reason

My name is Karina. I make art, and so do you. Keep Portland Weird.

A Ritual of Re-Wilding. Mojave Memories. 

the act of erasing

work problem: busty mermaid images.

working as the “Documentation Specialist” at smARTworks is a confusing job when it comes to fashion. While I will be wearing this violet lazer-beam number for a month during the actual summer-camp hours, I have found myself in limbo about what is “acceptable” to wear in a work-place, even at an art-school during the prep weeks before/after. Should i lean on the scandalous office attire (which seems to be the only work-friendly clothes I brought) Or thrift new unquestionably decent granny clothes (which I love, but all of which I have left behind in LA.) This question has undoubtedly changed the way I look at things when Ive been in thrift stores over the past month. I now notice a lot of cheap posh “work-clothes” that I never gave a second glance to before, and I cringe at the thought of being shackled to a career that would judge me for having holy leggings, or (god-forbid!) not wearing a bra. What kind of world do we live in where the physical manifestation of corporate exploitation is more acceptable than a hole in your socks?

seven of pentacles.three of pentacles.nine of cups.

communication.trust in our potential.future collaborations.

song in progress:

the desert sets his hair on fire

naked at the door made 

of old barbed wire

lots of places dreamt of seeing

here in the cave

of moonshine whispers

standing in a dress of 

shallowed shadows

blood on the legs

with boots so broken

words are vague

but dont stop walking

here in the city of

dust and rubble

told to be free

but the land is

shackled

try to break out

and the animals 

laugh loud

lovers hold the devil closely

speaking tongue

to sound less ghostly 

while fools swing across

rickety swings

sleeping in bodies

promised to leave

yes, were traveling

through the valley of death 

with flowers and bones

tied to our wrist

sleeping in bodies

we promise to leave

the circus of circles

the laughter of kings

gumdrops, & lollipops

sweet pie, cherry cream

licorice, & cinnamon sticks

star. devil. lovers. ace of wands.

fool. queen of pentacles. two of cups. wheel of fortune.

There is no fire at the gates of pearl-

His black hair like a tumbleweed of silk

like flames in heaven

like frozen smoke

His eyes of swimming horses

forward steady and soft

like river whispers 

at the wolf harbor

boots on, singin

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