Embodied Spellcasting
Countdown Grabowsee was transformative this year. The week of living, making, and playing together is the most gorgeous alignment of values I’ve possibly ever experienced. Thank you so much to the organizers for making it possible, and to every person who brought it to life!
In our little attic studio with the balcony, I created a trio of hoodies for ‘embodied spellcasting.’ My guiding question: does wrapping a spell around your body, encasing your rib cage, organs, brain in it increase your power to bring the words to action? Can a cocoon of words enable you to metamorph, to manifest the intention? The three spells are:
1) Pause Time
2) Object Permanence
3) Generate Courage
1 and 3 were co-written with my incredible partner Siouxzi Connor. The spell hoodies, wearing sticks from the surrounding forest, hung in the gallery show alongside the works of the incredible other artists in residence. It is such an honor to be a part of this creative community. And the studio time provided an intensely life-affirming merger of my three artistic practices: painting, writing, and garmentry.
Topping off the weekend, I had the pleasure of DJing at 5am on Sunday morning. Thank you from every corner of my heart to everyone who left their sweat on the dance floor!
Whatalife.
