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Art Stories
Tales of inspiration and creativity, behind-the-scenes glimpses at art-making, in-depth arts features, and narrative portraits of LAL artists.
The Lexington Art League is excited to host a series of events around PRHBTN 2016 on October 13th and 14th at Loudoun House. Along with a number of local artists, Loudoun House will host Charleston-based artist Patch Whisky and South African artist Faith 47.
The artist Rich Miller, known by his street name Patch Whisky will be installing a new mural on the community center adjacent to Loudoun House. Working primarily in aerosol and acrylic paint, Patch Whisky's work can be found in Hawaii, New York City, Miami, and in the Museum of Art in Columbus South Carolina. The large colorful murals usually depict large cartoonish blobs, which the artist calls 'winkles', and are painted with artistic control and wry humor. Patch Whisky's training as a graphic designer is evident in his richly saturated work.
Special guest artist Faith47 will also be participating. An internationally acclaimed visual artist from South Africa, Faith47 uses a wide range of mediums. Her realistic, almost chiaroscuro murals are both traditional and gritty. These murals grace abandoned theaters, Brooklyn brownstones, industrial alleyways, and city government offices. Above all, they are inherently accessible, viewable to to anyone willing to stop and look. As an artist Faith47 fights for animals rights, ecological sustainability, bringing electricity to underdeveloped cities, and feminist rights.
Watch the talented Faith47 at work in Rochester, New York and in Cozumel, Mexico. She discusses her process and the politics of space here.
About the Artist
Andrew Brinkhorst is a photographer who has lived Lexington, Kentucky, for the last eighteen years. Strongly influenced by the classic documentary styles of photographers such as Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Bill Allard, Martine Franck, Danny Lyon, and Stanley Greene, his primary interest is in street and documentary photography. He has studied with renowned Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey, and his work has been published in local and regional newspapers and magazines, and exhibited in festivals and public events. His current project explores and documents the seeming renaissance occurring in the live music, art, and small business environments in Lexington.
"That feeling of a great show, a song that works, a recording that captures exactly what you're after. Pursuing your art. All of those things are the thing. This Is The Thing."
Lexington Art League (LAL): Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your background?
Andrew Brinkhorst: I grew up in a small town in West Virginia, Vienna, which is near Parkersburg. About an hour north of Charleston. After college (in Cincinnati and Huntington), I lived in Huntington, WV. I got married and Mallory and I moved to Lexington in the early 90s, and then moved away for a while. We moved back in 1998 when our son Alex was born, and have been here ever since.
LAL: How did you begin your work as a photographer? Is there any particular reason or person of inspiration that led you to pursue photography?
AB: I was into photography as a hobby when I was in junior high and high school, and some in college as well. But then I quit pretty much altogether until Alex was born, and I decided I better get a camera, and figure out the digital side of things. So I got back into it, and ended up meeting – online, and then in person – a lot of photo journalists. I've always liked the work in the documentary genre, like that by Robert Frank, Cartier-Bresson, Capa, Bruce Davidson, Bill Allard, Martine Franck, David Alan Harvey, Bill Allard, work like that. Pretty much most of the Magnum Photographers, actually. In 2009, at the recommendation of a photographer friend, I attended a photography festival. Since then, I've had the good fortune to work, learn from, and interact with some truly amazing photographers, and I met several younger photographers at the start who are now producing work from all over the world. It's pretty cool.
LAL: Are you a Lexington native and do you have a specific connection to the music scene in the city?
AB: I had no connection to the music scene here, other than the one I discovered when I started working on this project. The group of musicians that ended up happened organically, just based on who I first met and who they knew. And I was lucky to meet a few folks who know a lot of the musicians in town, and who were gracious enough to let me tag along with them.
In fact, though, the music is only part of the overall project. But it had to come first, and while I was working it took on a life of its own, and had a story it had to tell independently. That story is the one of how hard it is to be a working musician in this town. And, almost paradoxically, how many truly amazing musicians we have who live right here. But unless you have a day job or play in multiple bands – or both – it's hard to survive. It can be done, and is being done, by people who are driven to play music, to perform for others, to sooth their own soul by making music – making art – and who would do it no matter what. For them, this is the thing.
To be fair, music does have a strong pull for me. It's always been in my life. I performed some up through high school. I'm a really bad drummer. I have a good ear though, and did work sound for bands for a while during the college days. But I've discovered photography gives me the same outlet for the creative urge, the creative side that also includes the technical kind of details. That appeals to me.
LAL: On your website, in your "Music and Nightlife" collection, I noticed a lot of live music and music in motion. What is it about these moments that you find so appealing?
AB: Music can be hard to shoot. If all you are shooting is performance stuff, it's easy to get caught up in the groove of the moment and the emotion you feel isn't in the photograph. But it can also be incredibly amazing, there are so many little things going on, so many bits of emotion to be captured.
Outside of performance images, it's not all energy. There is a lot of down time, a lot of just getting things done, too. Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's quiet, sometimes it's tired. But then sometimes it's a group party, where everyone is one big collective effervescence. And then it's noisy and energetic.
LAL: Do you have a favorite event that you have photographed so far? Why does this event stand out to you the most? Did this event lead you to focus on photographing music?
AB: They're all different, and I have favorites from an experience perspective and favorites from a productivity standpoint. Sometimes too, shows in local venues get similar, since what I can do is so confined and dictated by the stage and the room layout. But even then, the crowds are different, the feel is different.
Some of the most productive from the perspective of "keeper" images have been the musically-curated afterpartys that are part of The Harry Dean Stanton Fest. I was photographed it 2 years ago, when the theme was "Escape From New York", and the music was all New York club feel, CBGB era. Last year, it was the Twin Peaks Homecoming Dance. They're great, the energy is high, it's a mix of different musicians and bands, and Scott does a great job curating the songs. The energy is high, and the photographs are there to be made.
Ones that are usually successful from both perspectives for ne have been the "Come as You Aren't" tribute kind of things. Most recently, The Cheap Trick / Velvet Underground show at Cosmic. It was amazing.
LAL: How do you think the title of the show "This is the Thing" connects to the theme of local music and highlighting musicians?
AB: The title is actually part of the chorus to a song by a local musician (Coralee, of Coralee and the Townies). That song became one of my favorites the first time I heard it, and when Corey explained the story behind it to me, it was even more powerful since it was really closely related to how I had interpreted it. To me, the song is about exactly what I was so struck by when I was working on this, when I was seeing how performing and making music is what matters to these musicians, and the challenges when that becomes the driver. That feeling of a great show, a song that works, a recording that captures exactly what you're after. Pursuing your art. All of those things are the thing. This is the Thing.
LAL: Is there one piece in the show that stands out to you the most and captures the overall theme? Why do you believe this piece, in particular, is so special?
AB: There is one black and white photo in the exhibit that to me contains the story, almost in its entirety. It's one of those photographs that happens when you're in the right place at the right time. And I wasn't technically ready, I didn't even have a camera with me. I took it with my phone. It's also a special photograph to me personally as well, because of when it was taken and who was with me, and where I was in the process at that point.
LAL: What do you hope people take away from this exhibition?
