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blog post in over two months. What an OUTRAGE! It's been a very intense time of
finishing school, adjusting to self-regulating myself and my time, and
continuing to learn website design. Well, more specifically, coding. Well, more
specifically, CSS styling. Well, more specifically, losing my mind. My labours
have felt, as I was trying to say to Double-A-Ron the other night (though I
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has been a certain amount of, shall we say, resolution. In that I have at least
finished both my own website,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://balampman.ca/">balampman.ca</a>,
and a website for my husband David P. Smith and his music,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://davidpsmithmusic.ca./">davidpsmithmusic.ca.</a> Do give them a
gander... they represent gallons of life-blood. I am now officially seeking out
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balance creating websites with creating artwork. I sold six collage pieces to a
very supportive patron of the arts today! Unprecedented! It'll be the topic of
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of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://balampman.blogspot.ca./">balampman.blogspot.ca.</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>FEEDING THE MONSTER will live on as
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Back in November I wrote about doing collage illustrations for Theatre SKAM's 2014 Season Booklet. <a href="http://www.balampman.blogspot.ca/search/label/Theatre%20SKAM">http://www.balampman.blogspot.ca/search/label/Theatre%20SKAM</a>. It was epic; I laughed, I cried. Producing all of those collages in short order was some kind of Herculean task, and took a fair bit of sleight-of-hand with regards to coming up with suitable elements for each of them. </div>
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The first one I tackled was JOAN, above. I had never met Joan Mans, but was somewhat aware of who she had been, and that Matthew Payne (Artistic Producer of Theatre SKAM) had been friends with her and had written a play about her. Matthew came over with a plastic bag filled with Joan artifacts for me to use, things that he had been given after Joan died. If I remember correctly all of the things that were in that bag (and it wasn't that big): small map books, photographs, a few bits and pieces like coasters, government documents and ticket stubs... that sort of thing. Most impressive of all were many many small sheets of paper upon which Joan had written short homilies about life: ways to be, ways to see the world, ways one should behave. Going through Joan's things had me feeling privileged and humbled- I had never met this woman, was apparently reading what was most important to her, and was handling all that was left of her "earthly possessions". </div>
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I went through all of her writings, looking for something to use in the collage. Truly the only thing I wanted to use was the little piece you see above- "Be who you are and risk the consequences". Whether that small quote is actually the most representative of who she was I'll never know, but it appeared that way to me at the time. And it definitely spoke to me personally.</div>
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AND NOW TO THE POINT! Theatre SKAM has started an Indiegogo fundraiser, seeking help to mount Matthew's play, JOAN. The mostly costly perk you can purchase in this fundraiser, if you'd really like to loosen the purse-strings and help Theatre SKAM, includes the original Joan collage, shown above. Take a look, here: <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/joan-a-play-about-art-memory-and-friendship">http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/joan-a-play-about-art-memory-and-friendship</a>. </div>
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My fave Christmas gift this year was a book on Prince given to me by Seanie, though this read was no joy-ride in many respects. I love Prince- in particular of course the era of his music that I am familiar with- but to truly appreciate this tome you'd have to be a far more rabid fan than I. This is a book that details (or at least mentions) every recorded song known outside the confines of his vaults, plus all of his tours and many specific shows. When the author spent pages and pages detailing song after song that I wasn't familiar with, I have to admit there was some eye-glazing on my part. As I think I quipped to Sean, "it was like reading the Bible". There were very few personal tidbits- too bad, as he's SO HOT. Just kidding. He's a freak. But the best possible kind (unless you're involved with him, I imagine).<br />
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...or so they say. I have left my job of (almost) 17 years and am embarking on what I hope will be a more interesting and lucrative path. I will be taking (starting Monday) a three month web design and marketing course which will, I understand, be the tip of the iceberg but which will, I hope, give me the tools to eventually do what I would like. I would like to work from home part time, allowing me to pursue producing artwork part-time. I might not get there immediately... and that's okay.<br />
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I'm never going to be a tech-freak. But I like many aspects of web design, as well as graphic and digital design, and I'm confident that I will have the skills (probably already do, in fact, on a smaller scale) to produce simple, clean, functional, attractive websites. Plus I'm sure I'll be doing some grunt-work for people who already have websites. Das cool! I don't consider this to be a "career move". I've never had a career and I won't have one now. I just want to be happy.<br />
