Hello Autumn

I know that it's been Autumn for a while now, but I haven't made a post for a while. I spent some time walking and shopping today, trying to forget the stress of work for a day.

We grabbed some ramen and sushi at Shigezo earlier today, and then eventually ended up at Compound. There's a really good exhibit going on there, and if you're in Portland you should check it out.

I had been working on NaNoWriMo, but I've had to back out. I have other things I want to work on that feel more important, as well as work stress, so I only ended up with about 8500 words before dropping it. We'll see if I want to try again next year.

That's it for now. Not too exciting, but I hope I'm able to concentrate on a project going forward.

Artist: Vicki Lynn Wilson

Vicki Lynn Wilson is a local Portland artist who specializes in sculpture and installation, but also is involved in performance art. Recently, her art has been about the natural world, but her older installation work holds more relevance to the work I am doing in this class.

The work she was doing prior to 2009 had a lot to do with the female form in a narrative fantasy installation. The work also had a fashion quality to them which also really attracts me to her work. I find the work reminiscent of japanese fashion magazine ads, which draws me in. I find the visuals incredibly interesting and beautiful.
The work pictured, left to right above:
-"Love in the Wild", 2006
"Guardian", 2002
Her website: http://www.vickilynnwilson.net/index.htm