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About Me

An object, place, or building that was once deemed useless, may gain new meaning through the act of translation. This allows the building to perform in a didactic capacity regarding the past, presenting historical knowledge in a way that prompts one to rethink current ideas and values. The relevance of such a translation emerges from treating the site like a palimpsest, a city of leftovers that become defined and redefined through the process of peeling away the incrusted layers and investigating these artifacts in order for a narrative to unfold. This body of artwork reflects, studies, and investigates the built environment and the decay inherent with in it. Many of the pieces displayed in this collection were constructed by gathering, documenting, and assembling articles found in or on various urban sites. Process is an extremely important element of this body of working, being that every object is an element of a design or thought process and is never a piece within itself; but rather a component used to derive new form or to represent a much larger idea.CELL CITY... circa 2004MIXED MEDIA...circa 2003- 2006 ON THE FENCE...circa 2006 HAPPY @ THE SALTON SEA...12/06 CURRENT ARCHITECTURAL WORK (renderings in Archicad)...Please contact me if you have any questions or interest in my art/design work or any construction or design needs. I would be happy to discuss these items with you further...

My Interests

Urban decay, the Renaissance of Downtown Los Angeles, Skid Row, the Uncanny, local artists, transportation (the Metro), cognitive mapping, cinema, collage, architectural theory, electronic music, dancing, carpentry, loft lifestyles, hiking, dining, fresh water aquariums, animal adoption, yoga, recycling, painting, bicycle riding and restoration, indoor gardening, drawing, product design, event planning, community service, candy canes,dark chocolate, lists, astroturf, vintage furniture, myspace, craig’s list, lower case letters, scarves, re-arranging furniture, international as well as local travel/ exploration...You are now marked on my visitor map!

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hoolahoop girl...ps if you are reading this, please be my friend...

My Blog

Art Watch

Below you will find information pertaining to, just a handful of local artists, which I've had the pleasure of discovering in recent months...Please feel free to enjoy, comment, and/or advise. I will...
Posted by dena on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:26:00 PST

I was just discussing this very topic...hmmmm

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22) Professional efforts may be thwarted now, no matter how hard you work. It's like you are trying to roll bowling balls up a steep hill...
Posted by dena on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:01:00 PST

Here we are now...on the Eastside...

Mike Davis~ By KEN LAYNE ~http://www.newangelesmonthly.com/article.php?id=7&IssueNum= 1..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Illustration by Antony Hare, siteway.comM...
Posted by dena on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:09:00 PST

4 youths arrested in attacks on homeless

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-ho meless17jul17,1,7909557.story?ctrack=1&cset=true..:names pace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 4 youths arres...
Posted by dena on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:57:00 PST

Skidrow Saints & Super Heroes

http://wholelifetimes.com/2007/06/la_homeless0706.htmlSkidro w Saints & Super Heroes What does it mean when one of the strongest economies in the world allows thousands to live in squalor in the sh...
Posted by dena on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:56:00 PST

Peace, Love, & Coachella&

Has anybody else notice that the energy level in the world around them has been extremely low this week.  Maybe, so many good vibes, rock 'n' music, and positive energy was brought to / created a...
Posted by dena on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:33:00 PST

Portrait of an ENFP - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving

The InspirerAs an ENFP, your primary mode of living is focused externally, where you take things in primarily via your intuition. Your secondary mode is internal, where you deal with things according ...
Posted by dena on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:37:00 PST

sometimes 15 minutes is all we need...

ahhhhh.....american idol...
Posted by dena on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:29:00 PST

Use Goodsearch and support the downtown women's center

How You Can Help: GoodSearch~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks to those of you who have been using GoodSearch during the past three months, DWC has already received over $100! As many of...
Posted by dena on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:03:00 PST

Learning From Bob and Denise

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Posted by dena on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:06:00 PST