More substance

This may sound obvious, but I’ve been trying to figure out how to improve Stickerkitty more substantively.  I’ve wanted to offer more sophisticated commentary regarding the stickers I’ve found in NYC and Berlin, but I’m also nervous about posting “scholarship” that might subsequently be appropriated by others.  But you know?  Smart blogging is more engaging than fluffy blogging, and so far, this blog has been pretty fluffy.  I’ll begin to identify aspects of my favorite blogs and work through this challenge.

For example, I’ve long admired Joe Duemer’s blog Sharp Sand.  As a poet and teacher, he brings a sophisticated (that word again) and thoughtful perspective to writing and literature.

Likewise, Mira’s List provides a tangible service to readers, and I applied for an Artists Writers grant after reading about the program on her blog.

(Side note: My use of the term “sophisticated” turns off some people because it sounds elitist, from what they say.  I don’t agree, but maybe I need to find a different term.  The term “informed” may work better in certain circumstances.)

There are several fantastic artists’ blogs (that I’ll post soon), and I hope to bring a similar level of creativity to Stickerkitty that isn’t here yet.  Now that it’s summer, I can spend time developing a blogging “voice” and doing more research on NYC and Berlin stickers.

In any case, it’s time to ramp it up.

Catching up.

My blog stats are jumping.  I think I had 8-10 hits this past week.

Anyway, I am finally starting to buckle down and work on the Stickerkitty has a Posse database, with help from Kevin, Tsewang, and Nathan–the crack team from last summer.  May drag Caleb into this, too.  I have a few hundred new stickers from Berlin to add.

Here is a photo of the entrance to the Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin.  Right next door is an amazing bookstore and gallery called Neurotitan.  I bought one of the We Dream of Meat plushes there.  Turns out they are more difficult to find than I expected.

Jay + Conan

Jay and Conan performed the same basic act on TV tonight.  Woo hoo, it is sooo much fun to make fun of others, especially if they are dumb blondes, rednecks, and other n’er do wells.  I guess these comedians feel sooo smart.  Why aren’t they prancing around the Harvard Library quad making fun of the brilliant, the rich, and the gifted?

Am I missing something?

Hey, if you get this joke (below), I’ll send you $50!!!!

Obay

I just typed in obay for a Google search and came across this Wikipedia entry:

“Obay is a fictional mind control medication at the centre of a viral marketing campaign begun in February 2008 by Colleges Ontario, the advocacy group for colleges and institutes of applied arts and technology in the province of Ontario, Canada, and developed by the Smith Roberts advertising agency. The campaign seeks to eliminate what the group calls “academic snobbery”^[1] on the part of parents, who often see colleges as inferior to universities,^[2][3] and who may push their children towards the latter option against their wishes.”

Also:

As a result speculation immediately arose as to whether the campaign was a form of viral marketing, anti-commercial culture jamming (potentially linked to the “Obey Giant” street art campaign), or possibly anti-pharmaceutical activism by the Church of Scientology.

BRILLIANT!  ANTI-COMMERCIALISM.  CULTURE JAMMING.  Stickerkitty hearts culture jamming.

More eBay

I can’t believe what you CAN’T FIND on eBay.  Typing Cathy Tedford produced zero results.

Plus I learned today that my CAA 2010 proposal on Berlin stickers was declined (i.e., rejected).  Including a blog may not be the best idea to use in a C.V. for a conference proposal.

oBey eBay

More of the same on eBay.  Resistance meets capitalism = capitalism.

Stickerzzzzz tomorrow in the city that never sleeps…

Say what?

Shepard Fairey has donated a work of art to be auctioned to benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Center.

“Mix Media on Stencil Collage on 100% Cotton Rag Paper, 44″ x 60″, Signed by Shepard Fairey.”

Mix media on stencil collage?  Hello?

theGREAToutDOORS

From the Wooster Collective today (check out these artists’ names):

If you’re in New York, and haven’t made your plans for the evening, check out theGREAToutDOORS, a show that celebrates “the door as canvas” at the Artbreak Gallery. Curated by luna park and billi kid the show features work by Blanco, Broken Crow, Buildmore, Cake, C-Damage, Celso, Cern, Chris (RWK), Deeker, Destroy&Rebuild, Dude Company, Feral, Goldenstash, Imminent Disaster, Infinity, Kngee, LA 2, Matt Siren, Morgan Thomas, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Plasma Slugs, Veng (RWK), Royce Bannon, Skullphone, Stickman, Windowzoo and Yassie Goldie.

Artbreak Gallery is located at 195 Grand Street, 2nd Floor, between Bedford and Driggs Avenues in Williamsburg. Hours are Thursday through Sunday, 1-7pm.

Kittehs