New year, new website design, new blog function!

Excited to begin sharing works in progress, inspirational findings, and perhaps even some tutorials… *wink wink*

I hope the new year is bringing plenty of new adventures and opportunities your way.  In my case, 2015 is going to be the year of my graduate thesis ideation and creation.  I’m sure this will be the cause of all sorts of stresses and terrors and confusions in the months to come, but in this moment right now, I am eager to piece together the inspiration-filled tornado that is my graduate-student-brain.  There will be many thesis updates to follow (I’ll try to keep them to the excited/happy kind).

On a related note, the 3rd year students in the Book Art and Creative Writing MFA program at  Mills College are about to have their thesis exhibit, Manifold.  Which, if you can call yourself a Bay-Area-er, YOU SHOULD GO TO. Opening reception is January 30, 5:30pm, at Mercury 20 Gallery in Oakland, CA.  Click on the link to see the press release.

http://www.mercurytwenty.com/upcoming/January_2015/January.html

Some other fantastic things are a-happening too.  Pianofight, the theater/comedy/production
company my husband and I are a part of, opened the doors to its much anticipated restaurant and artistic venue in December.  And let me just say, it is beautiful.  I mean, the space is really really ridiculously good looking.  You should probably go check it out.

There are shows and events every weekend, including “Variety Show Death Match” on January 17, which my husband, Andy, is hosting (tix at www.pianofight.com. Poster by moi!).  MUCH MUCH more from PF to come.

I suppose this first blog post turned into more of an advertisement for a few local and radically great events.  But what better way to start off the new year than to go out and experience new things?

Over and out!

-A