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Inspiration. I’ve been thinking about my day job and how to get out of it lately. (Chances are co-workers and patrons are not looking at this, but I will give plenty of notice before the time comes and you’ll hear it before I shout it out to the world) I need to be making art with the days I have remaining. It’s a big priority, but I need to make it the priority. This short documentary on Lisa Congdon is pretty inspiring:
“The most important thing in life, I think, is love. So, respecting yourself enough, and your intuition enough to get up and do what you love every day.”
Here’s a short on one of my favorite makers.
I am very pleased to announce my participation in the March edition of LxWxH’s box release. The first three images by Joey Bates. Fourth image by Claire Johnson. Fifth image of boxes built by Steven Leroux.
From the website and press release:
LxWxH is a curated quarterly box of art with two original pieces of work by two artists, and an essay or literary project by a featured writer.
March is the first of the quarterly curated box sets, titled de/Construct, and features small paintings of displacement and catastrophe by Joey Bates and Claire Johnson, and writing by Mimi Allin.
New for LxWxH this year is a beautiful set of one-of-a-kind unique vintage cedar boxes handmade by Steve Leroux of Ruby Pear Woodworks. Each box is crafted from repurposed cedar fencing and polished with oil to bring out a beautiful color.
Sharon Arnold is the curator of LxWxH. For more information visit: http://www.lengthbywidthbyheight.com
Happening NOW!
For the past year I have been working on new work, experimenting, and figuring out a new pace in the studio. I have decided to have an art sale to clear some space and make room for the new. The work for sale is a collection of drawings, paintings, and paper cuts from the past 7 years. Prices range from $40 to $600. You can see a list of works available here: Joey Bates Art Sale 2012
“I did some very good books. It is mostly an isolationist form of life; doing books, doing pictures. It’s the only true happiness I have ever, ever enjoyed in my life. It’s sublime. Just going into another room and making pictures. It’s magic time. Where all your weakness of character and all your blemishes of personality and whatever torments you fades away, just doesn’t matter. You’re doing the one thing you want to do and you do it well, and you know you do it well. You’re happy. The whole promise is to do the work sitting down at the drawing table, turning on the radio. I think: what a transcendent life this is, that I am doing everything that I want to do. In that moment I feel that I’m a lucky man.”
-Maurice Sendak
