Tribe.net. Local Connections sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/af0f0f03-e9e1-4f97-95a7-08fd85f20ce9 2005-01-14T05:00:17Z 2005-01-14T05:00:17Z

<div>It's important I think for me to make something ugly, like I did recently, even accidentally, and then beautiful, to see the importance of making something beautiful. In this world where there is so much ugliness. And things that are often seen as beautiful but which are not, at least to me and a few others. Even if the work has no "meaning" or "message" per se, that is a powerful message in itself. beauty, pure and uncompromising, with integrity, that is something. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2005-01-14T05:00:17Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/623ca516-16ad-4d35-9832-3b680747ca7e 2004-11-23T23:51:48Z 2004-11-23T23:51:48Z

<div>well, this is an update on my current state as an artist: I am now single, living full time in San Franciso, and only working part time but not by choice. I have some money which is nice. I have been working a lot in my studio and recently almost got a commission to do a painting, learning a lot on the way. I have been very active in a art support group of folks like me who are trying to get into galleries etc. My current projects are finishing an artists statement, moving toward getting slides done, working, and showing up at art group meetings. I moderated the one last Sat. <br/> <br/>In addition I got a membership to the SFMOMA and have been there several times, have been going to galleries, shows, networking with other artists, etc. I'm trying to figure out the best way to do an online portfolio: looking for suggestions. I can do web design but frankly am tired of it. Posting images here seems to be ok for now. <br/> <br/>I need to borrow a digital camera or buy a cheap one to be able to put up new photos of new work I am excited about. I need new business cards too. So much to do, lots of time. Thanks for reading my art blog! I wonder if blogger or movable type would be better for this...Randy?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-11-23T23:51:48Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/823b2b02-6b4a-489d-9bdc-dad724c83471 2004-10-01T16:37:14Z 2004-10-01T16:37:14Z

<div>Started working with new artists support group that Diana started. We have our second meeting tomorrow. <br/> <br/>Helping Jen move has been a total nightmare. Dealing with what little stuff I still have there and the painting she bought from me have been horrible. I think overall too the stress of moving, of her moving and me leaving what has been an imperfect sanctuary, has been tough. More crap tonight and then the movers come tomorrow. I will be out of there tomorrow morning. Hopefully going to open studios and doing other things besides moving. <br/> <br/>Doesn't seem to bother her too much though. <br/> <br/>I met a woman on craigslist who seems very smart and funny. We may get together sunday for open studios. Just friends I suppose: also someone asked me to go to the Pixies last Friday, but I bowed out. I couldn't afford it anyway. <br/> <br/>The debates were good and bad. I hate Bush, so I'm biased,but he did make some good points. Kerry seemed very solid and more liberal than I expected on some issues. I guess they will both get some undecided voters out of it. <br/> <br/>With Viox going off the market things are starting to pick up here. Another nasty drug by a nasty pharm company. People love to tell their stories even after I say "We just want your name and phone number." Bizarre. They want their money, I guess. <br/> <br/>I've got "Desperado" playing in my head. It's not good. Maybe I need a cheap MP3 player to cure me of these random songs. <br/> <br/>My favorite song right now is Tricky's version of Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos". Great stuff. <br/> <br/>Worked on my novel, formatting it with the photos, decided I need to focus on that and on the installation piece. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-10-01T16:37:14Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/9d513f99-2e2e-404c-952f-9ee0e74c0bb0 2004-09-23T19:02:55Z 2004-09-23T19:02:55Z

<div>started reading that book again, a spiritual book if you will, by Paul Brunton. Have not read it, like a lot of my books, for a while as it was in boxes or storage. Talks a lot about what an enlightened person or sage is like. Quite interesting. <br/> <br/>Started reading (I usually read several books at once) The Call of Cthulhu. I've always wanted to read Lovecraft. It's pretty well written so far. <br/> <br/>Went to an artists' support/goal group last night, organized by Diana of tribe fame, (she is on my friends list). It was good. Talking about marketing, promotion, galleries, a timeline, theme-work. One guy Evan had a lot of experience but everyone had something to offer. I think it will be very beneficial to me. <br/> <br/>Have been working on website for Willis. I'm tempted to release a work in progress, to get feedback, but that can really backfire esp. on platforms that I haven't tested yet. Better to be cautious. <br/> <br/>I've actually been working at work. It's good. Talking to a welder which is always sad.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-09-23T19:02:55Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/671a235f-ec24-4fa7-8b7e-8076e6d5eb8e 2004-09-15T21:43:38Z 2004-09-15T21:43:38Z

<div>12 new photographs, modified from single lo res shot. I think it came out well. <br/> <br/>I looks like my friend Dave P. and I are going to Diane's artist group at Gaylord's next Wed. Today I'm hooking up with my friend Willis to talk about his website, pictures, see what I can do. <br/> <br/>Gave away my car on Sunday. Started reading Mann's Dr. Faustus again. It's really good, much better than the two pages I thought I read. That's what happens when you're drinking all the time, it distorts reality. (I was drinking then,must have been 1990?).</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-09-15T21:43:38Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/3a5201ce-49c0-45d1-b55d-94759be90e79 2004-09-01T09:49:48Z 2004-08-31T18:00:18Z