AB: The message is simple, really. That there is a world of talented musicians, and talented artists in general, right here in our town. Go out and support them, go to live shows, buy a t-shirt or a CD or something. Participate in the local scene.
This Is The Thing
A collection of images centered on a part of the local music scene in Lexington.
The artist states "It started on September 27, 2013. Home alone for the evening, I wandered out to explore this thing I'd heard of, called the NoLi CDC Night Market. I wasn't even sure where it was. What I experienced on that little cut-through stretch of Bryan Avenue between Limestone and Loudon Avenues was good live music, food, beverages, artists, and interesting and friendly people enjoying a wonderful evening in a unique environment. All working to improve their part of town. That evening I knew I had to document the phenomenon I had experienced, this collective effervescence of live music, and art, and small business.
"Of those three things, live music was the clear choice of where to begin."
This Is The Thing is the subset of that long term project, a look at a slice of the local music scene in Lexington, Kentucky. Made over the last 2 and a half years, the photographs show the exuberance of performance as well as the quiet times, the down times, the waiting and working. The work isn't meant to be a comprehensive view of the various music genres and activities within Lexington, but to show the interactions and interconnectivity of some of the talented musicians who call Lexington home and who work to make a living pursuing their passion and art. For these musicians, the performance, the catharsis of music composed, arranged, performed, and appreciated is the reason, and the goal. That feeling of a great show, a song that works, a recording that captures exactly what you're after. Pursuing your art. All of those things are the thing. This Is The Thing.
https://vimeo.com/143025975 Here is a link to the artist's slideshow of work.
Written by Blair Johnson, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky Journalism student
Annie Sprinkle began her life as Ellen Steinburg, but, over time, she recreated herself as the vivacious, voluptuous, fearless Annie Sprinkle; the complete opposite of timid, shy, conservative Ellen. Annie Sprinkle is a lot of things: an artist, an activist, a scholar, a thespian, and a sex-positive feminist, just to name a few. She has an extensive portfolio of work ranging from photography, books, films, performance pieces and lectures. Annie has spent much of her life as an advocate for sex education and equal rights. Nothing about her is conventional; a former prostitute turned porn star with a Ph. D. who explores sexuality and shamelessly shares her experiences through writing, visual art, and performances while teaching others to embrace a subject society considers taboo. She is as feisty and colorful as her name suggests. Throughout her life of work, she has always striven to entertain as well as educate.
A significant part of Annie's work has been in the performing arts, traveling around the world sharing her experiences and thoughts about sex and sexuality through her one-woman shows. Her most notable performances include Post-Porn Modernist and Public Cervix Announcement. These controversial shows have garnered wide interest as well as notoriety, prompting riots and a debate in the U.S. Senate about whether or not the government should fund "controversial art". But, likely, such reactions are what Annie hopes for. Her method is to present sexuality in a radical, uncensored way so that it cannot be ignored.
She has written numerous books, articles, and musings, all centered on her research about human sexuality. Her writing educates readers about sexuality with her signature creative flair and accounts of her unfiltered personal experiences. Some of her most popular works include her autobiography Post-Porn Modernist and Hard Core From the Heart: The Pleasures, Profits and Politics of Sex in Performance which received the Firecracker Alternative Book Award.
Typically, Annie creates visual art in her photography studio, acting as both the photographer and the subject. Her work has been featured in books as well as national and international magazines such as American Photographer, Newsweek, Spin, and Penthouse. In addition to her work behind the lens, Annie has also posed for photographers and artists and has appeared in many magazine spreads over the years, including Hustler, Penthouse, and Playboy. Her fine art photography has appeared in galleries across the globe.
Annie's work reaches far and wide to film, women's studies, and theater history classes in universities internationally. Annie is also a faculty member at The School of Erotic Touch in Oakland, California. Currently she and her partner Elizabeth Stephens are working on a relatively new project called sexecology, which is a field of study "exploring the places where sexology and ecology intersect in our culture– in art, theory, practice and activism." To teach people about sexecology, they create ecosex performance art, sexecological walking tours, visual art installations, and are working on a film called Goodbye Gauley Mountain-An Ecosexual Love Story, which focuses on the negative effects mountain top removal coal mining has had on Appalachia.
Artist: Body features one of Annie's most popular pieces, Bosom Ballet. Bosom Ballet is a photo series that is derived from her performance piece of the same name. In Bosom Ballet, Annie stretches, pinches, squeezes, and jiggles her breasts to Johann Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz. Also featured in the gallery is Beat Cancer Ballet A and Beat Cancer Ballet B. These collages of photos, treatment plans, and MRI scans reveal Annie's battle and victory over breast cancer, and illustrate not only her vulnerability, but also her strength and creativity in the course of her struggle.
You can view Annie's work at the Lexington Art League as a part of the Artist: Body exhibition. The exhibition runs from February 27th until March 27th with gallery hours throughout the week Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-4pm, Fridays 10am-8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm-4pm.
Written by Caitlin Robinson, LAL intern, Eastern Kentucky University Recreation and Park Administration student
John Rivers Coplans (1920-2003) is a renowned English artist who we are very excited to have featured in our exhibition Artist: Body.
Coplans settled in London after World War II, deciding to become an artist. He had taken his first photographs in 1941 while in Ethiopia, serving in the King's African Rifles. When he returned to London in 1946, he began to study painting, and eleven years later in 1957, Coplans was first featured in New Visions Centre Gallery in London for his tachiste-influenced abstract paintings.
Coplans moved to the United States in 1960, taking a position teaching at the University of California-Berkeley. In 1962, he moved to New York to co-found the art periodical Artforum, providing coverage on the ever-growing West Coast art scene. He held this position until 1977 when he returned to his love of photography while serving as head of the Akron Art Museum in Ohio. In 1980, he began taking nude self-portraits using a timer but became more serious about the idea a few years later, appointing an assistant to help with the photographs.
Said Coplans about the photographs, "I don't know how it happens, but when I pose for one of these photographs, I become immersed in the past...I am somewhere else, another person, or a woman in another life. At times, I'm in my youth."
Coplans began taking these photographs regularly in 1984, large-scale black and white, candid Polaroids usually presented from the neck down. He took these pictures from around the age of 60 and onward, giving a poignant study of aging, and often pull from his abstract art background, posing in different and unique ways.
Coplans' art has received widespread acclaim and has been featured in various exhibitions and literature around the world. Four of his silver gelatin print photographs are featured at the Loudoun House during this exhibition: Back With Arms Above (1984), Interlocking Fingers #12 (1999), Hands Spread on Knees (1985), and Hands With Buttocks (1987). Each of these photographs provide a look at the human body in an almost surreal way. In Back With Arms Above and Hands With Buttocks, he contorts his body in such a way that makes himself look more like an object than a human body, curling his fingers into a fist, hunching his shoulders over so his heads or arms aside from the parts above his head are not visible.
Coplans' art and the rest of the exhibition's art will be available for viewing during gallery hours at the Loudoun House on are Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Friday 10:00am - 8:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm through March 27.
