refuel / bridge
Riding and occasionally drowning in the wave of The Void, the BIG Void, first zilch period, no long-term projects, in almost 25 years. Simultaneously liberating and terrifying, finding my way back to having a creative brain again or, rather, a creative brain able to concoct something interesting be it word, picture, word and picture, scrap metal, and/or any combination thereof. Perhaps more regular textual postings will appear here (as I've wanted before) but I do know that I've brought out my paints and canvi and am painting again. Seems to be a bridge / gap pursuit / release that yields things in those other media that I have slightly more than a fetus's ability at and even then – and an invaluable tool for returning to "play and explore," something I'm going to fight like hell to maintain going forward, no matter the medium. Think it was something I read / heard David Bowie say, that when he's stuck or empty, he turns to painting to reignite. If I'm going to take anyone's advice...
Maria Schneider: "Trust your enthusiasm"
I first came to learn of and love Maria Schneider's work when she collaborated with David Bowie on "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)" and this interview, from Slate's WORKING podcast, is a fantastic primer on her work and her processes. "Trust your enthusiasm": I'm keeping that one with me...
That I got to see Bowie on what would be his last tour remains one of the high points of my life. Though I wasn't at this particular show, he and the incomparable Gail Ann Dorsey similarly blew the roof off the (then) Fleet Center with “Under Pressure” when I saw him.