growing... content with progress.

after a much needed conversation with Catherine, i realized i need to count my blessings before i craft what the new year will look like.
so here's my review...

JANUARY 09: i found that the path less traveled led me to find inspiration in texture




FEBRUARY: i came to the realization that sometimes you just have to do what you got to do. it doesn't take much to get where you want to go. just clean underwear, a few dollars, a bus pass, a camera, and a memory card. only good things can happen from there.

MARCH: i launched CHDWCK.com. not much more satisfying than having a place on the web where people can specifically go to see your work.

APRIL: i participated in my first group show: Gentrify Me - a show about community change and gentrification.




in regards to photography, i discoverd my interest in capturing people doing what they do best or enjoy doing most.

i took a trip back home to new jersey/new york and met some amazing artist, including liz marotti and nakeya brown.




MAY: i found an approach to portrait photography that i was comfortable with






JUNE: did an internship at Center Of The Earth Gallery through the summer. a HUGE learning experience. in my spare time, had some fun with my muse, jasiatic.


SEPTEMBER: i particpated in the show, Texture, Dreams, and Rustic Pinwheels with de'Angelo Dia'Bethune, Elisha Covington, and Shanthony Exum.



OCTOBER: i had more fun with jasiatic and shot in a supermarket



DECEMBER: i participated in the NoDaRioty All Arts Market, sold and traded tons of artwork

and i shot for Rheba James Baby Clothier

AphroWoman: Attributes got accepted to be part of the Lodi Projects' LETTERS Exhibition in Raleigh, NC in january.


i learned and accomplished quite in bit in '09. but i got A LOT of work to do in new year. thanks to everyone who has supported my growth. KEEP IT WRANGLER in 2010.

AphroWoman: Native Tongues (extremely tentative title)

apparently this is still in progress... i'll say more about it when it's done.

PUNCH CLOCK PROMISE series

this is not AphroWoman... but i made it. part of the PUNCH CLOCK PROMISE series. the series is based on lyrics in Lupe Fiasco's song, "Gold Watch": "Might not go to college/but my street smart polished.../Firm disbeliever in your punch clock promise."
i don't feel like typing right now, so i'll explain more when i post up the rest.

so inspired!!!

this picture so perfectly captures how i feel right now. i feel like i jumped to get the goodies on the table, and while on my first attempt i didn't actually make it - if i can just hold on a little longer, i'll be able to pull myself up and get the reward.

i participated in NoDaRioty, a local art market featuring all kinds of artist. i sold an AphroWoman piece that i wasn't really expecting would sell that night, but a couple walked in, saw it, and immediately responded to it. and though i didn't sell much photography (though i was able to grow my art collection with some trades), i got so much positive feedback on it! it feels strange to do something so personal and people like it - not only do they like it, but they are truly affected by it!

i put all of me in my art, but i don't give nearly enough time to creating. i can accomplish so much more! thank you mr. cat. your persistance is my inspiration this coming four day weekend!

super mario fix

clever.

ROBERT MARS

some incredible artwork i stumbled across by artist Robert Mars.

"I am determined to capture the independent aesthetic of the not-so-distant past that has been replaced by homogenized corporate culture and standardized cityscapes. Industrial design, graphic design, architecture, vintage neon and mid-century icons all render important roles in my work.

My paintings employ layers of color, subtly collaged printed matter from the 1950’s and 1960’s, and stark, black imagery. Remote, indistinct landscapes capture the once poetic, and now nearly lost highway strips of the American past. Formerly the promise of hope and prosperity; these icons are now a sign of desperation and ruin."

Supermarket Shooter

tryna up my street cred, i decided to go shoot in the supermarket GUERILLA style!! this is what i captured before i got kicked out. i'm so hardcore...

jessica is cool.

chillin wit' jae (part ii): throwin' $#@!

chillin' wit' jae (pt i of a possible iii)

some days when i have off work, i like to just drop in on jasiatic
and shoot the poo. she's cool 'cause she lets me hang out, kill a few minutes/hours and play with her kids. we talk about photography and a personal thing or two. she'll shoot me for her blog. i'll ask her for tea. she'll get up an make herself some and (i honestly believe) forget to make me some. she's a pretty busy woman, but she makes it look like fun.

k-pilla (at work and at play)

"...it's where you at"