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.