Sludge

Sludge is the residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.

It's easy to get depressed about the state of the world.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travel-leisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml

I'm making a crochet piece that symbolizes the vomiting up of the sludge burried at the core of self/earth (like lava). Long strings of black organic lumpy shapes with broken pieces of plastic twined into it. Also I am making small bags of compost (a handful each) from recycled plastic bags. Tied with red thread and adorned with glass beads they symbolize the cosmic womb. Each will have a small (tag) that says "this is a sacred place". I envision them hanging from the ceiling (hundreds, thousands of them. No shortage of plastic bags!! I feel so strongly that the trash that we dump into the earth is like the trash my father (the patriarchy) has dumped into me (women). The disregard, the abuse, the usury; It's all too much for me to deal with right now. It’s hard to be so sensitive to the insanity of the world we live in!! If it immobilizes me then what good am I? As long as I can keep working on this "sacred place" project:

I think I'll be alright.

Eco-Art

Eco-Art


The term can be used generally to refer to art dealing with ecological issues
and/or the natural environment:

• by raising awareness of the fragility of nature
• investigating natural phenomena
• using natural materials gathered outdoors
• not contributing to environmental degradation
  

Still working twards defining my dissertation topic and have surrenderd to the the creative process at work. This process is both personal and environmental. The two are intertwined.

I am sometimes so overwhelmed by the disasters and traumas I see around me that I am brought to my knees in prayer and humility. After jumping in over my head with plans for this large collaborative project I realized that I’m still, at heart, a solitary artist. Collaborative public works are dramatic ways to engage with the Spirit of Community but not the only way. There are many artists and social activists who work quietly behind the scenes making small contributions where they can. I am reminded of Dominique Mazeaud's "Great Cleansing of the Rio Grande" http://www.earthheartist.com/ and the possibility that my art practice can through individual compassionate actions.