by David-Chatfield | Nov 3, 2023 | #StudioMix, Art Studio, Music
I started writing this post about 3 weeks ago and completely forgot about it. That’s the type of second Fall term I’ve had: busy and busier. And at risk of being repetitive, the Quarter system is bonkers. That said, this tune came up in class (three weeks...
by David-Chatfield | Oct 20, 2023 | #StudioMix, Art Studio, Music
Quick post today as I just finished my first quarter at a new school, and final crits have me drained. So today’s selection just came up on random right as my students were leaving, and it seemed to fit my utter end-of-term exhaustion that accompanies those...
by David-Chatfield | Oct 6, 2023 | #StudioMix, Art Studio, Music
I try not to get TOO political in this space… ok, fine, in this particular series. But with the recent Labor Strikes from the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and most recently, the UAW, I was inspired to play one of my favorite artists and talk to my students about what’s...
by David-Chatfield | Sep 22, 2023 | Art, Art Studio, Artist, News, Politics
(This post has been edited to include corrections and clarifications provided by the SOS Denver community, specifically the very helpful Harry Doby. Thanks, Harry!) This was one of those ideas that I wish had arrived on the wind Ruth Stone style much, much earlier....
by David-Chatfield | Sep 22, 2023 | #StudioMix, Art Studio, Music
Hanging out in my friend Jason’s studio in the late 90s and early aughts really cemented old-school hip-hop in my brain as music that gets me in the right frame of mind to work. And as I’m now teaching at an art school I’ve been gleefully forcing my...