beginning of the semester!

A photo of a ceramic piece by Yoko Sekino-Bove, an artist featured in the first show of the spring semester in the Claypool-Young Art Gallery. The exhibition, "Pattern and Decoration" (a reference, perhaps an obtuse one, to the heavily-decorative 1970s movement called Pattern & Decoration - Elizabeth Murray was a big artist in it). Yoko's stuff is terrific as well as all the other artists' works, which all utilize decorative and/or repetitious forms in their work. We're having a closing reception instead of an opening this time - the first opening recept of each spring semester has a low turn out, so we're trying something a wee bit different this time. Plus Yoko will be there.

Other than installing the next show, this is the first week of classes, which is always a hectic time for all. After this week, the show will be up, my master's "oral" will be done, and I'm hopeful that I can tackle the mtn of work on my desk. And start to plan the grand Europa trip with my dad, scheduled for July 2007.