September 2010

Labor Day's Labor (2.0)
Finished with graduate school. Time to begin a new studio practice.

This year's Labor Day's Labor focuses on the two areas that feed me: my studio practice and my garden. One feeds me literally while the other feeds me figuratively. Both enrich me.

Inspired by Yoko Ono's book Grapefruit, a series of video stills show me cutting up a series of 50 drawings I made earlier this year. The drawings--Venn Diagrams--explore ideas surrounding work and labor. I planted seeds in my garden, covering them with the paper mulch. Soon I will nourish my body with the food that grows through the drawings.

Individual video stills will be selected to create a limited edition series of photographs.