fun new online image viewing tool

seth gadsden sent me this fun little image hosting site it's a little different than flickr, but serves it's purpose nicely. I think everyone should have slide shows on their blogs. well today I had to TA for Shannon wright
which is fine, but I was so tired, and the machinery in the shop makes such an awful racket. But one good thing was she mentioned the british artist julian opie, whose website is amazing, and the work is a prime example of the british wit and genius when it comes to approaching contemporary art, just go to the website and see for yourself. also I keep procrastinating, but I have a half dozen or so artists on the british links section of my website, but I have plans of making an extensive archive of british artists and their sites, but I can't seem to find the time to research british artists, oh well maybe after grad school ends.

i am tired and my feet hurt

woody just kicking back doing his thing

the remaining cast lead corn

zero getting into brooke's anatomy book

another beautiful day in san jose

I think it is time to get new shoes again, as my new shoes are now old and worn out. I have been working on a new print to go along with the cast coffee cups I am working on and will probably make them into a complete artist edition with a custom made box to house everything or some sort of less clever way to display them together. I have not really figured out how big the edition will be since I still haven't made the prints or the objects. but I digress, I finished casting my remaining winchester lead shot into corn, and am playing around with the arrangement. we opened the show at work tonight, so now I have a little more free time to work on my stuff. it looks like i won't be at the caa conference in new york in a couple of weeks, but I kind of knew that would happen.

Almost ready to get cranking

zero in her usual spot

woody striking yet another dynamic pose at work

this is the text for the this is fun video


I am hoping to finish installing the show at work today, so i can spend tomorrow working on some waxes and patterns of coffee cups. For those who don't remember back in 2004 I started making some cast aluminum and lead coffee cups, well now that i have some free time again I am going to continue making aluminum, lead and now some bronze cups. Tomorrow night should be fun, because there is a members opening at the san jose museum of art of a show of MC escher lithographs and op- art.
Oh I almost forgot brooke and I went to a really cool lecture at santa clara university hosted by the archaeological society out there, where Dr. Lorna Pierce lectured about human remains found on site at santa clara university, and how so far they have only found female remains, which led her to pose the question, where are all the men buried? I theorized that they were some sort of advanced society of man eaters, but there is no real evidence to substantiate that claim so I guess i better leak the story to a more reputable news source in order to generate evidence and interest in the early man eaters of silicon valley.

back to the grind but for only five more months

my new mascott at work setting the tone for my last semester in grad school

It is hard to believe, but I only have five months left in grad school, and I think my new mascot up there on the desk is definitely going to set the tone , a whole lot of posturing. I have resumed my role as preparator at the thompson gallery, and we are now hanging the pictorial arts faculty exhibition, which should be relatively smooth. I have been editing that video from north carolina and hope to have it posted, momentarily. I have been continuing a small barrage of applications for various opportunities, and next week when I get some free time I am going to begin working on a proposal for a monumental installation piece. anyways I am tired and the cat needs some attention so bye for now.

the tortilla wars are on my mind

this is some more free pipe that a friend gave mehere is the pipe after it has been cut up, I will cut all the pipe up and use it to make a medium sized object
this is what the studio looked like when i got back, i am always suprised how little of the work I actually recognize as my own, but i assure you it is all mine

Today I got back into the studio, which always feels foreign to me after being away, like I don't even know whose stuff this is. I also heard a headline today that has really had me thinking, it was this one
Mexicans hit hard by soaring tortilla prices, the story is linked here

So it had me thinking about the implications of the cast lead corn I was making, maybe I am on to something, maybe not, but I will get back to exploring that soon. I have to go back to work tommorow, fun. and I am still a little worn out from my trip home, it will take me a few days to get back up to par, next week there is a show opening at the san jose museum of art with mc escher's work and op art, all hail the triumphant return of patterning and mark making(which I have been hailing steady for the last 10years) brooke and I are plannig to go to the opening since we are members and members get to eat the cheese and crackers at the openings, like I always say "nothing says "art" like cheese and crackers"

going back to cali

well my east coast adventure has come to a close. Here are some more proper images from the show in greensboro which is now over but enjoy these images none the less,









I made a new video while I was away but still need to edit that so you will have to wait. The flights back were pleasant enough, there is just something really satisfying about sitting on my arse for 5 hours and standing up on another coast. Flying over america's mid section I saw quite a bit of snow.
the view from the plane of the snowy mid-section of america

another brilliant opening, the North carolina edition

a delicious spread featuring artichoke and crab dip, wings and chicken fingers, as well as fruit tart and strawberries dipped in chocolate







Well thanks a bunch to the people at unc g, particularly phoebe, who helped arrange this show. Tommorow I have to get up early and get a u haul and pack this work up and drive it back to charleston. That is all for now good night and have a pleasant tommorow

Doing Charleston

this reminded me of a barry le va installation











well today was our first full day in charleston and what a great day. We woke up to the most beautiful view of the atlantic ocean, and the sound of waves crashing, which we chased down with some of mom's cinamon bread. After that we hit the streets of charleston for a brisk if visually overwhwhelming walk around part of the shopping district. Brooke found a few shards of possible colonial pottery, and one unknown bone fragment see image below. Tonight we are going to one of our favorite charleston restaurants, rue de jean, for french food and conversation. I have been thinking about alot of new ideas and, there is nothing like a trip back to south carolina to give me more fuel for what I do. and as always check my flickr site for all the photos

Homeward bound

I wonder if i can check this through airport security


well tonight i'm leaving on a jetplane, to go home where my thoughts escape me. Yesterday I cleaned up my studio by taking a few of the larger finished pieces out in order to give me more room to work. While I was dragging them outside I really noticed how the bright california sun hits them, made for some nice pictures. I also took the oppotunity while the studio was quiet and empty to compose some more music for use in future video pieces, I guess it is technically audio art, but where i come from we just call that music. Tommorow in charleston.