Written by Sammy Petitte, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky CLD Student
Fourth Friday: Curator Discussion
LAL presents Fourth Friday: Curator Discussion with Julien Robson and special guest, Michael Lowe on Friday, March 25. This event will focus on Robson and Lowe's personal experiences collecting artwork. Robson is the former curator of The Speed Art Museum and Lowe is the collector of fascinating works by artists including Cindy Sherman, Andres Serrano, Bob Stanley, Wiener Werkstätte, Art Nouveau Marcel Duchamp and Maurizio Cattelan.
It is an honor to have Lowe as a part of the discussion.
Right when you walk into Lowe's Cincinnati home, guest Curator Julien Robson says, "a replica of the world's smallest exhibition space, a miniature glass door, with brick surround, that lights up when you open it, is the first work of art you see." It is the perfect introduction to the type of Conceptual artwork that has intrigued Lowe for the past twenty years.
His wife, Kim Klosterman, describes Lowe as "a veritable art bloodhound who, once he gets the scent of something, will not let go." This tenacious spirit shows in the collection displayed throughout Lowe's home. A 1964 painting of Mick Jagger by Bob Stanley hangs on the wall by the staircase which opens onto the main living space that is occupied by what Robson describes as "a variety of objects ranging from antiquities and Chinese objects to Wiener Werkstätte and Art Nouveau."
In this space, Lowe displays many impressive works like a 1967 abstract painting by Mario Yrisarry and a set of miniature canvases by painter Gene Davis, but his favorite is the sculpture by John McCracken. Lowe loves artists who have the artistic integrity and nerve "to do the work and persist with it," which is exactly what the Californian "Fetish Finish" artist achieved.
Lowe has always been a collector. Whether it was books about architecture or working as an antique dealer, he was constantly fascinated by artists' multiples beginning in the 1980's. His purchase of a small portfolio produced by William Copley led him to the discovery of Conceptual Art. S.M.S was only the beginning for Lowe. Robson says that after realizing the market for these works was inexpensive, he began to investigate, deal, sell and collect conceptual works, many of which are now held in his studio.
Lowe and his wife share a unique interest and collection of art of the 60's and 70's. While he has a warehouse where he displays work from this period, he is more concerned about getting a bigger space so he can enjoy his collection himself instead of creating a museum that would put him in the pubic eye.
We are very excited to have Lowe as a special guest and cannot wait to hear more about his personal collection.
The first hour of Fourth Friday will consist of the Curator Discussion and cocktails. After that, the evening will move into music by Nicholas Penn and light bites and a cash bar provided by Bella Notte.
Come out to experience this special Curator Discussion on March 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Loudoun House.
Written by Sheridan Fromm, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky ISC student
Francesca Woodman was beautiful and youthful with long, dark hair and a slim body. She was often the subject of her own artwork, but rather than focusing on her beauty, her photographs often elicit a haunting, somewhat unnerving mood. She created ghostly, blurred images with long exposure and her face was usually obscured or hidden in her photos. Her work commonly included symbols such as birds, mirrors, and skulls. Over the course of her life, Francesca created more than 800 prints.
Born to two artists, Francesca grew up surrounded by art, frequented art museums and was encouraged from a young age to foster her creativity. She spent time in many different parts of the country; born in Colorado, attended boarding school in Massachusetts, and later was accepted into the honors program at the Rhode Island School of Design. She also frequently traveled to Italy, spending summers there at her family home in Florence and studying abroad in Rome her junior year of college. It was in a small bookshop/gallery in Rome that Francesca held her first exhibition. After graduating, she spent time in Seattle and eventually moved back to the northeast to New York. During this time, the first inklings of severe depression began to consume Francesca and it was there that her life would eventually end.
After college, Francesca pursued a career in photography but success did not come easily. Her portfolios were continuously rejected and this, along with a failed relationship, presented struggles Francesca could not overcome. In fall of 1980, Francesca attempted to commit suicide but failed. Seeking help, she moved in with her parents in Manhattan and her condition seemed to improve. She applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts but was rejected. In January of 1981, Francesca committed suicide by jumping out of a loft window in East Side New York. Her father claimed her suicide was the result of severe depression and a series of rejections.
Although Francesca's life ended at the age of 22, her work continues to receive acclaim over 30 years after her death. Her work has been featured in many major exhibitions across the United States from New York to Colorado to California and many places in between. Her work is also recognized internationally and has been displayed in numerous European countries. Her life has been chronicled in both print and film; the most notable being a full-length documentary directed by C. Scott Willis called The Woodmans.
Francesca's work is remembered because of the many unique elements she incorporated into her photography. The frequent desolate settings and obscurity of her photos evoke disturbing feelings and fascination from viewers. Her work is often characterized by the theme of mystery, implying that photographs never tell the whole truth about the subject.
Artist: Body features two of Francesca's pieces, Untitled, New York and Self Portrait (Providence, RI). Most of her photographs do not have specific titles, but rather are identified by the time and place they were taken. Francesca's characteristic female subject and use of black and white film are present in both of these renowned photographs.
You can view Francesca's work at the Loudoun House this Friday at Fourth Friday: Curatorial Conversation March 25th from 6pm-9 pm or during gallery hours Wednesday through Thursday 10am-4pm and Saturday through Sunday 1pm-4pm until March 27th.
Written by Caitlin Robinson, LAL intern, Eastern Kentucky University Recreation and Park Administration student
Louis Zoellar Bickett is a Kentucky native that was born in 1950 in Clark County, Kentucky. Being a conceptual artist and photographer, Bickett has moved around quite a bit throughout his life but now runs an archive and studio here in Lexington. Unlike many professional artists, Louis Bickett is self-taught. His creations purely come from the skills he has acquired on his own throughout time. He has had a working studio since 1969 with his artwork focusing on identity, the passage of time and death. These works are often very political in nature. The most important inspiration that Bickett has gathered in his travels around the world came from the work of Joseph Beuys and Annette Messager.
Not only has Louis Bickett had many of solo and group shows in the United States but has also collaborated in group shows in Japan, Russia and France. An early group show that is notable for him was titled AIDS: THE ARTIST RESPONDS. This took place at the Wexner Center for Art at Ohio State University. It was the first organized show on a United States university campus concerning that particular subject. His most recent work is entitled THE ARCHIVE. He is currently taking an inventory on all the things in his home and studio and making a photographic documentation of them. At the conclusion of the project, the goal is for people to be able to look at the work and be able to tell exactly what Louis Bickett possesses.
Louis Bickett also has work on display in Artist: Body exhibition. The three pieces of work on display all play off of the same idea and have the same title What I Read. These pieces depict a nude Bickett holding the Bible, the Torah and the Qur'an. The goal was to show that he is now aging and vulnerable. In this context the humor that pervaded an earlier series gives way to pathos, a deepening awareness of mortality that is made all the more poignant by the presence of the three religious books.
Don't miss your chance to learn more about this great local artist. Come by the Lexington Art League to view his works and receive a better understanding of just who Louis Bickett is as an artist. Gallery Hours will be held from February 27th through March 27th. Tuesday through Thursday from 10am-4pm, Fridays from 10am-8pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm-4pm.