<div>it took a long time for me to get from 400 to 500 views. then it was only a few days to 600. some kind of tipping point or critical mass. no sign of who might have been looking though. no messages. hmmmm.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 1 reply </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-31T18:00:18Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/80c1961f-95f6-4445-8ca1-5ac489874a31 2004-08-30T22:34:52Z 2004-08-30T22:34:52Z

<div>Met Jen's mom yesterday...and saw a woman I did not want to see but feared I would, at a former place of employment. An old flame, if you will, under very bad circumstances(then). But I knew I might see her, probably more prepared than she was. It was ok. And the mom thing was fine. Having my dog while my ex-wife is at Burning Man is ok...it means I get to sit at my place and watch Angel and 24 hrs after a stressful day, sans girlfriend. <br/> <br/>Work is very slow, plenty of time to surf, work on my friend's website a bit. He doesn't know much about the web so it's interesting trying to translate what he wants into what I can do. <br/> <br/>Found a big piece of dry wall on the street I can use for a canvas. Started reading Plath's unabridged journals again. Amazingly touching and beautful. At 19 in 1950 she talks more about sex than I expected. She uses the image of the bell jar also, early. And she was very successful as a writer in college. <br/> <br/>I am wiped out. Too tired to do much of anything today. Not seeing Jen much has been difficult, sortof, but more odd to have this quiet time in my new place, new neighborhood. Back in the big city. And taking the dog for a walk is a relief from sittig in the apt. Of course I couldn't use my laptop all weekend as I had left the power cord at work. That made things really odd. Stretched me a bit. Realized how much I depended on the net to fill time when I was not with Jen. <br/> <br/>Climbing, hiking by the ocean was nice, Mickey's Beach. The Ocean is big. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-30T22:34:52Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/1e40667e-9cae-4a9d-9c15-1b5761f934dc 2004-08-24T14:55:19Z 2004-08-19T18:33:28Z

<div>Thinking about process lately, in art. I used to think I enjoyed the process of painting, applying paint to canvas, etc. The "process" part of art. Now, after reading Paul de Man : <br/> http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/hopkins_guide_to_literary_theory/paul_de_man.html <br/> <br/>and other theorists (although he may not like that title), I see the idea that the process of the painting can begin before it is even conceived (in it's total absence) or after it is "complete" and hanging in a gallery etc. As it is viewed, critiqued, a different process phase, or part of the process, and again, if it is even stored away, in it's absence it is influencing the world, so that is a different type of process. <br/> <br/>Reading about immortality in terms of uploading our minds into computers at some point (hoping to hold on to our normal complex consciousness, I suppose) which should be interesting as we progress along that continuum (a genius scientist is still conscious but dumb as a rock) I was thinking of the idea of what constitutes the self: a writer or artist documents their life, memories, ideas and is just as immortal, in a sense, as anyone stuck in a computer. Maybe consciousness would be better, maybe not. Hopefully it won't be too hard to terminate in such a situation, if one is not too happy in a plain old quantum computer. Any thoughts Randy?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 7 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-19T18:33:28Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/d06a43cd-c4d7-4075-9c9d-e566564a6b56 2004-08-17T07:03:17Z 2004-08-17T07:03:17Z

<div>Started raading him again today, his essay on madness, Foucault. It's making more sense now than in the past, maybe reading de Man helped. Hm. I need to look into Derrida's idea of logos a bit though, that is pretty crucial.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-17T07:03:17Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/042d17d7-191d-4205-a35f-ec6333d89d38 2004-08-15T14:56:30Z 2004-08-15T14:56:30Z

<div>had two pretty crappy days in a row, thanks to the irs and moving a bunch of crap from storage to save money. but it's good to take care of things, and get all my paintings and other art into my studio. haven't had time to read or think much, read some of Proust yesterday. had some ideas for paintings but we'll see. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-15T14:56:30Z sisterlithium http://charles-keatts.tribe.net/thread/92b2655e-b872-4e3a-8c62-f0f3335e4def 2004-08-13T20:14:58Z 2004-08-13T20:14:58Z

<div>pick up earthlink modem etc tonight from ups, set that up tomorrow <br/>watch olympic ceremonies with jen in walnut creek tonight <br/>get vlad tomorrow and introduce him to the cats <br/>move my stuff out of storage and into my new place, i.e. the closet. <br/>relax. <br/>go to a meeting tomorrow night, maybe. after driving russell's truck back to him. <br/>hit meeting sunday night. it seems like i planned something for sunday. long run maybe. <br/> <br/>it seems like lately i am focusing on writing my memoirs, such s they are, setting up my studio, and running. I also need to find a permanent job.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://charles-keatts.tribe.net">Sister Lithium</a> - 0 replies </div>

sisterlithium 2004-08-13T20:14:58Z