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ADELE 21

THIS CD IS PROBABLY THE MOST RELEVANT AND EXPLANATORY ALBUM I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. THIS CD MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO ME. IF YOU DONT HAVE IT, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS, ASAP - IT WILL EXPLAIN SO MUCH.

I don't consider this a blog entry, more like a mere response to a year that I finally discovered the truth about life.

It's a bitch, then you die.

I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,

Overcast, by your shadow, as our worlds move on,

But in this shirt, I can be you, to be near you for a while,

There's a crane, knocking down all those things, that we were,

I awake, in the night, to hear the engines purr,

There's a pain, it does ripple through my frame, makes me lame,

There's a thorn, in my side, it's the shame, it's the pride...

Of you and me, ever changing, moving on now, moving fast,

And his touch, must be wanted, must become, through your ask,

But I need to tell you, that I love you, it never rests,

And I've bled every day now, for a year, for a year,

I did send you a note on the wind for to read....

... Our names there together must have fallen like a seed...

... To the depths of the soil buried deep in the ground,

On the wind, I could hear you, call my name, held the sounds,

I am lost,

I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,

I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,

I am lost.

made it, pussycat!

Sonji and I made it on this tumbr blog that features cute boys with cats! If you want to check out who else is on there visit CuteBoyswithCats

that's all for now,

Mark

work work work

building my grid.

....

JAZZ HANDS !!!

studio!

I now have my own studio space!

This is the right side. I am still cleaning.

This is the back.

PROCESS WORK:

(only spent an hour doing this)

(another hour)

new update

snow day

Overnight, a winter storm rolled into central AR and covered everything in a 7.2+ blanket of snow. I was truly surprised. As I was getting ready to leave Little Rock for Conway, I checked the internet to see if I had school. NOPE! It was the second snow day in two weeks!

So, Cody and I decided to do something out in the snow. We wanted to make the Easter Island heads, instead of a snowman.

We rolled the snow down his hill to make three large bundles. Later we would use these to pile on each other and make the form of our Easter Island, doubled-headed figure.

My side...

Cody's side...

SNOWDAY!

Now, we are up for round two.

>Marko

Barbara Jean's Window Instillation

Today I worked on the window instillation for Barbara Jean with Cody. He is in charge of doing the window and wanted to do something for Valentines day. At first, he wanted to do a simple painting of two cherubs flying in from both sides and aiming at the mannequins. So, he ask me to paint them. After one, I was not happy about doing another one. Reluctant to start on another naked baby with wings, I asked Cody if we could come up with compromise to his vision. I wanted to create one large cloud, made out of recycled materials, that the cherub was flying down from. The mannequins would be on the opposite side of this large cloud.

He said do it.

I started by making the clouds.

The structure is a cardboard like grid that is used in packaging. The tissue paper was collected at Forever 21, where I work - usually it all gets thrown away. Alex helped, too!

We were weving the tissue into the support, and taping the back. This was a very long process and after 2 hours - this was all that Alex and I had accomplished...

To save time, we would just have to hot-clue the tissue and coffee filters to the support. Cody and I worked on making one other strip like in the picutre above, after we finished the first one. Last night, Courtney and Erin, who work with me, came over to Cody's and we had drinks, pizza and worked on some more clouds.

Today, we actually got to be inside the window to install.

We started construction with the skeleton of the cloud. We used the same packaging material for this part of the installation.

Then we added, piece by piece, the collaged tissues sections to the skeleton.

We filled holes with white trash bags and bubble wrap. In order to give the cloud more luminosity, we added lights.

Last, we added the cherub and the mannequins. Return to see the finish look - I wanted to wait until it was dark to get a good overall picture.

Marko

process

Been in the studio now for a long while!!!

These photos were the beginning of a new painting thats 8'x4' - however - I felt compelled to cover it completely. I was aching to do something different than my Flinches. I knew that narrative. And for some reason, I resorted back to these images in my head of children and homes.

So I did what I love best. Collage.

The collages were the inspiration I needed to create this new work that I am beyond obsessed with. So I had to start, right away.

I know its hard to look at, but it has completely changed from when it was started.

The sketch of the painting is to the right.

>Marko

work today >>

In my contemporary media class, we were to design an impromptu instillation for the Tagged, Stamped and Stenciled: Guerrilla Art "Goes Gallery" in the Baum. The show is rather interesting, bringing street art into a gallery setting by manipulated the space in such a way that appears natural. Mark Bode, the visiting artist did this by recreated a Metropolitan Subway station. For most Arkansans, seeing such an urban trademark was unfamiliar. So, It was in this notion that we decided to create something to contrast with the fabricated environment and create statement about the state in which this "metro" is located.

But, prior to the work in Holly's class, my painting class was in the gallery helping install/paint/tag the walls. This is what I did on one wall.

So, based on the small picture, one can see how the gallery was transformed. It's definitely and interesting show. Below are the pictures of the concept and progress from one day, I had in mind for my group's collaborative three-dimensional piece.

Hopefully it reads, Arkansas.

;]

new obsessions

I am obsessed with this CD. It's so good. I can't stop listening to it.

It puts me in the state where I feel the most creative and content with my self.

I am beyond grateful for everything right now. I love life and where its taking me.

"stand back, stand back."

2010

Dear 2009,

I sure do want to thank you for giving me a year that is worthy of reflection, both good and bad.

When I have time, I will write to you seriously and recreate an account for the year, but for now - I am living in the present.

Goodbye,

Marko

work in progress

We are swimming with the snakes at the bottom of the well
So silent and peaceful in the darkness where we fell
But we are not snakes and what's more we never will be
And if we stay swimming here forever we will never be free
I heard them ringing the bells in heaven and hell
They got a secret they're getting ready to tell
It's falling from the skies
It's calling from the graves
Open your eyes boy, I think we are saved
Open your eyes boy, I think we are saved
Let's take a walk on the bridge right over this mess
Don't need to tell me a thing baby, we already confessed
And I raised my voice to the air
And we were blessed
It's hard to give
It's hard to get
But everybody needs a little forgiveness..

thanks grandpa.

(C) Celia Perrian Sidarous

i give up.

i was in red

i just turned 90

I just turned 90 and I have lost myself in you.

I don't know where to go.

Quiet someone's coming.

- mark

p.s. Marti Cormand is the artist above.

Yes, its paint.

found items...

"MY LIFE"

"My favorite pet is a dog. My favorite hobby is fishing. I like to eat at taco's. When I grow up I would like to be a Carpender. The best advice I could give a friend is stay away from the wrong people"