cincinnatiartsnob:

Barbie Art

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tangledupinlace:

thejazzpoet:

 Kara Walker. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes and the explorations of race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work.

Learned about her work in my Art Appreciation class. 

oh man I had SUCH a tense conversation with a white woman at MOMA about Kara’s work that just ended in me yelling, “THINK ABOUT WHY THIS MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE”. I mean, that was the best I could do with the situation

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athousandfacets:

Bernhard Simon

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Poetry 101.

“I am smart and talented.

I wonder what my future will be like.

I hear a pencil drawing on paper.

I see myself in fame.

I pretend to be older.

I feel a pencil being grasped in my hand.

I worry about rugged dunderheads.

I cry when the dunderheads hit me.

I am smart and talented.

I understand when people are mean.

I say, ‘when people disrespect me, they disrespect themselves.’

I dream that people will live forever.

I try to play sports.

I hope that people would stop picking on me.

I am smart and talented.”

-ShaKing

“I am intelligent, academic. 

I wonder will my dad forgive me. 

I hear strange sounds.

I see my mother and father. 

I want my life to get better. 

I pretend to be with my mom. 

I feel confused. 

I touch myself.

I worry I will never see my mom again. 

I cry when I think about my mom. 

I am intelligent, academic. 

I understand my mom is gone. 

I say she will come back.

I dream my life is great. 

I try to believe in myself. 

I hope I will see her again. 

I am intelligent, academic.”

-RJ

I had the kids write poetry today. It will be accompanied with a self portrait. These kids are something. ShaKing is always getting picked on. It is sad to see it really, really hurting him. I need to find him a friend. And RJ. He is my buddy through and through. From day one he told me his life story about his mother leaving him. It seems she may call time to time to make promises and never fulfills them. But he keeps on believing. “I touch myself.” ??? Not sure. HAHA. He is going through puberty but he is a wise young man and would say something of the sort much more eloquently. ANYWAY IT ALL JUST BREAKS MY HEART. I love them so much. 

***Substituting today: got stuck with one hell of a heartthrob-flirt-a-holic-beautiful-kindhearted-hilarious black man today. Loved every second of it. Even the seconds I realized I was in the masturbating kid’s room. “I think he is excited because you are here with us today.” UH.

Quotes I liked/did not like from today: 

“You’re quiet. You need to talk to them.” STUPID FUCKING HIGH SCHOOLER.

“You’re a natural. I can’t believe you’ve never worked with special ed kids before.” WISE SPECIAL ED TEACHER

“Aw, he likes you! You’re his friend.” Hott hottie. 

“I’m just gonna let him go to the bathroom and get it out of his system.” GUESS

“He thinks that just because he is humming and singing and I am humming and singing with him that I don’t SEE HIM right now with his hands down his pants.” JUST GUESS AGAIN

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thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart (then Jon Leibowitz) as a young College of William & Mary student moshing at a Dead Kennedys show at Casablanca in Richmond, VA, c. 1982.

Photo by Irish Willis Peele.

[gawker.]

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MY CHILDREN’S ARTWORK WILL BE IN GALLERY 5 SOON. aka the next first friday.

we tried to pull it together. their stuff is cute. a little abstract. a lot a bit cool. go see it. 

we got some photobooth pics of the kids getting craycray

we got some self portraits caricatures

we got some musical abstract paintings honeycomb madness

we got some dedication to the late jackson pollock (bday is sat)

BASICALLY you gotta go. 

I love them. you should have seen them today getting creative and using different tools to create a beautiful painting. UHHHH. and having people there to help me that love the arts is also a good thing. hallelujah to gettin’ help and friendz.

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okay life.

last week I substituted in the special ed dept a few times. tomorrow I’m going back to the same high school. I loved it. the kids are great and so so so lovable. 

BUT WITH THAT SAID.

last week: I subbed on community day, meaning I went on a school bus to a restaurant and a mall and walked around with two kids (asking them questions- “how do we get to game stop? what is the lowest priced item on this row?”) before leaving the school the teacher warned me to steer clear of the “mature aisle” in FYE. those sneaky little devils tried their damnedest. 

prior to the community excursion we had a couple visiting students in our room (of just 5 autistic boys) and their disabilities were a bit more severe. one began masturbating next to me. ONE BEGAN MASTURBATING NEXT TO ME. I became a pro at saying, “hands out.” it doesn’t phase me anymore ya’ll.

who knows what sort of kinky experiences I’m in for tomorrow. 

today: I got to go to the corporate office and dress professionally aka NOT my club t-shirt, thank god. got praise for makin’ n teachin’ art. did a little role playing with the bosses and I got to be the bosssssss whatup. and free pizza hut. nothing wrong with today.

….

(rant of the night: I LOVE the club but gd it, some of those children, sorry, TEENS get on my last nerve. cussing, disrespecting adults, lying. if you were my parent’s child your butt would have been spanked, yelled at, taught a lesson and grounded. but nooooo, just a little referral. HOW HOW HOW HOW. okay over. but if she comes in myyyy room tomorrow to ask, oh wait I’m sorry NOT EVEN ASK, to get on a computer I’m saying gtfo. of the club. ok I’m done.)

I’m excited because I’m going to buy a coffee in the AM? yes I am.

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“Can you get that book for me right there?”

“Oh.. no. It is just out of reach.”

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brain-food:

Cecilia Paredes Camouflage Body Series. 

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dashedlines:

HONEY BOO BOO (Toddlers and Tiaras parody)

holla for a dollla!!

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