About this project
About this project:
Blooming Babel is a book (and blog) inspired by French romans-photos and Mexican and Italian fotonovelas (photo novels), and by a New Yorker article that extols the benefits of talking to very young children. Blooming Babel tells the story of a set of family interactions. Using texts, photographs, and other graphics, it looks at the power and identity systems within the family, and in the greater social context. But the project is also a tool to critically take apart ("unpack" & "deconstruct") social bias and the hegemony underlying media.
The plot is this: A woman known as "Sierra's mom," learns that children develop more language skills and higher IQs if their parents engaged them in conversation (even if unidirectional when the kids are pre-verbal) from the time they were born (there is really data that indicates this--but how good is that data?).The woman's adult daughter, Sierra, has a baby, and Sierra's mom worries that Sierra may not be talking to the baby enough. Sierra's mom is hesitant to approach Sierra about this because Sierra is very defensive about her parenting skills, especially when her mother tries to help. However, Sierra's mother feels that Sierra's husband, Joby is more approachable and hopes to get him on board with talking to the baby, even though he is from a different background. What kind of background will not be indicated. At some point, Sierra's mother begins to question her values and role in society. Fashion is always present.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Meet Katrin - Brandy's neighbor
Katrin Gonzales is Brandy's neighbor. She is an attorney. Brandy snags her to have a look at the new kitchen (and give some legal advice on dealing with the Designer. Brandy had no case but pushes anyway)
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Brandy's Kitchen Conundrum.
Designer Annabella Dimetriosis, who designed the kitchen.
Jake Hansen, the installer.
Brandy does not like the new kitchen.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Good Federina
An icky pavilion in a weird garden has appeared on the lanai of Brandy Bobeche's home. Federina, the alter ego of Brandy's interior designer Alphonso Ronell, has appeared to rescue Brandy's infant grandchild.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Federina Rescues The Baby from the Icky Pavilion
In the Weird Garden, which ahs manifested on Brandy's lanai downtown--just as she is about to pick up her new custom designed vase by Alphonso Ronell and Dick Ramsey...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
The Vase
Brandy Bobeche saw a vase that she absolutely adored in Architectural Digest. She asked her interior designer to help her find one for the lanai. The designer found the artist who creates the vases and urged Brandy to have the artist custom paint it with this year's Pantone colors.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Process photo for "emblem" drawing
I take photos of various things do I can draw them. In this case, it's a scissor-wielding hand. Below it is the drawing in progress.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Suzie Baker gets a Fashion Treatment from Mindy Farris
Suzie Baker gets a fashion treatment from Mindy Farris. Brandy Bobeche is considering this. She heard about it through Burn Richards's marketing consultant, Nova Avon, when they all visited her in Dordrecht, Holland. Through Nova, they previously had met and hired Suzie Baker as their chef/consultant. She travelled with them to Holland and received the treatment there, in Nova's Inspiration Cottage.
The treatment consists of wearing clothes and accessories that vibrate at certain frequencies, as determined by need. This is very similar to food resonance treatments that Suzie Baker performs on her clients, so she herself was very receptive to the treatment. Brandy Bobeche will receive a treatment, too, as will her dog, Gillian. You see, Mindy Farris was a Pet Art Therapist in the past, so this streams very well into this new modality practice.
In this case, Mindy prescribed the use of black pumps, flourescent green pants and a purse in a certain red shade by the designer known as Brenee. Suzie wore her chef's coat during the treatment because it is the color white - which acts as a third point/field between the red/green opposition - and because she wears it more than any other garment. Thus, it will absorb and then radiate the appropriate waves to help her maintain balance. Suzie was sure that her imbalance was caused by gluten, something she does not want to avoid, since she is not a gluten-free chef/baker.
Mindy determined that the fashion treatment will eliminate existing gluten-fueled imbalances, and instructed Suzie to use only organic, non-GMO grains. In addition, Mindy directed Suzie to embellish any cream puffs she makes with real gold leaf, to neutralize the dairy-gluten-sugar devil triad. Coincidentally, Suzie had already begun to do this, intuitively feeling the grounding vibe from the gold leaf-- not surprising, as she is, after all, the creator of Spiritual Cooking Practice.
The treatment consists of wearing clothes and accessories that vibrate at certain frequencies, as determined by need. This is very similar to food resonance treatments that Suzie Baker performs on her clients, so she herself was very receptive to the treatment. Brandy Bobeche will receive a treatment, too, as will her dog, Gillian. You see, Mindy Farris was a Pet Art Therapist in the past, so this streams very well into this new modality practice.
In this case, Mindy prescribed the use of black pumps, flourescent green pants and a purse in a certain red shade by the designer known as Brenee. Suzie wore her chef's coat during the treatment because it is the color white - which acts as a third point/field between the red/green opposition - and because she wears it more than any other garment. Thus, it will absorb and then radiate the appropriate waves to help her maintain balance. Suzie was sure that her imbalance was caused by gluten, something she does not want to avoid, since she is not a gluten-free chef/baker.
Mindy determined that the fashion treatment will eliminate existing gluten-fueled imbalances, and instructed Suzie to use only organic, non-GMO grains. In addition, Mindy directed Suzie to embellish any cream puffs she makes with real gold leaf, to neutralize the dairy-gluten-sugar devil triad. Coincidentally, Suzie had already begun to do this, intuitively feeling the grounding vibe from the gold leaf-- not surprising, as she is, after all, the creator of Spiritual Cooking Practice.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Office Baby Shrine
My studio neighbor Yon arranged this as I was setting up a shot that was quite different. She is amazing.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Emblem Progress - Jan 16, 2016
Drawings in progress for my book, Blooming Babel.
Size: 12" x 12" ink on paper
http://bloomingbabel.blogspot.com
Size: 12" x 12" ink on paper
http://bloomingbabel.blogspot.com
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