Carrie Elizabeth

2008-11-24T19:40:00.000-08:00

Alec Soth, my awesome boss just came out with a timely self published newspaper called "The Last Days of W", You can get your copy @ littlebrownmushroom.com

The images can be viewed here

New Images

2008-09-05T11:48:00.000-07:00

2008-05-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

A woman handed me this little note at my show on Friday.

Senior Show

2008-04-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

I have a new website carriethompson.com

Also I am graduating from school really soon.

I have two shows....the openings are the same night.

May 9th, 2008

CVA Gallery starting @5pm

173 Western Ave

St.Paul, MN

The same night

The AZ Gallery starting @7pm

308 Prince St

St.Paul, MN

There will be different work at each gallery. Hope to see you there...

Pears

2008-03-20T21:43:00.000-07:00

My grandmother sent me 3 pears in the mail and they froze. These pears were sent to her and my grandfather for my grandfathers 88th birthday. These are the best pears I have ever had in my life so my grandmother was nice enough to try and send me some but the weather killed them. I don't have the heart to just toss them in the trash...so I photograph them often and then put them back in my freezer.

I hope we go together

2008-03-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

Grandpa's old train yard, these are the only tracks left.

Lately I have been non stop engrossed in my family. I am working on a book about my grandparents that live in Nanty Glo, PA. This place is an old mining and railroad town, my grandfather was an Engineer. Now my grandfather can barely remember his wife, he forgot me a while back, he has Alzheimer's. I am making images of his memories as they slip away, it is my attempt to keep his memories alive. The other factor is that his memories if they were still intact differ from the reality of his town. The town is deteriorating just like my grandparents, they are are visual metaphor for one another.

Grandpa at the table after lunch

Eric William Carroll & Tucker Gerrick

2008-01-27T08:16:00.000-08:00

I went to this show last night, I left a bit sad, but it was a great show. Eric's photo of a melted candle is wonderful, a great mix of humor and honesty. I have never seen any of his photo photos, and they are really nice...Tuckers love story made me never want to love anyone, so on the way home I broke up with my boyfriend. Not really. The letters from the girl were honest, but now they are a complete lie...oh relationships...See the show!!!
Eric's website
Tucker's website

My interview with Alec Soth

2007-11-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

For my internship I interviewed Alec Soth
Read it here

Also Alec took a few funny photos of me to put at the end of the interview, this one I like, but it did not make the cut:

And this one is real special...

Meep-Meeps eats a mouse

2007-10-27T15:04:00.000-07:00

Meep-Meeps caught a mouse ...

Then she ate it.
Oh and she was on a leash...

A letter to my bosses

2007-10-19T11:18:00.001-07:00

Alec and Eric
The day started off really well. I got to the studio, the door unlocked easily and then I turned off the alarm with no problem. I sat down and turned on the computer and thought to myself, “I need to go to the bathroom”. I put all of my stuff by the door and off I went. As the door was closing in my head I said, “I hope the doors not locked, oh how could it be I unlocked it, but could…” Then the door shut, I looked at the handle, paused and reached for it, fuck, fuck fuck…Locked. I thought about it and decided that I just need to push harder, but I need to pee, so I go to the bathroom and hope it is all a dream. When I get back it becomes really real, not only am I locked out but my phone, and money and bag are right there on the floor. I decide that I can go back to the bathroom and cry, or start walking. I start walking. I get outside and doubt myself and go back for one last check. A cute old man with a cane sees me do this and says, “You just get back from lunch and already forgot something, oh lord” yes I forgot something I think then smile. Technology is interesting because since I had no phone that also meant I had no numbers other then my boyfriend and my mother. I ask someone if I can use their phone, I try both of them and nothing. I start walking. As I walked down Raymond I saw a dead bird belly up, I felt bad for the bird until I got to the corner and saw two more belly up birds. The birds prompted me to walk faster.

I don’t really walk long distances so I had to think of the nomadic people who had no choice but to walk. As I was walking I think of the only person who can get me out of this, Brian, my only salvation in such a silly situation, but how do I find him and then explain to him why I need his key. I come up with two stories, both the truth, but variations, I had a lot of time to think. I walk from the studio to my home, 22nd and Clinton. It took me only one hour, I think that was good time. I then find someone to drive me to the Walker, I get there and ask the person in the control center to find Brian, you know the one who is about as tall as me, blondish, maybe installing the new show??? The girl finds him and he comes to the rescue, gives me his key before I finish the short version of my story. I finally after a long ride back get in, examine the lock, yes I had messed up, the damn knobby thing need to be pushed out! After all of this I realize it was 100% a squirrel cop kind of day!

I apologize for getting nothing done. I have Friday off and will go back and do the work I was going to do today.

Carrie Elizabeth