“Look at all the shrub growth that we’ve never frolicked in!”

— Michael, on discovering that the fenced-in chunk of land behind the studio is actually fair game. Winterwork.

(photo above from the newly carpeted [but still a bit leaky] tree house.)

Here, now — except it’s winter. Spent last night playing in the snow. Plan to do much of the same today.

Wonderful.

I’m talking about Farmwork tomorrow at the WBSC. Come join the conversation if you’re interested!

wbsc:

PRAXIS: Farmwork
Sunday, September 20th: 3pm

Join us this Sunday for a Praxis presentation & discussion with WBSC keyholder Andy Dayton. He’ll talk about Farmwork, a community of artists rooted in the farmland outside of Madison, WI.

Things that may be discussed: gardening, Alan Kaprow, alternative growth, Black Mountain College, localism, Frank Lloyd Wright, bonfires, intentional communities, and pickles.

Oh, hey — I never posted this video I made for the last MNKINO. The theme was ON / OFF, and the video was shot at Summerwork.

If you haven’t heard, this month (September 22) is Transparency. Also, a few updates to the MNKINO website coming soon…

Well, I’m off to art camp. I’m in Oregon, WI for a week, to participate in Summerwork for my fifth consecutive year.

The above photo is from last year, where my crowning achievement was to dig a hole in the field, and then invite other participants out to the hole to chat. The whole thing culminated in an improvised ritual involving a wheelbarrow full of apples, and the hole was filled up by the end. I wonder what’ll happen this year?

Also, stay tuned — I’m thinking about doing a Praxis at the West Bank Social Center about Summerwork.

(photo: Marina Kelly. And yes, that’s Michael and me, sitting in the aforementioned hole.)