Monday, December 31, 2007

Some places you can see my work!







Here's some of the places Im published right now! The top magazine is Art and Life-publishedby Teesha Moore-available at www.teeshamoore.com. The Christmas Issue of Somerset features my Angels. The Dream Pillows spread is from Somerset Home magazine. These are on newstands or contact www.stampington.com. Letter Arts Review is available from John Neal at www.johnnealbooks.com. The last photo here is from Tweety Jill-Creating on Fabrioc-contact www.tweetyjill.com-More info soon about the party! Happy New Year everyone-I think this year is going to be fantastic!

Saturday, December 29, 2007

MORE THAN NUMBERS




I am so excited-My daughter and I placed the numbers on a bridge near our house-that literally hundreds of cars drive under every minute. The numbers are 3897-the number of Iraq dead-the numbers have been untouched since Christmas eve!
I will update this weekly and have sent out press releases to get some publicity. I will also be doing a one to one action wiht my chalk project
More than Numbers /Stop the War is what Im going to call it I think

Tomorrow is my Open House! The place looks beautiful and I can walk into my studio-I feel like weights have been lifted-I will take alot of pictures tomorrow night-We'll be featuring Bernie's ( My mom) Fish house punch which means instant party as its all liquor and tastes like lemonade. Kristin will be making her awesome bread. I am so thrilled ! I love parties!
I hung big clear lights in the back and it looks like an Italian wedding-so cozy-we'll have a fire in the middle though-it will probably be cold. The venerable name tag game will be played too-we've got some really good names!! ( Sanjaya anyone?!)
Next year -you're invited!!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Stupid War and Amazing Singers!

The art show went great-and then I went to the Found Theater's presentation of Stupid War-a benefit for Doctors Without Borders. Two amazing singers, Faith Rivera and Kerry Getz. Please check out their stuff-Ive posted their websites-you must go to the video by Faith called Peace Today -its linked on her site. Inspiring pictures galore! It really makes you want to go out and march or something-I think we all have to try to do something-I have a very special action planned-I'll post pics when its up-shhhh!!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Art Show in Long Beach that Im in!


A Long Beach Artist's show opened this week in the Second City Art Gallery-The reception will be Saturday night-A very cute old tool and die shop converted to a gallery-plus a beautiful garden out back-there will be performance art and much more-cant wait !!Here's the info...if you're in the area I'd love to see you there!



THIS IS LONG BEACH
December 1, 2007 to January 10, 2008
2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space invites the
community to enjoy the THIS IS LONG BEACH Exhibition.

Largest Exhibition & Performance Display ever by Long Beach artists.

Reception: December 8, 7 - 9 p.m.

Public Performance: December 15
Yuan, "a locatively effected ambulaphonic performance
installation and environment" (Schindelmann, 2007)
by Chung Shih Hoh

2nd City Council
435 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 901-0997
Email 2ndcitycouncil@earthlink.net

Sunday, December 2, 2007

SNEAK PEEK! Mary Engelbreit





Ok-Since you are viewing my blog I can give you a sample of the book I did and sent off to Mary Engelbreit=-for inclusion in the June Issue of her magazine! Yippeee!( more of a yippee that I am done-well sort of) OK-Its a Abecedarium of Intentions-I did a page for each letters-and wrote an intention down for each one ( honestly I got to P -but theres more to come!!)-its all on fabric and theres collage and it folds out to nearly 20 feet at this point!
I hope to get it back before the Letters Cal Style Conference-so you can see it in person if youre there!!Theres Alot more to see!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

PEEL HERE 2007!




Just got back from a very cool event in downtown LA-which I gather is becoming a really neato artists city. It was in the Ghetto Mansion-where a bunch of Graff, stencil and stickers artists have their studios and gallery space-The place was jumping-all ages really into the sticker scene as well as lettering and stencils.I've put the pics up on my Flickr. There was also screening on site-huge videos projected on the walls-djs and bands. also tacos! The kids were really cool-everyone carried a black book-searching for their favorite artists to sign-the ultimate ill thing. I was blown away by the work and the energy. The guy who runs Praise the lowered has his studio there-he's in my book! I couldnt find him though-go to www.praisethelowered.com and checkout the stuff.
So the walls were plastered with Stickers-the guy who curated this -sticky rick asked for anyone to send him stickers and he just got millions of stickers! the kids were putting up their own stickers-even though it said not to-thats like an open invitation! lots of trading going on too-I want to get the calligraphy community and this bunch together somehow-
There were alot of little kids there tonight too-wiht their books! so how cool would it be to excite that demographic into letters! Im so stoked!!Heres a couple pictures to whet you appetite-You just have to check this work out !!