Written by Chase Bisig, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky ISC student
"What I Read" series by Louis Zoeller Bickett 2015 inkjet print Courtesy of the artist
To learn more about Louis, check out Creative Lexington's Snapshot Bio.
Inspired by the nature of the things we consume and discard, Baltimore, Maryland native Shinique Smith is an American visual artist known for her colorful painting, installation art and bound sculptures of textiles and clothing. Smith grew up with vast artistic training stemming from her mother who was a fashion designer and magazine editor. She studied at a public arts high school alongside many notable young talents. During this time, Smith was influenced by the graffiti scene. A few years later, in undergraduate school, Smith became intrigued by Japanese calligraphy and Abstraction. These various inspirations are the influences from which she withdraws "the graceful and spiritual qualities in written word and the everyday."
After earning her BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art, Smith worked in the film industry and assisted on motion pictures. In 2000, Smith returned to her studies to earn a Master of Arts in Education degree from Tufts University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2003. That same year, Smith made the decision to move to New York and participated in The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's artist studio residency, where she began making sculpture.
Smith creates very unique sculptural works often using clothing, stuffed animals and other everyday materials like found objects by tying them together and combining these materials with expressive brushwork. She says, "It all begins with emotion, an expression and I allow myself to go on a journey in the making of each work, a journey of association between object and color, between lyrics and fabric, between the viewer and me." Her sculptures recycle by using old, thrown-away clothing that would be shipped in bales to the Third World. For Artist: Body, Smith created a work from her own jeans, bundled and bound, as a stand-in for her body. The title, Soul Elsewhere, implies a sense of disembodiment and the feeling of displacement. The rope that is wrapped around the jeans and hung from the ceiling suggests the shadow of a lynch mob.
Shinique Smith has received a lot of recognition throughout the years. Her work has been exhibited at prestigious venues like The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (Washington DC), MOMA/PS1 (New York), and many others.
Today, one can view her new mural at Elk Camp in Aspen for the Aspen Art Museum through October 2016. She has also contributed to Open Source, a citywide public arts exhibition curated by Pedro Alonso, by creating a performance space at a playground in Philadelphia. In addition to these new projects, one can view her permanent public installations at the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco, the Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot, New York MTA/Art in Transit and the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Smith's work, Soul Elsewhere, will be featured in Artist: Body, which will run from February 27th until March 27th. Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Thursday 10am-4pm, Friday from 10am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday from 1pm-4pm.
Written by Sheridan Fromm, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky ISC student
Samantha Taylor-Johnson is an English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist born in Croydon, London. Previously known as Samantha Taylor-Wood, her first notable work came as being the director of the feature film, Nowhere Boy, in 2009. This was a film based on the childhood experiences of famous singer and songwriter, John Lennon. Since then, she has been very successful in all areas of the arts and is always working on something new to keep herself busy.
The exhibiting of Samantha Taylor-Johnson's fine art photography began in the early 1990s. One of her first works was in collaboration with artist Henry Bond. This work, titled 26, featured Bond and Taylor-Johnson reprising the roles of Yoko Ono and John Lennon in a pastiche of the photo portrait that was earlier made by photographer Annie Leibovitz. This portrait was originally created just a few short hours before John Lennon was assassinated in 1980.
In 2002, Taylor-Johnson was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to make a video portrait of famous soccer player, David Beckham, in which she depicted him sleeping. She also is known for her work entitled "Crying Men" which she produced the same year. This was a piece that featured many Hollywood stars crying. It included big names such as Robin Williams, Sean Penn, Laurence Fishbourne and Paul Newman.
The most recent works by Samantha Taylor-Johnson have come in the past two years. In 2014, she created a photographic exhibition entitled "Second Floor." It was a series of 34 photographs that captured the private rooms of CoCo Chanel at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris. Perhaps her most notable work came in February of 2015. Taylor-Johnson was the director of the Fifty Shades of Grey film which has become very popular since its release in 2015.
Samantha Taylor-Johnson also has a self-portrait piece on display in the Lexington Art League's Artist: Body exhibition. In this self-potrait, the artist was trussed up by a bondage expert and hung from the ceiling of her studio. Through extensive use of Photoshop the ropes and pulleys were erased, leaving an image depicting a moment of absolute release and freedom. Exploring weight and gravity, Self Portrait Suspended IV expresses effortless grace without a hint of the pain such contortions would elicit.
Come check out one of Samantha Taylor-Johnson's most famous self-portrait pieces at the Lexington Art League's Loudoun House during gallery hours throughout the next month. Gallary Hours will be held from February 27th through March 27th. Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm, Fridays 10am-8pm and Saturdays/Sundays 1pm-4pm.
Written by Chase Bisig, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky ISC student
Self Portrait Suspended IV, 2004, Chromogenic print, Collection of Laura Lee Brown & Steve Wilson, 21c Museum Hotel
Martha Wilson, a Pennsylvania native, is an American feminist performance artist and the founding director of Franklin Furnace art organization. After graduating from Wilmington College in Ohio, Wilson did graduate work at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the early 1970's where she began to create photographic and video works. Wilson, being a feminist artist, has dedicated her artistic work to creating original videos and photo/text platforms that explore female subjectivity and challenge societal norms by using costume transformations and role-playing. In 1974, Wilson moved to New York City where she gained attention for her controversial performances, costumes, characters and works. She has been there ever since.
In order to challenge the established normality of performance, artwork and books, Wilson founded Franklin Furnace in 1976. Since then, Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. is on a mission to make the world safe for avant-garde art by providing an artist-run space that focuses on the exploration and promotion of artists' books and periodicals, installation art, and video and performance art.
Wilson investigates physical identity and gender roles by elaborating on assumptions of numerous identities and flaunting her idea of beauty and sexuality. Featured in Artist: Body, Wilson's work, Before and After, compares a photograph of her body from 1974 and a current photograph. By displaying the two side-by-side, she reminds her audience of what will change in the future, the inevitable. In today's culture, women are taught to remain flawless as in youth, but Wilson's work challenges this view by portraying the reality of a woman's body as she changes.
In addition to her photographic and video works, Martha Wilson founded and created an all-female vocal performing artists group called DISBAND. The band, comprised of 5 women artists who can't play any instruments, impersonated various political figures. DISBAND was based in New York City from 1978 to 1982, but made a comeback appearance in 2008 when they performed at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center as a part of "WACK! Art and Feminist Revolution" in Los Angeles.
Admired for her solo artistic efforts, Wilson has won many awards and fellowships throughout the years. She is a recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship. In addition to these fellowships, she won an Obie Award and a Bessie Award for commitment to artists' freedom of expression. In 2011, Wilson joined P.P.O.W Gallery in New York where she launched a solo exhibition called, "I have become my own worst fear." Since then, she has been featured in many other exhibitions through P.P.O.W Gallery, New York.
Today, Wilson's work, "...has been seen to contribute significantly to what would become feminism's most enduring preoccupations: the investigation of identity and embodied subjectivity." -Jane Wark
Before and After will be featured in Artist: Body, which will run from February 27th until March 27th with gallery hours throughout the week Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-4pm, Fridays 10am-8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm-4pm.
