Has it been quiet? No, it has been an overloaded summer into fall… Having a hard time keeping up with myself, but it seems that is how I like it.
I toured Europe, Mexico and Seattle, getting my mind blown in various ways and plotting future full-on hobo adventures, in which I master the skill of living exactly nowhere for the rest of my life.
I returned to grad school after quitting a few years back, happy now to dive headlong into my study of abject horror, my fascination with the grotesque and how it all relates to my version of performance. Graduation = 2012, if the world doesn’t end first, but we all know it will, so this is why I do it for the experience and not for the degree.
And I am currently Production Designer, Makeup/Hair and Documentarian on this incredible noir-murder-musical film by Julian Grant, called F*ckload (of Scotch Tape). To be rotoscoped!!! I’m learning so much and am scaring the complete and total shit out of myself, just as it should be. Julian is a true phenomenon. I am so fortunate to have his nonstop creative energy and kindness in my life.
And to practice my gore skills for the aforementioned film, I made the grotesque burlesque.
Then it was time again for Scary Movie Party– 2011 marked its 8th year of handmade horror. Our most ambitious events to date, we included some incredibly strong work from artists and filmmakers all over the world. Loving my new international community of makers! For your viewing pleasure, our annual MIT GAS video.
Then bisous, a participatory honey-tongue-drawing performance, was installed at Defibrillator as part of Food & Performance.
Now, my beloved and I are in NYC for his solo project, UNUR.
Then back to Chicago for a winter I will do my best to ignore. Onward!
