Entries by andytoad

Michigan, Amazing

July 13, 2011 /0 Comments/in , , /by

… Ox-Bow Hot Mess quick update – The class just completed an armature project, some photos below. Also below, a view from “The Crow’s Nest” of Lake Michigan.… … … …   …… …

Ox and Toad

July 7, 2011 /1 Comment/in , /by

… Ox-Bow in the AM. This morning the chickens that live in the coop next to my cabin decided to battle with the cat that intently follows them around. The chickens won. Their skirmish woke me early, before the breakfast bell, so I took a little hike in the woods. The birds are singing and the […]

Hot Mess

July 6, 2011 /1 Comment/in , , /by

I write this blog entry from a cabin overlooking the Ox-Bow Lagoon deep within the Tallmadge Woods of Michigan. Sunday afternoon I began a two week teaching residency at the Ox-Bow School of the Arts. The “camp” is quite off the beaten path. It’s so dark out here at night that I can’t see my […]

Spells

June 27, 2011 /0 Comments/in , , /by

… A sneak peek at designs from a work in progress. Photography courtesy of Phillip Romano … … I suppose the official sneak peak was in February at the Harkness Dance Festival where an excerpt from this yet untitled project was shown. Here are some studio photos (thank you Phillip) of an exciting piece that […]

Swallowed by the Machine

May 31, 2011 /0 Comments/in /by

… Today my roommate and I went to the Park Avenue Armory to check out the “installation” by Ryoji Ikeda, The Transfinite. I wasn’t exactly sure what we were in for and was completely surprised. As we entered the massive drill hall reality slid away…The experience was all-encompassing, incredible, a sensory overload. (I felt ill […]

Time Capsule

May 16, 2011 /0 Comments/in , , /by

Jillian Mayer… brilliant … I Am Your Grandma Lyrics and Video: Jillian Mayer Musical Score: Michael John Hancock Director of Photography: Daniel Fernandez Costumes and Masks: Wildchild World Assistant Director/ Co-Producer/Editor: Lucas Leyva …