Kittens everywhere!!

"Are we getting close?"


"...No, yeah, we're wayyy out there"


Our trip to Franco-land is turning out to be an adventure itself - but it is only a taste of what's to come.
We find the house...but there is also a minor deterrent (namely, a lack of road from where we are and where we need to be).  


As we pull up to the house, I am immediately entranced and engulfed by the atmosphere of the place.  The layers of history and energy swarm me, much like the plants that have immersed this pair of unassuming lots in west San Antonio.  While being introduced to Franco and his studio/home/installation piece, the onion skin peels back even further, revealing a life of stories and vivacity.  One thing I always find, and come back to often, is the intrigue of the curious tales we all possess - everyone has a story, and there are always interesting things to find.  


Amidst the cats and kittens fumbling about, I enjoy a moment to take it all in - the plants and animals, the stories and advice given by Franco, the pieces of people he meets, everything.  We talk, paint, laugh, and eat.  Seeing Franco work, and hearing what he has to say about making art, I get another spin, another method of approaching the ever-elusive "Art World."  He has given me plenty to think about, and really, just a great day - which is all we need, sometimes.  






"In Tao, the only motion is returning.
The only useful quality, weakness.
For though all creatures under heaven are a product of Being,
Being itself is the product of Not-Being."
Ch.40 of Tao te Ching , Lao Tzu