1. 100 days of Air
On February 1, I found out that I had been chosen out of 85 applications to be an Artist in Residence with the Luminato Festival. I was humbled, intimidated, excited and ready to spend the next 6 months working on a large scale project of performance and visual art together with 4 other artists from the GTHA (Greater Toronto Hamilton Area).
I have decided that as I move into the last three months of the residency, it’s time to share some of my process and thoughts about the work that I am doing.
Sin/Con Palabras - Without/With Words is a multidisciplinary exploration of aging, gender, invisibility and the roles we all play. I am working with 100 year old papers, creating 5 ft x 5 ft mixed media collage pieces, designing and handstitching a paper dress, creating performance pieces of movement, sound and story.
My creative calendar normally schedules that I create performance pieces from January to June, and then visual art from June to December as I host markets and art shows. In this project, I look forward to creating art in tandem, the story next to a collage piece next to movement and back to the visual. I hope that the final piece will be an installation of sorts that combines video, with an art installation and a performance piece that audience can walk through. When or when that will be presented, I don’t know, but I will hope to share how I get there on this blog.
I want to document my thoughts and feelings about my process, the daily work of an artist, those who inspire and those who help along the way. I will share books that I read, movies I watch and other artists whose work feeds me. Some posts might be long and wordy, while others just might be a photo of something that strikes me as important. It’s been a rough 2 years for so many, and I want to share what it feels like to move back into creating and performance, both virtually and in person.
I do hope that you will join me on this creative journey. I love creating. I love being in community. Feel free to reach out, to comment and to ask questions. I look forward to sharing the next 100 days of Sin/Con Palabras.