Friday, October 25, 2002
Just looking through this upcoming issue of IQ,
My eighth, marking two years that I've been putting together little pockets of art and inspiration to refuge the creative soul -- I get excited.
I've been really reluctant to ask for help before -- to ask people I know (or don't know) to donate their talents to the endeavor. This time, because of the personal Hell I'm living in, I did. And I couldn't be more amazed and inspired and excited about it.
People came out in -droves- to write and make Art for this thing. It's a varied, diverse issue. Wholly entertaining, inspiring and satisfying. Articles on resin, meditation, making time for your art, finding comfort for your soul, making placemat journals (!!!), the secrets of poetry, art by Megan Noel (amazing, of course), and making paper in shapes (!!!!!!). Polaroid and photo emulsion transfers. A funny article on functional Latin for artists. Even some ads and a great little goodie this time.
I'm thrilled with this issue.
It's making the rest of my weird life seem okay.
----e
Posted by beth @ 11:37 AM PST [Link]
Sunday, October 20, 2002
A Quick Quote by PK Price:
"There is danger in going alone.
There is more danger in not going."
So now I'm feeling a little more stable.
----e
who does really need to learn
how to fix a bike tire soon.
Posted by beth @ 07:48 AM PST [Link]
Today is all about gravity, I think.
I've just realized that it's less than two weeks now before I leave on my trip.
And saying it's a "trip", like some happy vacation, is really a misnomer. It's a flight, and not just a flight, but a Flight to Avoid -- avoid grieving, avoid real life, avoid the inevitable separation and the awkwardness thereof.
BookFest provided some opportunities for me, I think. Found a press that publishes journals and fragmentary writings, and now I'm all hopped up on publishing. And there were new opportunities for teaching, too.
Maybe I'm just scared. Actually, I know it. I haven't trained in the last few weeks because getting on my bike is admitting that I'm going and even though I need to go...damn. Just -damn-.
---e
avoidance girl.
Posted by beth @ 07:35 AM PST [Link]
