Everyone has problems.

This month, my work is in A Somewhat Secret Place, a show focusing on disability and its status in art and in society.  Participating in this exhibition has led to some fascinating conversations and revelations.

What “infertile” means

It’s not just about whether or not a person can have babies.

A Somewhat Secret Place

This month, I’m participating in A Somewhat Secret Place.  Curated by artist Catherine JH Miller, the show focuses on disability and its status in art and in society, issues that have become a lot more personal to me since I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2009.

Having opinions about art / Avoir des opinions sur l’art

Because it’s important to have them.  Parce que c’est important d’en avoir.

Aged / Âgée

For my birthday, David took me to the Bristlecone Pine Forest near Bishop, California.  Pour mon anniversaire, David m’a emmenée à la Forêt des Pins Bristlecone près de Bishop, en Californie.

Animal crackers / Des biscuits en forme d’animaux

On a recent research trip to the zoo I learned more about people than I did about animals.  Il y a quelques semaines, j’ai été au zoo pour faire des recherches pour ma nouvelle série, et là j’ai appris plus sur les hommes que sur les animaux.

Labels matter.

What we call ourselves affects how people react to us.  It’s a fact of life: our language shapes us.

Institutional backing and artistic vision

It was an unfortunate series of events in my high school theater program that inadvertently taught me that art and institutions don’t really mix, and I’ve been a freelancer ever since.

Disability and my sense of self

I’m still very much learning just how my disability fits into my identity.

Manufacturing masterpieces

Context always makes art more interesting, but it’s the context of importance that makes an artwork a masterpiece.

Greetings

French people always greet each other.  There’s never any launching directly into a conversation: a person must be greeted before she-he will participate in an exchange.  This is true for everything from asking directions of a stranger on the street to seeing a loved one first thing in the morning.  Bonjour is the beginning.

Territory versus hierarchy

Steven Pressfield’s 2002 book The War of Art has one really interesting point.

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