Petrified paintbrush
Notes from April—July 2024
Lost in the crush of the sublime
White/blank space preferred to text (the margin)
Problem: the dry down time
Color picture on both sides? 1/2 it
“Storied prayers” / “demon dancers”
Chorus of voices as connecting sound to community, multiple people singing as a layered texture but also to imply histories, ancestry (re: Cowboy Carter)
In a place neither here nor there, Joseph Rock stayed home while Tibet is free.
Tone vs. Color vs. Texture of each piece of paper
Copyrighted “National Geographic” with implied nation as America
Performative in front of another’s eyes, but not alone with one’s thoughts
Handwritten version of notes
Notes from January 2025
Ideal conservation equipment: x-ray scans to see layers beneath
Retroactive time lapse documentation
Why is it called Scheherazade? A representation of the stories we tell ourselves, fractured truth told through other’s perspectives
A deep (chronological?) dive into the collective subconscious of Western interest, over the course of 100 years in media
To promote happenstance meeting of the minds, when pieces align perfectly by chance (or deep intuition guiding them?)
“How long did it take??” this piece is beyond time
Placement vs. Ground Coverage (to hide canvas)
Sorting through my current collection and culling the SWANA-based issues.