tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1109598575156476692024-03-05T23:38:07.317-05:00letter blocks say what?Zach Medlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038529550575588115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-28318744697296269732019-03-02T08:54:00.000-05:002019-03-02T11:58:25.965-05:00I am haunted.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt;">I took the kiddo to the playground yesterday. The weather forecast calls for frigidly cold temperatures next week, so I thought it would be our last opportunity this week to go and get some of her wiggles out. The sun was shining and I anticipated a lively playground at the park. Instead, we had the whole park to ourselves. I don’t typically like crowds, but something about the quietness made me fearful. I recognize the fear. It feels as familiar as a close friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt;">Three years ago on the eve of the elections, in a country caught up in one of the most divided elections laced with heightened racial tensions, my mom (who was visiting) and I were chased down in our car by two older white men in a truck. I had been driving behind them for much of the way home, and when the driver took into the turn lane to exit, I sped up to take the same lane for the next turn exit. I assumed he had turned off and only found out that I had cut him off when I checked my rear view mirror and saw him angrily tailgating me. Feelings of panic started to bubble up inside me, but I had my mom next to me and knew I had to keep my cool. So I stuck to the original plan of stopping for gas before heading home. I pulled up to the gas pump and was about to exit the car when here comes the beat up truck turning abruptly around the corner, nose to nose with my car. I felt my adrenaline pumping. Out of my front windshield, I saw two extremely agitated white men. At first all I saw were their angry gesturing. I couldn’t make out what they were yelling. I turned to look at my mom who was by now, concerned and puzzled. I tried to reassure her that we were fine. She asked me why those angry men were yelling at me to “back up” and “go home” and I lied to her that they just really wanted to use the pump I had. So I backed my car up, pulled into another pump and exited the car to get gas. Home was less than 5 minutes away and I could have gone home, but I was afraid the bullies would follow me there. I knew I definitely didn’t want that. Plus, I felt I had to continue the act that everything was fine and dandy for my now really frightened mother. We were able to get gas and go home without any further harassing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt;">As we all now know, Trump won the 2016 elections the next day. The very same week, videos of racist attacks from everywhere started surfacing online. I saw one of a white woman berating a Latino woman who was standing in line at a cashier. I know why none of the other white people around reacted. It is no longer possible to identify who else in line might be a friend or foe. And if you’re not the one getting yelled at, then maybe it is just easier to keep your mouth shut and stand by idly. I encountered video after video of the same kind of hatred. It got to be too much, so Zach deleted his Facebook account. We had seen enough. On the streets, strangers who use to greet me with smiles now scowl at me instead. I became oddly aware of my non-white skin. I started to fear going places because I never knew who were the racists amidst the crowd. It felt like I was on high alert all the time. It didn’t help that I also almost always have with me a baby girl whom I needed to care for. Not just from the racists who act out, but just the mere idea that she might be treated differently because of the color of her skin. She does not need to know that kind of hate until we have the chance to teach her to protect herself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt;">I have never felt less safe in this country since Trump. After the elections, I struggled for a long time with close friends and family who were Trump supporters/enthusiasts. I tried to reconcile their political choices (and hence their moral convictions) with the person I thought I knew, but there is to be no reconciliation. Something that I’ve come to learn over time, is this: If you are for Trump, then you are not for me (and my family). Plain and simple. We can co-exist, of course, because I see no point in returning your hate with more hate. To those who don’t think their vote for a morally corrupt leader has hurt anyone, whose conscience has dulled, I say lucky you. You have white privilege. You can strut the streets, you can drive like you own the roads, you can fly your confederate flag, and you can have your shitty president. You can continue to live in your willed ignorance. Best of all, you don’t have to care about others if you don’t want to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt;">But for those who care, you have the chance to change things. Your vote matters collectively, but your individual courage and candor can make the playground feel safe again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-68191148762709628362016-12-31T11:10:00.002-05:002016-12-31T14:08:24.259-05:00Looking forward.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Happy New Year's eve. 2016 sure flew by fast for us, and almost everyone we've talked to feels the same. How are you feeling? What surprised you this year? What inspired you? What have you accomplished? What about those resolutions you made at the start of the year? What are you looking forward to in the new year?</div>
