This is what June and Karen are sending out...

Connective Tissue:

Most of the time, we don’t stop to consider all of the connections that we have, or make with other people in our lives. Sometimes these connections are fleeting…brief, chance encounters that somehow leave impressions on us; other times, we form significant, long-term bonds that influence our lives. On occasion, the connections make us realize that “it’s a small world’. The coincidence of meeting someone is unexpected, or the location at which you connect seems unlikely. One starts to consider the “Six Degrees of Separation”, or the “Kevin Bacon Effect”. As two cousins, we’ve discovered some of our own connections – we were born days apart, share a fascination with ‘connection’ and ‘coincidence’, and would like to explore these themes artistically. As artists, we hope to uncover interesting stories, and to share them, in a collaborative, mixed-media installation that will debut at the “Connective Tissue” exhibit. (This exhibit is a joint effort between artists from Chelsea, and East Boston, MA – two communities connected by water and bridges, and a shared interest in art.) We would like to have you share your stories with us, so that they can be incorporated into our work. Your stories may be hand-written or typed, mailed or emailed, short or long, happy, sad, or anything in between. They should also be true. As we are still exploring the aesthetics of our work, we don’t know the exact form that the stories will ultimately take, but promise that some will be complete, and able to be read; others may not, as the work dictates. In any case, the physical embodiment of the work will depict the concepts of ‘connective tissue’/’connection’, and your stories will help to form the structures that make up the work. We look forward to learning and working with your stories. Thanks! -June & Karen The exhibit will be at the Gallery @ Spencer Lofts, 60 Dudley Street, Chelsea, MA, opening in late May or early June. For more information, contact the gallery at: info@galleryspencerlofts.com

Work in Progress (I think)

I'm hoping I finally have the hang of this...if so, thank you, Leigh!

The last time I commented, I accidentally posted my comment to Todd's sketch, so I hope I'm getting this into the right location. (I'm a little bit 'tech challenged'.)

I just want to share what I'm planning - for those who don't already know:

I'll be collaborating with my cousin, Karen, on an installation piece that has something to do with the odd coincidences that we all have in our lives - those 'six degrees of separation' moments that connect us to others. We are thinking that we'd like to have an 8' x 8' space upstairs, with a floor to ceiling arrangement. It will incorporate text, and imagery like 'bubbles' and 'connective tissue'. You'll hopefully meet Karen at the next Pot-Luck, and will get to see a sneak preview of what we are working on at that time. As we haven't been in the studio together yet - only phone and email, it will certainly evolve from what we have pictured, and perhaps your feedback will shape it further once you've seen it.

-June

Reminder of Next Meeting

Wednesday, February 25
7:00 at the Spencer Gallery
Pot Luck

This meeting is 13 weeks before the show opens, so roughly 3 months

Show dues will be due at this meeting:
$20 per person - cash only
Everyone should put their $20 in an envelope with their name and their contact information.
Please include your phone number so we have a way to reach each other.
Also, please put the contact info you want to be used in any publicity - like emails or web sites if they come up.

The dues are intended to cover postcards and gallery fees.

If you cannot make it to the meeting, be sure to get your $20 and your envelope to someone who can so that we know you are going to participate in the show.

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New Photograph

This is what I was trying to describe last evening. The idea of fences being the connective tissue between homes, neighborhoods and cities. They are always present, but not always noticed. In different states of decay.

-Morelli

lowest common denominator

Hi folks,

Can you all help me brainstorm about the basic links which ALL humans share.

I am thinking behavioral : evaluating a new location, comparing ourselves to other people (is that a universal behavior?)

Please, if you have a few minutes, post your thoughts.

- Todd