Lisa Marie Kaftori's Friends

liminals & interstices

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?: Conceptual, Installation, Performance, Photography, Sculpture, Video

I am...: Independent artist, curator, lecturer, freelance writer and editor
Co-founder, with artist Joan Giroux, of Compassionate Action Enterprises (CAE), an artist collaborative, promoting art and interaction geared toward ecofeminism, social, political and cultural activism- interdisciplinary activity that acts as a catalyst for positive change.

About my artwork: Absence, longing, desire - the fragility of the human condition - are themes that appear again and again in my work like insistent recurrent dreams. I am interested in liminal space and threshold experiences as they represent places of potential and states of altered consciousness. My work is site-specific, intimate and often ephemeral. I search for the sacred in the ordinary and approach the process of making art as a way to renew meaning or to allow meaning, already present, to emerge. It is often my practice to create opportunities for viewers to become part of the artwork. I draw participants into relationship through gentle gestures which create opportunities for connection.

Artists I like: Joseph Beuys, Rebecca Horn, Marina Abramovic, Jana Sterbak, Ana Mendieta, Maya Deren, Sophia Isajiw, Kate- Rose Carrick, Tei Kobayashi, Piotr Zamojsky, Yutaka Kobayashi, Sky Bergman, Joseph Cornell, Robert Smithson,Bill Viola, Ann Hamilton, Agnes Denes, June Leaf, Joan Giroux, Dana Freeman, Margie Neuhaus, Cy Twombly, Hamish Fulton, Maria Velasco, Nancy Spero, Martin Puryear and many more...

Interests: Being and connecting - living as a conscious member of the global community and world, walking gently on the earth, contemplative practice/mindfulness- learning to “be” peace. Raja and Iyengar yoga, animals- interspecies communication, words, literature, poetry, film, music, daydreams, liminals, interstices…

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At 4:20pm on February 12, 2009, sophia Isajiw said…: bellissima!
i accidentally created a new account just to be friends with you, sheesh! now i have to figure out how to get rid of it. and there's no one to talk to on this thing! anyway, kisses! xo.

At 5:38am on November 8, 2008, Sophia Isajiw said…: angel, why can't I add you as a friend? can you add me? I just saw this note now....next time put it on MY comment wall, 'k? xo.

At 6:17pm on October 27, 2008, Lisa Marie Kaftori said…: hi. you found me. how nice. i started creating this site but realized the images are not protected and got cold feet. exciting about our article. i am pleased and proud of our work!!!!!

At 4:25pm on October 10, 2008, ART & ARTISTS LA said…: BLUEBIRD ART HOUSE AND ART&ARTISTS LA are pleased to announce the 1st INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION 2009. Open to all artists in all fine arts media we seek to recognize outstanding quality and diversity in the arts. The 2009 IJC is open to all artists worldwide, age 18 and older. All works must be original. Entries in the following medias will be accepted: Painting, Drawing, Mixed media, Printmaking, Watercolor, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photography. Entry Deadline February 15th 2009