tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:03:15 +0000Turkish cultureart collectinggirl talkin-progresseducationbusinessOdunpazari Projectdaily lifedrawingSoCal culturebungalow restorationbeachpoliticsvideo lessonsbodygardentrade showartangelsIstanbul Biennialexpatdyingtravelfoodbratzchickensnew lifereligionpetsimagine thisbloggingstudiokidsmoneyA visual journal of a SoCal girl's year in Anatolia and its Aftermathhttp://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)Blogger849125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-546826807228910033Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:51:00 +00002010-04-12T10:20:16.566-07:00educationbratzbloggingHi Friends of Kloe,I've had clean-up of "Kloe Among the Turks" on my to-do list for ages. Lots of spam found me, and I've never wanted to use a spam blocker or review each comment before publishing. So I'm restricting comments on this blog. You know where to reach me if you want to chat.It was the right decision to end Kloe--have been swamped with other obligations. I miss the daily ritual of http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2010/04/gratefulness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-1278823274392384052Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:26:00 +00002010-01-06T19:32:57.273-08:00Dear Friends. This blog, Kloe Among the Turks, has been a constant in my life for almost three and a half years. This is my 850th post. It has given me great satisfaction to write almost every day, chronicling my life and artmaking, what I think about and feel. I finally need a break. The past year has been hard on me financially, and I’m embarking on new projects that need my focus. I’ll be http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2010/01/end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4490504124808657669Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:49:00 +00002009-12-27T20:50:31.818-08:00kidsfoodThe cookbook by Kids .01 and .02 was a big success. I made only 12 copies, trying to save color printing expenses. All the relatives who received it appreciate how authentic it is, with very little adult intervention in the writing and illustration (just fixed spelling). Tomorrow kids and I are baking 100 cupcakes for a big party we’re throwing for my parents. Am rather tired… but it’s been that http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/cookbook-editor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-7294919640357749589Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:46:00 +00002009-12-27T20:48:56.179-08:00A Very Happy Christmas.Khttp://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/wishing-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-8820162592127092397Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:41:00 +00002009-12-23T21:52:56.387-08:00trade showGot word today that the Trade Show will be exhibited in Ankara in January/February 2010 at Zirrat Bankasi Gallery.They'll make a catalog. Nice Xmas present.R. Threat, USAZ. Akcaogul, TurkeyG. Lombardo, USAF. Pelit, TurkeyA. Morales, USAhttp://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/trade-show-to-ankara.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-7511726030938927057Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +00002009-12-23T01:02:58.350-08:00artSee the first set here.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-home-depot-guys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-7856216268001581015Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-12-20T17:29:49.239-08:00artOh goodness, almost Christmas. Am about to turn my house into a book- and cookie-making factory. Of course, after I finish my grades. Saw this exhibition by my friend Michele Guieu. It looks best from this street view. The text on the windows makes moving shadows on the mural. Michele, who lived in Africa as a child, created a show that is part anthropology and part art installation.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4681289473332673228Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:55:00 +00002009-12-20T17:31:04.055-08:00foodThe moment before a 160 lb. pig that has been roasting underground for several days gets pulled up, like a mummy. Yummy.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4522963622489076848Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:57:00 +00002009-12-13T15:03:35.800-08:00petsgardenfoodIt’s been raining here, practically a miracle. My romaine is very happy. Winter lettuce in the garden is pretty and eliminates those nasty surprises you forget about in your crisper—you simply nip off as many leaves as you need for each meal. Both my kids eat salad, and like to dress it themselves with Euro oils and vinegars a friend brought me.And if you were wondering, my worms not only lived http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-3817000093356144053Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:49:00 +00002009-12-12T09:01:07.115-08:00artTurkish cultureThis is absolutely lovely. Not the car, of course.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-cant-stop-artist-from-making-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4874918978020806766Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:27:00 +00002009-12-11T23:29:28.491-08:00angelsI just watched “Every Little Step”, a documentary about remaking the musical, “A Chorus Line.” It came out when I was 10 years old and is seared into my consciousness—unappologetically raw about what it takes to be a dancer. Watching it again, I realize it speaks to all the arts. How difficult to be an artist, how much sacrifice. Especially the parts about trying to win parental approval for whathttp://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-i-did-for-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-926137678989305716Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:14:00 +00002009-12-10T23:19:43.094-08:00bratzdrawingBarbie in a Burka, so I sort of think that’s cool…Last night I taught my final linear perspective class and we discussed how males are generally better at perspective drawing. Boys play legos and ball and shooting games, and also apparently hormonally have the edge for understanding spatial relationships. In other words, males naturally think in 3D.Girls play with dolls (Barbie!) and housewares, http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/dolls-and-spatial-relationships.