the woods & not the woods

alexandra

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y.h.b.h.s.

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16 house

richard picasso picasso peter david bethany: permanent light

you have been here sometime

at

LAMA

photo:

bethany nauert

richard dorso:

the collection

of

brilliant.

congratulations

on a job

well

done,

mr. john:

gorgeous. all.

postcards for mr. beer and mr. john

a toast,

to two people who know from home

2 more imperfect postcards from mary randolph carter (& a note from l.b.)

"Landscape: Another 25-cent junk painting that

has that look of Fall in the American countryside.

Still life of table: From my junk master's

collection--it reminded me of Thanksgiving."

mrc

mary randolph carter included

the above in her original notes for

the postcards series. i've been

thinking about art a lot lately,

and maybe the reason it took

so long to publish these is that

i needed them to remind me

that art is not easy to define

and harder, still, to qualify.

louise bourgeois just arrived

in the mail, via a suggestion

from david john at yhbhs.

here's what she said on p. 91:

"If I am asked what I want to

express, then this makes more

sense. At that point there is a

mystery we can at least talk

about, since for a lifetime I have

wanted to say the same thing..."

homebodies & card catalogues

while i channel wrapped presents in the mail (outbound),

please go thou & be edified by the exceedingly inspired

card catalog that david john is putting together. & even

though i never make a list, if santa reads this he can run

out and get this book for me. thank you. (in the instant

gratification department, i must note that i don't need a

subscription to liz's excellent blog: i'm signed up. love.)

whew

i cannot tell a lie; i still haven't

caught my breath since the tangy

cranberry sauce set to boil (it's

always the first thing we make

on thanksgiving). a small whirl

wind here, and just picking up

a few pieces. in the meantime

(speaking of pieces) i need to

share a blog i have been loving

since seeing somewhile ago a note

mr. basemen left at mag. yhbhs.

enjoy, please. i certainly do.

photos: andrew baseman

some people [the redemptive quality of art]

remind us that blogs

can be an art form

and, like all art,

can be sublime

[the redemptive quality of art, part 1]

image: William A. Whifler, architect

something about always moving forward (light)

yhbhs

something about giving

(inner light)

"What is important?
What makes me get out of bed every morning?
What attaches me to this place?
How can I continue to evolve?
These are the questions I ask in this work and for me the answer lies in the feelings one has for others, in the love for one’s family.

These are the basic, essential things."

- Andre Cepada




Thanks to David John. Again.

when you're a Thing-Finder, you don't have a minute to spare

a moment to congratulate david john

(who is a true delight and has one of

the most brilliant blogs around) for his

very cool news. pure joy to see this

blog meet blog story; it sends a sweet

shot of happiness through the interwebs.

the art flyer [from david john of YHBHS]

good