birds' view

this pic is from the tippy top of the Covey Center roof. it was tons of fun climbing up there. lots of wires, tall ladders with itty bitty rungs, and hatches.

for more views of downtown please check out what awesome guest bloggers such as Zina, Ryan, Rob, and Enoch have written on the downtown blog.

fat slice of yesterday. drank "throat coat" tea at breakfast.
entire body is feeling it from snowboarding session with O'lover the day before.
thought about infatuation with hugh laurie (started loving him pre- dr. house when he played wooster).
thought about diagnostics.
thought about how andi is a fabulous mom.

at work helped Jen Harmon Allen dismantle her show.
scoped out potential sites for a bronze sculpture that Jen's planning. her son jack loved the inside of the covey arts center in a be-still-my-beating-three-year-old-heart sort of way.

Below Jason Lanegan, is setting up his reliquaries. made a really fast dinner. liver and onions. thought about how when i was younger there was no way the mashed potatoes wouldn't have been sculpted into towers and ponds. went to the gallery stroll. started with the nola dejong sullivan show. then back to the covey arts center. it's fine that male artists revere and explore the pregnant female form. But i'd so much rather see women artists -who are mothers - who know - sculpt what its like to BE pregnant. and i prefer the venus of willendorf.
at mode boutique.
jen suflita drew the above portrait directly on the wall.
itty bitty dog.

thought about how i love the quote on cass's blog header.
thought about how we all have untold stories.
smiling 'cause mystery and stories are pretty cool.

The Provo Downtown Alliance has been asked to take on the flowerbeds on Center Street this next year. With our currently very modest budget this new mandate has been...entertaining. Because you just have to laugh when more and more (and more) is expected of a very small staff. I joked and said we should resort to casting zucchini seeds. Zucchinis have flowers...
Little did I know how truly brilliant this idea was until roaming the streets of Chicago! Vegetables! I wish I had more pix. But there was cabbage, broccoli, chili peppers, rainbow chard, arugula, and other leafy greens EVERYWHERE. It looked beautiful and for the survivalists...there's no security like food security.
What do you think? Pray tell!

been waiting for a settled time to finally tell you...

you won't find me hanging out in this windowless office anymore.

the scariest thing ever is quitting the rockinest job you've had. the dream job. the job in your field with the coolest co-workers in a positive atmosphere that allowed and encouraged being VISIONARY. the job that had you marvel, how did i get so lucky to land this rare & important job?

but i did get that lucky and i did quit. quietly announced 9 days ago, effective TODAY.

i'm super proud. before me this position didn't exist and the public arts program is now a crucial part of the downtown Provo revitalization. someone with fresh blood can take over. they can pour their heart and soul into it and make the art scene in Provo continuously better!

i'm super relieved. there are excellent things on the horizon. i'm inspired by the future.

and the truth is i'm not so scared. (what's way more frightening is not listening to your Fierce Guiding Self and sticking with a job you know you need to leave behind.)

xo!
signed,
the blur galloping off into the unknown

p.s. not to water down the fact that i quit...and not to diminish the awesome fact that i'm jobless...and definitely not to comfort those poor unimaginative practical souls who would ask "how are you going to pay your bills?"...but i'll still be consulting on a project by project basis.

Many thanks to Char, the interim director, and all of the active members of the Downtown Alliance committees and board of directors. Much love and appreciation to Susan Bradford for believing in art (and me!) and to Teresa. You guys rock and withdrawals from every day interaction with you are rough!

the city council threw us a curve ball last night. we're tired, they're tired, everyone's tired. so the city will foot the bill that had previously been the responsibility of the business and property owners. thank you city council. we didn't see this coming but we're grateful.

We've neared the final hour before the city council decision on my job! Will they choose fabulous public art, flower baskets, and parties in the street? or will they listen to Mr. Burns (not his real name, think the Simpsons) and his miserly compadres? regardless of the argument details, tonight promises to be a bloodbath at the city council chambers. at least some sanity is guaranteed by the presence of councilwoman cindy clark (her real name).

if you're up to witnessing the verbal fisticuffs come to 400 west center street at 7 pm tonight. or you can watch from the comfort of your home on channel 1 or 17.

Let the good times roll!

p.s. the good news is that at 8:30 this morning the Provo Housing Authority board of directors gave their stamp of approval on pursuing the next phase of the artist live/work space! YAY!!! we may soon be calling on you artist/musician folk to give your priceless input.