White Lion

I'm definitely going to raise one of these when I am older. At least until they are like 1.5 years old :)

This kind of scenario really disappoints me. I can't believe people continue, to this day, to be so ignorant and create such hate for one another. I'd hate to think that this kind of warfare will never cease to end.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/09/2012916222658496942.html

This kind of news amazes me. Clearly, we still have so many unanswered questions about our universe, planet, and all of its organisms, but sometimes technology seems so advanced that I get surprised by current events like the discovery of an entirely new species. I am so interested in evolutionary archaeology, primates, old and new world monkeys, and all of our adaptation strategies. This is a really awesome find and I will be looking forward to studying its role in our history given the new discovery.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19556915

I'm almost always thinking about my home away from home. On my free time, I am trying to raise money for another shallow well to donate to the Masai as well as collecting backpacks for my kids at the children's home. African culture largely influences all of my artwork for a reason :)

The smoke in the air on Friday bought up a memory of being back in Kenya. Every once in a while this happens, but I think the recent fires emphasized a certain smell that brought me back to my trip to Mashuru. This picture sums up the memory I reverted back to for a moment.

This song brings up the coolest memory. Every time I hear it I think about driving through Masai land in Kenya, seeing these two donkeys roaming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XBabozrPGA

I am actually really impressed with her range, creativity, and beautiful incorporation of color and class. I enjoyed each of her different mediums and genres.

http://www.angelicapozo.com/index.html

She creates many blossoms that I lOVED. They are so beautiful

"Octava Calyculus"
Terracotta, wire, glass beads
H.8" x10 1/4" x 9"

“Florecimiento Labyrinthina”

Angelica Pozo

For my artist this week, I chose a woman from New York city but has lived in Cleveland since 1984. While in New York, Pozo attended SUNY College of Ceramics for her Bachelor of Fine arts and went on to the University of Michigan to received her Masters of Fine Arts. She is mainly dedicated to large ceramic tile/mosaic projects, which have been publicly and communally exhibited. She is self-employed and a full time artist working in arts-in-educations programs.

Made with wood and ceramics

Made my Friday :)

Watching Pochahantus! Grandmother Willow is one of the best characters. When I die, I want to be turned into fertilizer and be planted with a willow tree (right by a pond) so my ashes can be part of it. Just a thought..

Makes me miss Kenya

Melissa Pokorny specializes in creating large scale, assemblage-based sculptural works. She explains the inspiration for her work comes from controversies and ideas about gender roles, the public and private spheres, and he nature/ culture divide. She uses topics that effect everyday life but may be more hidden than what a general perception might recognize. She is currently taking inspiration from "'things' as potent containers of memory, capably representing loss and estrangement, and the deeply haunted landscape of the everyday" (Pokorny). She highlights attributes and features of what may be looked-over as mundane by working with different sizes and ratios of objects with the goal of breaking the barrier between the animate and inanimate.

Melissa Pokorny: Fiber and Craft

http://newsrescue.com/animal-planet-shows-mermaids-pictures-videos/#axzz25rJOFYZP

http://z6mag.com/featured/animal-planet-mermaids-show-bodies-found-that-create-nightmares-pictures-videos-169794.html

http://z6mag.com/featured/animal-planet-mermaids-show-bodies-found-that-create-nightmares-pictures-videos-169794.html

Are mermaids real?

I study evolutionary archaeology and this is the first I am hearing about the mermaid conspiracy theory. It is an interesting thought to consider :)

http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/mermaids-world-premiere.htm

Manolo Valdes

going to start raising some butterflies with the home rearing kit :)

http://www.thebutterflysite.com/rearing.shtml

There is so much inspiration in nature...

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2IjdbF/:1bN1.oW5k:PfF5WHg2/oddstuffmagazine.com/some-bizzare-and-odd-things-around-us.html/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjwRj6Vzas

I really enjoyed Syd Carpenter's ceramics. She captures a connection between herself, her history, and nature to produce extraordinary pieces. She uses the inspiration of African American gardens and farmers of the South to create forms that don't replicate, but expanded on the shapes of maps of the past. I particularly enjoyed her artwork because it holds so much history and meaning behind each shape and impulse. There is a lot of depth and personal connection that really strengthens the pieces. The way she finishes her artwork was the primary reason for choosing Syd Carpenter. She works uses less paint and more pure clay glaze finishes. I thought that this method really made the art stand out as something that was representative of the earth and what is natural.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHYWZ713dA

http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/art/Faculty/syd/syd_spotlight/index.html

Syd Carpenter

http://www.worldometers.info/