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-2128047484244828326Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:53:00 +00002009-12-08T20:57:10.741-08:00drawingHere’s an interesting drawing project. Artist/Fantasy Illustrator Dave DeVries takes children’s drawings as his source for monster paintings. I’m really glad he displays them together, because his work doesn’t really stand up for me without his inspiration.It’s interesting to compare the spare drawings with the complex paintings. Personally I like the drawings better because they leave more to http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/childrens-drawings-and-monsters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-1693259646638688642Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:07:00 +00002009-12-07T23:18:55.273-08:00drawingbusinessMy online education website is getting closer to going live. It’s been almost two years since I began to work on this project. I knew that academia wasn’t going anywhere for me, and began to look around for something to replace it. I got inspired by the story and personality of a celebrity chef, Sam the Cooking Guy—his idea is to be casual about the way he teaches cooking. I thought I could do http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/almost-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4776974044528856700Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-12-03T14:53:20.035-08:00artHave two shows opening this weekend, one south, one north. Lots of schmoozing is in order. Let’s hope my cold is finished, so I’m up to it. Northern show is with T. Meyer at Roark. Come by if you’re nearby.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/two-opening-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4969345812596258130Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:29:00 +00002009-12-02T22:30:10.013-08:00artThis was installed at the MOCA. It’s chocolate on paper, an installation 30 years in the making, from 1970 to 2004, by Ed Ruscha.Visually it’s not much, but the smell is crazy. Even weirder to have chocolate in a museum. Personally I prefer Ruscha’s paintings, and am proud he’s a West Coast guy. We’re all about the sensual here. Kiss.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/chocolate-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-4641218595605131054Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:34:00 +00002009-12-01T22:38:47.415-08:00kids First of December, wow, yet another year finished. It’s been a hard one. My kids are already excited about the holidays, so I’m trying to be, too. We put up some lights, we’ll start to bake, I’ll try to buy just a few things to wrap up. A recession shouldn’t affect kids, it’s just too unfair. I want them to have great memories, even of this bleak time.I did have a recent break, though. A dealer http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/12/getting-in-spirit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-1177674816532343246Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:44:00 +00002009-11-28T22:08:46.327-08:00foodI hope I didn’t jinx those poor men and women in the field, but it poured rain today. I let the kids get totally wet, they were so excited.Didn’t feel well, so Kid.01 made dinner. Had a little issue with burned bacon, but on the whole, it was pretty good. His recipe (he’s writing a cookbook, Kid.02 is illustrating):Mac & CheeseThis ain’t your ordinary mac and cheese.What you will need: 1/3 cup http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/mac-cheese-bacon-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-248183685728466644Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +00002009-11-27T21:47:39.418-08:00SoCal cultureRiding my bike, I often pass through a field. It’s bordered by a freeway, a commercial district, homes and a wildlife sanctuary. I see many homeless people walking into and out of this field, carrying water and bags. There must be dozens, sleeping under large bushes and between depressions in the dirt. We’ve had no rain in years, it seems, so it must be dry and sort of nice, compared to sleeping http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/wild-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-2299624939560665933Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-11-25T18:57:22.528-08:00angelsThe Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 2009http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-6737087550690424341Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:46:00 +00002009-11-23T22:47:26.601-08:00artWhen you do realism you have to decide what degree of realism you are going to attempt… I am not trying to duplicate something that I see in nature because you must always compromise—it is always going to be paint, you cannot out-paint the paint.Neil JenneySwimmer and Reflection, 1970http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-cannot-out-paint-paint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-6593160615044932517Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:00 +00002009-11-21T17:12:30.789-08:00artWilke (1940-1993) is one of my favorite contemporary artists. A feminist working in multiple media in the 1960s, she was rejected by some because she used her own image in photos, and happened to be extraordinarily beautiful. She died of cancer, documenting the collapse of her body in her final photographic works. I don't know if a museum bought these photos, they were so devastating.These are http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/early-works-of-hannah-wilke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-5282982483830260192Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +00002009-11-20T19:04:43.488-08:00artSaw the first half of the 30 year anniversary show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Very inspiring. Wall text for each work has a quote from the artist.Here’s Ed Moses, LA artist I follow:The rational mind constantly wants to be in charge. The other parts want to fly. My painting is the encounter between the mind’s necessity for control and its yearning to fly, to be free from http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/when-youre-feeling-badly-about-art-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-8523579408940334344Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:00 +00002009-11-18T22:43:10.330-08:00moneyEmails have been circulating among some colleagues about students “working” for free. We often get requests from people in the community who want a student “intern” to do an illustration job, work in a gallery, or shoot photos, etc. The offer is credit or experience in exchange for the work. My tenured colleagues think this is terrible, that students should be paid for their services, and in a http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/slowly-falling-off-cliff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34761764.post-8266768241962106754Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:56:00 +00002009-11-17T21:59:18.441-08:00bodySort of pathetic… was skating yesterday and misjudged the wind. My return trip was against it, I got tired, and suddenly I was off the bike path, down. Was wearing wrist guards, luckily. Anyway, today I’m a wreck. Have to be more careful. Then again, maybe it's swine flu...Finished a painting, can’t tell if it’s good or not. When your brain is jarred, the eyes don’t see.http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2009/11/fell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kloeamongtheturks)2