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This was a good excuse to use my letterpress and use up ink on the press from other projects.

Printed on Pearl White Letra

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September 13, 2011 by Shasta Garcia.

September 13, 2011

Shasta Garcia

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I went to 29 Rooms last night… AKA 29 Lines… I wanted to love it. It was housed in the old Exploratorium space at the Palace of Fine Arts. My favorite part was being inside the building with so many fun childhood memories.

The present installation was a contrast to those memories. The Exploratorium is about play and discovery with a multitude of ways to experience the space. The play here felt sanctioned, constructed, and limiting. There was little to explore that didn’t involve taking a photo… I’d expected something more immersive to my senses.

The more immersive rooms had their limits. In the “womb room” my friend and I were just settling into the meditative quality of the heart beat and poem whispering in our head phoned ears. The poem had not ended but apparently our time in the room had. All of a sudden everyone left the room in a wave, ending the meditation on an off beat.

I had a moment of play, spinning some painted prop umbrellas for Boomerangs (Look I’m playing the way you want me to play!). But then the umbrellas were moved in a subtle unspoken way that said “these are not for you to play with”. The Palace of Fine Arts itself was build for the 1915 Panama Exposition. A permanent impressive columned structure left from a temporary event, now housing another temporary event. I felt the urgency to go because of the temporary. Do all the pictures of 29 Rooms make it less temporary?

Maybe I expected too much from the experience. Maybe when in a selfie museum you just selfie. I’d felt joyful when leaving the Color Factory (now in contrast to this latest experience appreciate more the balance of freedom / fun / and selfie it provided). I’d imagined I’d have a similar joyful feeling at 29 Rooms. I was just left with feeling like I was still waiting in line to experience something amazing to happen that never did.

While there was some impressive art to see I think I much prefer the curated experience of art going I get at the SF MOMA, the totally immersive experience I had at Sleep No More, the playfulness at the Exploratorium, or the picturesque photo booth nature provides where it’s not that hard to find a backdrop devoid of people. No lines needed.

Day 62 / 100 P-perspective is challenging. #100DaysUnderstandingWatercolor #the100dayproject #calligraphy #handlettering

Day 54 - spent about an hour learning from this painting. It's 6x8. I like that I have a painted memory of my unplanned 20 min breakfast yesterday. Longer to paint than to eat. #100DaysUnderstandingWatercolor #the100dayproject

From Day 52 / 100. Today! A mix of watercolor pencil and paint. We're past the 50 day mark. Flash back of the last 50 days can be found in my story highlights! #100DaysUnderstandingWatercolor #the100dayproject

Mothers day flowers. #shastablastawraps

I had fun painting and being in the imagination of @lindsayvictorialee while using her April coloring pages. I printed her page on a toner printer and then used a chartpak blender pen to transfer the image to the watercolor paper. Painted with my Peerless watercolor pallette. #100DaysUnderstandingWatercolor #the100dayproject

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