Mobilized and Unified!!!

And so it begins..

A project of epic proportions..

To execute this project, I need upwards of 80,000 people who are willing to donate to me(most importantly) their First and Last name, and (second most important) $1. The dollars I collect will be deposited into a bank account and upon project completion will be used to settle my student debt. The names will be combined with my artistic skills to create a sculptural installation; it will be both art and a thank you to everyone who donated to my cause.

For me as an artist, the most important part of this project is the Name donation. The dollars are amazing as such a small amount adds up, but the Unification and Mobilization of a group of people to make a difference is the most important aspect for me. The time it will then take for me to engrave each and every one of the names into the artwork will pay tribute to just how much I appreciate what you have done for me.

And so, Let it begin......


Avey

A realization...of sorts.

Do you know what I just realized.....I don't think I am ready for this.

It came to me like one of those cartoon ideas.....maybe a little less light bulb and a little more anvil to the head....but the awakening non the less.....It's not where I am living that I'm not ready for....but the scheduled work time, and the daily routines that I just can't get used to.....the wake-up everyday life of the man and woman in a suit, the coffee, the commute.

Its not like I am exactly doing that now, but that is the path which I am currently on....and it needs to stop. I need to draw my line in the sand and not cross over......

I need the bright lights, and the fast trains....the mohawks and couture....but that is only the metaphor, I don't want to "physically" live in it, I just want to "live it", no matter where I am.

For it to be my 9-5, the reason why a wake-up and go to sleep at night. Not the desk job with medical and dental, but the lights that shine in my eyes, the shyness when asked about my work, the speeches about why I do what I do, and the inspiration that brought me to that conclusion. The colours, the textures, the work, the walls, the frames, the prints, the spaces, the floor, the laughter, the music, the ambient buzz, the conversation, the reason for it all......

I love art. I love the way it makes me feel, they way my heart speeds up with completion, and soothes with accomplishment. The way I can look at one single spot for hours and it can change and mutate the way I see the world around me. The way a room smells when filled with sawdust from sanding a piece of wood, the smell of varnish in fine coats to seal a masterpiece, the physical nature of the components and their tools in a space that is all my own.

So I must own it. I must retake my place amongst the light and the laughter. I must do what I set out to do. I must remember that I will be among the greats who have found there soul mate in paths, to have a profession that makes me complete, that one thing that I enjoy waking to.

Little children dream.
They dream of one day being a firefighter, a teacher, a policeman, an astronaut, in the circus training lions, actors, dancers, musicians, and fashions designers. But as they grow, their dreams begin to melt. They melt into the social pressures and status quo, which land them in those 9-5 jobs, the "TPS Reports", the paperwork, the sleep deprivation. They have forgotten those dreams of their youth, they have settled.

But I will not settle.

I will not succumb to mediocrity.
I will be great
I will be me
I will do what I love
And I will succeed.

I will remember everyday the choice I have made to become the person I am, the reason I chose this path.
The path off the beaten way.

And I will try.
I will try and remind those who have lost their dreams to remember that dreams can be reality if you really want them to be.

A great man once said "Do What You Love!", may he rest in peace.
And he is right.
Do whatever it is you love and you will find that true happiness. Perhaps that nirvana of the east, that truly relaxed and zen like state.

So I will put my foot forward and chase my dream. However far it takes me I must follow. Even somewhere where the light is not so easy to find, and the wall space is not as prevalent. But in a place that I love with all my heart and am proud to call my home. No matter how far away I go, this will always be my hive, my point of return.

So I will go.

Into the distance.
Into the blue, I will fly.

I will remember why it is that I do what I do,
And I will never, NEVER ask why.

Avey

I think I have lost something....but I don't know what it is...

I have lost it......weeks and weeks of attempting sanity and I have somehow lost my focus. I cant think like i was......i think i need to find a muse.....all the greats had one...so maybe i need one too. But who or what should be my muse. Thoughts that i have for work that I want to create get easily flushed out by distractions.......maybe i just need to stay focused. But that is so difficult when there is so much around that easily snaps up my attentions.....I am like a five year old in a toy store.......or maybe I just need to meet some new people....start some new conversations.....go to some new places......maybe I can mold the distractions into my muses......this could be interesting.

