Lately I have dragged my feet a little with art and all this. I know I need to get rolling with my HeART Couture Prerogative Project but it just seems so much bigger than me. That is probably because it is. This said, I do love challenges so I will be going further with it. There is no reason to stop and I did already begin sewing something. One road block I have encountered is myself 1st of all and doubt. The 2nd road block, that is more easily remedied, is the fact that I forgot the dress form my mom said she would lend me last week in Bakersfield. I know I can do this though I just need to go for it! So today I will call Danielle from Transformed Design and firm up what needs to be dome with my website/blog.
On another note, I have been working with Kyle at my job at Style Child to create some original art for the store. This has been very exciting and I feel that this is a good way to go. I know I can do all these things because God is behind me. Now if He wasn't I might have reason to not push through. It is because He is there and this is part of His will for me that I do this! Just keep pushing on...Remember God doesn't give us anything we cannot handle. It is within Him we find our identity...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The Daunting Feeling....He will help us find Identity...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Good Morning!
This morning I am meeting with Danielle and Elias from transformed design to talk about my web blog. So for all of you followers of KeriContemporary, I will be taking a break from using Blogspot to make my own site and get it running. The site will be focused primarily on the endeavors of The HeART Couture Prerogative. There will be an image gallery, blog posts about daily happenings and links to sponsors of my project! The site will be 3 pages total. I need a lot of prayer about this project because I know God has a big plan for it. I just need to have faith in God's plan. I am starting to have a hard time seeing the big picture, but I know its going to happen! So until later! XOXO...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
On another note...
I keep thinking how my approach at the fashion sketching and fashion might be all wrong. I feel like I am just doing what is normally done, not doing it in a way that challenges the idea of fashion. I need to push this further but I feel stuck without a direction of how to push it....Need to think about this in my own way...God please give some inspiration to push this fashion making idea to better greater territory!!!! AMEN!
36 Hours in Santa Fe, NM
The Plaza, the heart of old Santa Fe, hasn’t changed much since the Spanish settled here 400 years ago. But surrounding the Plaza is an increasingly cosmopolitan city. Sure, it’s possible to focus entirely just on the historic center, where Native American handicrafts are for sale on every corner. But the rest of Santa Fe now offers groovy contemporary art spaces, hot Asian restaurants and a park by a pair of trailblazing architects. Accept that Santa Fe isn’t just tacos and turquoise anymore, and you’ll find yourself loving the New Mexico capital not for what it was, but what it is. Friday 5 p.m. For a beautifully curated introduction to Santa Fe, visit the New Mexico History Museum (113 Lincoln Avenue; 505-476-5200; nmhistorymuseum.org), which opened in 2009 and includes a gripping display about Los Alamos, where the Manhattan Project was conducted in secret during World War II. A large courtyard with ancient walls and shady trees separates the museum from the Palace of the Governors (palaceofthegovernors.org), the Spanish seat of government in the early 1600s and now a small museum of Colonial and Native American history. The two-museum complex is free on Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. 7 p.m. You’d have to be crazy to pay for a glass of white wine on Fridays. Canyon Road, which angles up from the center of town, has more than 100 galleries, and there are openings every Friday night. According to canyonroadarts.com, the largest category is contemporary representational (think brightly colored paintings of the desert). Check out Eight Modern (231 Delgado Street; 505-995-0231; eightmodern.net), where you’ll find the geometric scrap-metal constructions of the Santa Fe artist Ted Larsen. The backyard sculpture garden is a great place to marvel at New Mexico’s amazingly clear sky and savor its piñon-infused air before heading to dinner. 9 p.m. Martín Rios is a hometown boy made good: Born in Mexico and raised in Santa Fe, he apprenticed at the Eldorado Hotel and the Inn of the Anasazi — two local stalwarts — and made a brief appearance on “Iron Chef” before opening his own place, Restaurant Martín (526 Galisteo Street; 505-820-0919; restaurantmartinsantafe.com), in 2009. The main draw is the food — dishes like ahi tuna tartare ($14) and duck breast with smoked bacon polenta and Marcona almonds ($25) offer hints of the Southwest, with a dash of global aspiration. But the homey décor makes you want to stick around even after finishing the bittersweet chocolate truffle cake ($8). Saturday 10 a.m. The Santa Fe Farmers’ Market (1607 Paseo de Peralta; 505-983-4098; santafefarmersmarket.com) dates back a half-century, but it stepped up a notch when it moved to a permanent building in 2008. Everything sold here, including dried chilies, yogurt and grass-fed meats, is produced in northern New Mexico. The market