I'm not wearin my headphones to block people out but i would rather wish everyone could listen to Ani DiFranco as they walked to the sub

interesting things are coming together --
conversations about body image/weight/happiness/food/opportunities/violence/isolation/death/life/art/promoting yourself/future/action

Winona LaDuke said I her keynote speak this weekend "window shopping for the future"
talked about wind energy and erections--public erections-- "your that lady!" "yes i am" "your that lady that gets shit done!" -- Fuck Yeah! She was AWESOME!!

Sara said as an overall impression of my artist statement -- it was lacking believability -- it amazing me how when someone is really looking -- people are transparent -- I don't mean that in a bad way -- vulnerability isn't bad it's human
she had some great criticisms and what i thought was funny was her reaction to her own comments -- she was so apologetic -- not sure if i had a horrified look on my face or if she was expecting me to --
Criticism from a source of genuine caring and support I can take -- even the harshest -- or the loudest which is the way my Ma delivers it -- no apologies necessary

i have a tendency to look whole-part and i do that with people -- it takes a bit to get a sense of people

and that is what i see happening with my work -- i am attempting to look at a bigger picture and breaking it down to smaller parts -- when i look at a particular issue, i see that there are endless parts to its whole --

an example that came up in my art history class yesterday was the cause of being overweight--when it comes down to actual individuals -- humans can not be simplified

metabolism
genetics
food intake/nutritional value of food/availability of healthy food
emotional attachments to food
social attachments to food
exercise
physical limitations
emotional support

-- those are just the things i can think of off the top of my head --
and my contacts have dried out -- "how do you people do it?!" "Do you poke yourself in the eye?"