(lol sounds like a facebook news feed) Not much time to post something really cool, but just wanted to say something since it's been a few days. This Friday night's show in Blaze's kitchen was awesome!! Real good time. Now I've gotta write about it in 2 hours and submit my grand idea for the BFA Spring Show. I could freak out, but I'm not. That won't get me any further ahead. Besides with God all things are possible. Ok there's soooooooo much video and audio that I've been wanting to post, but have had no time. Here's a photo, at least.....well even that's taking long. Well, still looking up til next time.
So i found this pair to groove me for a bit ;-) Aaaaaaaaah, take me outta the four white walls please! THANK YA!
And also! Sundy Bess' 2nd and 3rd Kitchen stop this Friday coming up!!! Poster coming soon. Again, it's gonna be a "fucking down home time", in the words of a friend of mine. Gonna be soooooooooooo fun!
I was mentioning to her about being cautious and appropriate about talking about God. Being in the world but not of it, and all that. I just was thinking about it because I don't want religion or language to deter people from Christ's intentions through me or the love that I intensely have for everyone I know. You know. Everyone doesn't share the same experience as I do. I guess it's good to check your intentions. Even my pastor said "You don't have to be holy Hanna", just because you believe. I'm in this band and at first I even, briefly questioned singing "secular songs". Ridiculous! Even now as I type, I feel kinda cautious. errr I'm just really sleepy. Anyway, I'm just so tired of being so cautious........Just a thought. All apart of the journey I suppose. don't want to end on a bad one. Peace peace peace peace peace! Love love love love peace love the universe Collective consciousness zen n nirvana Jesus God Love Love Love Love
...for ya grace and mercaay!!! Last night was the first show stop on the Sundy Bess (yes, I went with that one. You like it?) Kitchen Tour!!! and AWESOME CRAZY AMAZING IT WAS!!! (did you see the flyer) Went to Michelle's house. She sho can fry some chicken. Best Fried chicken I've ever had, made from scratch. AND Jalepeno corn bread. Bonkers! She cooked the whole time we played! She was so Sincerrr. Like never stopped. She says she thinks she cooked 10lbs of chicken. Half or ten, it was good! The band rocked! We were just rehearsing but it got really intense so we counted that as the show. It was fa sho soulful. Thanks Lisa, Michelle, Sergio, Carlos, Janella, and everyone there (lol Hilde, Jenna Lee, Luke, Sapho, n Foxy, errbody) for making it happen. Good times. I's proud of myself for believing and trying. And thankful to God for calling me to use what he gave me. It was good chile. (lol i am sooooooo rambling lol ha ha). Oh, another thing. This was Sunday that we performed. So i went to church that morning, and I got there late, right when the holy spirit overwhelmed everyone. Intense! Anyway, the last thing the pastor said was "I just wanna leave you with this: God is working everything out!!" He said that like 3 times or so. You know that "Jesus can 'work it out" is the first song in our set? Call it coincidence if you want. God's good! I just glad that we're in his will. Here's some photos we took, but there's so much more coming up (videos and such). Got 3 more shows to go. Gonna Knock em out this weekend/next week. Yeah! Keep yo faith light oooooonnnn, baby!!!!!
Was thinking not to post cause I think, right now, it's a form of procrastination of all the finals i have to complete!!! AAA h aAhh! Anyway just finished rehearsing (and hour ago). It was good, but we were all tired. We'll be amped for the show tomorrow though! Gonna be good! I'm still sleepy.
Welllllll, recordings and more footage to come.......
Hallelujah Jesus..
Oh and Kalup's open studio is tomorrow. Should I go to church or see Kalup (one time only)? Decisions decisions "Jesus Can work it out"
A little procrastination going on...kinda (this blog is my piece remember)
MMMmm chile after I graduate I'd like this one to not be so much of a simulation at all.
East coast has to Youtube it, Hulu it er something now; but the best in the west should tune in to quite the awesome man, Mr. Hill Harper on CSI: NY tonight. (His character get into some serious craziness this episode) AWesome! So tune in.
...lol and tell Hill to call me! lol......
Don't want to say too much. He's one of my collectors now.
Really real, awesome, talented guy. Check it:
Now it's time fore me to get back to graduating ;-)
oh! Just wondering, You can "comment" right? in the lil white box at the bottom?
Kinda procrastinated a bit today after class. But need to get back to work.....hmm this is starting to sound like facebook. No bueno. This is supposed to be different! right? right?
Aaahh! I try.
Ok. I'll be honest about his kitchen tour band thing.....eh.
I'll be patient.
