the road and the mountain

when I first watched movie The Mountain

I remember the long quiet moments

staying with me the most

the entire movie seems to have

that sort of lingering tone

I made this while I was watching 

it the second time 

layering the images and sounds

which created more of a memory

 the long moments staring out 

the window

on unfamiliar roads 

 

Henry Darger and the girls in the floor rugs

.. They attempt to get away by rolling

themselves in floor rugs 

inspiration for the day ˚˙•

 

gold behind their eyes

Gold behind their eyes

 a halo of transmitters on their heads

staring into recorded memories 

of the places in a beforeland 

it's the end of October 

 thinking of all the other Octobers 

when no one was watching 

when things were experienced 

and rarely documented 

 

. recorders for eyes .

recording memories 

and eavesdropping on dreams

somewhere in the back of my mind

her eyes are recorders

{layered painting collage on paper}

somewhere in the back of someone else's dreams ..

sounds of movements

 

a story of a diorama of an art exhibition

when I lived in Portland

I opened a small art gallery and museum

called  Musee16  ~A diorama of an art exhibition 

{art by Chris Lawson}

it was on the corner of 16th street 

in an old pharmacy 

next to a happy creperie

everyday I looked forward to sitting in the

calm gray blues of the walls

surrounded by old windows

that the rain would pour down on

listening to things like Moondog ,

Red Norvo , Francois de Roubaix

and Syd Barrett and installing artworks

while the streetcars would pass by

organizing objects and collections of things  ,

 rotating themes and collaborating

with so many splendid artists

getting to meet the inspiring

people that would wander in out of the rain

and share their interesting stories

 

{art by Chaim Garcia}

some of the artists and I

would trade pieces when the exhibit had ended 

I still have a piece by Chris and one of Chaim's pieces

up on my wall 

now in my living room

. she sat by the sea . bath tub recording .

she sat by the sea

and thought about Jupiter 

it was sparkling floating next to the moon

I spent a while mixing this blue

using four different colors 

inspired from a dream I had

the other night

 

sitting in the bath tub with 

my recorder and sounds

closed the door and the window

and made this with

an old photograph I collected

and drew on

 

recording dreams

recording dreams

with imaginary devices

and listening to the sounds

of the invisible 

static 

mixed media layered collage painting

prints are available in the shop)

shifting things around 

and listening to Can

in the background

of the studio this morning 

 

. shoes with gold . transmitters .

shoes with gold

transmitters

so that I can

hear you better

sitting by the edge

of the pool

(mixed media collage painting)

the print is available in the shop )

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoelleMaline

 

. eyes and electrical currents .

a few things I worked on last week 

inspired by last month's slow

moving pace

and at the same time

moving like an

electrical current

I have set up a sound system

a few cassette recorders and microphone

a turn table with a broken waltz

in the bathtub

and recorded the sounds

from the pipes under 

the house 

(the full field recording is on the website)

it's more like a sound . a book of ghost portraits

It's more like a sound .. 

a book of ghost portraits

 that I made during our remote-ness 

and days of long lingering unknown

This small book of 20 pages 

is filled of ghost portraits

 painted with layers of gouache , cut paper and ink on paper

Its is a 5 x 7 soft cover book that has a thick card stock feel

and printed on 100% recycled archival paper

I am happy that it is now available for purchase in the shop )

 

For purchase in the shop ~

https://www.etsy.com/listing/978113220/ghost-portraits-book-by-noelle-maline?ref=shop_home_active_1