Lightning Drawings

by Cassandra C. Jones

(found here)

the new 'do

similar but different

Sarah Sze:

Judy Pfaff:

Lee Bontecou:

who I want to be:

(can't remember where I found this, but I want to be that guy)

hello from the city of roses

photo by Philip Cheaney

full circle rainbows exist!

"Each rainbow you see is unique to you and centered on your eyes so all rainbows form a circle centered on a point marked by the shadow of your head (called the antisolar point). To see light from the top of a rainbow, you look up at an angle of 42 degrees. To see light from the sides of the arc, you look over 42 degrees. To see light from the bottom of the rainbow, you look down 42 degrees. Of course, if the ground is in the way, you won't see the bottom of the circular bow."

(found here)

hello from the land of enchantment

photo by Mary Edna Fraser

"Oh, a sleeping drunkard

Up in Central Park,

And a lion-hunter

In the jungle dark,

And a Chinese dentist,

And a British queen - 

All fit together

In the same machine.

Nice, nice, very nice;

Nice, nice, very nice;

Nice, nice, very nice - 

So many different people

In the same device."

(from Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut)

unfailingly able to make me smile:

(from The American Astronaut)

(makes me want to learn how to tap dance)

pictures from the opening of my MFA thesis exhibition

My thesis show was held in an old ballroom at the Elk's Lodge in Hornell, NY. Everyone was given an 'Alicia mask' at the door, which made for an interesting social atmosphere. It felt more like a party than a gallery opening, and I couldn't have been happier...

(Most photos by Mike Fleming, some by Devin Henry. See more here.)

images of the work in my MFA thesis exhibition

The white neon equations were installed in the stairwell leading up the 3rd floor of the Elk's Lodge. The last equation (in red neon) and 3 large-scale sculptures were installed in the ballroom. More information on each individual piece can be found on my website. 

(Photos by Mike Fleming)

50/50

mechanical sculpture by Gavin Turk

(I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I like to imagine the penny spins and spins and spins and never falls over)

(found here)

crawling out from my hiding place

(photo taken by Justin Audet at Pollywog Holler)

I've been avoiding anything remotely resembling a responsibility since my thesis show, including this blog, but I think I'm finally on my way back to feeling normal. I have been concerning myself with everything summer... traveling, laying in the grass, reading, repotting my plants, going for long walks, playing the ukulele, drawing in my sketchbook... Alfred feels completely deserted and totally magical.

I will post pictures of my show very soon. It was a huge success... I am now a master!