tutorial (with will cobbing)

• said I felt the painting style was a bit overwhelming but he said it was dreamy, felt unresolved
• talked about consumerism and the short burst of happiness like an adrenaline rush but also unable to get something like you need it to survive 
• embroidery / sewing : artist: Michael raedecker 

• suggested for me to reconsider how I represent text- instead of just blatantly writing it in, too much contrast? blend in more. artist: Martin Kippenberger 

• to watch E.T. again - my childhood trauma. perhaps as I grew older I can appreciate its emotional qualities (apparently relates a lot to my work - family, home, loss, being lost) 
• exquisite corpse surrealist game 
• mike Kelley toys 

• Jeff koons - LV bags. (with the rabbit accessory - relates a lot to what I'm doing now) 
• suggested for me to do studies on the plushies / small toys I brought. 
• showed my photographs from the park, said I wanted to do more humanoid figures - said that perhaps the animals can be representations of aspects of my personality.