Clown in the Moon

I think, that if I touched the earth, 

It would crumble; 

It is so sad and beautiful, 

So tremulously like a dream.

-Dylan Thomas

Orbs

Time wears her not; she doth his chariot guide;
Mortality below her orb is placed.
--Raleigh

Tricks > Treats

Enjoying the shenanigans of a lovely October 31st : Skills attributed by Philip

This Is A Recording

If you are in the Tucson area, don't miss the opportunity to catch This is A Recording screening at the Conrad Wilde Gallery on November 4th. Stellar work to be shown by yours truly along with some amazing international artists!

el gusano : project

My good friend Ivy asked me a while back to illustrate a children's book/ lullaby she and her husband Joel created. Here are some images of what the final product will look like. So far I'm at 32 pages, which seems appropriate for the story. As some of you may remember, my past relationship with story telling/ illustration wasn't as upbeat, "The Story of the Sea Elk" was deemed too depressing by my target audience... So I've scrapped the storytelling part, I think I will stick to pictures...

More updates on this to come... Hoping to have everything ready for Ivy by December 5th!

Welt am Draht

This past Sunday, my favorite local cinema put on an epic showing of the 1973, made for TV film Welt am Draht (World on Wire.) Although the German translation was hard to follow at times, the story leads the viewer through a time in the future where a computer project called Simulacron (which is able to simulate a full featured reality) becomes convoluted with the lies and deception of individuals running the super computer. I can only describe it as a brutalist's version of the Twilight Zone.

Above: Dr. Fred Stiller of Welt am Draht

Below: Myself emerged in a project designed by my Slovak friend Pavlov.  

 Recurring themes included mirrors, circular camera pans, sexy automobiles, lipstick, and telephones. The whole drama got me thinking about how, in perceived reality, reality is just really a simulacron of our own design. Therefore, nothing in reality is really real, because "reality" is subjective.... Right? In short it was a wonderful way to spend 4 hours on a hot Sunday afternoon.

consanguinity

Early this morning, my sweetheart and I hit the mean streets of Tucson for some much needed yard sale therapy. Our haul was a huge success, and all at under $10 it was a super fun Saturday activity...

 

Booty: Bart Simpson doll circa 1990, Billy Joel concert t circa 1982, various geodes, stack of well collected singles including a Sonic Youth ditty I am SUPER excited to play at the next record night my friend Dan and I host at the Red Room

Philip with various treasures found in his tool shed

 

Continuing my pie and pastry ventures with these UBER jems... Betty Crocker is no joke