Building Type
(On the 101, Oregon)
(San Francisco, California)
(San Francisco, California)
Oregon Trip
Here are a few images from my trip back from Oregon this past weekend.
Artist Survey #2: Megan Tucker
I have known Megan Tucker since we were very young. Living in the same small town we went to the same elementary school and knew a lot of the same people. She recently became active in our local art scene and is someone I can always count on to help further our local underground arts movement.
(Down to the Roots)
(O! Brother)
Name: Tucker
Location: Sonora,CA
Medium(s): anything and everything-mixed media
What do you consider yourself (artist/designer/other)? Painter
Where can we see your work (place/publications/url)? A couple on MySpace www.myspace.com/piratescavengers
When did you start gaining interest in artistic forms of expression? Straight from the womb
Who/What inspired your interest? The eternal void
Where do you first remember being exposed to art? Being taken to museums in the city when I was really young by my mother
What is your day job? I work at The Country Store in Sonora- it’s a local health food store
Why do you create? The only constant we have in our lives is change, we need to be ever-changing, evolving. If I’m not creating, I am stagnant and feel lost.
Is there any recurring theme in your work? Nature is always a part of my pieces. Feathers, crows, mountains… Essentially the result of being born in Sonora.
What do you want from your work? No essential expectations, roll with the punches…
What do you want viewers to take from your work? Just a glimpse into my head I guess- it’s a visualization of how I was feeling at a certain point in my life…
How often do you work on personal projects? Not often enough…
How often do you work on commissions or commercial work? I’m just starting to design tattoos for people- thats on more of a trade system.
Does your art support you financially? Its hit or miss, most of the time I want things other than money.
Do you feel preoccupied with your art, do you think about it often during the day and night and do you anticipate your next session? I am my art
What do you do in your spare time besides your art? I’m trying to study to be an herbalist…
Which musicians are you currently interested in? The list is never-ending….the fleet foxes, devendra banhart, led zeppelin, the beatles, the avett brothers…
Are there any events you are looking forward to attending? November 8th A craft bazaar of sorts in Oakdale, I think I will be at a booth…
How long do you generally take on a piece? I will dwell on a piece for months sometimes and sometimes get one done in 10 minutes, theres no telling.
Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of a significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of your art? I don’t think i have…. this is an intense question Zac…
Do you work on multiple projects at once? Yes, I have at least 5 half-assed projects going right now.
Do you have trouble parting with your finished work? its mostly my mother who wants to keep everything I do.
Oregon Farm
This weekend I went to Oregon and saw a lot of beautiful country along the way. This is a farm I stopped and shot on the way home.
Graffiti
This is some script on the side of a mail box in San Francisco, CA. I have a great fascination with graffiti, but not the stones, nor the disrespect for public property to participate. Or course I live in a small, rural town which still holds some natural beauty, rather than a concrete jungle where most graffiti is found. And, of course, the possibility for anoninimity drops incredibly as the population does. I will post more graffiti as I capture it.