I've Officially Submitted My Re-contracting Papers, Electing Not To Stay For A Third Year On The JET

I've officially submitted my re-contracting papers, electing not to stay for a third year on the JET program.  At the same time, I've printed out applications for four art residencies in Greece and am preparing to contact a public art organization in Bristol, England about a paid internship with them. After that, the plan's to resettle in a mid-to-small-sized American city with a good creative scene and a job that gives me the free time I need to realize various dreams. I am excited about all of this.

Tissue case, cardboard, construction paper, and inkjet on printer paper.

Instead of "hipster" say:

Alt - Alternative lifestyles, fashion, hobbies -- that's what we're talking about right? It's an easy, catchall word for describing all sorts of activities and styles (see below). Let's call a spade a spade already.

Bohemian - For over 200 years, artists, musicians, writers, etc. have lived in concentrated areas embracing creative, independent culture and sacrificing for their art. Labels have changed, but the passion's the same. Maker - Picklers, crafters, tinkerers, these people are leading a new American industrial revolution called the Maker Movement (look it up. It's awesome). Freegan - Anti-consumers who salvage and repurpose mass society's waste. They embrace "community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing". How wonderful is that?

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Asshole - We don't need an h' word that awkwardly lumps in alt types with douches and snobs. If you have to say you don't like someone, we already have more than enough words to choose from.

Take an 18 by 24 inch piece of paper and make a drawing using nothing but your car. "Draw it with your eyes closed" pg. 8. There wasn't much to work with on a motor scooter, but I think it turned out ok.

The first shots from an upcoming photo project on identity. More soon.

A business card I whipped up for an international festival I'm presenting at at this weekend.