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Earth Day

Irony: The sinking of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks BP.

One better: When you are driving your barge to work in the morning, please feel free to ground it atop the Great Barrier Reef-just for fun.

KNOW DE ROAD

Pax Nicholas and the Nettey Family
Daptone Recording Co
www.daptonerecords.com


this purchase was simple because of the cover art--love at first sight. And, then there's the music...

t c boyle

I'm just going to say, WOW!!!!
This IS Really really, really, REALLY really good. really.
pretty good.
Really really really...



To begin with, I thoroughly enjoy the art and diligence in writing short stories.
And then, there's T.C. Boyle.



Boyle, T.C. T.C. Boyle Stories. New York: Penguin.

sample

EARLY

Cast concrete experiment: clueless.
No idea. Never did it.
The objective was to cast a black concrete pedestal for a newly acquired sculpture. As you can see by the photo, within seconds of pouring the concete into the mold, the 'fun of it' was quickly surpassed by a crash course in physics--grab and screw anything wood-like to contain the oozing. The result however, turned out to be an unexpected work of art.

SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING

I'm listening to a speaker on NPR ..her opinions are clear--quite moving. She speaks with the same vigor as Roy (Arundhati). My homework is to find out who this was...

Alternative Radio: Vandana Shiva

DEAR COY

Write when you can. swim.

PLASTER

by Rich and Tom

The last image looks like Sponge Bob's mouth-

TABLE MANNERS

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NEW HAITI

INTAVA FOR RESIDENCY:THE PFISTER

Intava (sp?) is eleven. She lives in San Francisco and paints in the window of her family's storefront--and proudly displays her work, rain or shine, on the sidewalk for passerby's to enjoy. I'm told her younger brother helps; sanding smooth each of her small postcard-size plywood surfaces.


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CHOP CHOP

Door handles a problem?
Not for Kung Fu Woman in gold lame.

BAER RIDGWAY EXHIBITIONS

Baer Ridgway is a small art gallery located in the shadow of SFMOMA: downtown San Francisco. They feature progressive art worthy of more than one visit.

San Fran

JIRAYU POETER

-with much help from Jirayu, I made sticky rice with mango. Thanks!!

'09: Best Patch

San Francisco-
...and slap some solar panels on that or a stack of waffles/french toast.

In keeping with the idea of skyscraper.

The figurative work in the photo is a parody of sculptor Auguste Rodin's, Man Walking. This version features a drawn/plywood head fixed upon a sloping three foot steel rod. Egyptian reeds were later added and bunched around the steel rod, not to hide the support, but to breathe some new life into an otherwise static work.The addition of the reeds warrants calling this piece, Man Wading in Grass, or, Man in Bushes. Regardless--it's funny, and playful.

MONTREAL

1967- Habitat

THE AMERICAN SKYSCRAPER

-photo courtesy of Joey Korom.

PERNIL AL HORNO

Picnic cut pork shoulder: slow roasted--infused with garlic cloves, sofrito, oregano marinade, adobo, and sea salts.

Thanks Maria!!!

FALL

ENSEMBLE

FRANCIS PONGE

"...his stuttering text is a bouquet of seven experimental prose note-books (sometimes constructed in verse lines), which treat, with a Wittgensteinian uncloudedness, the problem of trying to describe a bird, a carnation, a mimosa, a riverbank, a pine forest, a Provencal sky, a wasp".
ARTFORUM: December 2008.


I agree that language can be confining: one reason to look forward to reading Ponge's "Mute Objects of Expression". Francis apparently has good taste in sweaters too.

Update-
Ponges' prose reminds me so much of my process in artwork--the mulling over of interchanging words/context.Nice.

SAM WOO'S

MEAT

GALLERY NIGHT

Nineteen Thirteen: (Janet Schiff and Brian Kreuziger) Perform at Gallery 218 on October 16, 2009.

The duo, "Nineteen Thirteen" consisting of cellist Janet Schiff and percussionist Brian Kreuziger (tabla) perform at Gallery 218, 207 E Buffalo St, October 16, 2009. Art and music enthusiasts are invited to attend Nineteen Thirteen’s performance in Milwaukee's Third Ward, 7 pm – 9 pm., courtesy of the Gallery 218, an Artist Cooperative.













Born and raised in Milwaukee, Janet Schiff has pursued the cello for over 20 years and studied with many masters while attending UW Milwaukee. With musical influences ranging from Amadeus to Zeppelin, Schiff uses technology to create what she calls her 'cello orchestra' or 'multi-cello' layers. She has performed on radio and television numerous times and is currently working on a CD, titled “Cello City”, in Georgia. Schiff performs, teaches, and records with her beloved Romanian cello in ensembles or solo and is available for bookings through her website www.cellojanet.com.

Milwaukee percussionist Brian Kreuziger on tabla, in accompaniment of Ms. Schiff, completes Nineteen Thirteen’s ensemble. He was first introduced to the tabla while attending the University of Miami. Kreuziger has been a professional percussionist in many bands, symphonies, and other ensembles for over three decades and is a member of the group, “Del Ripley”. He currently is studying under Kalyan Pathak, the foremost tabla player in the greater Chicago area. Kreuziger earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in percussion performance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

In 2009, the Gallery 218 Artist Cooperative celebrates its 19th year of promoting contemporary fine arts in Milwaukee. Exhibiting artists include founding artist and director Judith Hooks (painting), Joey Korom (painting), Thomas Kovacich (painting, sculpture, printmaking) Bernie Newman (photography), and others. Gallery Night hours are from 5–10 pm, and Gallery Day from 12–5 pm. Regular gallery hours are Friday 1–7 pm, Saturday 12–5 pm, and Sunday 1–5 pm.

Gallery 218
The Marshall Building
207 E Buffalo Street
Suite 218 - 2nd Floor
Milwaukee WI

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