{"id":27327,"date":"2016-11-25T22:23:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T06:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=27327"},"modified":"2016-11-25T22:56:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T06:56:02","slug":"a-disciplined-free-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;a disciplined free spirit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27357\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27357\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss1.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss1\" width=\"584\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss1-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4862251\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;disciplined free spirit&#8221; &#8230; that is officially my new life goal! Also, I want to change my name to\u00a0Bunnie. This was such a funny, inspiring, and yes, cosmic conversation with Los Angeles based artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bunnie Reiss<\/a>. I only discovered her work last month, but the moment I did, I knew I had to have her on the podcast! You can listen right under those fabulously &#8220;cosmic animal gloves&#8221;, or you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>First up, a few magical\/cosmic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/new-index-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">paintings<\/a> to put you in a Bunnie state of mind:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27358\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss2.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss2\" width=\"584\" height=\"2407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss2-73x300.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh. My. Well, that leads perfectly into this next batch of cosmic work. This is the book Bunnie made, titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/new-index-1\/#\/the-cosmic-child\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Cosmic Child<\/a>, that we were talking about. It&#8217;s absolutely stunning. And cosmic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27359\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27359\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss3.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss3\" width=\"584\" height=\"2815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss3-62x300.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful! It&#8217;s currently sold out (no surprise!), but she&#8217;s organizing another run very soon so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">keep your eye on her shop<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Next, I mentioned that Bunnie seems to really like painting on, well, everything. She agreed. Here&#8217;s proof:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27360\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss4.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss4\" width=\"584\" height=\"2744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss4-64x300.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss4-218x1024.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See? We weren&#8217;t kidding! Boots, walls, books, and yes, her car.<\/p>\n<p>These next images are so dreamy. This is what she was working on while she was in Paris last month &#8230;\u00a0pastel and quiet and soft:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27361\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss5.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss5\" width=\"584\" height=\"1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss5-100x300.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss5-342x1024.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lovely. It&#8217;s so cool that the work continues to look like hers, but the palettes and details often change depending on where she&#8217;s traveling. And yes, Bunnie travels a lot! <em>{ps. these three images are from her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bunnieluvrocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">inspiring Instagram feed<\/a>}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And now, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/new-index\/\" target=\"_blank\">her murals.<\/a>\u00a0Of all the things Bunnie paints on, buildings are her favorite. Oh, and if you want her to paint on, or in,\u00a0<em>your<\/em> building, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">CONTACT HER<\/a>, because she&#8217;ll end up doing something like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27362\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss6\" width=\"584\" height=\"1685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6-104x300.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6-355x1024.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss6b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27363\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6b.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss6b\" width=\"584\" height=\"1823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6b.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6b-96x300.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6b-328x1024.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss6c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27364\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6c.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss6c\" width=\"584\" height=\"1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6c.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6c-95x300.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss6c-325x1024.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love! I included that scaffolding shot because she had talked about gridding out her murals by using the squares\u00a0of the scaffolding&#8230; I&#8217;m going to have to trust her on that one, because my brain would\u00a0<em>not<\/em> do that. My brain, however, can totally understand squirrels and rabbits eating donuts \u2665<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/new-index-1\/#\/cosmic-animal-gloves\/\" target=\"_blank\">her gloves<\/a>. This is how I first discovered the wonderful world of Bunnie Reiss, so I just had to share them again:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27365\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss7.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss7\" width=\"584\" height=\"2275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss7-77x300.jpg 77w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss7-263x1024.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gah!<\/em> I love them so much&#8230; so much in fact that included a pair in the upcoming show, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.alisonmilne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PRETTY \/ PECULIAR<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0that I co-curated at the <a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.alisonmilne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alison Milne Gallery<\/a> in Toronto! If you&#8217;re in Toronto from Dec 1 &#8211; Jan 7th you have to go see them in person <em>{ps. Dec 1 opening party info below}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And finally, a meringue-covered\u00a0result of the not-so-speedy speed round:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/25\/a-disciplined-free-spirit\/bunnie_reiss8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-27366\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss8-.jpg\" alt=\"bunnie_reiss8\" width=\"584\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss8-.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bunnie_reiss8--272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, that photo makes me so happy. Sunshine, laughing, and a GIANT lemon pie in Paris. Ah, oui&#8230; c&#8217;est parfait. Thank you so much to Bunnie for doing this with me and sharing all of her goosebump-inducing wisdom; thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting yet another episode; thanks\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/t1\/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R\" target=\"_blank\">audible.com<\/a> for making my new book into an audio book \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Self-Development\/Your-Inner-Critic-Is-a-Big-Jerk-Audiobook\/B01G2KYDX6\" target=\"_blank\">it\u2019s officially available now <\/a>\u2013\u00a0and of course, thank YOU so much\u00a0for listening! There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bunniereiss.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bunnie&#8217;s shop<\/a> (ps. A new series of\u00a0affordable works will be available first weekend of December&#8230; including 6 new sets of Cosmic Animal Gloves!)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=04ejN8ZlX4U\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Kilgallen video\/quote about embracing the imperfect lines<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.honfleurgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honfleur\u00a0Gallery, Washington DC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.alisonmilne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Pretty \/ Peculiar&#8221; Show at Alison Milne Gallery, Toronto<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 * &#8220;Pretty \/ Peculiar&#8221; Opening Dec 1, 7-9pm RSVP:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gallery@alisonmilne.com\">gallery@alisonmilne.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;disciplined free spirit&#8221; &#8230; that is officially my new life goal! Also, I want to change my name to\u00a0Bunnie. This was such a funny, inspiring, and yes, cosmic conversation with Los Angeles based artist Bunnie Reiss. 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