leivencustler

A col­league of mine once said: 

“Drop­ping out of art school is kind of like grad­u­at­ing from it …”

While I would nev­er en­cour­age any­one to drop out of school I do un­der­stand their point. 

There is a dog­mat­ic struc­ture in the com­mer­cial world that seems an­ti­thet­i­cal to ex­plo­ration of craftsmanship. 

I have avoid­ed this struc­ture by be­com­ing a Leiven­custler. It’s Ger­man for an artist who uses lifes as a medium. 

Don’t wor­ry about com­mer­cial ap­peal. Chase mas­tery with the en­er­gy that so­ci­ety usu­al­ly at­trib­ut­es to youth. Paint and play laser tag. Knit and take karaté.

Place a pre­mi­um on friends, com­mu­ni­ty, & artis­tic growth.

I would like to of­fer my con­tin­ued sup­port and ad­mi­ra­tion for all my col­leagues and fel­low flom­mists. You have all ed­u­cat­ed me far more than any in­sti­tu­tion. Please con­tin­ue invit­ing me to your screen­ings, etsy stores, and work spaces. I will al­ways be present. I will al­ways partake. 

#flomm
#flom­mist

Mehal­lo likes to show that one ^ on the first day of class.
 
 

—louis her­nan­dez

Flom­mist Louis Her­dan­dez is ob­sessed with go­ing Bauhaus and be­com­ing The Ma­chine. Prefer­ably a drill press. Copy­right © 2018 Louis Her­nan­dez. Pic­tured up top: Build­ing an­oth­er press. Miss­ing some components.

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