Studio Snapshot

• I've been selected as one of the 2019-21 Hamiltonian Fellows! My first group show will open next month.
• I officially registered Ctrl+P with the State of Maryland! Follow @ctrlpdogorg for updates coming soon about the book I've been working on with Stephanie Barber and Lauren Bender.
• I leave this week for a residency in Montreal with Pigment Sauvage and four other Baltimore-based artists: Erick Antonio Benitez, Hannah Brancato, Ada Pinkston, and Lu Zhang.
• HaHa by Rachel Debuque is the first exhibition I organized as an Advisory Board Member at ICA Baltimore. Check it out on Saturdays & Sundays from 12-4pm through September 8, and mark your calendars for a Laughter Yoga Workshop on August 24 at 2pm.

Five Faves

1. Crabbing. Get yourself a bucket, a net, some string, and a chicken leg and wade out into the bay!
2. So much basil! Plus the praying mantis that keeps my plants pest free. :)
3. Thread Coffee Cold Brew and especially their refillable Community Supported Coffee tin.
4. Hidden Harvest Farm, a co-op garden with the friendliest folks who share the fruits of their labor with neighbors like me.
5. Tubing. Monkton Station. Arrive early and walk to the tree with two blue lines.

100 Words

HaHa by Rachel Debuque at ICA Baltimore

Growing up, I had a friend that liked to play a game where we would fake laugh for 10 seconds, which, for two pre-teen girls, was more than enough time to induce actual laughter. For Rachel Debuque, aka Hal Henderson, Certified Laughter Leader, fake laughing can lead not only to real laughter, but also to crying. Evidence suggests that the same part of our brains controls both actions, releasing endorphins throughout our bodies. Lately, I’m more prone to tears, so it’s nice to be reminded to laugh at the absurdity of it all, even if it the laughter’s not real.

Deadline Details

• DUE AUG 31: TSA Flat Files; Exhibition & sales program; $15 to apply.
• DUE SEPT 1: Project Anywhere; Web-based exhibition program with bi-annual conference and publication; Free to apply.
• DUE SEPT 1: Satellite Art Fair, NYC; Free to apply, $700 for new exhibitors if accepted.