June of 2020 I'll have another solo show down in Dansville, NY. It'll be focused on map-based works with more collage; nothing traditional on canvas. I'm bound and determined to have many pieces with verse tied in. I enjoyed writing when I was in my teens/early 20's, but thought it was derivative; overly borrowing from influences. Your basic clumsy. The past year...maybe two...I've scribbled more verse. I guess it took some seasoning for me to find my voice and gain a bit of confidence, but here we are. Below is the first piece I just finished for that show along with some verse. The piece is called 'Map Coordinates' and I decided this morning to title the show with that as well.
Map Coordinates
Sunshine State
Alabama Avenue, Rural Route 6
Willow Bend Way
- Up to the Genesee.
Weekend cypress knee catfish
Spanish moss reaching
to cabbage palm myths
- Flowing down bloodlines.
Bayside crab feast
teenage sunset bonfire
Hawaiian Tropic perfume
- Desires whispered in the pines.
These are faded postcard travelogues
painted map coordinates
for the Man I am
to the little Boy I was
- Running to be.
