artists 101: yayoi kusama's fireflies on the water

 ohhhhhlisa's instagram photo of *fireflies on the water*

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aren't fireflies the coolest? 

have you been to the whitney museum lately to experience the brilliant installation *fireflies on the water?* 

created by artist yayoi kusama, it's a whimsical room of lights, mirrors, water and let's be honest: magic, that individuals experience one at a time. i glimpsed the amazing photos folks have been tweeting the other day and am captivated!

oh how i wish i could experience it!

once upon a time, mr. rikrak and i saw almost the same scene, live, on the tiny island of ko lanta in the south of thailand. as a precursor to a crazy rainstorm, we sat on our beach hut porch and beheld the most magical thing: thousands and thousands of tiny glowing fireflies dancing in the dark all around us. it was AMAZING!

and for those of us that won't get to experience kusama's exhibit live, here's a fun video.... (and remember one of my other yayoi kusama faves: the obliteration room?

wow. what an artist!

check out all of the artists 101 stars so far: 

alex steinweiss 
noriko ambe
lucky jackson 
taylor holland 
shigeru ban 

jeanette johns

emily barletta 

kinnon elliott 

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thoughts on a clean, blank slate (a.k.a.: are you leaving any white space?)

{ all images by mark sherwood except the final one. } 

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happy new year, nicies!

we're well into the swing of things with 2012 and i'm wondering how you're feeling.

doing. 

thinking. 

re-resolving now that some good time & space has passed since january 1?

i LOVE a new year.

i LOVE the fresh, blank canvas full of possibility and change.

i started off well! i reprioritized. i rethought. i made good changes. i put my best foot forward. i made space.

but all-too-quickly i had filled up all the good & precious (and oh-so-needed)  *white space* in my days yet again.

just like that it was back to the same old same old: a too-full canvas.

so i just decided to start over again.

so happy new NEW year!

i LOVE having a new year start whenever i need it to. be sure to give yourself permission (not that you need it!) do the same. anytime. anyday, nicies!

along this path... loving this brilliant installation: the obliteration room by the famed artist Yayoi Kusama, on exhibit right now at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia. 

don't you love how it starts as a pure clean slate, and invites each of us to fill it with our thoughts on colour, pattern, space, form & perception (in the form of dot stickers!)  well happy new year to that!

so good. 

so very very good.

how's your blank slate going?

are you leaving enough white space? 

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