Written by Sheridan Fromm, LAL Intern, University of Kentucky ISC student
October 2016
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Agateophobia is at once the fear of the insane and of becoming a card-carrying member of the tribe oneself.
As with homophobia, here the fear is emphasized rather than the hate and anger, as highlighted through the use of the words racism and sexism, for instance. Why the difference?
You can visually detect the race or sex of someone, and to direct anger at the Other in question is as easy as glancing their way. Not necessarily so in the case of homosexuality or "insanity."
Crazy people and gay people come in all colors, sexes, gender identities, sexual persuasions, political affiliations. They don't always have an easily-identifiable marker.
After all, the guy arguing in the stall beside the urinal into which you piss in this hypothetical public restroom may be arguing with someone on his cell phone between the squirts and watery plops, which is just gross. Then again, he could be alone in that stall arguing with someone no one else can see.
If you saw him on the street you might not even know he's insane. No more than his sexual persuasion. Only that he is a well-manicured white male with blond hair.
To call him crazy, though, would be to lump him into a broad and ambiguous category. To call someone insane or crazy is not only dismissive, it doesn't really say anything at all. It isn't even typical prejudice, which involves assigning someone to a category and then mistaking them for the category to which you have assigned them. No, it goes farther with the ambiguous nature of the label, the lack of definition behind the category that they use to replace a person.
It is someone who operates differently — against himself, perhaps, wherein lies the problem — but we don't see that part. What we pick up is the distinction, the foreign nature of his evident thoughts, behaviors, perceptions.
In the end, to dismiss someone as insane only suggests that they have no regard for the reality and values others share, and the resulting unpredictability of their behavior or incapacity to comprehend what they express inspires an abject fear and revulsion in us.
What we fear
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to remould,
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at the stake,
buried in any one
of those waiting
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THE VATICAN -- The Vatican has announced that the late Pope John Paul II will become a saint.
According to a report from Vatican Radio, the decree signed by Pope Francis on Friday morning also approves sainthood for Pope John XXIII even though he has only been credited with one miracle, not two.
It was just Tuesday when the Vatican announced that a panel of cardinals and bishops had cleared the way for John Paul II, a native of Poland, to become a saint.
John Paul II was pope from 1978 until his death in 2005. Calls for the Catholic Church to make him a saint began immediately, and he was beatified in 2011.
John XXIII served as pope from 1958 to 1963. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000.
Vatican officials said the formal canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII could happen before the end of the year.


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Almost five years ago, I married the love of my life in a beautiful ceremony next to a bubbling fountain. But planning the wedding? Forget it — that was a nightmare. Between coordinating guests, vendors, photographers, videographers and everything else that comes up, we had more spreadsheets than the average accountant.
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There is a big change in the air!
Our kids are getting to the age where they are outgrowing the children's menu at restaurants. They are older and hungrier and looking for something bigger and better.
While the food on the kid's menu is still yummy, it's just not enough to fill them up anymore. Not only do they want more, they need more.
I think they're on to something.
You see, as we grow in our relationship with Christ we should stop reaching for that less-filling menu… and instead pick up and order from the menu that offers us "more."
All too often, we get in the routine of ordering from the smaller menu. Why?
- We find the small portion size okay because it's just enough to keep us going.
- The cost to us isn't as great.
- It is tasty food that goes down easy.
- It's safer because we know exactly what we'll be getting.
- It is served on dishes that are fun and entertaining.
While this menu offers us good food to start with, eventually we should desire some richer, more complex flavors that satisfy our growing hunger.
Your hunger for more is growing, right?
It better be! The idea is that the more of Him we get… the more of Him we want. If we stay in the same place in our faith, we'll become stagnant and stale, and so will our relationship with Jesus.
You see, our goal is oneness with Him.
We can't reach that goal if all we do is order watered down tea and chicken nuggets. No. We need to order that 5-course meal of foods that are tangy, rich, meaty, sweet that fill us… but leave us wanting more.
I want more and more of Him! Do you?
Desiring Him is very intentional on my end because I know it's a relationship. And a relationship takes two people. Since the Bible tells us He is always knocking, we have to be active in seeking that deeper relationship with Him. Here are some things I do to get it…
- I'm in the Bible everyday (well, almost).
- I'm learning to pray those deeper, more personal prayers rather than the shallow ones you just shoot up in the air hoping to reach a distant God.
- I go to a church that challenges me and stretches me out of my comfort zone.
- I'm in a small group of women who earnestly seek Him!
- I listen to Christian music (but still love my big hair bands of the 80's).
- I surround myself with God-seeking friends who call me out on things when necessary.
- I ask Him for it.
Sisters, throw out your desire for kiddie food. If that is all you're relying on to feed you, then you're going to spiritually starve yourself.
In the Kingdom, there is so much good stuff to feast on. Don't worry, He's saving you a seat at His table.
See you there.
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The Burlington Township Fire Department has instituted a new program which gives individuals the opportunity to gain an inside look at internal operations as well as meet a great group of dedicated community servants.
The Ride-Along program allows those interested in joining the fire service or curious citizens to spend time at one of our three fire stations helping with routine duties, getting involved in training, and responding to emergency calls. Participants must be at least 16 years old. Participants under the age of 18 must have parent or guardian permission.
Once an application and waiver form are completed, you will be scheduled for a weeknight evening or weekday at one of our three fire stations, Station 301 at 1601 Burlington Bypass, Station 302 at 1001 Beverly Road, or Station 303 at 1020 Neck Road. The dress code and participant responsibilities are outlined in the application.
Applications are available by calling the fire department office at 609-239-5849 or may be printed from here.


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My discovery is the law of Just. One. Thing.
Life is made up of an accumulation of One Things. Your success is dependent on you doing Just One Thing. And if you do enough One Things, and you do them well, then probability dictates that some of them will succeed and change will occur.
For years I dreamed of being a freelance writer. For years I poured all my time, talents and efforts into working for somebody else, wishing I could just work for myself, create my own destiny, build my own success rather than the success of a corporation which sees me as valuable but replaceable.
I never had the guts to go freelance. I didn't have the confidence, I didn't see the value in my own skills or experience and I definitely didn't have the time or the financial security to quit my day job.
However, when I had my baby girl, circumstances and finance finally dictated that it made more sense for me to have a go at freelancing than get a new job which would fit around our new family. So this year I took the plunge into building a freelance career.
I remember my first day. I took Ruby to my mum's house and sat up in my parent's bedroom, drafting out query emails while Mum looked after Ruby downstairs. I wasn't expecting a response. I was prepared for there to be a period of time before I was commissioned. A period of building, researching, introducing, querying. It would be a while before I saw the fruits of my labour.
Less than 24 hours later, I had a proofreading commission with a major book publisher.
You would think that this initial success spurred me on to generate more work. It didn't. I completed this commission successfully, I got paid, I received good feedback. Then I stopped.
Because it had been too easy. I convinced myself that never again would I be able to get a commission in that fashion and somehow that stopped me from trying.
Then came the epiphany.
I had sent one email. I had one response. Which resulted in one job and generated one paycheck.
Just one!
It just takes One thing. And an accumulation of Ones will create a whole.
