Monday, March 4, 2013
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Art X Detroit returns to midtown April 10th-14, 2013! The Detroit Free Press has the lowdown:
"Event producer Midtown Detroit Inc., announced today that the cultural celebration, funded by the Kresge Foundation, will be held at more than two dozen venues. The inaugural Art X event was in 2011.
There will be visual artworks created by the 38 Kresge Eminent Artists and recipients of Kresge Artist Fellowships. A special visual arts exhibition will be on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit. This year’s programming will also feature dance, musical and theatrical performances, literature readings, workshops and panel discussions."
If this year's event is anything like last year's, I'm very excited to attend. Be there or be square, Detroit!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Creators and Consumers
Creators and Consumers
People are meant to create something. The closer we come to using our own particular talents and skills on a daily basis to create something that effects the world in a positive way, the closer we get to God, to the Universe, to ourselves, and to each other.
Yes, we enjoy consuming. If no one consumed art, or food, or literature, or handcrafted luxury goods...than many of us would be out of a job. But if all we do is consume; if all we do is stand with our hands outstretched, what shall they feed us?
They will have us believe that the scraps from their table are good enough. That we could not possibly posess the ability to, not only provide for our own table, but to manufacture that table from locally sourced, sustainable wood, and to nurture the meat and produce upon it using heirloom seed and old school farming techniques. That we could not possibly LEARN to provide ourselves with the things we so desperately fight each other for.
Now, who is this proverbial 'They', and who allowed them to make decisions for me? For us? Perhaps I did, in some round about sort of way, or maybe my ancestors did, and so on and so forth, but blaming is a farce. It doesn't matter who is to blame. The imprtant thing is, there are people fighting for their right to CREATE. The right to make beautiful, inspiring, luxurious things so that the rest of us can find beauty in our everyday lives. You cannot find this kind of craftmanship in Walmart. At the Olive Garden. In Macy's. You CAN find it on Etsy, in local markets, museum gift stores, taco trucks, and at craft fairs. You can find it in local stores owned by people with style, or on someone's Instagram early one morning. You find it in the community we have created online. A community of people working together to fight for the right to create and consume quality goods. We shall seek each others' company, and we will push them out. We don't need them. They. Need. Us. We are powerful as both the Consumer, and as the Creator.
This cycle continues, and I shall write about it. I seek the Creators of the world, and I will share them here. I will surround myself with people who are of like-mind: that nothing is more powerful than a group of people who decide to work together. That quality should always come before quantity. And that we all must actively participate in our consumption process. I look forward to writing for you and supporting you in your endeavors to Create.
People are meant to create something. The closer we come to using our own particular talents and skills on a daily basis to create something that effects the world in a positive way, the closer we get to God, to the Universe, to ourselves, and to each other.
Yes, we enjoy consuming. If no one consumed art, or food, or literature, or handcrafted luxury goods...than many of us would be out of a job. But if all we do is consume; if all we do is stand with our hands outstretched, what shall they feed us?
They will have us believe that the scraps from their table are good enough. That we could not possibly posess the ability to, not only provide for our own table, but to manufacture that table from locally sourced, sustainable wood, and to nurture the meat and produce upon it using heirloom seed and old school farming techniques. That we could not possibly LEARN to provide ourselves with the things we so desperately fight each other for.
Now, who is this proverbial 'They', and who allowed them to make decisions for me? For us? Perhaps I did, in some round about sort of way, or maybe my ancestors did, and so on and so forth, but blaming is a farce. It doesn't matter who is to blame. The imprtant thing is, there are people fighting for their right to CREATE. The right to make beautiful, inspiring, luxurious things so that the rest of us can find beauty in our everyday lives. You cannot find this kind of craftmanship in Walmart. At the Olive Garden. In Macy's. You CAN find it on Etsy, in local markets, museum gift stores, taco trucks, and at craft fairs. You can find it in local stores owned by people with style, or on someone's Instagram early one morning. You find it in the community we have created online. A community of people working together to fight for the right to create and consume quality goods. We shall seek each others' company, and we will push them out. We don't need them. They. Need. Us. We are powerful as both the Consumer, and as the Creator.
This cycle continues, and I shall write about it. I seek the Creators of the world, and I will share them here. I will surround myself with people who are of like-mind: that nothing is more powerful than a group of people who decide to work together. That quality should always come before quantity. And that we all must actively participate in our consumption process. I look forward to writing for you and supporting you in your endeavors to Create.
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