As we start yet another calendar year, I’ve been thinking a lot about my digital presence and how I’ve interacted with the digital world and its many tools. As an artist, I’ve always been interested in technology and our relationship to it and through it. It is the human connection that happens, and sometimes get substituted …
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Zak and I lived in our converted 20 ft. shipping container for two-and-a-half years, from May 2014 until October 2016, while planning and building our house. For the first eight months, we didn’t have our official building permit which meant we had to live off-the-grid without electricity or proper plumbing. The container still sits on …
“As [Candice] looked over my two years of tax returns and a statement I pulled together of projected income for 2013, she just started shaking her head and bluntly said, “Ariane, you just have to make more money!” Yes, I know. I listed some commissions that were going to come through and she nodded and …
Building a house is somewhat similar to climbing Mt. Everest. The routes need to be carefully planned, your body (and mind) needs to be prepped, and materials and equipment needs to be sourced. Thankfully, it is less fatal. Approximately 800 – 1,000 people try to climb Mt. Everest every year, with only 50% achieving the …
Conversations with the Inspiring Ariane Roesch Today we’d like to introduce you to Ariane Roesch. Thanks for sharing your story with us Ariane. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.I feel like it’s never quite a linear path and there were a million choices and circumstances that shaped me …
I wrote “How to Build” to inspire people to build their own home and a big part of that journey is to find land on which to build. Whereas a home taps into our emotional state, land is usually seen in a more black & white manner. Both are a commodity, an investment to be …
The day has come… pre-order your copy today! How to Build: a House, a Life, a Future guides readers through my journey to homeownership, weaving a practical how-to guide into an enticing narrative. The story is a meditation on affordable housing, the student loan crisis, and what happens when a generation can’t afford to invest in their …
Even in Houston, which does not implement citywide zoning laws, living in a tent (or a shipping container without utilities) on your property will not fly. Whatever structure is used as a primary residence has to be legally sited on the property. Although we opted to build from the ground up, we had researched various …
As new housing—even affordable housing—is being constructed, it may seem like an unnecessary pursuit to build your own house. But it might just be a revolutionary response to some of the problems facing our society today. 1. You have quality and budget control.You get what you want within the parameters of what you can afford. …
“How to Build” is a memoir and how-to guide to building a house, a life, and a future. It is a meditation on affordable housing, the student loan crisis, and what happens when a generation can’t afford to invest in their community. It follows my journey to homeownership in Houston, and exposes a self-sufficiency and resourcefulness …
These three pieces were installed in Los Angeles, CA, as part of a corporate collection. They consist of fluorescent rope and eye hooks in a cross stitch embroidery pattern. Though the stitch is something mechanical, the forms become also organic due to their symmetry and repetitive or cell-like structure. The blacklight illumination from above gives each …
“Texas Eclectics” officially opened September 9th, 2018, at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, Greece. The red carpet looked great in the exhibition… …featuring work by over 40 Texas artists. The opening was initiated by the US Ambassador to Greece. Big thanks to the curators Gus Kopriva and Demetre Grivas for organizing the exhibit! …
The “I am a very important person” red carpet is headed to Greece for an exhibition. “Texas Eclectics” to held September 1st through September 16th, 2018 at the beautiful Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Preview is on Saturday, September 1st and the Grand Opening with the US Ambassador is on Sunday, September 9th, …
March 24 – May 26, 2018 The color red has long fascinated psychologists due to its effect on the human psyche. Red communicates confidence, success, power, lust, and sexuality. Despite its metaphoric connotation of aggression and the fact that it’s the color of blood, red is inviting in another primal sense. It is awe-inducing. Awe …
In this episode, I interview Soledad Arias, an artist in New York who works as a medical interpreter. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Soledad has lived in NYC for almost 20 years. Being bilingual, her life, artwork, and (luckily) her job revolve around language. She is interested in exploring the human condition through the medium …
The 8th episode of Not a Hobby features Cathy Fairbanks, an artist living and working in Los Angeles who truly sees herself as having a dual career as a nurse and an artist. She primarily works in sculpture, specifically ceramics. But her work doesn’t really look like traditional ceramics — they kind of morph into wonky-yet-delicate assemblages …
The catalog documenting the exhibition HOME at the Till Richter Museum in Germany is now available for purchase! Texts by Ariane Roesch and Kate Kendall. 90 pages, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Spiral bound. Purchase via Square for $20. Download pdf for free.
The seventh episode of Not A Hobby features Houston artist Tommy Gregory. As a sculptor and curator, he is a relentless advocate for having the public engage with art. Though his own work might not be so public-friendly, dealing with topics like sex and religion, he continues to champion public art and tirelessly organizes exhibitions across Texas. After getting his MFA from UTSA, he …