Some Ones won't generate results. But if you do enough Ones, then probability dictates that some of them will generate success. And those successes will hopefully generate more success in the form of repeat business.
It only takes One thing.
If I could repeat this pattern, then surely I would generate more work. And since then, that is what has happened. I jumped back on the horse and every day that I have set aside for queries has resulted in a job. From now on, I am committed to doing Just One Thing every day to further my freelance career. Whether that be sending an email, writing a blog post, generating ideas or researching an article.
And what I am terming The Law of One can translate into every area of life. Whatever your goal - whether that be writing, exercising, job-hunting or knitting - just do One thing each day and over the course of time, you'll see success.
What One Thing can you do today to generate success in your life?


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The lead in to the Winter Olympics in Sochi has been the biggest bash fest of Russia since the 1980 boycott of the summer games in Moscow. Remember that? It was supposedly due to Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. It's ironic in hindsight and we all know why.
Between the Western promotion of a gay agenda and Putin's laws banning propagandizing little kids into having to deal with 'alternative' lifestyles before they're ready and the chatterbox of the threats of checkbook terrorism in Russia, the games themselves never got the early on full spotlight
On cue today we have had what may be a psyuos, an attempted hijacking of a plane that its reported objective was to land in Sochi and disrupt the games. How convenient that the plane made it to NATO ally Turkey where the story will be spun to the benefit of those who kept saying "We told you so."
Just the other night Amnesty International had its first concert for 'human rights in 16 years and focused on Russia for its bad, bad record of right's abuse . Featuring Kabbalah girl Madonna and her new hooligan friends, two paid provocateurs of Pu$$y Riot, it was a hypocritical diversion. I don't think there was a mention of US atrocities and their own industrial prison system or mercenaries bought by Saudi Arabia, and others to destroy Syria. Certainly nothing about human rights violations by Israel against Palestinians. Roger Waters did not get an invite.
Say what you will but the terrorism fearmongering and concerted effort to demonize Russia have worked to keep the crowds away. Attendance will not be to capacity and mainly Russian spectators.
Once again we in the occupied west need Russia as the most formidable enemy.Whether or not we ever go to world war 3 with them, it's still a big money maker and a great distraction for all the chaos we inflict elsewhere. Putin is portrayed as the second coming of Stalin...or is that Hitler? The 1936 Olympics reincarnated.
It' a tangled web of deceit. There are many pawns in this game. Not the least of which is us as we watch the athletes as artists, commercialized, propagandized and politicized for purposes way beyond simple games and competition.


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|Tax on cigarettes is about to go up. A man smokes a cigarette in front of a shop in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, May 31, 2014. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Nay Pyi Taw – The Ministry of Finance has sought approval from the government to raise taxes on beverages and tobacco from the beginning of the 2015-2016 fiscal year which starts in April.
|Yadana gas field pipelines in the Andaman Sea, Myanmar. Photo: PTTEP/EPA
Foreign oil and gas companies are in Myanmar's list of top taxpaying companies in the 2013-14 fiscal year, paying tax ranging from K4 billion [US$4 million] to K130 billion, according to statistics released by Myanmar's Internal Revenue Department on December 22.
The Yangon Region Work Project Scrutiny Committee and management committees of industrial zones are working together to expose entrepreneurs who have not officially declared their industries in the industrial zones, representatives of the businesses community told Mizzima on December 5.
Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce cuts tax on 'commercial' imports of certain pick-ups.


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Sensors for doors and windows
The windows and door sensors usually work with the same principle. Usually the sensors work with a close electrical circuit. The circuit remains closed when the window or door remain shut. The circuit is broken when the windows or doors are opened. That is how the alarm gets triggered. The mounting options differ in these kinds of sensors. Often a hard wired sensor is mounted inside a door frame or a window. It could also be a wireless sensor that is placed on the outside of the door frame. These sensors are usually placed on garage doors as well by locksmiths.
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Motion detectors
The other forms of sensors that are used on home perimeters are outdoor motion detectors. These are used indoors also. There is a delay mechanism that is inbuilt in these detectors in order to prevent the alarm from going off accidentally. Motion detectors which are placed by home pathways usually can discern between human beings and animals. Hence, false alarms are prevented. Often motion detectors are used along with indoor or outdoor lighting systems.
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There are alarms that are designed for driveways. These function similarly to motion detectors. The home security sensors are positioned in a way that one is alerted as and when someone approaches a boat, a recreational vehicle or an automobile. These sensors prove useful when protecting a garage, summerhouse, a tool shed or any other home safes Melbourne by certified companies. These alarms come in handy when there are swimming pools in one's home. The detectors will help to alert home owners if a child goes near the pool accidentally at night. In these ways motion detectors and other forms of security sensors can be used to safeguard one's home effectively and in an inexpensive manner.
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The outcome of the Erin Andrews lawsuit brought hotel security into the national headlines. Here are several tips to make your properties more secure.
One month ago the hospitality industry was thrust into the spotlight—and rightfully so—as a decision was reached in the Erin Andrews case.
By now I am sure you have all heard the details of the case, but to quickly recap: in 2008, Michael David Barrett recorded Andrews while she was nude by reversing the peephole of her hotel guestroom at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University. Barrett used the hotel's phone system to learn Andrews' room number and request the room adjacent to it.
As hoteliers, we are with our guests at their most intimate moments. They trust us to protect their privacy and safety during their stay. The lessons learned from this case need to remain prevalent in our minds and be communicated effectively to our guests so we can retain their trust.
Basic hotel security procedures extend outside of what was called into question in the Andrews case, so I have put together eight tips that can help you ensure your guests have the best and most secure experience possible.
1. Peephole covers
Peepholes on guestroom doors are meant to make our guests feel safer during their stay but could now be a source of concern.
A quick and extremely inexpensive fix to put our guests at ease is to install peephole covers. This way, our guests don't have to second guess whether someone has reversed the peephole because it remains covered when not in use.
2. House phones
When a guest needs to make a call within your hotel, your team should be taught to instruct the guest to a house phone from where they will be connected.
Ensure that these house phones do not have LCD screens that contain confidential information. In a taped deposition, Barrett admitted he obtained Andrews' room information from an internal house phone that had one of these LCD screens.
3. Be aware of who is looking over your shoulder
While it is standard practice to have house phones without LCD screens, our teams must be taught to be wary of who is watching when they are using an internal phone. Having a phone system that displays guest information allows us to operate more effectively through the creation of a better guest experience by customizing phone greetings and truly tailoring guest interactions to create a unique stay. Our internal phones should never be visible to guests.
4. It's OK to ask questions
Once Barrett gained knowledge of Andrews' room number, he used the information to request the room right next door to hers. Specific guest requests are an everyday occurrence in our industry and honoring them helps us maintain loyalty and build relationships with our guests.
When a guest is requesting a specific room, for example, our teams should know that they can ask gentle questions to help gain a better understanding as to why the guest likes that room. Is the room close to an elevator or does it have a great view? These kinds of questions can be asked without coming off as abrasive, because our team is trying to ensure they properly understand the guest's needs and can react accordingly.
Cyber threats, data protection and PCI compliance
Now that we've covered some basic review items pursuant to the Andrews case, here are some more general thoughts on security for our hotels.