(I pray that it's get even more guttural, and relieving, and explosive.)
Yeah patience. Yesterday came together pretty amazingly smooth.
First rehearsal tonight was awesome!!! We did gospel and soul songs (my dream!) . recorded the whole thing. Everybody got their parts really quick. Everyone was super enthused about it. No one was like " i gotta go dude". Super good! We took photos! It was a great awesome cool boom boom boom tam!!! Thanks Lisa, Sergio, and Carlos!!!! And to think I was gonna drop this class. God is good! Soooo, rehearsal audio and photos coming up! Next rehearsal's this Thurs. Got a real good group. Thankya Jesus!
Here's our playlist so far (we're doing covers) :
-Jesus Can work it out -This Little Light of Mine -River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner -Simply Beautiful - Al Green -(maybe) What'd I say- Ray Charles -(maybe) Across the Universe - Beatles -(maybe) Tired of being alone -(maybe) Come on in my Kitchen Might try to get some people from the choir at church to sing at the opening exhibition at Queen's Nails Annex Sooooooooooooooul Power!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH! I saw Kalup Linzy last night at BAM. Check it..
More kAlUP!!! I love it! You should see him live..so much better Thank you Kalup for making me laugh and insoiring me. You are my true art upscale n round the way hero! Work!
Thank you Kalup! Now I know I can truely do anything! Kalup's an awesome video and performance artist known for his playful personas around gender, sexuality, race, class, and popular culture, will lead the audience into rapture. (they ain't my words...from youtube. Just not enough time in the day!)
Now I'm off to hang out with a friend I promised to hang out with, BUT I really need to read. AAAAHhh sucks. But Kalup was good last night. ...Need to prioritize.
Ok! No long intro! no time for that. I HAVE A BAND!!!! and our first rehearsal is this monday!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! Busy day...busy month, to put it short, Juilio (Morales), my installation instructor says he won't let me drop his class and he's not going to fail me. "I just want you to go with your instincts. Trust your instincts and filter out" , he says!!! I'm so happy. God really be using people! thankya Jesus!!!! So the only idea for the final project that came as a natural feeling to me (I just farted in the startbucks..I'm so happy! Releasing in all kinds of ways!!) was an idea I had the first day of class, at the beginning of the semester, but I thought it was stupid. The idea for my "installation" is to perform as a band, a tour peoples kitchens. Well it's ABOUT TO GO DOWN!! NEXT SATURDAY IS OUR FIRST SHOW!! It's gonna be a real funky hot finga lickin good time.
I must be on my way now many things to do, now. There's this song playing around me now in starbucks saying "Nothing's gonna get me down. Nothing's gonna get us down!" true dat my country singin brotha!
Let me be a testiment to how great God and His grace is. He turned a situation where I was consistantly performing extremely poorly, was gonna drop out of the class, to having the time and dream of my life ( and other's lives)being able to share it with people i love, ALL WHILE getting college credit and Bachelors degree for it. Now that's GOD and Art for you!!
Hallelujah Jesus! Let's Rock! Let's go BOOM!
When things get hard keep your eyes toward the hills, from wich your help comes. Look up!
Today was rah good. Got my sing on in class again, and made a great connection with everyone in the room. Damn. No documentation though...except for what I'll write here. So hmmmmm so much to say. So little time before bedtime (yes. I set myself a time. Gotta stay alive). Well listen to this for now. Brb.
This is cool. SunRa's version of the song (from Fantasia, I think....no Dumbo)
Ok. Not sure if that video is gonna show up or not. But "great!" if it does. See that's how long I've been away from this thing. I should know exactly how to load a video, my own videos, by now. Whatever. just a part of the freaking out process. I am sooooo nervous to graduate. I've held in a lot for whatever different reasons these past two years at SFAI. Just a lot of that gutteral hardcore honesty that i feel that art school, especially art school gives you freedom to do. WTF? What the WTF's wrong with me?!!! (Banging my head against the wall) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!SHit!!!!! Why am I so scared and in a box allllllll the f^*#ing time!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!! There's my piece.
So after watching this I don't think I'm so bad. It's good to objectify yourself sometimes. ANyway Me n Erlin were jamming tonight. and make some cool stuff. Most of it was his own work, but I through some stuff in. eventually we both knew that I was holding in sometimes. I find it hard to break through. It's just a few weeks til graduation and It would be quite the finale if I could walk out of here with some artwork that I'm genuinelt proud of. Like leave with a bang! (I guess this blog is it. then it starts ringing in my psyche my instructors and fellow students -----never referred to anyone as my fellow sudent before ------critquing about narcissism. Oh well.
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