September Show Opening

For those of you who missed the first opening of my latest show at La Familia Gallery, here is a short video of the opening made by Brad Strain and his Scared Of Genre Films:

Negotiations & Love Songs

My new show opening at La Familia Gallery has been a long yet mostly fun project. The first piece was created two years ago as a sketch and the last 5 x 7 collage in the series finished last month. However, getting the show catalog laid out and printed was still ahead and then hanging all 50 pieces a challenge as well; the show has become more of an installation than I had imagined and I love it.

A consultation with Swisscake last week led to a scramble the last few days but as I said yesterday evening, "Ah, god love ya Misses P; I do believe it's working".

Oh, I thought I heard the Ol' Man say,

Tomorrow ye will get your pay,
An it's time for us to leave her!
The work wuz hard an' the voyage wuz long,
Leave her, Johnny, Leave her!
The sea was high an' the gales wuz strong.
An it's time for us to leave her!
-Leave Her Johnny

(If you hate Irish Banter, jump to 2:20)

September Show Final Countdown

Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same

-Train in the Distance

With my September show at La Familia just two weeks away I am finalizing my layout and double checking all the details that go with a larger show.
Postcards have arrived, show title lettering has been ordered for the wall, a box of catalogs (edition of 25 hardcover with each showpiece and a bit more) is at this moment chasing the sunset west to rendezvous with me on Friday.
And then of course, the mailings, both electronic and analog.
I am really excited for the show; I hope you will be too.

Absolutely Sweet Marie

Well, I waited for you when I was half sick
Yes, I waited for you when you hated me
Well, I waited for you inside of the frozen traffic
When you knew I had some other place to be
Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?





Well, I got the fever down in my pockets
The Persian drunkard, he follows me
Yes, I can take him to your house but I can’t unlock it
You see, you forgot to leave me with the key
Oh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?


Absolutely Sweet Marie by Bob Dylan, watchmen by caudledmilk

Your cracked country lips
I still wish to kiss
As to be under the strength of your skin



This was a nice article on how scientists at the Center for Research and Restoration of the Museums of France used X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy to analyze the amounts of which pigments were used by Leonardo to create his works. Which means within six months there will be a $100 set of "the paints that painted the Mona Lisa". Three months after that there will be a flood of new work inducted into the MOBA.

Photo from the AP, lyrics of "To Ramona" by Bob Dylan,
sarcasm courtesy of Caudled Milk

Everything passes
Everything changes
Just do what you think you should do
And someday maybe
Who knows, baby
I’ll come and be cryin’ to you

It's like a "heat wave"

You have got to love it; 24 hours of temps above 90 and the city goes mad. Three days and the place becomes Babylon.




Rougher than rough.
Tougher than tough.
Strong like lion
We are iron.
Rudies dont fear now boys,
Rudies dont fear.

Still Crazy After All these Years

And we talked about some old times
And we drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy after all these years
Oh, still crazy after all these years


Photos by Amber Giacone.