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Rodney Graham
Still from Rheinmetall
2003
35mm film


working is fun. i haven't had a job since about december, and it's nice to 'go to work'. i have the day off tomorrow (tuesday) because my boss is in meetings all day. we're really busy working on getting our fall line ready to get on the shelves in a couple weeks. add on top of that that we're almost finished with the spring '06 line, and it's a really crazy place to be this week. i like the industry so far. fashion is really fun stuff, and i enjoy being around the people at the office because they are really excited about making nice clothes that are cool and interesting. not all of it is stuff that i would wear personally, but there's tons of thought and quality put into it. oh yeah, we're having a sample sale over at ever in a couple of weeks, so i'll let you guys know more about that when i do. nothing like getting an eighty dollar t shirt for $1.

been thinking a lot about my next body of work in the artistic sense. got some fun ideas. growth, life, seasons, something to cause interaction with the viewer. ask me about it because i will be happy to tell you about it. i just dont want to blow out the concept just yet by putting up on here. mystery and suspense are such key elements! i feel like my current show was pretty generous, but i want to amplify that by like a million. i wont to provide so much 'stuff' in my work that it's more than you can catch on a single viewing, or as a single viewer. i think that's what seperates student level work, and amazing level work. here's an example: in the lord of the rings movies, all of the arrows were individually painted and adorned with markings for the people who were shooting them {men, elves, orcs etc.}. it's like a character in a film or book having an amazing back story that's hinted at, and can't completely be defined. i know that sounds a bit ambitious, but i think it's something that i want to reach for. being really really detailed in sculpting/installation work always helps to push things to the next level.

so anyway, that's what i have been thinking about tonight - other than getting drunk tomorrow morning for fun, and how i wake up each morning having dreamt about an antique store...