is part of a bustling district that includes the new Railyard Park by the architect Frederic Schwartz and the landscape architect Ken Smith, both Manhattanites whose taste is anything but quaint. As you wander around, be on the lookout for the Rail Runner, a gleaming new passenger train scheduled to pull in from Albuquerque at 11:08 a.m. Noon Santa Fe residents — as you learned roaming the Farmers’ Market — care where their food comes from. No wonder Vinaigrette (709 Don Cubero Alley; 505-820-9205; vinaigretteonline .com) was an immediate hit when it opened in 2008. The brightly colored cafe has a menu based on organic greens grown in the nearby town of Nambé. Choose a base — Caesar, Cobb and Greek are possibilities (around $10) — then add diver scallops or hibiscus-cured duck confit ($7) for a satisfying meal. Wines by the glass start at a very friendly $6. 2 p.m. Thanks to Santa Fe’s sometimes depressing sprawl, it’s getting harder and harder to find wide-open spaces. But drive (or bike) to the corner of Galisteo Street and West Rodeo Road, where there’s a small parking lot — then begin pedaling due south, in the direction of Lamy (about 12 miles away). What starts as an asphalt path morphs into a dirt bike trail that swerves around a 19th-century rail spur. There are some pretty steep hills, but they’re short, and the momentum from a downhill is usually enough to handle the next uphill. (If only life were like that!) The scenery is always gorgeous, especially in late afternoon, when the sun is low in the sky. Mellow Velo (638 Old Santa Fe Trail; 505-995-8356; mellowvelo.com) rents mountain bikes starting at $35 a day. 7 p.m. La Boca (72 West Marcy Street; 505-982-3433; labocasf.com) is one of downtown Santa Fe’s most popular new restaurants — thanks to its contemporary tapas, plus larger dishes like cannelloni filled with crab, scallop and Manchego ($11). You’ll find yourself sharing tips on what to order — and even forkfuls of delicious eats — with strangers. 10 p.m. Santa Fe isn’t a night-life town, but Milagro 139 (139 West San Francisco Street; 505-995-0139; milagro139.com) is helping to change that. A building that had housed a coffee shop was recently converted to a restaurant that becomes a club on Friday and Saturday nights. There’s no cover, and the drinks, including a house margarita called Beginner’s Luck ($5), are delicious. A recent visit coincided with performances by Rubixzu, a local band that performed a blend of reggae and Latin hip-hop to a diverse crowd, aged 9 to 90. For a trendier vibe, head to Meow Wolf (1800 Second Street; 505-204-4651; meowwolf.com), an alternative art space, or check its Web site for other parties hosted by Meow Wolf artists. Sunday 10 a.m. For a big breakfast and an early start, drive south on Cerrillos Road about 10 miles past the Interstate, until you see a handwritten cardboard sign that reads, “Pine wood stove pellets sold here.” You’ve arrived at the San Marcos Café (3877 State Road 14; 505-471-9298). Dozens of peacocks, turkeys and hens roam the property (which also houses a feed store), providing an Old McDonald-like backdrop for crowd-pleasers like eggs San Marcos, a cheese omelet in a bath of guacamole, beans and salsa ($12). Noon If you ever thought that item you found at a roadside stand was one of a kind, Jackalope (2820 Cerrillos Road; 505-471-8539; jackalope.com), a sprawling, indoor-outdoor flea market, will disabuse you of that notion. There are hundreds of everything, including punched-copper switch plates and tote bags that depict Michelle Obama smiling on a swing. If you need to shake off the kitsch, head to SITE Santa Fe (1606 Paseo De Peralta; 505-989-1199; sitesantafe.org), a contemporary art space where the 2010 biennale, focused on moving image technologies in contemporary art, will run from June 20 to Jan. 2, 2011. 1 p.m. It’s difficult to spend time in Santa Fe without thinking about buying a home (or second home) here. So check out Zocalo (Avenida Rincon; 505-986-0667; zocalosantafe.com), a striking development by the Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. He is known for crisp geometry and super-bright colors — a welcome sight in this city of browns and terra cottas. Consider it real estate voyeurism, combined with a crash course in contemporary architecture. IF YOU GO Santa Fe has a tiny airport, which offers nonstop service to and from Dallas and Los Angeles on American Eagle. Most visitors fly into the larger Albuquerque airport, about an hour south. A recent Web search found round-trip fares from Kennedy Airport on Delta, from about $260 for travel in June. Sadly, the Rail Runner doesn’t run to the Albuquerque airport. The Hotel St. Francis (210 Don Gaspar Avenue; 505-983-5700; hotelstfrancis.com), billed as the oldest hotel in Santa Fe, completed a top-to-bottom renovation in 2009, and it looks spectacular. Doubles from $120. The El Rey Inn (1862 Cerrillos Road, 505-982-1931; elreyinnsantafe.com) is a retro-chic 1930s-style motel, with nicely furnished rooms and beautifully landscaped grounds to go along with the kitschy Native American-themed architecture. Doubles from $99. Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa (30 Buffalo Thunder Trail; 505-455-5555; buffalothunderresort.com) is part of a new casino complex, about 15 minutes north of town. Doubles from $159. Hilton also built a less-expensive Homewood Suites nearby (10 Buffalo Thunder Trail; 505-455-9100), with doubles from $109. 
