Art Show!

On July 2nd, first thursday, I had my very show solo show. Thanks to everybody who came out! I know I said I update this blog more than my website, but I'm even pretty slow at updating this. Admitting it is the first step to recovery, right? Without further ado, here are some pictures from the show...


This local celebrity stopped by:

There were curated groupings of art:

A big old waterfall made out of cardboard and fabric:

All at the Tyson Gallery


The show will be up through the month of July. If you get the chance to see it, it will be open on the weekends. Tyson gallery is located on the corner of NW Broadway and Flanders and is part of the Everett station lofts.

Resurrection

This piece is called: "Hey, I made it!". I just finished it this afternoon for Good Gallery's monthly themed group show, this time the theme was Resurrection. And seriously, I'd probably get nothing done if it weren't for these monthly themes lately.
This one depicts a phoenix, feeling refreshed after his self immolation. I imagine that it probably is pretty scary for a minute for the phoenix to endure this process, hence the title, yet here he is in full splendor. His nest is a campfire made of basalt stones and paper twigs, and the container was found as usual at a thrift store. He is about 5 or 6 inches tall from beak to the tip of his tail feathers. Be sure to come check him out in person a Good Gallery! The reception is next Friday, April 3rd from 7 to 10. Check goodpdx.com for further details.

mouthful

Boy, if it wasn't for good gallery's monthly shows I'd get nothing done! Seriously though, February? Short month.
This was made especially for good's mouthful show for the month of march. As always, check their site at goodpdx.com for a full rundown of the show and times you can come check it out in person.
PS: Don't forget to turn your clocks back!

Robot Love

Hey guys, here's some new stuff (finally!)
These pieces were made for a group show called "Robot Love"! The reception is happenin' February 6th at Good, a Gallery in Portland. www.goodpdx.com
It's going to be a great day, since Coraline opens on the sixth, too. Don't worry though, if you're too busy peeping stop-motion goodness on opening day the show will be up for about a month and I think the gallery keeps pretty regular hours.

Sculptures

This next set is a couple sculptures I finished a little while ago. The crow is first, he's about 3 or 4 inches, but he looks really big to me in the picture. I was thinking he'd be cool to re-make life size. I could install him on a big branch and he could look like he's yelling at you when you walk by. Anyway.
The other one is a big snake, and that's about it. Hes one of the larger things I've made, measuring a whopping 7 inches tall. I learned a lot while making him, namely it's tough to get paper to curve like that. Hope you like em!

More Boxes

I haven't posted in a while since the internet was down at my house. I've got a sort of backlog of work, and something big-ish in the works, so I'll try and keep up from now on.

I was working on the first image for a while. I had the pieces finished, but the frame wasn't coming together the way I liked. It's finished now, and I like it.

The next piece is loosely based on the puzzle: find a little red house with no doors and no windows, and a star inside. The answer is an apple, because the seed casings make a star pattern when you cut it in half cross-wise. Anyway, this little old lady figured out the riddle, and moved in. Adding a door and window for convenience.

Owls and Jars

Heres a couple more plants in jars. I don't know if you can tell, but the one in the test tube needs to be transplanted.



This is another shadow box (sorry about the poor quality). The owl is irate because it's too early for him/ he had a long day.