A New Kind of Beast

A New Kind of Beast

The wind is blowing so hard it feels like I can’t hold on much longer. Even if I do, I can’t be convinced that the tree won’t get blown away itself. My little claws are grasping onto a thin branch as I look down to the depths of where I could fall. In this moment I...
The End of This Story

The End of This Story

Dear You, I am writing this letter because it felt strange to leave without saying goodbye. I want you to know that it is not because of anything you did or did not do, but simply because it is time to move on. I will always carry a part of you with me wherever I go....
The Value of Small Things

The Value of Small Things

The Event of a Thread — Day 6 “It is hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.” Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small...
Giving a Voice to Space

Giving a Voice to Space

 The Event of a Thread – Day 5 as artists, and as human beings, what kind of space do we create? “It’s an empty city block…And wanting to make the place that everyone can be in and join the work in some way. And thinking about: What are those experiences...
For The Birds

For The Birds

the event of a thread — Day 4 today marked my first Saturday shift at the event of a thread. welcome to wild weekends at the Armory! up until this point, i have been so appreciative of the way that people have interacted with this exhibit. i was stunned by the...
Testing the Threads of Time

Testing the Threads of Time

the event of a thread – Day 3 pre-shift: i am running not quite as early as i want again today. but at least i did a pretty thorough vocal warm-up beforehand. maybe it is something about the Robot Immigrants coming to the Armory today and meeting with them...
A TED Talk Come True

A TED Talk Come True

:: Manifesting My Passions :: on November 21st, i had a rehearsal in my apartment with Sameer Parekh of Falkor Systems and his flying robot, Ary. while getting reading for them to arrive, i found this: three years ago i put this post-it note on my desk. on that day, i...
All in the Beginning.

All in the Beginning.

here i am again. at a new beginning. beginning again. i am back in a familiar place. i am back at grad school. there is a comfort and a joy being back with my PIMA class. some of the characters have changed—we lost Jules to CalArts and we gained new faculty. John,...
A State of Overwhelming Change

A State of Overwhelming Change

loss, unfortunately, seems to be a part of every process. whether it is in life, in art, or in the weird liminal state between the two, one must give something up in order to make room for exactly what each phase, each project, and each moment needs. this Lobsterbird...
A Ring of Co-Existence

A Ring of Co-Existence

:: it’s been a long time! :: fitting, somehow, that my last blog post was a repost. i remember actually writing one sometime after and we shall see if i can ever time travel back and squeeze it in. but maybe it’s happily lost and i don’t need to… needs. i have been...