cesspool
art in and on process
cesspool
art in and on process
a free occasional gathering to share, learn, and create together ...
a free occasional gathering to share, learn, and create together ...
rooted in the spirit of show-n-tell, these intimate daytime share sessions aim to build nourishing arts community by providing space to celebrate our mess -- unfinished works, co-dives into the weeds of "how" we make our art, and reflections on our embodied experiences of creating.
rooted in the spirit of show-n-tell, these intimate daytime share sessions aim to build nourishing arts community by providing space to celebrate our mess -- unfinished works, co-dives into the weeds of "how" we make our art, and reflections on our embodied experiences of creating.
each iteration of cesspool includes two featured sharers who have ~20 mins each to gush about their works in process and/or the process of their work. there is also ~30 mins dedicated to open sharing divided evenly between anyone else who wants to share (~5 mins each to gush).
each iteration of cesspool includes two featured sharers who have ~20 mins each to gush about their works in process and/or the process of their work. there is also ~30 mins dedicated to open sharing divided evenly between anyone else who wants to share (~5 mins each to gush).
cesspool is a project in process and we're excited to see how it will shift and morph. that said, we are sure of a few things:
cesspool is a project in process and we're excited to see how it will shift and morph. that said, we are sure of a few things:
-cesspool hopes to avoid falling into the pre-determined rigidity, professionalization, and pretention of many artist talks, lectures, and readings. instead, we aim toward collective curiosity, celebration, and encouragement. our goal is mutual nourishment and relation.
-cesspool hopes to avoid falling into the pre-determined rigidity, professionalization, and pretention of many artist talks, lectures, and readings. instead, we aim toward collective curiosity, celebration, and encouragement. our goal is mutual nourishment and relation.
-there will always be free snacks and art supplies -- nibbling and fidgeting are more than welcome!
-there will always be free snacks and art supplies -- nibbling and fidgeting are more than welcome!
-featured sharers will always be paid. currently we can offer $50 to each featured sharer. we hope for this number to increase as the project continues.
-featured sharers will always be paid. currently we can offer $50 to each featured sharer. we hope for this number to increase as the project continues.
details about upcoming and past gatherings of cesspool are included below. wanna reach out with questions, encouragements, or just to say hey? feel free to write to us here.
details about upcoming and past gatherings of cesspool are included below. wanna reach out with questions, encouragements, or just to say hey? feel free to write to us here.
next cesspool ...
next cesspool ...
mural by Jeff Slim
maryhope|whitehead|lee
maryhope|whitehead|lee
gush glimpse
maryhope will share from an in-the-works book review of Tránsito/Transit, a collection by the Mexico City-based poet Claudina Domingo.
gush glimpse
maryhope will share from an in-the-works book review of Tránsito/Transit, a collection by the Mexico City-based poet Claudina Domingo.
some "who" context
maryhope|whitehead|lee is an unexpected denizen of the northern sonoran desert. whether writing a poem, creating a collage, designing a zine, assembling a handmade book, stitching a pañuelo, or beading a canvas, it is her desire to create arresting and compelling images, both aesthetically and emotionally. a descendant of the ship, she resides in the weather of the wake. look for her work on Instagram @mhwlee_collage.
some "who" context
maryhope|whitehead|lee is an unexpected denizen of the northern sonoran desert. whether writing a poem, creating a collage, designing a zine, assembling a handmade book, stitching a pañuelo, or beading a canvas, it is her desire to create arresting and compelling images, both aesthetically and emotionally. a descendant of the ship, she resides in the weather of the wake. look for her work on Instagram @mhwlee_collage.
photo by Rod Ibieta
claudia nuñez de ibieta
claudia nuñez de ibieta
gush glimpse
Claudia will share some thoughts about the role of *nature* in her ongoing process of finding her own voice. She’ll bring some ceramic work, writing, and translation for show and tell.
gush glimpse
Claudia will share some thoughts about the role of *nature* in her ongoing process of finding her own voice. She’ll bring some ceramic work, writing, and translation for show and tell.
some "who" context
Claudia is someone who prefers a slow life. An introverted homebody, she likes to be around books, plants, other creatures, and open spaces. She enjoys the garden, family and friends, reading, music, yoga, and playing with clay. A former bookseller at Changing Hands in Tempe and a kids’ Spanish teacher at a couple of local schools, she’s presently a member of the Cardboard House Press Cartonera Collective in Phoenix and in slow pursuit of her own poetic and literary translation dreams. She’s a first generation gringa chilena and has lived in Tempe, AZ since 1991.
some "who" context
Claudia is someone who prefers a slow life. An introverted homebody, she likes to be around books, plants, other creatures, and open spaces. She enjoys the garden, family and friends, reading, music, yoga, and playing with clay. A former bookseller at Changing Hands in Tempe and a kids’ Spanish teacher at a couple of local schools, she’s presently a member of the Cardboard House Press Cartonera Collective in Phoenix and in slow pursuit of her own poetic and literary translation dreams. She’s a first generation gringa chilena and has lived in Tempe, AZ since 1991.
cesspools coming down the pipe ...
cesspools coming down the pipe ...
CESSPOOL NO.2
late june / early july
time TBD
location TBD
featuring:
Shantia Elise + Angie Dell
CESSPOOL NO.2
late june / early july
time TBD
location TBD
featuring:
Shantia Elise + Angie Dell
photo by Shantia Elise
shantia elise
shantia elise
gush glimpse
Shantia will be sharing some poetry and songs that are in-process, with hopes of finding reprieve after offering some long-withheld work into space outside of herself.
gush glimpse
Shantia will be sharing some poetry and songs that are in-process, with hopes of finding reprieve after offering some long-withheld work into space outside of herself.
some "who" context
Shantia Elise is a Black Queer multifaceted child of Southern land. A 4th Generation Black Arizonan educator, activist and creative here to learn with and heal her bloodline one conversation at a time.
some "who" context
Shantia Elise is a Black Queer multifaceted child of Southern land. A 4th Generation Black Arizonan educator, activist and creative here to learn with and heal her bloodline one conversation at a time.
photo by Brian Bender
angie dell
angie dell
gush glimpse
Angie will share their interest in scent memory and efforts to make multi-sensory books. With an option to get “nose-on”, we’ll explore smell and its intersection with pleasure and play, as well as with loss and forgetting. (*All sensitivities welcome; optional examples will be offered in a closed environment away from the gathering)
gush glimpse
Angie will share their interest in scent memory and efforts to make multi-sensory books. With an option to get “nose-on”, we’ll explore smell and its intersection with pleasure and play, as well as with loss and forgetting. (*All sensitivities welcome; optional examples will be offered in a closed environment away from the gathering)
some "who" context
Angie is a queer and nonbinary book artist and writer who makes zines, artists’ books, prints, and other literary objects through Shut Eye Press, part of Phoenix’s Paper Jam + Print collaborative print studio. They also teach classes in creative writing, visual storytelling, and book-making techniques to people of all ages. From the Midwest by way of the East Coast, they are interested in false memories and the ways we choose our stories, and in making this desert and this body home.
// website + instagram
some "who" context
Angie is a queer and nonbinary book artist and writer who makes zines, artists’ books, prints, and other literary objects through Shut Eye Press, part of Phoenix’s Paper Jam + Print collaborative print studio. They also teach classes in creative writing, visual storytelling, and book-making techniques to people of all ages. From the Midwest by way of the East Coast, they are interested in false memories and the ways we choose our stories, and in making this desert and this body home.
// website + instagram
plumb the cesspit ...
plumb the cesspit ...
an archive of past cesspool gatherings will live here.
an archive of past cesspool gatherings will live here.