by rjacksonpaton | Nov 19, 2019 | eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, our stories, writing
in praise of belly buttons... 11 november 2019 river jackson-paton [hand written in my journal!] for much of my life my belly button had no meaning it may as well have not existed granted at one point i pierced it but like the apparently useless earlobe...
by rjacksonpaton | Jul 13, 2017 | eco-somatics, ethnoautobiography, marked by place, reverences, uncoveredwagon, vulnerable ecology, work of body
went to a very well attended. lively and informative meeting about arts and cultural policy in dallas the other day, organized in part by my new home Sunset Art Studio. one topic that came up was about whether parks & rec could coordinate public art, especially...
by rjacksonpaton | Jul 11, 2017 | connections, creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, work of body
when people ask me what my artistic medium is, i frequently describe my primary one as collage and assemblages. it’s interesting in this moment to be attempting to put together a series of articles and ideas, and realizing that it’s an assemblage, too. a...
by rjacksonpaton | Apr 6, 2017 | connections, creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, work of body, writing
after an absence, i return gathering a variety of materials physical and more nuanced attempting to offer them to the world ~ inspired by a talk by gabor maté on the “myth of normal” i am creating an (ab)normality cycle to illustrate the non-linear...
by rjacksonpaton | Nov 3, 2016 | connections, eco-somatics, ethnoautobiography, readings, uncoveredwagon
not unlike Harry Potter, i have mixed feelings about invoking the name of he-who-shall-not-be-named. do we kid ourselves, and give away our power when we focus on Trump, and not all of the history, legacies, etc. that puts him there? indeed i found this fabulous...
by rjacksonpaton | Nov 2, 2016 | connections, creativity, ethnoautobiography, lost and found, lost homes, marked by place, photos, uncoveredwagon, work of body
next week a special exhibition opens at the Amon Carter museum in Fort Worth, Border Cantos, with work by Richard Misrach and Guillermo Galindo. this exhibit brings together numerous strands that i gather together in my work. i first heard about Misrach’s...
