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Goodbye, Incandescents

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I just read about the EU law that would ban incandescent light bulbs by 2010. Australia, Cuba, and the Philippines have already taken action to do so. Find the Telegraph article here.

Do you think that this will mean anything for the art world? Some seem to think so - find the Interview article here.

Summer Reading

I've been reading a bit this summer and I thought I'd share the most recent. What have you been reading?



I took this on the plane with me to Austin this week. F. Scott Fitzgerald couldn't help me fend off a talkative plane neighbor, unfortunately. I don't know if I'll finish it. I kept rereading paragraphs over and over again.




I had read The Lovely Bones a long time ago and thought I would give this one a try. I had to finish it to see what happened, though it wasn't my favorite.




This is the first non-fiction I have read by Haruki Murakami. Not a disappointment and a quick read.




Okay, okay, so he's my favorite. This one ended up being the (sort of) sequel to The Wild Sheep Chase, so I ate it up.




I was surprised (and happy) to find that my local library had a Murakami book of short stories. I found out, in the forward, that his pattern of writing is novel-short stories-novel-short stories-novel...




This was a late birthday present from a friend. I'd wanted it ever since I found out she had a book. It's nicely put together and a great break from a novel. I never knew she had a "yearbook leg."

Art World Reality Show

Yes, it's true. Well, at least the try-outs are (judges not revealed)... But we will have to wait and see for the final show, coming on Bravo in 2010. 13 artists will compete for a gallery show, cash prize, and museum tour.

Read The New York Times article here or the Los Angeles Times article here.


Tom Heisler/The New York Times

Did I mention there's a famous producer, too?


Sarah Jessica Parker/LATimes/WireImage

Sketchbook

I was rummaging through the closet and found a sketchbook and a few stray pages that I brought back from Dublin. I felt like sharing them today.

Live Sculpture

I must admit that I am stealing blog content. It's too good not to pass on! I just took a look at the UCD Arts Blog and found out about a project that sculptor Anthony Gormley created as a "living monument." For 100 days, 24 hours a day, one person each hour will take over the Fourth Plinth* in Trafalgar Square.... and it's all live on webcam.

More articles and videos from The Guardian.


Photo found at http://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/trafalagar-plinth-4_786979cjpg.jpeg

*"From 1841 until 1999 there was nothing on the Fourth Plinth in the north-west of Trafalgar Square, and it was sometimes referred to as the 'empty plinth'. It is now the location for contemporary art works, commissioned specially from leading artists, which are housed on the plinth for a year or two each." Find out more about the Fourth Plinth here.

Graham & an Art Trade

Graham never fails to make me smile. Today he wouldn't shut his mouth and was staying strangely still.







Tomorrow I am trading art for acupuncture.

180

Well, LA, I came back to visit....




but decided you just weren't for me.

Santa Fe

Places have color palettes.

LA

This month I went with a friend, Katherine, to take a break from the Santa Fe scene. We drove the 14 hours to LA and spent two glorious (and well worth it) days in the sun.



Okay, so I was a little pink afterwards.



But I haden't felt the warm weather in far too long.



Or had a humongous cupcake in far too long...



Los Angeles, I will be back.

Family

My mom sent me an e-mail today saying that my great-grandfather's brother was mentioned in the Amarillo Globe News. Thankfully, I had already heard the story before I read the opening paragraphs.

"A.D. Payne failed not once, not twice but three times to kill his wife. The fourth effort succeeded.

He tried using gas, then rigged a shotgun so she'd be shot and then arranged a morphine overdose. Each time, she escaped unscathed.

Then on June 27, 1930, the Amarillo man used dynamite to blow up the family car, with his wife and son inside - killing her instantly and injuring the boy.

He played the role of the bereaved husband, offered a $5,000 reward for information and demanded a newspaper investigation by the Amarillo Globe.

The Globe obliged, and a reporter's investigation ultimately led Payne to confess that he had a longtime mistress and was responsible for his wife's death."

The full article may be found here.

Outside, Inside, and Onward

My friend Robby is on his way to Portland from Texas. He made a stop here in Santa Fe and we headed out to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.









We also cooked two nights in a row. My taste buds are happy.







This morning Robby played his viola and I played my neglected trumpet before he headed off for the rest of his adventure to the West.

It is nice when a friend gets you started back on track with things you have been missing. Thank you, Robby.

WBU Alumni Show

My painting The Virgin Athena is currently being shown in the Wayland Baptist University Alumni Art Show, "Full Circle," at the Abraham Art Gallery in Plainview, Texas, along with 18 other former students. An article about the show may be found here. The show runs through March 26th.

More Good

The Bad:

Winter still holds on.

The So-So:

I've been experimenting with using an artist board and, also, Sculpey this past week or two but nothing complete has resulted from these new art supply adventures.

The Good:

A Farmers Market morning and Hand Salve from Second Bloom Farm.

I had a day off and was able to enjoy a brunch at Chocolate Maven with my mom, who is in town. I think I found a Santa Fe brunch favorite. Delicious and, to top it off, dessert in the form of a mug of hot chocolate. Happy Valentines!

Cats and Dogs

I just moved into a little adobe house in Santa Fe, New Mexio. I have two cats that like to come in the pet door to visit.

Meet Marshmallow



and Hobbesy.



I haven't had any raccoons (yet).

I am enjoying the company but am most excited about my own new companion. So far, I have not been able to settle on a name.



Edit.

Meet Graham.

Pick and Choose

I went exploring through folders of photographs on my computer. I'd like to share a few that stood out to me today:













Is there anything in common?