random thoughts
©
2006 and 2012 by Mica D’Orléans
M Where do you stand as an artist?
I (Laughter)
Wow!
M If
you
were
to
choose
your
favorite
art
piece,
which
would
you
choose?
I A
friend
of
mine
who
can’t
help
himself
from
conceptualizing
everything once
worked
on
a
project
using
slugs.
M Slugs!
I Yes.
He
went
out
of
his
element,
which
was
New
York
[Manhattan],
to
visit
his
sister
in
Pennsylvania.
Apparently,
slugs
are
rampant
there
… So,
he
started
collecting
them
as
pets.
Next
thing
… he
had
about
300
of
them!
He
built
these
aquariums…
M How
many?
I Three.
M Then
what
happened?
I I’m
not
sure.
There
were
a
lot
of
drawings
(yawns),
and
planning…
M Sounds
very
intriguing…
How
did
it
turn
out?
I In
any
case,
it
was
the
concept
that
became
the
art.
M Hmmm…
Well,
what
drives
you?
(Silence)
M You
know…
as
an
artist…
I You
know,
that’s
a
hard
question
to
answer.
Dreams
are
good.
They
sometimes
give
you
ideas…
Mood
swings,
sleep
deprivation,
not
having
money…
All
these
create
ideas,
and
if
you
jump
on
it
and
get
in
a
roll
it
can
be
such
a
high.
M Well,
how
about
when
you’re
feeling
good?
I That
can
be
a
dangerous
state.
Feeling
good
and
having
to
work
a
regular
job.
Both
these
can
put
you
in
a
state
of
depression
that
removes
any
motivation...
I
mean
feeling
good
is
good,
but
it
keeps
you
away
from
your
art,
and
if
it
lasts
too
long,
then
you
become
like bread
dough.
That’s
why
all
these
famous
artists
you
read
about
turn
out
boring
art,
or
end
up
being
a
caricature of
what
made
them
famous.
Have
you
seen
the
newest chuck Close
at
MOMA SF!