5. Mobile apps
Keeping up with technology changes should remain a priority in our industry. Mobile apps used to book rooms, store loyalty information and replace room keys have been making waves over the past few years, but are the proper security parameters being put into place?
These apps request information from security-critical areas and can potentially create vulnerabilities. If you are using a third-party developer to create your hotel's app, the developer may ask for you to open your firewall so the app can gain access to the hotel's otherwise secure server. In this case, the app isn't necessarily the problem, it is the chink in your defense you created by opening your firewall. Most of us do not have computer science backgrounds and this kind of security testing can get expensive, but it is necessary to help us catch up with the evolving technology of the world.
6. Internal data security
While most of the securities set up on our internal servers are top-notch, we have to remember where else information is stored. Does your team work off laptops or tablets that can remotely connect to your server or just contain important information?
General security procedures such as updating passwords on these devices quarterly may seem basic but can help mitigate potential security threats. If your team has cell phones that are connected to their company email accounts, are you requiring that these devices have the proper security protocols in place as well? We sometimes forget how much information is shared via email and that our mobile devices are the perfect target for a cyber threat looking to gain access to that data.
7. Updating cyber security
Keep up to date with the payment card industry data security standard. Performing a routine PCI compliance audit can help you identify any potential weaknesses in the way you store credit card information. Whether that means never leaving a sales folder with guest information on your desk or completely redoing the way you handle credit card authorization forms, these are the standards that you and your teams should be following at all times. Best practices are some of the best ways to ensure the security of information and reduce liabilities.
8. Treat user info carefully
Personally identifiable information encompasses much of the data we keep on our guests. Even user names and passwords can help hackers as it has been proven that guests often use the same passwords for other uses, including bank accounts.
This information is often un-encrypted and hence vulnerable. And PCI compliance alone might not protect us completely. According to Marion Roger, VP of privacy and data protection practice at Hospitality eResources, we need to consider hiring a PCI forensic investigator. I would prefer to avoid these people who don't work for us since they are looking to find fault with our operations, not advise us on how to avoid problems. However, cyber security is becoming a college course as well as a much-needed deterrent in our security arsenal.
While the Erin Andrews case brought hotel security to the forefront of the public's eye, it is really a subject that we need to constantly revisit within our industry. As we push to keep up with the evolving technology world and compete for our share of the market, we also need to ensure we are doing it the right way by properly testing security features. Some of our industry best practices may need to be revisited to ensure that the safety of our guests remains intact as the threats around us become more sophisticated. While some of these solutions will require an unforeseen expense, it's better to spend on prevention than on cleanup after a data or security breach.
One of the best pieces of advice I can offer in regards to security is to not paint a target on yourself. We are currently designing a new hotel and are right in the midst of picking our security camera locations for the hotel as well as the camera quality. We have found that closed-circuit television, also known as video surveillance, is very helpful both as a deterrent and as evidence to assist law enforcement in the recovery of stolen goods and apprehension of thieves. These basic securities are enough to keep the average threat away as they are in your personal lives. You don't leave your home without locking the door and our hotels are much more vulnerable than our homes.
Robert A. Rauch is CEO of the hotel management and consulting firm RAR Hospitality. Rauch is an internationally acclaimed hotelier with more than 40 years of industry experience. RAR Hospitality has four independent hotels in its portfolio with an additional property under development.
The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hotel News Now or its parent company, STR and its affiliated companies. Columnists published on this site are given the freedom to express views that may be controversial, but our goal is to provoke thought and constructive discussion within our reader community. Please feel free to comment or contact an editor with any questions or concerns.


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A 2-year-old boy was mauled to death by the family's German shepherd in Murphy Canyon on Saturday, according to police.
Aaron Carlson, 2, was in an upstairs bedroom in the military housing area home on Lofberg St. when the attack happened around 11:30 a.m. His mother was sleeping downstairs.
"The 7-year old came down and told the mother that the 2-year-old had been hurt," Lt. Rick O'Hanlon said.
A 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy were also home during the attack, police said.
Aaron was taken to Rady Children's Hospital but did not survive.
"This is a tragedy and we are treating it as such," said Lt. Rick O'Hanlon. "There are no criminal charges pending against the mother."
A neighbor who wished to remain anonymous said the dog had been previously abused.
"I don't let my daughter go play at the house unless the dog is locked in the backyard," she said.
The dog (pictured above) was taken to Mission Valley Animal Shelter. The family has owned the shepherd mix for 6 months.
The child's father is in the Navy and currently deployed overseas.
Lt. Hanlon said that Child Protective Services had been contacted and officials would determine whether the three siblings would remain with the mother.
San Diego County Animals Services said no one has been killed by a dog in the County since 2003.


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Bill Cosby Mention In 2015 Golden Globes Opening
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Kinky Friedman just won Outside The Lines on ESPN2 when he compared Chris Christie and Jerry Jones to that other latent couple Sherlock and Watson.
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Stormwater management might be one of the duller functions of municipal government, but in Colorado Springs, it's also an explosive political issue.
Thus, few politicians shed tears in 2011, when the entire matter was carted off to be dealt with in a lengthy regional planning process, after multiple ham-fisted attempts to fund it.
But on March 21, Mayor Steve Bach suddenly popped the stormwater question during a meeting with City Council. Following a presentation by City Attorney Chris Melcher, the mayor made clear that he wanted city staff, and Councilors (who also sit as the board of Colorado Springs Utilities) to address the issue swiftly — likely by ditching that regional plan and instead throwing some of the $15 million annual maintenance backlog onto Utilities' shoulders. That would mean citizens paying for at least some stormwater services through their Utilities bills.
"It's a $1.2 billion-a-year budget — you'd hope there'd be some money there," the mayor said of Utilities. "...It's going to have to be, I think, a shared solution [between the city and Utilities]."
Apparently, some Councilors are ready to jump on the bandwagon.
"I like the idea of a regional solution," Councilor Merv Bennett said at the March 21 meeting, "but this is our problem right now."
History, however, would suggest that off-loading stormwater on Utilities would hardly be popular. Important as stormwater management is, forcing citizens to pay for it, without a vote, has been catastrophic. What's more, experts say that stormwater management is often ineffective unless tackled regionally.
Here's the twist: Some Councilors suspect the mayor has ulterior motives for breathing new life into this despised problem. Rumors persist that a secretive group of business leaders is crafting a ballot issue that would give the mayor control over Utilities, stripping Council of the job. What better way to gain public support for that, than to strap Council with a big, controversial decision?
A look back
For around two decades, Colorado Springs has known it had a problem.
Stormwater, which ideally would be budgeted at $13 million to $15 million annually for maintenance alone, has been discussed to death by city leaders and citizens. Taxpayers turned down stormwater funding twice, once in a package with other spending, and individually on a menu of items.
Then, in 2005, after a lengthy public process and on a citizens group's advice, Council created the Stormwater Enterprise. The new entity didn't need a tax to support it, and therefore didn't need voter approval. It would be supported by fees.
