styro-temple in process

I've been assembling this modern-day temple/ tea house/ pyramid form out of styrofoam packaging. I'm beginning the surface treatment with liquid foundation , blush and eyeshadows to create effects ranging from blushing to bruising.  The top is taking shape as an irregular, jagged, sand-castle-like form on which empty bon-bon and cupcake paper liners are growing like barnacles.

This is will be part of a solo show titled "Ruining" at Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI- to be installed at the end of March. 

Progress

It's been bleak. Terrifying.
The days are getting longer, I hear.

I finished our chores. Now I get to make a mess of all of this information.

There's still work to do.
Ain't that just the way.

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stacking

dragging the skeletons out of the closet.

making a nest out of their bones.

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Parson's Hall

Beginning June1, we moved into our studio at Parson's Hall.

studio share with the vaccum,Dan Greenwood and Frank-the-cat.

Starting to get back into it. Putting shelving and comfortable chairs on hold for now....

On my "desk" are photocopies of letters handwritten by soldiers containing detailed observation of action on the battlefield and 2 long and narrow pieces of styrofoam that remind me of the ghost formation of a southwest strip mall when placed in tandem.
I'm starting to cleave things that i find myself becoming too precious over.

I went to Historic Northampton last week to check out their database. I also perused a binder full of trade cards. My favorite may be the giant(?), tiny (?) cherub riding the giant (?), tiny (?) worm as a silk advertisement.