tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347617642009-07-15T07:21:10.217-07:00A visual journal of a SoCal girl's year in Anatolia and its Aftermathkloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.comBlogger751125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-14162234966782234652009-07-14T23:20:00.000-07:002009-07-14T23:22:47.632-07:00

One of the best parts of curating the Trade Show has been getting the works in the mail, from both American and Turkish artists. It’s so exciting to open up a fat envelop and fine incredible artworks inside. Nothing has been damaged, although unfortunately, a few things seem to have been lost in transit (my fault). I’m still accepting works—send me something!

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I didn’t get a chance to write about my New Your art trip earlier this summer. Saw wonderful stuff--glad I did, as now I’m so down on art (or maybe it’s just the horrible prospect of me and most of my friends losing our jobs).Anyway, went to Mary Boone, saw this highly designed paper work by Jacob Hashimoto. It was both lovely and cold somehow. The space is impressive with exposed rafters. It’s

kloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-91696240792335919392009-07-09T23:26:00.001-07:002009-07-09T23:29:28.727-07:00

I took my advanced students to a lecture on “How to approach a gallery with your fine artwork,” in which a colleague shared her knowledge about the multiple gallery systems. Obviously, it was an optimistic topic.It’s been 12 years since I seriously embarked on my career, starting with my MFA. By now I know, it’s who you know. Pure and simple. There are so many artists making good/fascinating/

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The first opening of the Trade Show looked great, and the opening was packed. Am still recovering. Glad all that work will be seen several more times in different cities.Am barely teaching but busier than I’ve ever been. How is that possible? Is the depression making us manic?

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We experienced our usual May Gray and June Gloom here in SoCal. Just when you’re ready for some heat, the weather bores. The best months of the year are January and February, when the air is startlingly clear and the rest of the country is in blizzards…But a few days ago we awoke to blue skies, and by 10am it was HOT. Bamm, summer is here. Tourists crowd the streets wearing the most god-awful

kloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-91632989129279413642009-07-03T11:00:00.000-07:002009-07-03T14:13:01.875-07:00

I’ve been working on this exhibition for about six months. Tonight is the first opening; next month it will move north. Tonight I’ll be showing about 120 6”x6” 2D works, including paintings, photos, prints and mixed media works. I’m completely satisfied with the work that was submitted--it’s exciting, challenging, beautiful and interesting. Not to mention, a bitch to hang.I’ll be adding more

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And I thought I took risks.

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artists:M. Tascioglu, TurkeyJ. Fabrizio, USAD. Hill, USAG. Demir, TurkeyR. Feldman, USA

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OK, I just have to show off some of the amazing work I’m getting for the Trade Show. It keeps coming in and keeps delighting me.Again, the artists answered the following questions:“What do I value?What would I trade?”artists above:E.M. Ermis, TurkeyD. Ulker, TurkeyD. Bittar, USAL. Byrne, USAB. Iristay, USA

kloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-1887933238219630602009-06-28T08:52:00.001-07:002009-06-28T08:54:18.356-07:00

Yard: Grass removed, mulch laid, ficus removed, fruit trees planted, electronic gate installed, water heater shed rebuilt, stucco patched.I hope all this work was worth it. I sure learned a lot! Kloe now does remodeling!

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Kitchen: New appliances, painted.Laundry room: Cabinets, heater installed in closet.Bathroom: Three walls and floor reconstructed, shower installed, toilet and sink repositioned, window installed. The room is totally transformed!

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Living Room: Fireplace scraped, enough for now. Sconces rewired. Painted.Dining Room: Mural painted. Wallpaper scraped. Broken windows replaced. Painted.

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Here are the “after” photos. Front: Bamboo eradication in process. Bougainvillea planted. Tires removed, mostly. Trim painted.Entrance: Concrete paint removed. Doors restored and stained. Windows scraped (glass was painted). Lighting and alarm system installed.

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Saw Llyn Foulkes’ show last month at the Hammer Museum. I say “his” show, because the others in the “Visionary Artists of LA” group had no weight in comparison. His craft is immaculate, and his imagery unlike any other. The works covered the last 40 years, all strong. Apparently Foulkes is not widely known outside California, and that’s just WRONG. Who else can affix a dead cat to a painting that

kloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-6943208500121634042009-06-22T20:41:00.001-07:002009-06-22T20:49:52.370-07:00

I am facing the prospect of little to no teaching income in the near future. California is about to go off a cliff. Classes and staff at public colleges are being slashed. Doesn’t matter how many students are signed up for your class, or how good a teacher you are. Just when so many people want to retrain, they will be out of luck.Over a year ago I wrote here about wanting to leave teaching. I've

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Almost every day I get new pieces in the mail for the Trade Show. It’s like Christmas, opening the packages. I’m so pleased at the quality of the work.However, I have new appreciation of what a curator goes through, so much organization, emails, phone calls, wow.Artists, there’s still time, send me something to trade.

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I’m ready to be done.

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Family sculpture by James E. Watts (kokeshi portrait of him and his kids). He had a little open house to show off the new work before it ships up to LA for a show at the Japanese American National Museum. Congrats, James!

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Isn’t New York City the best?

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I have an ongoing battle with freezers. It doesn’t matter what size fridge I have, extra-large American style or smaller apartment-size with no defrost, I always seem to over-stuff my freezer compartment. Things fall out on my toes, I can’t find those donuts I swear I put in there, etc. Giant boxes of soybeans and pizzas from Costco don’t help.My kids eat frozen waffles, and I had no room, so I

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Waiting to get into MOMA on free night (Target sponsored free Fridays, 4-8pm). New Yorkers saving money and valuing culture—all galleries were packed, except the Minimalist room…

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Bungalow is in its final stages. In only one month most of the renovations have been completed. It’s been my job to oversee the workers, be the cheerleader and check writer. But I’m also working on another project, and art exhibition that I will take to Turkey in the Fall. “Trade Show, California – Turkey” is a swap of artworks between 100 Californian artists and 100 Turkish artists. The artists

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These are some seriously amazing paintings. Subversive little contemporary scenes in the background, to counterbalance all that art historical reference.70K, if you think you need one for your living room.

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I now understand running bamboo for what it is: the major menace of the 21st century. There is almost no way to kill it. Or remove it. Or poison it unless you want to permanently decimate the entire yard. If I were to get a backhoe and dig out the dirt six feet down, throw it all in the dump, refill with good top soil, the bamboo would come back. Because it has gone into the neighbor’s yard, and

kloeamongtheturksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-55064587526126928622009-05-28T20:27:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:40:58.960-07:00

Finished it today. The mural, where there was once a window, is based on a Stickley design. Tried to make the texture resemble the fireplace in the next room.Trim painting in this dining room is almost done. It’s a rich chocolate brown, painted where there was paint, stained on raw wood. UNIFY.

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