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Dreams: visiting my grandmother's old home/building in the Bronx...and seeing it strangely deteriorated...as if eroded by time(ages)....the roofline (of all the buildings on the street) jagged, the windows open and glassless and full with mud/sand.

'Real Life':
thoughts on memory and space again.

visited a gallery I'm looking forward to showing in (art + architecture) and spoke with the owner for a long while about all sorts of things...including memory palaces and virtual worlds. She's planning out the next year of exhibitions and wants to do something with me.:)

Finally a full studio day today...painting on a new set of 12" circle pieces....in the studio and at the kitchen table...mappings and water. I need long stretches of time to really fall IN to the ideas..to this other realm. Wish i could just be a hermit for a while with no other responsibilities..and let this all blossom.

also playing with the paper beads again...with pinheads they become people...tiny little dolls in ethnic-looking dress...and this seems so strangely right too. I am reaching in my mind to Uganda and want to SEE...so I go load up Google Earth and fly around. Cannot see Gulu...but then nearby I find a clear section and zoom in...I fly around the farmland and clear land...and happen upon a strange pattern...which extends very far...thousands of little earth colored bumps..??...which i later find to be

aerialugandacamp

huts in a huge camp for displaced persons....
:(!!
this sinks in differently now...the scale of it.

and I am there in shapes and thoughts...mixing materials, combining stories...of where everyone is and what is happening right now here and there and everywhere at once.
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I received my package of Gorgeous recycled paper beads from BeadforLife.org (Uganda)
"BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between hard working and impoverished Africans and North Americans who want to create a world that works for all. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper, into beautiful beads. This beauty becomes income, food, medicine, school fees, and hope. It is a small miracle. Our members are women with children living on less than two dollars a day. Many have fled the war in Northern Uganda. Others live with HIV or other serious health challenges. They are incredibly welcoming, hard working, resilient, and creative.

North Americans partner with Ugandans by opening their hearts, homes, and communities to buy and sell the beads. All profits from BeadforLife are invested in community development projects that generate income and help people escape extreme poverty. This circle of caring and participation enriches us all."

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So many things are possible with these beads...but I'm most excited about experiments in integrating the paper beads into my artwork on a large scale..so that I can create a cycle of support. Initially I was going to line them up next to eachother just as in my hammered nail prayer pieces...but as I stared at them I decided I wanted to somehow emphasize and honor the beauty of each one separately.....so this is a sample in carved niches with painted sand...the piece is becoming more like 'planting seeds' or nourishing cocoons. Symbolically that really feels right also....
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a tiny precious Crysalis of Hope

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