LaLa Land

(Allison Sommers at Thinkspace)

(Kathleen Lolley at Thinkspace)

(Erin, show pony)

(Chris Conn art opening at The Hive)

(Chris Conn)

(Chris Conn)
(the Getty)

(Flowers) Thank you Los Angeles for another beautiful vacation! Your Flora and Fauna, your remarkable views, your excellent art shows, your beach perfect weather, your poolside friendly shade, your vegan food, your Brazillian food, your fun bars, your over the top movie theaters, your Ferris Wheel...they all make me feel really happy! Not to mention my great friends that call you home. See you never. Here are some of my favorite sights from the trip!

stupid beautiful!

The new Grizzly Bear album is stupid beautiful. It will be available in stores on May 26th, but you can preview its glory here: http://www.myspace.com/grizzlybear
The sounds are other-worldly, triumphant, and lulling. The lyrics are romantic yet truthful, and speak of the delicate space between two people. Put simply, they nailed this one! The album is as solid as it gets, and each song takes you to a new and wonderful place. Don't sleep on this one or their upcoming tour!
Luckily I have a ticket to their upcoming show at Town Hall in NYC next Friday, and 7th row center from the stage is not a bad place to get my mind blown by this impossibly gifted band. I can't wait!

new art story: Down and Dirty!

Issue 11 of CHEEK magazine is now live! It has been my pleasure to contribute once again to another solid gold issue. In "Down and Dirty," I discuss two artists currently working with reusable materials to produce sustainable art.

Read my story here: http://www.cheekmagazine.com/Cheek11_LIVE/Cheek11_HTML/Art_DownDirty_Page1.html

better luck next time!

Prize ribbons make everyone happy. Honorable Mentions make everyone feel above average, but not exceptionally great. For those who will never be number one, or two, or three, Honorable Mentions are like consolation tokens for work that was well done, but not dazzling.

Soon, Erica Freyberger (of Iceberger Gallery) and I will be launching our very special project in celebration of the Honorable Mention tradition. As life often reminds us in this competitive and cut-throat world, "Better luck next time!"

all of this is real

David Shrigley is one of the funniest, genuine artists working today. He throws all formal concerns aside for crude drawings that are conceptual and hilarious. If you ever need some cheering up and you have a quirky sense of humor, his light-hearted and brutally honest drawings are sure to make you LOL.

View more here: http://www.davidshrigley.com/list_drawings.html

i wish...

...I had a parrot habitat. Just like this one.

In Ear Park

It's been quite awhile since an album has moved me the way Department of Eagles' "In Ear Park" has. The closest I can relate this feeling to is discovering something so inspiring that it heals you and leaves you content beyond reason. Its sound is both haunting and uplifting. I can only describe it as dreamy ghost-rock, which you might hear during a lonely night journey floating on a moonlit lake. I'm simply enamoured by this album's striking beauty.