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Here are some photos I took of my studio tonight. I need to spend more time in this room, and sink into being the person I am happiest being. YOLO!<br />
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Tolan McNeil is a very talented man. He's a crazy great guitar player, and a stellar song writer. I was once lucky enough to be in a band with Tolan, a band that lasted the duration of one show (a "Funspiel" at the Curling Club, the group being an early "Golden Country" grouping of David's also featuring Mike Irwin and Torben Wilson). I sang seven songs, which was the most I had ever done in a row at that point- actually, I don't think I've ever topped that! A certain Bonnie I know split her pants dancing. And Tolan helped me out when I froze at the beginning of Roger Miller's "In the Summertime" (You Don't Want My Love)- I panicked and couldn't remember the first line. Thanks Tolan.<br />
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This video appeared on facebook today, and has rightly received many positive reviews. It's pretty great. Playing with Tolan are Rad Juli and Ryan Beattie- so many talents in this town! Here is a CD of Tolan's that I love a lot- "There Will Always Be a Salesman": <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tolanmcneil">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tolanmcneil</a><br />
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Here she be- the 2014 Season Booklet for Theatre SKAM, featuring my collages, and design and layout by Clint Hutzulak of Rayola Creative. Read 'em and weep.</div>
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Three years since he died. Am I going to do this every year? Yes, maybe. Maybe this blog is just for him, and everything I post in-between is incidental.<br />
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There are moments I still re-live in my mind. The day Sheri called to tell me he was gone. Having to call another friend to give him the news. The first time I spoke on the phone to each of his brothers. Talking on the phone to his wife in Chicago. How I couldn't sleep and his face loomed large in my mind, like an over-sized head above my head in bed, bearing down on my addled mind. Buckets and buckets of sadness, disbelief, and remorse. How to bear it? Re-reading all of his letters, finding and listening to all the mixed tapes he made me over the years. Phone calls, emails, planning the trip to Chicago for his memorial. The beautiful old room in the former church, David playing piano as people arrived. Cliff's parents . . .<br />
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I was fortunate enough to be asked to do collage illustrations for Theatre SKAM's 2014 season by Clint Hutzulak of Rayola Creative. This is what my table looked like a couple of weeks ago when I was first culling my collection of images to find those that could be used for seven different plays. The pieces of paper taped on the wall behind the table are notes on each of the plays, placed there to help guide me in my image choices.<br />
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And what a roller-coaster ride these past two weeks have been, with some of the collages coming together quickly, some coming together at the 11th hour when I thought I had nothing for them, and some going through several revisions. I have a lot of source material, but I don't have <i>everything</i> that the world has to offer... <i>everything</i> that <i>ever was</i>.<br />
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Rayola Creative: <a href="http://www.rayola.com/">http://www.rayola.com/</a><br />
Theatre SKAM: <a href="http://www.skam.ca/">http://www.skam.ca/</a><br />
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...or am I just NOT moving on in my "art practise"? I found this groundwork I'd laid a few years back when I first started doing painting on top of collage (the wallpaper and the lunar scene), which I didn't really know what to do with at the time. When I rediscovered it recently it seemed obvious: apply this lady to the scene! I've used her before- I use a lot of these copyright-free images repeatedly- so painting her again was like a visit with an old friend.<br />
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David's new website! This is a man who's been extremely busy for the last 20 years!<br />
<a href="http://davidpsmithmusic.com/">http://davidpsmithmusic.com/</a><br />
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And now... the Golden Country Clan. A bit of a revelation for yours truly, because although I've braved the stage sporadically the last 10 years, I've never been a bona fide member of the band, man. I've taken part in certain shows, and I've listened with envy to many a practise (and recording) taking place in my basement, but until now I have not been card-carrying.<br />
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This band was formed by my (again) talented husband David P. Smith, and it's not the first hard-core country band he's formed, nor the first called "Golden Country". But I venture to say that this one is special, as it's made up of a group of personalities who get along like a house on fire and are completely lacking in discord, moodiness or diva-ism. It's plain and simple a lot of fun (and sometimes... country hurtin'). I make up one third of The Harmonettes, back-up singers and harmonizers, along with Jeanne Tolmie and my daughter Chloe Lampman. I cannot over-state how much help these two ladies have both been to this rookie- especially my daughter Chloe.<br />
