worstspace

I hate a operating in a messy work space so I keep it relatively neat.
Neat but boring.
This melange of bare, black and beige is my world. Even though I spend a majority of my waking time here, I just can't seem to be crafty and snazzy up my little hellhole.
I like peeking into other people's nooks and seeing how they live and work.
Joseph Holmes' work space series is a growing collection of personalized commercial spaces. I love the chaos in these shots but I'd be tempted to hang myself if this were my reality.

artist statement:

Over long periods of time, workbenches, cubicles, and office desks go through an oddly natural process of accretion and erosion much like the way mountains and landscapes form over centuries. I don’t think there’s another place where evidence of an individual life is concentrated into such a tightly confined space. And I find that distillation beautiful in a way that’s artificial in the best sense of the word.

thoughts that accompany Monday

8:50am
Ugh. What am I doing here? I should be back in bed.

1:45pm
Wtf. I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that.

3:30 pm
YAWN. Can I die from boredom? Is it five yet??
Géraldine Georges

"working"

I'm going to start turning in stitched reports from now on:

That way I can blame my lack of timely productivity on sewing machines tangles and finger cramps rather than the gloriously distracting internet.
Jiseon Lee Isbara: Piercing fabric and life with thread and order

While on the topic of distractions and "working" I wanted to introduce you guys to my new favorite blog:
The title alone make fall in love with these frustrated desk jockeys.
Their tips and office musings are right up my alley.

my new office look:

via VA-VA-VOOM

truisms

I love revisiting art, books, and films. You often grow and interpret things differently or catch some subtlety. Jenny Holzer's truisms are a perfect example of work that reads way differently to me than when first introduced. I'm more of a jaded cynic now than I was in art school.

My desk jockey days have changed my perspective on several of these trusisms.

A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS

ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION CAN BE A FORM OF FREEDOM

ABUSE OF POWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE

ACTION CAUSES MORE TROUBLE THAN THOUGHT

ALIENATION PRODUCES ECCENTRICS OR REVOLUTIONARIES

AT TIMES INACTIVITY IS PREFERABLE TO MINDLESS FUNCTIONING

BOREDOM MAKES YOU DO CRAZY THINGS

CONFUSING YOURSELF IS A WAY TO STAY HONEST

DREAMING WHILE AWAKE IS A FRIGHTENING CONTRADICTION

EXPIRING FOR LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL BUT STUPID

HUMANISM IS OBSOLETE

HUMOR IS A RELEASE

IT IS MAN'S FATE TO OUTSMART HIMSELF

LACK OF CHARISMA CAN BE FATAL

LOVING ANIMALS IS A SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITY

MUCH WAS DECIDED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN

MURDER HAS ITS SEXUAL SIDE

OFTEN YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE YOU ARE SEXLESS

PEOPLE WHO DON'T WORK WITH THEIR HANDS ARE PARASITES

ROMANTIC LOVE WAS INVENTED TO MANIPULATE WOMEN

SLIPPING INTO MADNESS IS GOOD FOR THE SAKE OF COMPARISON

SLOPPY THINKING GETS WORSE OVER TIME

TAKING A STRONG STAND PUBLICIZES THE OPPOSITE POSITION

THE IDEA OF REVOLUTION IS ADOLESCENT FANTASY

THE MOST PROFOUND THINGS ARE INEXPRESSIBLE

TIMIDITY IS LAUGHABLE

WISHING THINGS AWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE

mugs

It's noon and I'm already on my second cup of coffee. I have 3 dirty mugs piling up on my desk and I'm about to add one more to the lot.

made by tomorrow

third drawer down
Cody Hudson, Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath from the record Black Sabbath/DBA oh no, no, please God help me!,2009.
via Stuggleinc and deveningprojects
the dirty mug

for my desk

aggregate by Haelo Design

Aggregate//Still Life is a boxed set containing 5 porcelain rocks that can be stacked, ordered, lined-up, piled, or otherwise arranged on your desk or table. They are satisfying to hold, fitting perfectly into the palm of your hand. Perfect for those times when you just need to keep your hands busy.