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2017 is a blank slate, a chance to start afresh, and an opportunity to carry on all that was wonderful in 2016. As much as I am dreading January 20th, the new president and his administration of bigots, I still have hope. My hope is that human decency will win out, that we will choose respect, tolerance, courtesy, and consideration for our neighbors over hate and animosity. I pray we will have the courage to stand up for those who are different and people whose rights have been compromised, oppressed, or threatened. I am scared, but my fear compels me to raise an even more compassionate and sensitive child. She is my hope. She is our future.<br />
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The baby's birthday kicks off our December full of celebrations. And what are celebrations without a little bit of baking? This month, we made oatmeal cranberry cookies,</div>
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a layered peaches and cream cake for the little one's birthday, (and then a pumpkin cheesecake too for her birthday party at Christmas!)<br />
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Winter is off to a cold start and turning the oven on brings warmth and great smells to the house! :) </div>
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~ We planted more than a dozen mammoth grey sunflower seeds but only one grew. After pulling it up and letting it dry, we harvested more than enough seeds to try again next year! Somehow I think the kiddo will be entertained by the enormous sunflowers and I can't wait for her to see them!</div>
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~ Purging! I decided that it was time to declutter the closet so I grabbed some trash bags and went straight to work sorting, tossing, and cleaning. It took me the whole afternoon, but it was worth it. It felt really good to downsize and rid myself of all the things I never wear anymore. Instead of lamenting how I never have anything to wear, my smaller wardrobe is actually filled with more options and things to mix and match! </div>
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~ Jumbo sycamore leaf! We've been thinking of turning our front yard into an arboretum. Apart from the fact that we could use more privacy from our neighbors, it is just nice to have some more trees around. This year alone, we've planted 5 eastern red buds, 2 magnolias, and 2 witch hazels. Next year, the plan is to get some red maples and some evergreens. </div>
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~ We stayed up to witness the super moon and boy was it magnificent!</div>
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~ We did not get to spend Thanksgiving with the family last year, so we were excited to be a part of this year's feast! I made this awesome wild rice stuffing with apples, dried apricots, cranberries and bacon. It was super yummy and looked like a bowl of shimmering jewels.</div>
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~ We made pumpkin pies as usual. This is the best pumpkin pie, and you can find the recipe <a href="http://zachmedler.blogspot.com/2013/11/recipe-of-week-best-pumpkin-pie-ever.html">here</a>.</div>
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~ Zach and I took the baby to her first art show in Chicago -- <a href="https://www.pafa.org/normanlewis">"Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis."</a> This painting, "American Totem," (1960) gave me the chills. Lewis brilliantly depicted the racist, hate-filled, ignorant society of his day with abstracted figures and a klan member on the top. I cannot help but fear that history is haunting us. I cannot help but fear for my daughter's future. </div>
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~ It was just another Saturday afternoon when we looked out the window and saw a giant hot air balloon attempting to land in our neighbor's yard! It was a funny and unexpected sight to behold!</div>
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~ Thanksgiving hand turkeys. We think this will be a Thanksgiving tradition for us, at least for the next couple of years!</div>
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My mom came to visit in mid-October, shortly after the baby turned 10 months old! They have not seen each other since January, so I was eager for my mom to see how much her granddaughter has grown!</div>
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My mom was only here for 3 weeks, but during that time, she got to witness the baby taking her first steps!<br />
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We all agree that having a child in the home makes you experience the everyday things in a new light. For example, I started obsessing about the weather and longing for nice days so we can play outside. I also started paying more attention to the different types of crispy leaves,<br />
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and spotting wooly worms.<br />
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We went to a pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins to carve,<br />
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and, for someone who usually paid no attention to Halloween, we actually made an effort to dress the baby up in a costume!<br />