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The members of the band are Aaron Ellingsen, Scotty Henderson, Chloe Lampman, B.A. Lampman, David P. Smith, Sean Thompson, Jeanne Tolmie, and Dan Weisenberger. We have a show at the Solstice Cafe in Victoria, BC this Friday night (October 18th, 2013), so come on down!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032974114554294461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549936395735034608.post-79464913708808389722013-10-03T20:31:00.000-07:002013-10-03T20:31:41.679-07:00Ria Van Dijk Self Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 1936 at the age of 16 Ria Van Dijk went to a shooting gallery at a fair in Tilburg, Holland, and at the moment she hit the bulls-eye her photo was taken (that was the prize). She went back every year up until her her 88th year (and beyond?), at which point a book of those photos was published. The only years she missed were during the second world war, 1939-1945. </div>
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Witness the aging of Ria, plus the environment, the people, the clothing, and the look of the photos themselves change. Check out a goodly number of the photos here: <a href="https://www.lensculture.com/articles/erik-kessels-in-almost-every-picture-7#slide-1">https://www.lensculture.com/articles/erik-kessels-in-almost-every-picture-7#slide-1</a></div>
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Monday I was home sick from work. At some point in the afternoon, I heard someone run up the front steps, and then run down again. The mail had already come; however I did not rush to see if someone had left something on our step. I'm sick, remember.<br />
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"Money Pal - Open it". A piece of paper towel, folded, with what felt like a coin held in place with a yellow hair elastic. A little bit of red ink on the paper towel where the coin was.</div>
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Money Pal!</div>
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THANK YOU, ANONYMOUS MONEY PAL PERSON!</div>
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No, I don't know anything about it, being a woman. But I do like how these men are so at ease with each other. According to the attached article (see link below), these photos were taken before it became taboo for heterosexual men to show affection toward one another. Read the article. Go on- read it:<br />
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... that I have changed about the collage in the last post... can you spot them? (like those "puzzles" where you have to find a certain number of differences between two images). I felt uncomfortable with that collage as I found it to be sub-standard, but I had rushed to post it to the blog so as not to disappoint my millions of followers and fans.<br />
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I don't normally add to a collage once it's done- in fact, I'm not sure if I've ever done it. Typically I will have all of the elements cut and/or torn and entirely planned out before getting out the glue. Then that's it- take it or leave it. But this one I really couldn't leave.<br />
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Last night after dinner I claimed that I hadn't been in the studio for months. I realised today that this isn't true- I did get in once, briefly, this summer ("She is Risen" ... a blog post of August 5th). And then I got in there again this weekend, and the result is the collage above. I keep wanting to paint, and I keep doing collage.</div>
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Below is the collage part-way through... all the pieces basically where they will end up going, but there is a lot of tinkering at this point. I don't think it's caprice (please see last blog post)- there's too much careful consideration going on. But it might very well be caprice at work when I'm choosing the bits I'm going to use. That's the fun part.</div>
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I've always liked the word "caprice". I'm not the most impulsive person you'll ever meet, but I do enjoy, for example, allowing my impulses to dictate which book I'll read next (I know - RISKY!). The collages I make are all about caprice...maybe that's what the creative impulse is in fact all about. Maybe that's why I like the word.<br />
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<b> a: </b>a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action<br />
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This is a picture of my parents... perhaps they made me, at some point after this picture was taken. I'm adding this photo to my blog on a whim. Oh, the craziness.<br />
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Now you see why they were collapsed into each other in the first photo. I'm just winging this, in case you haven't figured that out already.<br />
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Caprice is also dictating the addition of this photograph by Milton Rogovin (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/arts/design/19rogovin.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/arts/design/19rogovin.html?_r=0</a>).<br />
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This is a gal who remained unfinished after my sojourn on Saturna Island last summer. She might have stayed that way forever, but I decided to try out Golden's new "High Flow" Acrylics in one of these new-fangled empty markers, and I used her as my guinea pig. So there she is, quick and dirty. And creepy. I don't know why these ones so often end up that way. It doesn't mean that I'm creepy, right? RIGHT?<br />
