Project Pieces
I’ve said it before:
I work in parts and pieces, in series, over time.
Turns out...
I was really serious about that.
Looking for Arete is a long-term project built from various components; some aspects are still in their initial stages. Currently, this is how I am categorizing the project's varied conceptual threads:
The Beautiful—Beings, Places, Things
Ruminating about beauty with what I know best: clay concrete glass paper photographs metal stone water tempera acrylic oil ink graphite light gold-leaf pearl-dust salt....
Athlete Oracle Maker Sage
Idealized portraits of phenomenal people who exhibit arete beautifully.
A Piece of You
Precious talismans for self-preservation, made collaboratively with recipients.
Wrestling with Arete
We all wrestle with something. Six-minute mixed-media performances, focusing on grappling with the invisible double.
Put It On
Clothing, jewelry and accessories designed/worn by people wrestling with arete.
Lessons From the Schoolhouse
Stories, wisdom and laughter gleaned from collecting all kinds of beauty.
Waiting
Oh wow...it's a novel, not a short story.