Avey

First....I say Happy New Year.....i hope your first few days into the new decade were as spectacular as mine...and filled with food, friends....and other good things that start with F. :)

Second.....I apologize for my tardiness. My constant distractions included the food, friends....so you will just have to suck it up....I am back now.

Thirdly......i would like to regale you of my tale of Sherlock Holmes on Christmas Day....I did not know that there was a Cowboy convention in town........until I saw him.....

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But here's the kicker........I saw another one.....and then decided that it was not a cowboy convention...but a brokeback mountain convention which made the party that i was with cackle with Christmas joke delight.

ok ok....enough witht the fake shit...on with the real shit.

So......I have almost completed one of the pieces that i have been working on for the last couple months....if not for the distractions previoulsy mentioned...and an increase of working hours...it would have been done....maybe...but the New Year is good for New Things and what better way to start up a new decade than with some amazing art. So upon its completion, i will upload some images for your approval...

Til Then....TaTa.

Avey

Me and Christmas....

Seasons Greetings Friends......Its once again Christmas. This year, I am celebrating with Bull, my best friends dog :


And of course....a little extra yule tide joy on the form of my absolute favourite....



But seriously....Happy Holidays everyone. Christmas isn't about presents and eggnog(even though the holiday eggnog is fantastic) It's about Family and Friends. So enjoy both of those this day.


Avey

let the planning for domination begin......

I am planting a seed. I surround myself with people like me, who think like me.....and their creativity and business savvy has inspired me to continue my ploy to conquer the world. Beginning with my own business and then further expansion. I tend to measure my own greatness by he greatness of those around me.....and can I just say.........With the people I know.....the world is our canvas and we are going to paint allllllllllllllll over it. :) With the impending graduation, continued education, and general plans for the future....we have begun to lay the groundwork for something truly amazing. Right now, I don't know what it is, I don't know where it will go, and I can only imagine what it will be when we get there, but the excitement that is written on my face, the years of joy that will come from it, cannot even be measured in normal standards. And all of this just makes me so excited for what is to come, And if I am excited.....you should be terrified. Once we put our minds and energies into anything.....it is amazing what we can accomplish.

So, here's to our present, and CHEERS to our future.

I Love you all....and thank you for your greatness. :)


Avey

who knew the freeway could be so inspiring.......

So my Thursday morning commute is comprised of a little bit of Orgy's "How Does it Feel" and a little bit of artistic inspiration. Who knew people driving slow and me swerving in and out of traffic could be so inspiring. But I digress....so I am driving behind this truck that is partially freaking me out and inspiring me at the same time. It has this pile of metal pipes strapped to it with straps that look like under dire amounts of pressure and stress would snap off and send these pipes into the freeway causing morning traffic to slow down...if at all possible....even more than it already is. HOWEVER....I had this wonderful.....and by wonderful I mean wood and metal sculpture wonderful.....idea. If you are familiar with my bendy ply.... I had this idea involving metal pipes.....more of the linear, non curved kind......set up in a formation that would have them placed randomly, but close together, vertically in some kind of base....or maybe even concrete( i do enjoy mixing concrete now....kinda fun) allowing for enough space for me to take strips of the bendy ply and wrap them around said metal poles in various formations and curves.......creating yet another wood and metal sculpture creation. See if you can get into my head and follow me.....I am going to take this somewhere.........slowly since I am poor and am going to have to locate the materials to do so. I have actually been thinking about appropriating some of the wood from one of the freeway construction sites...but I don't think that is such a good idea.

SO FOR ME PLEASEEEEEEEE!!! If you know anyone who knows where they dump all this suff....ask them where I should look first....and hopefully when i get new coveralls.....i can pay a visit to where they put all the garbage and scrap yards.....one mans trash is another mans treasure........well in my case Some of your trash...could be this chicks treasure. :)


Avey