Capitol Records

Capitol Records (Orbits)
ink, bleach, block-printing and hand-stitching on vintage 45 record sleeve
7.25 x 7.25"

One of two pieces in the Glovebox SPIN Show.

copyright Kate Castelli 2009

Smash Records

Smash Records (False Rib)
block-printing and hand-stitching on vintage 45 record sleeve
7.25 x 7.25"

One of two pieces in the Glovebox SPIN Show.

copyright Kate Castelli 2009

(work)space

February always seems impossible.

I took an unintentional break from the studio and am now trying to get back into the groove. I am fighting wanderlust and looking forward to spring, and the world melting into something new.

I thought I would give you a Sunday morning glimpse of my workspace and the promise of things to come.

Currently listening to

Boy with a Coin / Iron and Wine
I Turn My Camera On / Spoon
He Woke Me Up Again / Sufjan Stevens
Vittorio E. / Spoon
I'm Not Waiting in Line / Train
Free Man in Paris / Joni Mitchell
Play with Fire / The Rolling Stones
Oxford Comma / Vampire Weekend
Oscar Wilde / Company of Thieves

Shutter Speed

Sketchbook page (detail)
ink and typewriting on graph paper
original size 6 x 10"

Done

I finally finished my little Moleskin for the Art House Sketchbook Project. I've never had to keep a sketchbook with a deadline.

I am always a little bit sad when I am finished with a sketchbook. They become companions after a while, especially this one. It got tossed in every bag or back pocket these last couple of months.

But now it's off on tour and I won't get to see it again until March 6th when it makes a stop at Laconia Gallery in Boston.

Bon Voyage!

6 Words

I stumbled upon this marvelous little book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, a volume of concise and sometimes laconic stories that only have 6 words. One would think that limiting oneself to only 6 words would be constraining and impossible. But in fact the opposite is true. Much like a Haiku, the limited structure produces surprising brevity.

According to literary legend, Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His answer:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

Some of my favorites from the book...

Followed white rabbit. Became black sheep.
(Gabrielle Maconi)

Thank God I lived through Vietnam.
(Captain John Irving)

So it goes a tad askew.
(Michael Dickter)

I colored outside the lines.
(Jacob Thomas)

Ran away with circus; never returned.
(Ellia Bisker)

Polka-dotted mayhem and decadent disasters.
(Candace Locklear)

It's like forever, only much shorter.
(Pete DeVito)

Saw the sky and started walking.
(Mark Sundeen)

You can say a lot in six words.

Tiny Art

In the depths of winter it's once again time for some tiny art at Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, NH.

I have a new series of pieces in the Enormous Tiny Art Show on view (and for sale) through March 2nd.

Check them out here.