We have started house hunting. The big move. Portland Oregon, City of Roses. We are set to move in May, well really late April. 2 br, 3 br, frplace,hrdwd flrs, twnhouse, 2b1ba, pet friendly. you get it.
It feels like a giant gift too. Quitting my job and moving to a new city of my choosing to make art full time. After graduating college I was able to pull it off for awhile, working only as needed, but making art as much as possible. It went really well. I had lots of time to make work and whenever someone offered me a last minute show I just scooped up whatever was around. Most importantly the momentum was steady and in the times when I did have to push harder than usual for new works it felt like I was on the crest of a giant wave, seeing what my work would look like through a time machine into the future, or what it would look like if I could let go and just let the work come out of me.
I'm very excited to get back to that place, but right now it feels very far away. I took jobs and relationships and made all kinds of getting-by-plans that distracted and pulled me away. It's like right now I'm in the part of the hunt where you see smudges of tracks and fuzz on branches; you're not quite sure what it is you are hunting yet but you are very very hungry.
This move has made me very sentimental about California. Just in time I happen to be finding things that are only available locally. I finally found a cassette case of Yogi Shalom's 8 tape sessions, Yogi Shalom is a fresno local and introduced me to the inverted posture in college. I would never have been able to find this set anywhere else and it's as valuable as any good warriors armor. Also, I came across an old ceramic bowl my uncle made, at a thrift store. I recognized it as soon as I saw it, even though it was not his signature glaze, and sure enough. S.Vaughn scrawled on the bottom. I have a small collection of his pieces, but one more won't hurt my homesickness when it comes.
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