Jenny Mendes

HAUNTED is a word that denotes an unresolved parallel, a presence that is not quite a presence; a visitation by the as yet unspeakable - it is also emblematic of the longing for incarnation, of an unbearable substrate of wanting, of not finding a home in this world or in the next, someone or something that walks the halls of our house or our mind looking for what will help to lay its own self to rest.  What haunts us is something that seeks its own disappearance, it wants to  become fully itself and so depart. If we feel continually haunted over time we begin to become ghost-like ourselves and roam with intent whilst not quite knowing the object of our intention. Looking in the mirror, our face begins to look like our not quite incarnated life. We walk not exactly existing in the world we visit. Like the spirits and half-beings we imitate at Halloween, we roam the streets as if looking for an abode on this earth we are unable to locate, demanding tribute from those who dwell w...

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Fall days passing quickly by

http://risk-show.com/podcast/surrender/ I listened to this story yesterday and it was really moving.  Not so much because it spoke to me directly, though it was powerful, but because I hope there is someone who will take the time to listen, and maybe for her it will make a difference.... I don't know but perhaps for everyone there is some tipping point for self forgiveness... And maybe it begins with a mantra that can help let go of whatever it is that is holding you back.  I don't know, but maybe.... Sorry the link didn't work the first time but it should now.....

Here is another physical visualization of energy and intuitive communication. Maybe turn the music down when you watch this.  It was a bit much for me, but the images are incredible.  I want to paint something with this energy in it...for me it is the visualization of the unseeable made visible.  Like the energy between two people that can be felt, but not seen....

Honesty, the beauty of being comfortable in her own being.... I hope this works.... I will check in the morning and update it if need be... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-york-public-library-podcast/id804982781?mt=2&i=354662173 It's my moms birthday.... I'm not sure how old she is... 83, 84???? I'll have to ask today...

In the 17th century, a gardener created a strange book of birds in which the illustrations were completely made of feathers.  The Feather Book   is a 1618 manuscript by  Dionisio Minaggio , chief gardener in the State of Milan, held by  McGill University Library . While little is known about its past, it is one of the world’s oldest preserved feather collections.

Makoto Kagoshima

Co-leading a workshop today in Dayton Ohio with Didem Mert.... I've never done this before, side by side but looking forward to it... Hoping to ignite a little creativity in the participants and definitely learn something myself :)  If I get a chance to take some photos, I will share what I discover......

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I visited my friend Paulus a few weeks ago and he read me this poem, from Mary Oliver's new book Felicity which hadn't come out yet.   They are friends, so he knew it already.  I met her once with him in the garden at Penland when she was visiting him.  He read it from his journal, where he had written it out by hand, and I meant to copy it down, though I ran out of time and never did.  But it made it's way into the New York times October 14, so I can share it now.  It spoke to me...happy I rediscovered it before too much time had passed. The World I Live In I have refused to live locked in the orderly house of   reasons and proofs. The world I live in and believe in is wider than that.  And anyway,   what's wrong with Maybe? You wouldn't believe what once or twice I have seen.  I'll just   tell you this: only if there are angels in your head will you   ever, possibly, see one. I love it.  xox

Somehow when I copied this my picture disappeared, but I will be there at Justin Teilet's studio...  You can find out details about the show here:  http://www.ysarts.org/  or click on the image above and it should take you there....  !! This is my 5th show in nearly as many weeks.... crazy!  time for a break!  Planning an escape to a foriegn land.....

Some of my finished work from Serbia.  Last night my friend  read my palm.  Each finger and the lines in both left and right hands.  It was deep, and dark, and confirmed things I mostly already knew.  And maybe some I needed to trust a little more.  One of the things she brought up  was the Lotus Flower as life lesson/metaphor as seen in my palm.  Lotus flower roots go deep down into the dark muck to get their nourishment.... the more one embraces the lesson, the better the blossom up above.....  This delicate piece survived the fire with a story to tell from my time there,  and there were many.  i've been really busy, but soon I will share more photos from my journey last summer.

Shin Fujihira

Apollo and Daphne, 1625. Anyone entering the room first saw Apollo from behind, then the fleeing nymph appeared in the process of metamorphosis: brak covers most of her body, but according to Ovid's lines, Apollo's hand can still feel her heart beating beneath it. Galleria Borghese, Rome

It's that time again, getting cold and time to gather up some wood for the winter. I picked up a few tips here :)  hehe

The Kofun period art,Haniwa terracotta clay figure. Head of woman. Osaka Japan.

Empathy 14: A female humpback whale had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Faralon Islands (outside the Golden Gate) an d radioed for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her…. a very dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, nudged them, and pushed gently, thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of h...

I’m delighted to be participating in the inaugural  Flower City Pottery Invitational happening next Friday eve – Sunday, October 9th – 11th at  The Genesee Center for the Arts  in Rochester, NY. The show and sale, curated by fellow makers Peter Pincus, Matt, Metz, and Richard Aerni, features twenty potters from all over the country who will be in person with their tables full of pots. The two and half days also includes artist talks and demos which are listed on the schedule  here . It’s going to be a spectacular event! Participating potters : Kenyon Hansen, Ryan Greenheck, Julie Crosby, Mary Barringer, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, John Gill, Peter Beasecker, Jenny Mendes, Tony Clennell, Dan Finnegan, Doug Peltzman, Bob Briscoe, Richard Aerni & Carolyn Stutz, Liz Quakenbush, Kristen Kieffer, Mark Shapiro, Bryan Hopkins, Jane Shellenbarger, & Matt Metz. Hope to see you, NY!