Last days

Post road construction this large hook was found in the grass near the skatepark.

December 2010 had everything flipped on it's head. My car was officially towed away with an exhausted transmission from 14 years of traveling. Walking, biking and bus rides everywhere. Especially to my new job at the Fresno Art Museum as Curatorial Assistant. And thanks to my brother and K. for helping me move into a sweet little apartment less than 2 miles from work. It was an unexpected twist and it took me about a week to overcome the shock and unexpected change in plans. 

The first month of work was hairy, guerilla style. I came home physically wiped out and sore every single day.  Biking to and from work was so beneficial for my mental health. The first exhibition to be installed featured the work of some of my personal art heroes and it was an incredibly spiritual experience to unpack them from their wooden crates and stand alone with them under a simple spotlight examining them with white gloves for condition reports. Tom Sachs, Hung Liu, Carrie Mae Weems, Iona Rozeal Brown, Chuck Close, Vik Muniz. The preparator and I alternated between squealing and gasping.

Bob the Bee Man's idle truck in his overgrown driveway.

Vegan Scones ( We've made these literally every week this winter)


1/2 cup wheat flour
1 1/2 cup white flour
3 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 margarine ( Earth Balance)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup soy milk
1 tbsp sugar


optional ingredients: walnuts, pecans, dried fruit, chocolate chips, fresh fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, coffee, lemon. Choose your poison.


Mix dry ingredients, add margarine, sugar and soy milk. Add your flavored options, we like using 1tbsp maple syrup, making sure to remove 1 tbsp worth of soy milk ( balancing our liquids) with pecans and raisins. ( I do hail from the raisin capital of the world)


Spoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees, 15-18 minutes. 

This feels typically Fresno to me. 

Listening to a lot of Buke and Gass recently.  Reading Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World. All creative activities have revolved around livelihood in the new digs. Laundry bags from old pillows for the walk to the laundromat, vintage lamp repair and lamp shade dyeing, wall mounted coat rack creation and installation,  and thrifting for materials I did not previously own, like end tables and more chairs. Also, currently sorting out my schedule to allow for more studio time.  This will be the week of time trials. When do I feel most productive/creative? How long can I work before my brain goes numb?  haha.  Next post will be dedicated to Biking, yes with a capital B, since I'm officially a bike commuter. xo