A COLLECTION OF VISUAL INSPIRATION, MUSINGS AND PROJECT PROGRESS. MORE AT: WWW.BENJAMINSPALDING.TUMBLR.COMBENJAMIN SPALDING JOURNALTumblr (3.0; @benjaminspaldingjournal)http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/There is a project that I've been thinking about...<p>I&#8217;ve been compulsively journaling for roughly 6 years now. The journals are filled with an array of ideas, images, text - but the majority focuses on my own issues with stress, anxiety. At 27, still journaling on a daily basis, as I look back and read what I&#8217;ve recorded over the years, I&#8217;m still plagued by the same, almost child-like anxieties of my youth. I have for a long time neglected to read these journals, seeing that in many ways, I felt like the journals themselves, or simply the act of writing these ideas down justified them rather than cleared them up - or at least would allow me an active place or an idea to create change.</p> <p>I&#8217;m ready to look at them now. I think that in typing all of these journal entries out, from the beginning - and even in some cases, amending the entries or discussing the events that were taking place at that given time, would really help me actively look and rationalize my own relationship and issues to stress, time, accomplishment, money and the future. <br/><br/>every day, I&#8217;m going to simply write the date of the entry and type out that day in full. Simple as that. <br/><br/>I&#8217;m afraid.  </p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/21487056641http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/21487056641Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:45:58 -0400benjaminspaldingGAY = WITCHCRAFT<p>GAY = WITCHCRAFT</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16356062224http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16356062224Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:03:10 -0500benjaminspaldingI NEED TO HAVE THIS MADE<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9iywzjwV1r6gbmjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I NEED TO HAVE THIS MADE</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16355623111http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16355623111Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:52:08 -0500benjaminspaldingWORD OF 2012<p>A good friend, Donald Burke, mentioned that he associates a word with each new year. I like this concept as it gives me something to constantly keep in the front of my mind. </p> <p>WORD OF 2012: DRAFT</p> <p>Draft signifies working towards a polished or more coherent end-point. refining, progressing without fear.</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16347587094http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16347587094Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:45:39 -0500benjaminspaldingHOMOSPIRIT.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly974z543e1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>HOMOSPIRIT.</strong></p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16347368672http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16347368672Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:36:35 -0500benjaminspalding WATCHING INTERVENTION MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT ANY...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly624b33Fl1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p>WATCHING INTERVENTION MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT ANY SITUATION.</p> </div>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16245198415http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/16245198415Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:55:23 -0500benjaminspaldingTAR LAMP. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER ULLMANN.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwj9c5DBjH1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>TAR LAMP. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER ULLMANN.</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/14543202187http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/14543202187Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:52:53 -0500berlinlampart2010photobenjaminspaldingALLEGRA’S EARRINGS (BEWARE OF DOG). MIXED MEDIA WITH...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvop779wjl1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ALLEGRA’S EARRINGS (BEWARE OF DOG). MIXED MEDIA WITH WOODEN SLATS AND PLASTIC. DIMENSIONS VARIABLE. 2011.</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13727991690http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13727991690Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:49:54 -0500ARTDOGS2011BERLINbenjaminspaldingBIGGIE, WE MISS U (FROM THE ‘POUR ONE OUT FOR THE...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv33ts0rsy1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>BIGGIE, WE MISS U (FROM THE ‘POUR ONE OUT FOR THE HOMIES’ SERIES). ROUGHLY 30 X 2<span>5 CM. 2011</span></p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175825812http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175825812Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:58:40 -0500BIGGIENOTORIOUSBIGHIPHOPART2011benjaminspaldingFALLING APART (FROM THE ‘ELIPSE’ SERIES). GLUE &...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv33p3RGSa1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>FALLING APART (FROM THE ‘ELIPSE’ SERIES). GLUE & ACRYLIC ON PRINTED IMAGE. <span>5</span>3 X 79 CM. 2011</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175685506http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175685506Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:55:51 -0500FALLING APARTGAYMOMENTSART2011benjaminspaldingGETTING CLOSER (GHOST DOG). CHARCOAL, ACRYLIC AND...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv33l8v9071r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GETTING CLOSER (GHOST DOG). CHARCOAL, ACRYLIC AND GLOW-INP-THE-DARK PAINT ON CANVAS. 