Street-Fodder

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I've been married for 17 years and this is only the second time I have used our waffle maker we got as a gift.,today Sebastian and I made gluten free waffles. They taste amazing. #cooking #waffles #stack #fullstack #foodie #gf #glutenfree #homemade #kitchen #brooklyn #parkslope #foodart #parenting #teaching (at South Slope, Brooklyn)

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Chickenhawk Apple Pie. My kids helped with everything save the carving. I substituted clarified butter for unsalted butter for the crust. What doesn't kill you only makes you fatter. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! #thanksgiving #thanksgivingdinner #applepie #chickenhawk #brooklyn #newyork (at South Slope, Brooklyn)

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Got these mint condition Nike high tops at Beacons Closet recently. Not sure what year or make they are but they were a great find. #thriftstore #nike #shopping #brooklyn #nyc (at Root Hill Cafe)

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I am making Tuesday nights with my children a time to teach cooking. Tonight we made a variation on my mother's meat sauce. I found a collection of recipes she had written down and have decided it is my duty to pass them down. #parenting #food #gf #glutenfree #pasta #sauce #meatsauce #mom #recipie #brooklyn #parent (at South Slope, Brooklyn)

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My first apple pie ever; a deviation from a recipient by Ina Garten. I learned how to make clarified butter today, for a curry stew from the Green's Cookbook I made for supper. It smells like carmelized nuts. I also used Winesap apples rather than Grannysmith. When I cook I think about my mother. She was one hell of a cook and hostess. The finish on her pies we always exquisite. This whole holiday season is going to be tough this year. Thank G-d for pie. #pie #brooklyn #parkslope #testkitchen #applepie #usa #winesap #apples #gluten #instagram #instafood (at South Slope, Brooklyn)

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A full walk around of my sculpture. A Fraction of the Whole, 2017 10 x 10 x 10 feet Wood, fabric, plastic and gravel Street Smart, this year's alumni show at SVA starts today and runs through December 20th. The official opening is Thursday November 30th from 6-8 pm at SVA's Chelsea Gallery, 601 W 26th St 15th floor. It's an amazing collection of talent, testament to the great programs at SVA. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #contemporayarchitecture #sculpture Cc: @sva_galleries (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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A Fraction of the Whole, 2017 10 x 10 x 10 feet Wood, fabric, plastic and gravel Street Smart, this year's alumni show at SVA starts today and runs through December 20th. The official opening is Thursday November 30th from 6-8 pm at SVA's Chelsea gallery. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #contemporayarchitecture #sculpture (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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Day 4, the structure is complete. A late night of sewing tonight, then attaching the skin. It's a stellar show, extremely eclectic, and flows wonderfully. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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Day 3, almost complete with the build. Hours upon hours of sewing to go. So grateful to the wonderful people at @sva_galleries for this awesome opportunity to challenge myself. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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Second day of install. It's going much faster than I expected. Still much sewing to go. It's so wonderful to finally be able to take the structure in as a whole piece rather than having to pan around it. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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First day of install. It's amazing, the sculpture took up my whole studio and yet it feels dwarfed by all the space around it. I can't wait to see it from more than 3 feet away. #art #artoninstagram #fineart #sculpture #install #framing #chelsea #svastreetsmart #svagalleries #svachelseagalleries #svaalumni #svanyc #artist #artistsofinstagram #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #newyork #newyorkcity #instagram #artlife (at SVA Chelsea Gallery)

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And that's a wrap! It's all packaged to go. Next stop SVA's Chelsea gallery. This has been an amazing journey artistically. I look forward to having some time to spend with my wife and children when this is installed. #art #fineart #fiberart #sculpture #architecture #installationart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #studio #chelsea #gallery #svagalleries #svaalumni #exhibition #urbanart #brooklyn #nyc #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #redhook #instagood #instagram #process (at Red Hook)

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Dismantling the structure. Installing in Chelsea on Monday. #art #fineart #fiberart #sculpture #architecture #installationart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #studio #chelsea #gallery #svagalleries #svaalumni #exhibition #urbanart #brooklyn #nyc #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #redhook #instagood #instagram #process (at Red Hook)

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The system is set and documented, 141 pieces in total. The system reads – East Bottom Horizontal Right(front) #10 ⬆️ Time to take this puppy apart. #art #fineart #fiberart #sculpture #architecture #installationart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #studio #chelsea #gallery #svagalleries #svaalumni #exhibition #urbanart #brooklyn #nyc #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #redhook #instagood #instagram (at Gowanus, Brooklyn)

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Tonight I start the process of dismantling the structure. This is my card system which along with photos and the schematic will help me to reconstruct this at the gallery. #art #fineart #fiberart #sculpture #architecture #installationart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #studio #chelsea #gallery #svagalleries #svaalumni #exhibition #urbanart #brooklyn #nyc #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #redhook #instagood #instagram (at Gowanus, Brooklyn)

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Just about a year ago they discovered a mass of some sort in my mom's lungs. We were told that perhaps she had aspirated on some food. I now imagine that they were fairly certain before we went in that it was, as it turned out, cancer. I am sure they were trying to keep us calm. My mom and I could get along fabulously though we usually were at odds most of the time. I wish we had a better relationship than we did. We would go weeks without speaking, our lives firmly on their own paths. I think she would have enjoyed being with my kids now, they are so much more giving than they had been even a year ago. All the artwork of the past year has been a response to the experience, and I have been so busy I am not sure I am any closer to feeling settled with her passing. Streetart has always been a way for me to work things out. As banal as the statement "I MISS YOU MOM" is there was something transcendent about scrawling it on the sidewalk. I hope people that see it think about their own parents, even if only for a blip. #streetart #elbowtoe #text #writing #sidewalk #brooklyn #newyorkcity #nyc #mom

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One of two massive panels, this one plastic, that I am seeing this evening. Two more days of this part of the process; then I have to label every board and disassemble the structure. Installing next week! #art #fineart #fiberart #sewing #thread #plastic #panel #skin #sculpture #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #architecture #brooklyn #brooklynartist #brianadamdouglas #elbowtoe #elbowtoestudio #sva #svagalleries #schoolofvisualarts (at South Slope, Brooklyn)