New CACA Video featuring Marilyn Artus, Daniel Edwards, Fragile, KH No.7, Kimberly McBride, Hugh Meade, Anastassia Menshikova, Reserve Result, XVALA and the music of Ali Harter

Time for a new sketchbook. What a treat it is to begin a new book of drawings ideas, rants, future work and some ghastly intimate details that I usually dare not read afterwards. Sketchbooks mean everything to me. I rarely leave home without it and when I do its a disaster. I always draw, and its far more pleasant to jot down ideas in the confines of my portable mind. I have my standards, but occasionally deviate just to change things up. The usual criteria is, must be 5" x 7" to comfortably fit into an average size purse, it absolutely must have nice paper to glue, paint, draw, and of course write on. Finally much like a little black dress there is absolutely no substitute for a little black book...which usually makes its way along with a little black dress wherever I go. So...if you spot me at a coffee shop, bar, formal event, lecture, party or whatever...I'm probably stuck in the little black book world. Not anti-social, just an introvert, You can have a peak just DON'T READ ANYTHING!

-Anastassia Menshikova

It's like the universe does not want me to tattoo right now! I guess its not all peaches and cream even in the south. That’s ok, the universe should know by now that it’s not in my nature to give up so easily.  I’ll regroup and back into the game I go. Meanwhile I’ve been thinking a few paintings would be nice, big ones, public works of some sort. I like to share my art with people; it’s my job to bring out the beauty of humanity through images. Personally I feel like public work is the definitive form of expression and its available for everyone to enjoy.  Perhaps I can do some of that while I get my tattoo thing in order. The thing with tattooing is that it’s a personal reflection of that inner humanity, its art, and physical and psychological therapy: the most intimate and personal form of expression. They say you’ll never forget the person who tattooed you, and I’d like to spend the time to be someone you have a positive memory of... 

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