What i meant to say --

What i meant to say was how important it is to me to have dialogue with visual language. I wanted to state my intent to always be working at communicating with this fluid language and gaining a better understanding of it's rich history and depth. I want to communicate the mystery of the complex systems we exist in - using humble means, humble materials....

I hoped to convey that I use trash because I believe in it. I know it has energy and power I want to liberate it. I want to expose it's nature, befriend it, work alongside it. Being a creator is a special privilege. To manipulate materials that have passed through many a hand is an honor, and beyond that, magical. In the moment where I am wrapping and weaving a piece of old bubble wrap into a sculpture, i can feel that magic. I can feel the power it harnesses, and there is a sense of something ancient. I can feel it pulling and weaving itself. I enjoy it in my hands and struggle with it, like others have done before me. I pop a few bubbles, but try not to pop the whole thing. I realize that I know about bubble wrap because I packed paella pans into boxes for months and used giant rolls of that stuff. You'd think it never gets old, but it does. Actually, its just mundane. You forget all the excitement of bubble wrap -- this plastic injected with air. AIR! (i have no idea if that's how it's made.)

I wanted to say all this and more, but I didn't. I got too nervous. I learned a lot from this experience about myself. About my fear, my impatience, and how I want to move forward. Also my studio is really, really clean and organized. I think that's a great thing. Onward.....