In 2007, the bills started rolling in, and the outcry began. Many said the "fees" were really taxes, and that the city government had betrayed them. Plenty of people refused to pay. Then, in November 2009, anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce convinced voters to pass his Issue 300, which he said would "end the rain tax."
The Stormwater Enterprise shut down at the end of 2009. To date, many citizens still have not paid their "fees."
Oddly, many voters insist that Council should have persisted in asking them to fund stormwater through a tax, and that they would have been agreeable. Others doubt that.
"The community wouldn't have supported it because the tax initiatives that have passed in this community in the past 15 years are glamorous and high-profile," former Stormwater Advisory Committee chairman Tom Harold tells the Indy. "Stormwater dealt with ditches and drains that aren't glamorous and nobody cares about. So I think if it was put up as a tax, people would be like, 'No.'"
Nevertheless, stormwater needs funding. During storms, runoff from roofs, streets, parking lots and other impermeable surfaces rushes into drainage-ways, canals and creeks. The current's force tears at bridges' foundations, erodes banks where homes and businesses sit, and sends polluted, sediment-choked water downstream. In past years, fast-moving currents have also led to drowning deaths of local children.
Currently, about $2 million in the city budget is dedicated to stormwater. That's just enough to keep the Springs out of trouble with the federal government, which can charge fines of up to $25,000 per day for violations of its complicated permit. The permit outlines everything from drainage requirements at new developments to water quality.
Unfortunately, there's not enough budget money these days to pay for needed system maintenance or capital improvement projects. The city has identified $38 million in high-priority projects and $500 million in backlogged projects.
Acting City Engineer Mike Chaves explains that has consequences. A bridge over Sand Creek on Platte Avenue, for instance, needs four or five "drop structures," contraptions that slow down the water flow and protect infrastructure. But with budgets tight, only one drop structure was built in 2009. Last September, a big storm sent water shooting down the creek, and the single drop structure had to handle all the flow. It ended up suffering heavy damage and needs to be repaired.
Politics, politics
All this could spell trouble for Southern Delivery System. After years of negotiations, Utilities finally got approval last spring to build the $880 million project, which will pump water from Pueblo to Colorado Springs. But a major permit requires that Colorado Springs manage its stormwater, ensuring that peak flows down Fountain Creek don't exceed historic flood levels.
This point is not lost on Melcher.
During his March 21 presentation to Council and the mayor, Melcher noted that the city had five options for funding stormwater, including asking citizens for a tax increase. But he was quick to point out that Utilities has a vested interest: satisfying the permits that allow SDS to move toward completion.
Councilors Angela Dougan and Tim Leigh feel that asking Utilities to share the cost is a good option, and that Utilities should be able to do that without raising rates. But Utilities spokesperson Steve Berry says that isn't realistic.
"It's critical we have a conversation with the public, because no matter which way you go, there's some impact on the taxpayer, or in this case a rate-payer," he says. "You know, there's no such thing as suddenly taking a full-service utility and taking funds from running a very large wastewater system or electric system, or water, or gas, and suddenly finding money to run a stormwater utility."
Besides, Berry says, stormwater needs to be dealt with regionally. Others agree.
"They're only looking at it as a city issue; it's a regional issue, says County Commissioner Darryl Glenn. "We need to be at the table."
No one is as disappointed as Larry Small, former vice mayor and current executive director of the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District, which was formed in April 2009 and functions like a small government with powers over the waterway.
His organization expects results of a $45,000 Summit Economics study in late April. Funded in part by Utilities and El Paso County, the study will give top options for funding and managing stormwater operations regionally, including a two-county ballot issue asking for a tax to support stormwater management. The district doesn't need any approvals to put such an issue on the ballot.
Small, and other experts like Harold, say the issue needs to be tackled regionally because poor mitigation upstream from Colorado Springs, in Monument for instance, could wreak havoc on the city system no matter how well-maintained it is. He adds that shoving responsibility to Utilities might violate Bruce's old Issue 300, which prohibited the mingling of funds between the city and its enterprises.
"The fact of the matter," Small says, "is that it's city infrastructure that's the problem. It's not really Utilities infrastructure."
Some Councilors are looking at the mayor's sudden proposal with caution, and even suspicion — especially given those rumors about a ballot proposal to change the City Charter.
Public leaders of the Mayor Project campaign of 2010, who led the successful measure to switch to a "strong-mayor" form of government, have said they feel that further charter changes are unnecessary. But both City Council President Scott Hente and President Pro Tem Jan Martin have nonetheless heard that a ballot proposal might be in the works, probably for April 2013.
"Steve Bach has actually been very open with telling people that he's going to get the Council replaced, and that he'll have Utilities before next year," Martin says.
The Indy tried to reach the mayor to ask him about this, but was not able to schedule an interview.
Says Martin, "I feel like we're constantly playing defense. They've got a grand plan that they're not sharing with anybody."
Hente has similar concerns, saying that Council getting into the muck on a stormwater debate might be enough to convince voters that the mayor, not Council, ought to be in charge of Utilities.
"What I worry about is this would be an attempt to use Colorado Springs Utilities and its board as a scapegoat," Hente says. "And I would worry about that for future boards and Councils."
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Aurifil 50wt thread in Dove(2600). Kim of My Go-Go Life introduced me to the color a little over a year ago, and I am so glad she did! It seriously blends into everything!


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But.. equal to his intelligence was his wit. Some of the best quotes are credited to Einstein... from "Imagination is more important than knowledge", to "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
But I think my favorite quote attributed to Albert Einstein (albeit unconfirmed) is his take on repetition. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
So.. why the focus on Einstein you ask? (Or maybe you didn't ask, but I'm gonna tell you anyway)
Well... I've been in a little bit of a rut lately with my writing. You can see that from my posts of just over a week ago that I've been struggling with my writing. I'm in the process of still completing my first actual novel.. and it's daunting.
I think most of the problem is just the mental aspect.. keeping my focus, believing that I can actually complete it.. I've got it outlined pretty well, even have a cork-board (scrivener) of outlined Chapters.. so all that's left to do is actually write the thing, but every time I start I just lose it after a few days. I start second guessing what I write.. I go back and think, "I'll just fix this one part".. and end up deleting pretty much all of my progress in one swipe.
I know the first draft isn't supposed to be edited.. hell I've got the catch phrases up all over my office.. yet I still struggle to not edit what I write the next day. I don't even think it's a matter of real editing.. it's just a lack of confidence over what I write and in my ability to one day achieve this dream of publication.
My usual practice is to get up around 7:30 am, get through the day, and then try to write around 8pm until around 11pm or so. But lately it's get on my computer around 8-9, surf for a couple of hours, finish some work, and then go to bed around midnight -1am.
... SO.. with that huge info dump as a background, (pretty weak job of 'show don't tell' if you ask me), I decided to actually undertake to change what I do over and over, in hopes of achieving a different result.
So, after seeing that super-writer Morgan Shamy wrote her first book by getting up at 3am almost every morning to have quiet time away from young kids, and that she recommended it because of the magic of the early hours... I've been getting up at 4:30am to write. I work out for 20-30 minutes first, then I sit at my computer and actually write for the next 2 - 2 ½ hours.. and so far, it seems to be working.