Thursday 28 February 2013

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see that dark lump on the bench?
that's my sax case.
i blew some notes in the space
for my friends in New Orleans
wishing they were a bit closer.
 

my residency in Louisiana was initiated by
the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
and supported by the Joan Mitchell Center

again i'd like to thank 
Nikki Jackson [for having the idea in the first place] [and for just being]
 and her colleagues at NOCCA for welcoming me

also
Carolyn Somers, Director of the Joan Mitchell Foundation 
for letting me live there

and particularly 
Shelley Boles
Teddy Martin
Frank Gleber
and
Gia and Kenese
and all the others who made my stay so very wonderful.

[dang, i should have been wearing a fabulous frock to say all that]

36 comments:

  1. I wish I could get closer. Are those paper boats ... pods ...leaves. Racking my brains trying to remember if you've blogged about them .... and after much scrolling I found the paper boats on the dam.

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    1. well done...the early experiments went sailing on the dam. these might follow them after April 15th!

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  2. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and I think I like the suspended spools the most....)

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  3. really lovely (again) thanks for sharing! xxx

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  4. Brilliant, congratulations and good luck..
    hugs

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  5. This is all so light........i get the feeling its floating or dancing!
    XXXm

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  6. Amazing and beautiful. I wish I could see it in person.

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  7. Such beautiful contemplative work. Congratulations India

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  8. Such beautiful contemplative work. Congratulations India

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  9. you've put it all together in a coherent, moving, and intimate way. thanks for the preview, there are a *few* of us who are so much wanting to walk through the space. i imagine those sounds nestled right into the fibers.

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    1. at least nothing fell off the wall. i took that as a good sign.

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  10. Wunderschön und auch Gedanken produzierend....

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    1. Dankeschön Monika, es freut mich das Du zwischen den Zeilen ließt!

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  11. Breathing it all in, the beauty, the pulse of the cloth echoing the pulse of New Orleans, music, color and cloth grace notes... Thanks for the privilege of seeing all of this wondrous work.

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  12. So much beauty and feeling here. Love how the unopened bundles became art pieces in their own right. And those boats.... Great work. I am one of the *few* who wants to be there.

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    1. i wish i could gather you all here...it would be wonderful.

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  13. You are the Philosopher of these Muddy Waters. Excellent.

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    1. another philosopher [and photographer] of muddy waters is Michel Varisco
      find her beautiful and sometimes tragic work here

      http://michelvarisco.com/variscowp/

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  14. A beautiful installation... the first image is so theatrical. How I'd like to step through the magic wardrobe and come see it. I'm also wondering about those pods/seeds/boats?

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    1. your wondering makes sense. they began as boats but they also seem to be seed vessels. i think at some point, perhaps with the help of my friend Nikki, they [or something similar] may make a step from paper to paperclay. and then maybe set afloat...

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  15. stunningly lovely - love it all.

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  16. Simply satisfyingly speechless.
    Sigh.

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  17. I wish I could be there in person...mesmerizing! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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  18. oh wow India you are b....y brilliant!

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  19. Monumental! Perhaps start with the frock next time.....

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  20. Holy cow!!! I wish I could see it in person. Congrats on having more than enough work ethic, imagination, stick-to-itiveness, and pure awesomeness to mount such a huge (and gorgeous) show!!!

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    1. so many kind words. thank you. this body of work has been sustaining and enriching [not the shekel kind!] and i'm thrilled to bits to be able to show it in such a beautiful space

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  21. It looks amazing, India! I wish I could come to see the exhibition! Thanks for sharing it here!

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    1. is that you, Hilde? thanks for swinging by!

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  22. India it looks stunningx wish l could be there but your photographs are second best and make me feel l am therex lynda

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  23. love this and I, too, wish I could travel to see the work (and take that workshop...) it was great having you in new orleans and especially nice seeing you at work everyday. see you again soon.

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  24. I cannot imagine the thoughts that must go into filling such a big space & creating those rivers and rafts of cloth. CONGRATS for your voice here on this important subject! What a beautiful exhibit, India, and I've loved every moment of my virtual walk-thru.

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  26. Very interestig exhibit! I came by way of your parent's blog as she told us all about your exhibit in yesterday's post! Congratulations!

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