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We're having a garage sale next weekend, and I'm trying to be ruthless in getting rid of lots of books (among other things). I found a copy of Colin Wilson's "The Occult" that I would have been reading at some point in my twenties, complete with weathered little pieces of paper used as markers, and bearing notes.<br />
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Notes! I used to take notes when I read, even when I wasn't reading for a class? Impressive. Those were the days.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032974114554294461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549936395735034608.post-13746538133314569132013-06-27T22:06:00.000-07:002013-06-27T23:00:04.690-07:00The Good Thing<br />
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I'm not exactly getting into the studio these days, so there's no new artwork. There will be... THERE WILL BE. Meanwhile, I'd like to take a trip back to when I was 19 years old, having recently moved from Victoria to Calgary in search of work. I lived with my room-mate/work-mate/deeply influential friend Neil in a chic high-rise apartment, learning a few things about the world after being freshly hatched from the bubble of my life in Victoria. Neil was smart and beautiful and resolutely 100% uncompromisingly himself, which impressed me very much. He was cutting, and he was funny. He introduced me to The Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Lily Tomlin, Doris Lessing, William Burroughs, Jean Genet, plus new areas of creativity that I wasn't previously noticing: beautiful objects, furniture design, interiors, architecture, and landscapes. I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention many, many things. I was only 19... what did I know? Not much.<br />
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Neil was unlike anyone I had ever met, and knowing him I felt that I was no longer alone in the world... alone with the things I saw and thought about that I didn't think anyone else saw or thought about. I loved him an awful lot. Neil died in 1997.<br />
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The two Talking Heads albums he had were "Talking Heads '77" and "More Songs about Buildings and Food". This song is from the latter.<br />
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Martha Rich is an artist and illustrator who currently lives and works in Philadelphia. In a former life when I thought I might be able to make a go as an illustrator, I contacted Martha and we corresponded briefly, plus traded some prints of our work. I gave my husband David a print of Martha's painting of Johnny Cash and June Carter and it hung in his office for several years; I had a framed print of one of her paintings in my studio for a long time, but I realise now I haven't seen it in a while and it must be in one of those boxes we haven't unpacked since we moved four years ago (it's the painting of the mother and children above, which follows the painting of MEAT). Martha was kind enough back then to offer to talk to me on the phone about my art fears, but I didn't take her up on it because she didn't know me and it was... too kind. I now see her posts on facebook and see that she's just like someone I might know. Plus I recently saw her "artist's statement" for the first time, and found it interesting and inspirational (her work has a lot to do with picking up on tidbits of conversation... this will help you understand where her artist's statement is "coming from"):<br />
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<a href="http://cargocollective.com/martharich/artist-statement">http://cargocollective.com/martharich/artist-statement</a><br />
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Plus, an interview with Martha, which is where I saw her artist's statement:<br />
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<a href="http://kipiboo.blogspot.ca/2013/01/liberating-rebel-interview-with-martha.html">http://kipiboo.blogspot.ca/2013/01/liberating-rebel-interview-with-martha.html</a><br />
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PLUS, a veritable shitload of links, all things Martha:<br />
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<a href="http://cargocollective.com/martharich">http://cargocollective.com/martharich</a><br />
<a href="http://martharichartprojects.bigcartel.com/">http://martharichartprojects.bigcartel.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://beautyroadtrip.blogspot.ca/">http://beautyroadtrip.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.book-by-its-cover.com/sketchbooks/sketchbook-series-martha-rich">http://www.book-by-its-cover.com/sketchbooks/sketchbook-series-martha-rich</a><br />
<a href="http://freedomwig.blogspot.ca/">http://freedomwig.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jenvaughnart.com/about/martha-rich.php">http://www.jenvaughnart.com/about/martha-rich.php</a><br />
<a href="http://cakeandlobster.tumblr.com/">http://cakeandlobster.tumblr.com/</a><br />
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The selection of work I've shown here is a weird mix of old and new... there's just so much it's hard to decide. (Blog post title thanks to Yasmin and Melanie)<br />
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I've been loving an Ella Fitzgerald compilation CD I bought. And when I say love, I mean LUV. And here's a track that's hard not to LUV. I mean, Lurv. I mean, adore. I mean, worship. You should play it really loud.<br />
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