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<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-18361697000468800742016-12-26T08:00:00.000-05:002016-12-26T20:13:33.052-05:00September 2016 highlightsZach painted a new street piece as part of a studio visit from the local art league. Robin Hood and Little John were some of his favorite characters as a little kid, so it was super fun to see them larger than life on a wall! Oodelally oodelally, golly what a day!<br />
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September was also all about preparing for the last gallery walk of the season. It is unlikely that we will keep a studio space downtown once we finish setting up the one at home, so Zach wanted to create a some new paintings to exhibit.<br />
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This is "Fragmentation," a series of 12 abstract assemblages. Each piece is collaged from previously "failed" paintings, each one bears a unique pattern, each one a blend of old and new.<br />
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I have to say, it is pretty amazing to see Zach's creativity at work. This was a particularly arduous series to put together yet he seems to have a way of channeling his frustrations into new creative outlets. Art, in his case, is always about solving a problem. You try, you experiment, you experience, and the results are all the better for the struggle. This also means that there are really no dead ends or impassable obstacles in art. Sometimes, all you need are some new perspectives and the willingness to "destroy" and start over.<br />
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p.s. "Fragmentation" is still on display at the studio downtown. If you'd like to stop by and see it sometime soon, send us an email!<br />
<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-86425513337663219222016-12-25T07:00:00.000-05:002016-12-26T16:06:59.885-05:00Happy Holidays!From our family to yours,<br />
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wishes for a happy holiday season!<br />
<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-20393029411008085592016-12-24T07:00:00.000-05:002016-12-24T07:00:02.327-05:00August 2016 highlightsHaving a baby has definitely made it challenging for us to travel. So this summer, in lieu of a big trip, we hung around, worked some more on the house, and we went to the State Fair!<br />
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The first time for me and the baby, and the first time in a loooooong time for Zach! It was an impromptu decision and we were hardly dressed appropriately for the heat. We stayed just long enough to spend too much money playing some games and eat some fried fair food.<br />
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We also took a short drive one evening to go see the Cameron Michael Moberg mural in Rensselaer, IN.<br />
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Our August was a quiet one. Mostly we were just trying to survive the heat and a teething, newly crawling baby! :)<br />
<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-65555009457898162242016-12-23T20:00:00.000-05:002016-12-24T00:12:33.602-05:00July 2016 highlightsWe bought a house at the end of April. A little ranch on top of a hill with plenty of space to garden and play. After working on the house for a few months, we were finally ready to move in July!<br />
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We loved having the wall of books at our old place and we decided we wanted one at the new house too. So Zach got to work, and for less than $200, he built this really neat shelf.<br />
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Earlier in June, Zach and I started our first in-ground garden. All our previous gardening experiences were limited to container gardening. It was a special treat to be able to put plants in the dirt! June is a little late to be starting a vegetable garden, but we did what we could ...<br />
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We grew, as usual, a variety of peppers and tomatoes. And since we had all this space to garden, we also grew shelling beans, okra, and squashes!<br />
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The book, <i>Linocut for Artists and Designers</i>, by Nick Morley (<a href="http://linocutboy.com/">Linocut Boy</a>) is published! Zach's works on clay and paper are featured. Here's a sneak peek, but if you'd like to buy a copy, go <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Linocut-Artists-Designers-Nick-Morley/dp/1785001450">here</a>.<br />
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As I write this, our daughter just turned one, we have been living at our new house for five months, our new bountiful garden is covered in snow, our new studio is in the process of being put together, and we are preparing to celebrate Christmas! Things have not slowed down one bit. I thought I'd put together monthly review/highlights posts to chronicle our favorite moments from each month. One month a day, from now to the end of the year. That's only 6 posts (starting from July) in one week. Surely I can do that, right? ;)<br />
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So bear with us while we regroup and rethink how to best utilize this space for 2017. If you are still reading, thank you so much. We appreciate you!<br />
