Adriane Shown

Colour coordinated with some outdoor instillation art. This work is meant to have direct interaction. Unless you are invited to do so, climbing art is not okay 🎠 But as a kid & teen in NYC & DC, there were plenty of opps to climb on huge bronzes of lions, horses, dinos (& historical figures) I waded through fountains, water features, reflecting pools. What? I was a latch key kid…& safety of such kids, or art work, was not a societal priority back then. Okay, maybe I was still scaling some buildings, wandering through abandoned warehouses & culverts well into my 20s. Oh the rooftops, the air shafts & rusted fire escapes! Guh. I’m not so keen on heights now as a result 🌱 I always stayed on the path in the Botanical Garden though, I didn’t want to kill a snail or beetle 💜🗝

I sure do miss this lil guy, Merle 💜🗝 (04/05/24 rip) 🎨 by

Did I drive to Port Lavaca to hang with friends a couple of nights & then w/in 12hrs, scatter some of my uncle’s ashes in a prime fishing spot, for his birthday?… then back to Austin for an audition…& on down to San Antonio to do a table tipping workshop & experience my first seance with duo (one of which is an old friend) at the beautiful Villa Finale, in my dad’s old neighborhood? Then back up to Austin to at long last, rest? Umm, yeah 🚙 💨 💨 At 17-20yo, I went to several artists’ gatherings in this King Williams area, when it was still rather run down. Back when it was easier to rent or buy ‘cheaply’, folks were restoring the Victorian houses, revitalizing the area. I certainly felt several echos of my dad, his lovers & friends of that time. Wearing his ring, which he found in our NYC Victorian flat, of my first spirit encounter, as a tiny tyke. He gave me the agate ring then, as a gazing stone🫀The seance was a wonderful experience, a lovely evening; of course no photos of actual dim red light seance, it wouldn’t have translated anyway. You just need to be there. I certainly look forward to the next one. PS: if this is your flavor, get on their mailing list for info on the next ta-do, because it was a sold out event 💜🗝

I got to start the month off by going to MFAH & being spellbound by the work of Frida & some of her models/friends/collaborators 🎨 after sitting in Rothko Chapel park, to enjoy a Turkish coffee & treat from my fave Armenian pastry shop, Suzie’s ☕️ the whole combo of the day was lovely. Went up for the SAG Actor Awards viewing party, but of course had to get in a museum as well 💜🗝

I love going through this tunnel at MFAH “Sometimes an underground movement is an illuminated bridge”(by Olafur Eliasson, 2020) there are orange sections that make you look like a sepia photo! 💡 Maybe b/c one of my dad’s many jobs was as a theatre lighting designer, I’ve always been fascinated with light. Sun on a strand of hair, through a prism, bare bulb on faceted crystal, candle flame on a crystal ball, campfire, reflection on subway windows, raindrops on car windshield, mirrored disco-ball!! & of course sunset, especially during stormy weather 🌅 at one point, nearly every article of clothing I owned was black or charcoal, so I went to the other extreme & all of the patterns. Late 60s paisley denim capris? Umm, yeah. Stripes, floral, dots &/or checks together? Why the hell not?! Though now, I feel like going back to black & charcoal, let the light emanate 💜🗝

So many celestial occurrences, so many pieces fitting together, only so many days to work it out 🚙 💨 💨
Get busy,baby!

Performing at Best of Week for FronteraFest at HPT was lovely; happy to see the other performers ~Kudos to all!~ 🎆 and then I got to spend this last week tucked away at home with Covid. %£@>!! Lost the sense of smell & taste👺 so that’s been a new shift. & I have watched alllll of the Olympic figure skating, even the warm ups. Holy smokes! What these people can do. Spectacular!🥇

Thanks to all that came out, on an 80 degree winter’s day, to the FronteraFest Best of Week show! Had a great time getting to bring “Moving Forward” to the stage 👞👞 Excited to finish fleshing it out & taking it on the road 🚙 💨 💨 Special thanks to the HPT crew 💜🗝

🎉🎉🎉 “Moving Forward” is one of the Best of Week selections for FronteraFest, week 2 👻the show will be on Feb 7, 2pm

“Moving Forward” is one of the selections for Best of Week! FronteraFest week 2 🎉🎉🎉 but due to the inclement weather/winter storm, this Best of Week show has been moved to February 7th, 2p ❄️ same bat cave, same bat channel : 🦇 (all info & tickets can be found on their site, 📸 Bret Brookshire)
THANK YOU to all the fab folks that came out to support live theatre, et moi, your wanderlust auntie 💜🗝👻

This clown got to be on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’…won a home gym, AND a year gym membership! (not the YMCA) Of course you have to pay prize taxes, but still… excited to be weight training again PS: Dies someone wanna buy a home gym? 🤡