Brush and ink on small canvas
Ritual and Affect (Stop Picking)
photo lithograph with mixed media drawing. 22x30. 2013.
Georgia McCandlishstarting on 2nd 1/2 of the series ‘gestures of healing’
Sometimes you have to take a step out of your comfort zone and just try something new. That’s the basic story behind this short video.
I had always loved Alana’s work but I had never met her. I actually didn’t know anything about her as a person, I didn’t even know what she looked like. The only thing I knew was that she was a great photographer
Every project I have worked on I have known the subject/client. So one day I decided to take a risk and email Alana and ask if she would like to do an interview accompanied with a video. I honestly didn’t expect a response, but she replied saying she would be down to do it. Eventually we decided to meet in NYC and visit the History Museum and talk about photography.
Alana is one of the coolest people I have ever met, she is always traveling, shooting and looking for places to explore even if she doesn’t have a travel partner. She is a real free spirit who inspired me to keep moving and continue to work hard even when faced with failure.
So here it is, the first in series about photographers and their work. This is something I want to build on and expand, so I hope you enjoy it.
Alex.
This is awesome. Check out Alana and Alex’s work. I hope Alex makes more of these.
Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don’t show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward.
— Kurt Vonnegut (via thatkindofwoman)
(via jackiedonner)
Title Fight - Coxton Yard
What would things be like
If I told you I wouldn’t mind
Swinging from the tree outside?
Would that be alright?
I hope you don’t mind.
Shit, I still need this record.
But none of them realized as Dalí did that dreams are actually not indistinct and misty and floaty. They happen in the middle of the afternoon. Crystal clear. …And dreams don’t have a subtext. You don’t think in a dream. The most unusual stuff happens in the most unusal way. All in broad daylight with no shade.
— John Cooper Clarke, on Salvador Dalí (via nevver)