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For the baby's room in the new house, we decided to skip the traditional nursery look and make her room a visual playground instead. Closet doors are usually plain and boring, but Zach had this vision that it would make a perfect canvas for a large room mural. So we brainstormed the different "objects" we want in it, and then he took the doors off and finished the project in an afternoon.<br />
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The doors are filled with bright colors, contrasts, patterns, and a lot of little things that will hopefully make her mind play. We also added the cat in the lower right corner, and put a ladybug and a bee for the door handles.<br />
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We hope she'll love it. She seems to for now. And if not, we can always take the doors down and paint on a new collage!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-77692732072823242522016-06-19T13:45:00.000-04:002016-07-06T13:46:45.549-04:00from the studio: 6.19.16<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;">
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We drove a 100 miles to go visit the grandparents yesterday. When we got there, we got roped into helping to harvest the sweet cherries, which we happily participated in because ... one cherry in the bucket, one cherry in the belly. We had to make sure those cherries are good, you know! ;)<br />
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According to Zach's mom, this is the best her cherry tree has ever been. We have no reason to doubt her. We ate our weight in cherries that day!<br />
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A quick internet research on mulberries reveal that they are one of the best fruits to eat. Mulberries contain resveratrol, the same ingredient that makes red wine so healthy. They, as you can imagine, are also high in antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber, all the things that are so very good for you. Mulberries can help you improve your sight, digestive system, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, immune system, and even prevent cancer! So since we have a giant mulberry tree at our new house, I've been fighting off the birds and the squirrels to harvest these tasty little morsels all week. If you have a mulberry tree nearby, harvest away! You can turn the mulberries that you don't eat into jam, or dehydrate them to snack on later. There are really only two things to note: 1) The darker the skin, the sweeter the berry; 2) Zach and I ate a couple of handfuls before we noticed the microscopic bugs that crawl all over the mulberries. Soaking then rinsing the mulberries in some salt water will take care of the critters, so nothing to worry about!<br />
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Zach finally finished the giant linoblock he's been carving for his next chapbook. The images, all abstracted from photos taken on walks with the baby, are something new he is trying out ...<br />
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We went to our friends Margy and Jerry's house for dinner last night. And even though the food and company were fantastic, I was most thrilled to pet and snuggle up with all their puppies and kitties. That's me, sandwiched between Bailey and Andy. I'm a lucky gal. :)<br />
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On a serious note though, can you believe the baby is turning 6 months old in just a couple of days? Zach is so excited to feed her "solids" and to cook her some gourmet baby food! </div>
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Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-42123729169679973642016-05-20T10:35:00.001-04:002016-05-20T10:35:07.172-04:00Gallery Walk TonightThe first Gallery Walk of the 2016 season is tonight! If you're out and about, please stop by ZMEDstudios on N. 6th Street, just around the corner from McCords' Candies.<br />
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We have a sale planned just for it. We are in the midst of a move and are in a mood to purge. So Zach is hosting a very special Name-Your-Price sale. If you've had your eye on a piece, just come in and make an offer! Or, even if you're not in the mood to buy, stop in anyway just to say hi!<br />
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We'd love to see you!<br />
<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-71968843191468380542016-05-17T16:31:00.000-04:002016-06-17T17:10:34.367-04:00Our Legendary Cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's becoming a tradition to have Zach include our cat in his public art pieces. Here he is, in the alley by the Lahr apartments. He is looking pretty magnificent.</div>
<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187008282931430147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110959857515647669.post-65217270235547099352016-05-13T10:33:00.001-04:002016-05-13T10:33:50.192-04:00Alleypalooza in the News! I asked Zach why Alleypalooza didn't come with an exclamation point at the end. It should have been "Alleypalooza!" just so it could better convey the fun and excitement of the event.<br />
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But either way you read/see it, Alleypalooza was in the <a href="http://www.jconline.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/05/12/your-art-here-paint-up-outdoor-alley/84019634/">J&C</a> yesterday. In case you missed it:<br />
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