1) PUBLIC SPACE
2) WHITE WALLS AND WINE
3) AHI MOMENT
4) SPICE MARKET
5) SUSTAINABLE SALADS
6) RIDING THE SPUR
7) TAPAS WITH STRANGERS
8) REGGAE FOR ALL AGES
9) FREE-RANGE PEACOCKS
10) KITSCH TO CONTEMPORARY
11) YOUR OWN ADOBE
Note from KeriContemporary:
This special article reminded me of a wonderful road trip I took with my husband from San Diego to Santa Fe. The art there is a must see for anyone interested in contemporary art. Not to mention it is the resting place of talented artist Georgia O'Keefe. Special thanks to my brother Aaron for forwarding me this article!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Musical Art...
Last night I went to the Onyx live on 5th Ave here in downtown San Diego. It was a really cool scene! I had a great time painting and listening to a loc
al band cover some Social D. Next week I'm going to paint to Hip Hop in the same place...It was intensely different and fresh the vibrations I experienced from the music. It was like painting to live music gave my art more vibrancy...like the paint was vibrating off the canvas. The whole experience was altogether spiritual and sensual. Looking forward to doing more of this kind of work.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tuesday....Mysterious art making...
I feel a little stuck today. I hate those days when you know you have a million things you should do but the motivation to do them is lagging.Luckily Casey made a HUGE pot of coffee before he left this morning and I think I might just finish it to see what i does for me....I guess it is doing something because here I am typing away! haha! So tomorrow I have a show thing at Onyx Lounge on 5th Ave. I'm not really sure what's up with it because my contact for the exhibit did not give me much info for the night. I know I need to have some sort of table and a means of displaying my art, but I think I'm just going to wing it this time just to see what its like. I have about 5 paintings I'm going to take with me. I think I might also work on one painting while I'm there just to draw some interest by other people into what I'm doing....People always love seeing an artist in action. I think most non-artists would agree that the artist's means of art making is quite a mystery. I always get a lot of questions from people who are curious about what I do all day. Their questions usually take the tone of, "So, what do you do all day?" or if they are not that blunt, " How do you come up with these ideas" maybe I might even get a few "Where does this stuff come from." Frankly, those are the same questions I am regularly asking myself. That is the point of keeping this blog. It act as a means to facilitate discussion with myself about my day to day activities as a working artist. Lately I have to say I feel like I have been wasting a bit of time, but often I o not give myself enough credit into what I do accomplish...So it must be somewhere in between.
Let me outline for you a normal day:
1) Wake up with Casey 6:50 (after he hits snooze 3-4x) make penut and butter sandwiches for him to take to work, eat some fruit, feed CoCo.
2) Kiss Casey bye, get dressed take CoCo on a walk.
3) Come back, eat some oatmeal, get in shower.
4) Put some comfy paint clothes on. Play with CoCo for about 10 min. Sit down to look at e-mails, Facebook, check on some work stuff, blog. This usually takes about an hour or maybe 2 hours if I really take my time in searching around.
****After all this its about 11:30...
5) Start working, either I work in my studio or lately I have been setting up in the living room and drawing more than painting because of my new project with fashion design.
6) Then about 3 pm I realize what time it is and keep working but start also thinking about what I will make for dinner....
7) About 4:30 Casey comes home, we make and eat dinner watch some TV. I will spend some time on the lap top researching some stuff while we do this (usually art related) then we wind down and go to bed...
Things I need to remember about my artistic process:
*I must do more researching! Need to go to the library or book store to look at art books...
* Do not by hyper-critical! I have been giving myself a little bit of a hard time and I know that is paralyzing my art making process...
