Key in hand

At last, we have the space secured for Friday's installation opening. And what a space it is......stay tuned for updates over the next three days. We have a LOT of work to do. Opening is Friday from 5-9 PM at 504 East Locust.

Optimism returns

This installation opening just may work out after all. Stay tuned.....

ARTS298: Installation Art (5/23/07)

Well, yes, I've been absent from the blogosphere for a few days. Let's see: we may or may not have a space to use for the installation opening, one student has just come back to class after missing seven days straight, and I'm feeling somewhat less than confident that this is a worthwhile experience for most of these students. Most of them are doing interesting work, but I know most of them are anxious to show it off in a big way too. By this point, we should have been in the space, planning what's going where and all the other details of a big opening reception. Instead, we can't even distribute the flyers advertising it until I have more of an assurance than we can actually use the space we were promised.

Work in progress (5/18/07)

Feeling pretty good about this piece now - good enough to leave it alone and enjoy the weekend, anyway.

Work in progress (5/17/07)

Everyone is turning into me.

No one returns my calls.

And for the life of me I can't remember any of the good books I read in college.

ARTS298: Installation Art (5/14/07)

Not that everything is going to be electronic, mind you.

ARTS298: Installation Art (5/14/07)

Things are starting to get interesting. I'm thinking this class is eventually (next year?) going to transition into "Intermedia" (or some other related art buzzword). It's apparent that the electronic stuff happening here is going to dominate the opening, even though it's really a small minority of the work that will be displayed.

Stay tuned for some first drafts of flyers for publicity, hopefully....

Weekend in review

Feels like summer around here. The following is a non-comprehensive list of topics relevant to my weekend: Outdoor movie in the park (with Kylie), soccer balls in the yard, Alex hanging around waiting for the end of the school year, Stratford Rhythm Ramblers (polka!) @ the Hessen Haus, dinner on the porch, haircuts for Owen and I, I-Cubs game (caught a foul ball), lawnmowing, and not quite enough sleep (but perfect weather).

Work in progress (5/11/07)

Work in progress (5/10/07)

Not a lot happening on the class front today, at least of a tangible nature. So let's just make this all about me.

In my ears

Installment numero uno of the "what I'm listening to a lot in the last week or so" category.

Let's start with Ghosts and Vodka (thanks to Mary). And that's been making me dig out my old Archers of Loaf discs. Especially "All The Nations Airports". Also rotating recently: a mix I made of alt.countryish stuff selected from iTunes (includes Peter Bruntnell, Loomer, Lucero, Robbie Fulks, Drag the River....)

ARTS298: Installation Art (5/9/07)

This is the sound of brainstorming.

Work in progress (5/9/07)

Alex will hit you with a plastic bat.

Okay, well, now I know how to post photos.

Is this thing on?

Hi. Welcome to the blog. Come back and visit often - lots of observations to come about art, music, life in the rural/urban midwest, and what it's like to teach in a small college art program. Oh, and my kids. (Yeah, I know, but come on; they're good kids.)

It's May Term again, and you know what that means: installation art time. Only day 2 of the term, so the students are still planning and thinking mostly. Gonna have some cool stuff this year: video, sound, interactive work, etc. Stay tuned for updates on the progress, as well as information on a big opening party to show off their work at the end of the month.