Texas there was a record high of 80 degrees. It was too hot for the sweater and scarf I’d worn this morn, muggy and grey and slightly sticky- and now… It is snowing! It really and [...]
Yes, and so we resume our elaborate account of San Franciscan adventures! There was just so much loveliness, it seems a shame not to share it- and if I don’t hop on it.. Bottomless oubliettes will be the fate of these wee tales, so I had better be quick and relate them to you, eh? [...]
