TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

3:36 PM
Posted by jodi rose

Finally getting my head around this collaborative art practice and writing thing. Taking onboard all the feedback from recent run of unsuccessful grant applications. Now have some rocking support material from very high-tech international architectural acoustic consultancy. Wait and see.

Worked on the latest round until 3am then had a fabulous day cycling up to Haarlemmerstraat to post it, celebrated with a mushroom pizza - my new addiction from the fabulous moroccan bakery - and found the very cool orange retro shop next door open. Only on fridays. Celebrated again with a present for myself, sparkling blue drink thermos, 'flying crane' brand only 3 euro. Enhancing my new life of less spending money in cafe's and more hanging out in the sunshine with friends. Created a new conceptual art piece for platonic sunshine, which I will post here when it's made. Then you too can create one.

Took the afternoon off and watched trashy movies, with hot chocolate and lemon tart. Fabulously decadent, stormy grey clouds and the most perfect rainbow I've ever seen, every colour separate and distinct. We had a song in primary school from the 'everybody sing' book - now that's dating me, isn't it! - called 'I can sing a rainbow'. Am sure that had an effect on my development towards conceptual sound art ;)

'listen with your eyes and sing everything you see'...

Absolutely loving my life right now. Perfect mix of solitary wilderness and urban sophistication, with a blend of people music and places that is making me smile. Can also sense a shape to the next year, which is a huge relief as it's been nothing but hazy fog until now. The path is opening up before me. I love that. First travel writing pieces done too.

Tried my first dutch sentence today - 'I'd like a glass of rose, please'. Successful!