100 X 100 CM. 2011</p> <p>YES, IT GLOWS IN THE DARK!</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175569368http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175569368Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:53:32 -0500DOGSARTCHARCOALGLOWINTHEDARKbenjaminspaldingGHOST BOOTY. COLLAGE & ACRYLIC WITH NYLON ON CANVAS. 100 X...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv33hwtnUz1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GHOST BOOTY. COLLAGE & ACRYLIC WITH NYLON ON CANVAS. 100 X 100 CM. 2011</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175469695http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13175469695Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:51:32 -0500ART2011BOOTYGHOSTSbenjaminspaldingHOPE FOR THE BOYS (UNFINISHED MEDITATION). GRAPHITE AND ACRYLIC...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3168UvmK1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>HOPE FOR THE BOYS (UNFINISHED MEDITATION). GRAPHITE AND ACRYLIC ON PAPER. 46 X 61 CM. 2011</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13172940702http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13172940702Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:01:19 -0500DUDESHOMOSART2011benjaminspaldingMOLECULE LAMP. STRING AND RESIN BALLS. 2009<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxd05OITm1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MOLECULE LAMP. STRING AND RESIN BALLS. 2009</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025692045http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025692045Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:41:45 -0500CRAFTLIGHTSMOLECULES2009benjaminspaldingBARNYARD FUN! ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON PAPER. 100 X 148 CM....<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv303fuMg61r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>BARNYARD FUN! ACRYLIC AND OIL PASTEL ON PAPER. 100 X 148 CM. 2010</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13171784342http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13171784342Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:38:00 -0500ARTBOOBIESPAINTINGPORN2010benjaminspaldingOOOH GIRL, WATCH IT WITH THOSE. MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER. 30 X 35...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxckvLMPD1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>OOOH GIRL, WATCH IT WITH THOSE. MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER. 30 X 35 CM. 2011</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025301433http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025301433Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:22:07 -0500ARTBOOBIES2011benjaminspaldingNO MORE LIES (WISHFUL THINKING). MARKER ON PAPER. 25 X 35 CM....<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxce7LD2D1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NO MORE LIES (WISHFUL THINKING). MARKER ON PAPER. 25 X 35 CM. 2010</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025130741http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13025130741Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:18:07 -0500ART2010MARKERSANXIETYbenjaminspaldingflowdeeps: nadjasayej: Ben Spalding is an American artist...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lux48y25kv1qdzub6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flowdeeps.tumblr.com/post/13024272727/nadjasayej-ben-spalding-is-an-american-artist">flowdeeps</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artstarstv.com/post/13017760672/ben-spalding-is-an-american-artist-working-in">nadjasayej</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ben Spalding is an American artist working in Berlin. The sculptor, drawer and extraordinary talent built a hip hop shrine out of sneakers, spray paint and glue at <a href="http://galerie-open.net/">Galerie Open </a>earlier this year (hear a podcast I did with curator Alex Rockelmann <a href="http://soundcloud.com/artstars/artstars-presents-breaking">here</a>) and is now continuing a series of collages with SMS phrases which you can see <a href="http://www.benjaminedwardspalding.com/#WORKS%20ON%20PAPER">here</a>.</p> <p>Above is a piece called<em> Fucking Pills </em>(you can read it in code if you’re smart enough). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/artstarstv">ArtStars* </a>is looking forward to more from Ben Spalding. <a href="http://twitter.com/HOLABENJAMIN">Follow him on Twitter </a>or check out his shiz <a href="http://www.benjaminedwardspalding.com/">here</a>. Booyah.</p> </blockquote> <p>Go Ben!</p> </blockquote> <p>AWWWW YEAH!</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024775644http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024775644Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:09:49 -0500benjaminspaldingMOM (SHOOT THE MOON). MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON PAPER. 25 X 35 CM....<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxbxfYZgB1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MOM (SHOOT THE MOON). MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON PAPER. 25 X 35 CM. 2010</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024701661http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024701661Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:08:03 -0500ARTMOMMOONCOLLAGE2010benjaminspaldingAGAINST THE FEAR. INK ON PAPER. 40 X 60 CM. 2010<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luxbtrShzE1r6gbmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>AGAINST THE FEAR. INK ON PAPER. 40 X 60 CM. 2010</p>http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024608008http://benjaminspaldingjournal.tumblr.com/post/13024608008Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:05:51 -0500ARTANXIETY2010BUTTMAGAZINEGAYbenjaminspalding