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This project emerged from a desire to create a structured framework that would encourage me to maintain a consistent creative practice. After being gifted an epic 50x50 canvas that my friend Delaney found on the curb, I developed a score for my collaging practice: I would listen to an album that I hadn't listened to for a long time or was entirely new to me and would add to the canvas surface for the entirety of the album.
Over time, BIG BLUE revealed to me lessons on collective grief and the powerful potential that embodiment and creative practice has to keep us afloat. Amidst our grieving (from the personal to political), we can still keep room for surprise and levity.
This is an archive of these working sessions.
November 30, 2024
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I added a lot of organic looking vegetation around the borders, 3 black glittering arrows, and many little details. I thought about how messy, surprising, secretive, and nonsensical grief is. I listened to Solange's 2019 album "When I Get Home".
LISTENED TO:
When I Get Home by Solange
November 6, 2024
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LISTENED TO:
Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morisette
Trump was elected into office today. I listened to Alanis Morisette's "Jagged Little Pill" and made the letters to 'give the body some grieving room' and pasted them to Blue with black paint.
August 18, 2024
LISTENED TO:
Summer's Over by Jordana, TV Girl
It's been 4 months! Holy cow. Tonight I listened to "Summer's Over" by Jordana + TV Girl. I added denim flowers in the right half today (cut from Sofia's costume in if so, was it good?) and also sealed some loose pieces with mod podge.
April 9, 2024
LISTENED TO:
Stardust by Runnner
I wrote a poem by Emily Dickinson that I found on pages 40-42 in "The Essential Emily Dickinson". It swirls in black ink on the top 3 blue pathway to underneath in a pattern similar to the aging rings in a tree. I listened to Runnner's New Album "Stardust".
April 3, 2024
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LISTENED TO:
Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell
I added small blue tape pieces in the upper left corner and two small strips in the bottom right. I listened to Joni Mitchell's "Ladies of the Canyon" (1970).
March 28, 2024
LISTENED TO:
Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
I made the three lines of dark blue paper that cut on the diagonal from the bottom left corner to the upper right, plus added some stars. I listened to Adrianne Lenker's new album "Bright Future".
February 17, 2024
LISTENED TO:
Don't Let the Kids Win by Julia Jacklin
I brought some of the blue paper strips down through the bottom right quadrant. The movement of the material reminds me of water streams and brush hair back into a ponytail. I listened to Julia Jacklin's 2016 album, "Don't Let the Kids Win".
February 5, 2024
LISTENED TO:
Blue by Joni Mitchell
I finished the upper right tidal wave. Thinking of leaving the pinks and oranges as is instead of painting them blue as originally planned. I listened to Joni Mitchell's 1971 album "Blue" (how fitting!). She performed at the Grammy's last night and made me cry.
January 3, 2024
I finished the lower left tidal wave of blue painted materials and pasted some of them in the strips of blue. I listed to "Honey" by Samia.
November 29, 2023
LISTENED TO:
Some Nights I Dream of Doors by Obongjayar
I glued on some of the pieces I had painted blue onto the lower left corner. Listed to "Some Nights I Dream of Doors" by Obongjayar.
November 22, 2023
LISTENED TO:
Radio Ethiopia by Patti Smith
I cut out and selected many pieces of ephemera to later be glued onto BIG BLUE. I listened to Patti Smith's "Radio Ethiopia".
November 16, 2023
LISTENED TO:
Strange Angels by Laurie Anderson
Added a black painted square frame and other depth details to drop shadow larger elements. Listened to "Strange Angels" by Laurie Anderson.
November 7, 2023
LISTENED TO:
New Me, Same Us by
Little Dragon
Added strips of blue paper in a wave horizontally. Listened to Little Dragon's "New Me, Same Us".
October 26, 2023
LISTENED TO:
Crushing by
Julia Jacklin
Added light blue paint on top of newspaper. I listened to Julia Jacklin's "Crushing".
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