Wednesday, January 12, 2011

january 11 2011

each day
small steps taken
to change
to change
what was the past
into the present
that big blue table
constructed to stand forever
only accumulated "stuff"
with more "stuff" underneath

with this studio, i have been fortunate
never having to be tight on space.
that changed this december
with the roof rip and tear.

and with that change
came the impetus
for shifting
moving editing tossing

hard to do
so very hard to do
and, i must say,
the shifting editing tossing
is not just happening
in a physical way
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
it is also
occurring
in my head.......

Friday, January 7, 2011

challenges


thirty years in a building
thirty years in a space
stuff happens
stuff accumulates
especially when one's JOB
is to MAKE stuff!

and while one is making,
if one stops to
sort
keep
toss
well,
money isn't being generated
so......
one keeps making
one keeps piling and
finally, finally
a tipping point happens
something snaps
crashes in the brain
says
ENOUGH
take a break
sort
keep
and most importantly
TOSS
share with others
neaten
and
while you are doing this
sort through the memories
the fragments
lingering in the corners of
your mind.....

Monday, January 3, 2011

changes


thirty years sounds,
when one is younger,
forever
thirty years can happen,
when one is not looking
in an instant.
thirty years ago,
we moved to chambersburg
into a building
being rebuilt
dreams were there
hopes were there
work was there.....

the building was, well, rebuilt with good intentions and not so good construction.
somehow the front roof had held up
this year was the tipping point
the roof needed to be "gone"
replaced
the process was painful
as memories of the past
slid though my head....