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carol

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About Me

My World Is NOT My Own
I shut my eyes in order to see.-Paul Gauguin
Art is:Art is science made clear.--Jean Cocteau Art is either plagiarism or revolution.-Paul Gauguin
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.-Frank Zappa
Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.-W. Somerset Maugham
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.-Amy Lowell
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.-Scott Adams
Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.-Anonymous
The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.-James Baldwin
Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which Nature herself is animated.-Auguste Rodin
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.-Auguste Rodin
Art is never finished, only abandoned.-unknown
If you're finished, you might as well be dead-Maurice Gray
Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.-George Jean Nathan
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.-Albert Einstein
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.-Andre Gide
Delusions are often what make an artist truly great.-Marvin Scott Marvin
I am an LA artist, I make dolls, handmade books and do elaborate paintings on appliqued fabric. other than that I am really pretty reclusive, seriously, I don't have time for much else since art takes me a long time to make. I have a great sense of humor and I'm terribly sarcastic, people don't know if I am kidding or being serious. want to see some of my creations check the photos.or click here on hi it's me:
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My Interests

GUESS

everyone duck!

adopt your own virtual pet!

The Colors of Infinity:

I'd like to meet:

Raymond Pettibon!

my favorite person in the world

see below for why...

a writer who will write me stories and poetry to illustrate,
someone who'll make me laugh

and anyone who doesn't think they're perfect, because those who do, are truely flawed.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO ADD YOU IF I CAN'T SEE YOU?

WATCH THIS VIDEO!

Music:

too much to say, I actually don't own as much as I want to, not enough money for me to buy all the music I want. my wishlist is huge. someday.
here's a short list,
chase frank, breech, nellie bly, michael denvir, radiohead, devo, p.j.harvey, psychedellic furs, alice donut, nomeansno, dead kennedys, nina simone, johnny cash, the ramones, adam ant, the pixies, leonard cohen, bjork, tom waits, 400 blows, thee more shallows, the spores, the romanovs, strange boys, sonic youth, the the, peter gabriel, the cars, the fuxedos, bob dylan, tom petty, lou reed, peggy lee, frank sinatra, the o.j.'s, temptations, white stripes, king crimson, hank williams, barry white, ella fitzgerald, ornett coleman, the blood arm, john coltrane, the beatles, david bowie, Devotchka, Oh No, Oh My!, the fiery furnaces,john cage, thurston moore, raashan roland kirk, and more.

Movies:

something funny or surreal. or funreal. that looks a lot like funereal...

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter-E.E. Cummings

Television:

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crap!

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You are unique, just like everyone else-Anonymous

Books:

a comprehensive library, I love books, all kinds, even handmade or altered ones. books and records are going extinct, I feel the need to save some for the historians and anthropologists.

generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, an your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby, but these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.-Margery Williams,"The Velveteen Rabbit"

Heroes:

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you'll have to ram it down their throats.-Howard Aiken

I have no heroes.
my whole list is a lie,
they gave up on me
long long ago in a far off place
fairy tales
all of it.

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My Blog

this weekend at the monkeyhouse

my guess who painting will be at this showFrom: monkeyhouse toysDate: Apr 16, 2008 7:27 PM...
Posted by carol on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:54:00 PST

issue zer0

my friend marvin has so kindly included me in his online zine. check it outhttp://www. spiritcaller. net/issuezero/...
Posted by carol on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST

spring lotus @ the brewery space w13


Posted by carol on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:36:00 PST

yeah... this will work...

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Posted by carol on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:51:00 PST

a monsters nightmare...

I’ll have two monster dolls at this showopening: march 29 7-11pmMonkey’s to Go12951 Main St.Garden Grove, CA.714-638-2606...
Posted by carol on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

synesthesia

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Posted by carol on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:19:00 PST

chocolate bunnies can’t stand the heat

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Posted by carol on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:46:00 PST

hoppy easter

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Posted by carol on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:01:00 PST

Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show-2

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Posted by carol on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:33:00 PST

why am I posting things about atheist beliefs?

I’ve gotten lots of emails about the post on prayer, the answer to why is here: I am not a godless person I just don’t believe in religion. I find that person’s opinion interesting a...
Posted by carol on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:26:00 PST