Return to Me

Return to Me
 2012-13
 Reclaimed Lumber, Rope, Gold Leaf and Latex House Paint
106.5" x 75.5" x 60.5"

Work continues...and some exhibition updates.

I spent much of this past Saturday charring the wooden boulder that will be included in one of my current pieces.  It was pretty obvious that I could not have possibly achieved the surface and values I was after had I used paint.

Looks like at least two and possibly three more shows before May 2013.  Who knew? Well the marathon has begun and I am stayin' n the race.  I will have dates and locations shortly.

Art STL Interview

Here is an interview I completed recently for the Art STL blog.

http://artstlouis.blogspot.com/2012/11/jason-ackman-ideas-inspiration.html

Return To Me - process photos

Currently I am working on two different sculptures, Return To Me and one yet to be titled.  My hope is to have them completed by the end of 2012...hopefully. Enjoy the photos and shoot me questions should you have any.

Art St Louis Opening

Tomorrow night Art St. Louis will be hosting a reception for the opening of their newest show"Art St. Louis XXVIII, The Exhibition".  Looking forward to meeting the other artists in the exhibition as well as those coming to see the show.

In other news I have been selected for another group exhibition in February.  More details to follow.

Work is progressing on my current pieces.  I will try and post some process photos in a few days.
I just picked up a few new tools to add to my arsenal.  Yes they are sharp.  And yes I will be cautious. Thanks for caring.

Thoughts in regards to place

The art of being (mis)placed - by David Taylor

 "... Sometimes you leave your hometown in order to find your place elsewhere. Sometimes you leave your place of birth only to return years later and find that you belong there after all. Or more grandly, as Kathleen Norris puts it, 'A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.' Here is where you belong. Here is where you will stay put. It is your place and it is ourplace together....

My confession? I feel misplaced in my current city. While I know plenty of people who thoroughly love Durham, North Carolina, I fluctuate between total ambivalence and intense aversion to the city. It is a city that irritates me almost daily. After living here for three years, I have made my peace with the fact that Durham will be the first city in my life that I will be happy to leave.... But artists come along and perform an invaluable service.

For those of us who feel a tenuous or adverse relationship to our places of residence, artists help us to see that, in fact, God is happily at work here, quietly making grace happen in unexpected ways, gently rebuking our stubborn refusal to see that salvation and sanctification are occurring in this place—this street, this humidity, this church, this grocery store, these people...."

Blowin' my mind!

I watched this video and my heart quickened. A flood of emotions...all competing for their place in my thought process at the moment. It was as if I could feel the tools of my trade in my hands and a deep, intense desire to create and connect. Blowin' my mind and then piecing it all back together again. Man do I love the creative process.