Thinklings+Jacqueline Surdell

I make art. I'm using this blog as a platform or archive to document, remember, reflect upon, compile and communicate my thinklings / what I see as exciting, urgent, relevant -- both in my artistic practice as well as in the world. For more on my own work you can visit my website at www.jacquelinesurdell.com

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Thirty, serving, and thriving… most of the time anyway😝🦄😈😘🎀💓‼️🦋💦✨ (at Chicago Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4_-iiO7b_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thanks for having me, @artistsoncouches 😘✨ — #Repost @artistsoncouches with @use.repost ・・・ How do artists find their artistic voice? “Trial and error, discipline, consistency, and repetition. Turns out there’s no hack for discovering yourself. Honing your language gets easier over time but the journey is ever evolving and never ends…. enter: the wisdom paradox — How exciting?!” — Jacqueline Surdell @jacquelinesurdell Photo credit: Ian Vecciotti, Ian Ace Photo @ianacephoto #jacquelinesurdell #jacquelinesurdellart #artistsoncouches #artisttalk #conversationswithartists #meettheartist #artistlife #purposeofart #artistssupportartists #artlife #artistsoninstagram #onthecouch#artistsupportpost #cozyconversations #artcommunity #artistcommunity #artistspotlight #artspotlight (at Chicago Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnuuF1tOFvS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some day somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye Until then, baby, are you going to let 'em hold you down and make you cry? Don't you know? Don't you know, things can change Things'll go your way If you Hold On for one more day Can you Hold On for one more day? Things'll go your way (Oh, things'll go your way) Hold On for one more day (at Chicago Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnm4PtcuycL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mon➰o➿chrome〰️waves 〰️➰➿(➕gold)👋🏻🌊🔉📡 ⭐️👑🌟🥇🏅⚜️ (at Chicago Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnDH2_6uoXa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Experiments~ 💚🌿 (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrfrmWLyxz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Recent commission for a ver special project with @devening_projects 🖤💚💙🖤💚💙🖤💚💙🖤💚💙🖤💚💙 : Thank you @ianacephoto for this shmexy framing including our very own house plant collection 🌿🌱🪴🌸 (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXC-T9ui3s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[asking for a friend] Is bubbleyum good for blowing bubbles? 💓🎀💗🌸💖🌷🔮💘🎟️💝💞🍬💕 : 📸 @ianacephoto (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmU2wrgr585/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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its very cool and rewarding to know you are part of something great while it is happening. It’s also great when that sentiment is echoed by voices in your community— I suspected that what Carrie and the Seldems were up to was special and I was excited to be a part of the vision. However I could not have known the kind of spark and energy the collaboration would ignite. I could go on and on as I have before. The exchange was something powerful & beyond words — the kind of thing where you know and they know… but it's awesome to see that [insert word:energy? thing? experience?] resonated beyond our little sacred nexus. - I am so honored to be mentioned by Lori Waxman in the tribune alongside this awesome list of artists, exhibitions, practitioners, institutions, etc. I am so proud to be a Chicagoan and so proud to be a working artist in this city. - lfg, chicago - thanks for sharing the article with me @mefraerman 💜💜 (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKhUcHuJwR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cotopaxi with Cotton Candy Skies ❤️‍🔥💕💞💓💗💖💘💝 https://www.instagram.com/p/CljZ0N4rHcs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🌅✨⚡️☄️💥🔥🌞🌄 https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhPHNcuSj-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Throw back and hello again to some resurfacing ideas-- thinking about rhythm and repetition, tautology and alliteration – bodily movement sensed but not seen.  Repetition is evident-- Rhythm in walking, talking, heartbeats.  memories circulating-- around and around and around>> repetition, again and again to process (at Chicago Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbvD0-rubP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️Sometimes I’m lucky & receive two hours of winter light through the studio portal/hole/gateway/🕳️⛓️⛏️🛠️⚔️🗡️🔪🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️ (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHZR8JpPPk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thanks for sharing @topainterstopaintings 🌸✨❤️‍🔥🍭⚡️🌟 📸 Reliquary #7 from my solo exhibition, “Score!” @devening_projects May 2022 🪢⭐️⚡️🌟❤️‍🔥 Studio notes; ~life cycles, spheres, circular modes of making and thinking, repetition – the open and closing of a tied knot, two lifelines merged together through labor, energy, and time. (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_pSokO_NO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Feels good to be in print! Thank you for the thoughtful write-up @fiberartnow : Works featured from “Score!” My solo exhibition @devening_projects earlier this year & Not One but Not Two Either (red) from Asymmetry — a two-person exhibition with the lovely @robert_william_moreland and @librarystreetcollective ‼️‼️✨⚡️🌸💕🌟 + a prominently featured @paulverdell print🙏🏼🌟⚡️❤️‍🔥🌸💕😈 ~a bookshelf must have** (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9KJd_ubld/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This weekend is THE FINAL weekend of "Toolbox @ Twenty" @hydeparkartcenter. The show Closes 11/13. : Sad that the physical manifestations of these collaborations is nearing an end. I’ve learned so much and look forward to building on these ideas. More installations & environments perhaps? We’ll see ❤️🙏🏼🪢 : 📸 @ianacephoto (at Hyde Park Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1hp6eL-ba/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s hard to believe my time at @vermontstudiocenter is really and truly over 😖 I feel emotions both torn apart and surged together as the reality of being home slowly manifests. What an incredible adventure with absolutely stellar people. I feel so grateful and blessed for the experience. 🌟🌸💕☄️⭐️ My sincerest thanks to the @pollockkrasnerfoundation for awarding me a fellowship in Sculpture— fully supporting my residency🙏🏼. Thank you @pollockkrasnerfoundation & @vermontstudiocenter for this honored support. This is life changing stuff‼️❤️💕 — Thank you @harlan_mack for these awesome fellowship photos ❤️⚡️🔥‼️ (at Vermont Studio Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CktjqW0p5Oj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thanks for the shout, @hopperprize ! Honored to be featured alongside some incredible artists doing rad work🌺☄️🦄✨🌸 : #Repost @hopperprize with @use.repost ・・・ Featured Entries! We are excited to share a selection of submissions to our current open call for artist grants. Swipe ➡️ to explore these amazing artists and visit their profiles to see more of their work. 〰️ Featured artists: Nadine Schemmann #NadineSchemmann @nadineschemmann John Taylor Wagner #JohnTaylorWagner @johntaylorwagner Andrés Mario de Varona #AndrésMariodeVarona @andres.deva Peter Everett #PeterEverett @peterheverett Ann Prochilo #AnnProchilo @apmaieutic . . . #hopperprize #thehopperprize #emergingartist #studioart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #sculpture #collage #drawing#abstractpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjHRKNrd1N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=