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An Art Car Parade Weekend Tragedy

05 12 08

I was wanting to log on and write a happy tune about this year's Art Car Parade held last Saturday. I will be posting photos sometime this week (I hope) but the other story is that one of our finest, Tom Mitchell Jones, was killed by a drunk driver right in front of the Art Car Museum only hours after the parade. Please read the story:

http://www.houstonartcarklub.com/


Here is the latest Art Car Parade video by Meg Loucks:

Art Car 2008 (and 2007)

UToob

04 20 08

Happy Birthday to my grandmother who turned... 88? today!!!!

As you all know, youtube has just about everything and then some. From PeeWee's Playhouse to the supermarionation of the Thunderbird series (and the Stingray shorts, as well) and every single music video ever made, we can find what we're needing a fix for. Because I love ZZTop and I was just reminded of one of my favorites, I went in search of it.....



There ya have it.....

Yale Stree Art Market 4th Anniversary!

03 04 08

The Video!!!

March one'th, a whole gaggle of artists and vendors gathered for the 4th anniversary of the Yale Street Art Market!! It was the perfect day, all day long. The weather casters had said "rain", but no rain happened. There were merciful clouds to occasionally shade out the spectacular sun and small cool breezes to give the tent sails a lift. The crowd was great, visiting us in spurts and gurgles, then suddenly we would get the throngs of people amassing us with compliments on our art.

Early on, as I was still setting up and getting things just right, a couple walked by with their two long-haired dachshounds. They owned a place in Wimberley (a little lake community in the foothills of the Hill Country) and decided they loved my flying pig painting - Jet Pink. My first sale of the day. It couldn't have been a better good luck charm! I ended up saying goodbye to my little piggies painting as well, Truffles, and a couple of others. I'll miss them, but they're giving someone else great pleasure so I am happy.

Mitch Cohen was in good form, great spirits and it was contagious to the rest of us. In addition to the snappy live bluesy music, there was Steve and his petite paramour showing their beautiful portraits of cats, and Jeff with his jewelry and great philosophical takes on art, while Cammie sold her wonderfully fragrant handmade soaps and the guys with the olive oil and bread at the back of the market handed out samples. Jim Adams was showing his new heavy metal pieces - they truly are exquisite. I was sharing a tent with Pam Olson and Lilibeth Andre, Lilibeth in the throes of painting our dear friend Martin de Vore as I joined them mid morning. Pam was showing her myth angels, Icarus and Eros x 2. She also had her gorgeous corals and rocks with waving sea grasses in copper.

There were tons of people and the crowds were setting records for Market attendance, people brought their dogs, and LOTS of my friends came!! Bob Toth, Pattie and Gregory, Connie who brought Wyatt and his friend Joanna, Judy, Diane, even Rexanne popped by! Tori and Pokey showed up early and invited me out to their soirres that evening but I knew I would be exausted. I was right, and more than expected. By the time I loaded up my things and turned the corner to go home, I was done. The euphoria of the day, the spent energy and all the memories I had made. They all caught up with me around that corner and, once home, I crashed. It had been a splendid day. The best day in a long time.

My biggest thanks goes, of course, to Mitch. Thank you to my buyers - Dennis (love the pigs!) and the couple from Wimberley, as well as Ben and Glen. I also want to thank Bob Toth for coming by, and all my girlfriends, Pattie especially, for being such cheerleaders for my art. And I thank my Tiny Animals, the new series that brought me here. I also did a series using bronzed wings - thank you wings!

[I just sold the Chairolais Cow painting!!!]

So if you weren't there this month, I hope to see you sometime soon.


And because I love the song......

Art Fraud in the Industry

02 20 08

Over the past couple of days our art group has been alerted to a situation that has left us all quite stunned but hopeful in the fight against art fraud. One of our own found that her art had been swiped from her own website, then placed on Ebay for sale by some man who took on the name of Martin Azari (what the hell was he going to ship - a PHOTO of the painting???) We're not sure if this was his real name, his assumed identity, or something entirely different but several of us artists emailed him through the various sites he was selling others' art on - Ebay, Yessy and various art sites - and he mass-emailed us all back. He claimed to be a student in Chicago and that the paintings placed for sale were a mistake made by his web designer, uploaded from his own computer to these sales sites. I'm a web designer and have never, ever made such an incredible faux pas. It was an unconscionable act of blatant piracy and he got caught.

Through her own diligent work and research, the artist found a local organization of attorneys and accountants who handle such cases. TALA , Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts. Just what we needed in this strange new world of online piracy.

Not sure they can help me, but I am now owed thousands by a firm who hired me to do their new website, which was completed in October of last year. The firm is now ignoring me. The good and bad news is that the new site is on a developmental server, meaning it is not published and cannot be viewed by the public, while their old site is still up ... and not under my control. I am beginning proceedings to recoup my fees. Don't mess with artists, web designers or scorned women. You can take that to the bank.

Found Objects

02 04 08

ArtsHouston sent out their newsletter short list recently which included a link to a site that displays found objects from people who find them and send them in. http://www.foundmagazine.com/

Spare Time, Wasted Energy, and the Screen Saver

January 15, 2008

If I had any spare time, I'd do something productive with it. As it is, I try too hard to be productive just about every waking moment of every day. Even Sundays. They tell me that was the day God rested. I doubt that.

I wish I had spare time, or maybe that I didn't have to sleep, but I tried that years ago and it didn't work. Just made me crazy. Besides, sleep is restorative and extremely important. Otherwise, I wouldn't get anything done.

'Not sure quite what spare time looks like, except that it eludes me and everyone wants some.

I have a new business site, but no time to develop it because I'm too busy with business. I have an enormous art project that I've launched, it is already piercing the atmosphere and I give it every moment I have, and that is still not enough. I need an assistant. Any takers? Anyone out there who will work strictly for the joy of praise? 'Got lots of that.

On my computer I use a screen saver that reminds me to turn it off when I'm not using it. It works. In its own way, it talks. It reminds me that it is on, silently displaying its thoughts as the electricity goes right out the window (or monitor in this case.) It tells me exactly how many watts, kilowatts, and megawatts I'm using to power this baby on, ever since the screen saver began taking notes. I'm up to 16 kilowats. So I power down. You can find it here:

http://www.usefulscreensaver.com.au/home/

Yale Street Art Market

January 5, 2008

One great way to start out the year is the Yale Street Art Market. Developed over three years ago by Mitch Cohen, it is held the first Saturday of every month and is a great venue for collectors, artists, musicians, merchants and anyone wanting to have a nice, relaxing time. Everyone was so delightful. I spoke with artists new to the Market and sellers who had been doing this kind of thing for ages. There was a guy selling FANTASTIC bread, and a guy right across from him selling FANTASTIC olive oil. Great combo. I don't doubt they've known each other awhile. A woman named Camie was selling such a variety of home-made soaps so I told her about the new Dr. Bronner movie (remember peppermint Castile soap with all that writing on the label?) She's going to look it up.

The artists and merchants were sparse, from what they tell me, gaps between their tents and not much happening in between. But each tent had its merit and unique action. Stories galore, great camaraderie and such a nice feel to the whole day. I took only ONE check, knowing if I brought cash or more checks I would spend more money. I was smart, only purchased a couple of lovely trinkets, but do intend to get some great olive oil and home-made soap next month.

Some of the players:

Jewelry - Jeff Woodruff http://www.metalicity.com

Artistry in Iron and Steel - Jim Adams http://www.adams-ferro.com

World Wide Original Artwork - Erik Henri Pijcke http:www.wwoaw.net

Wood Would Studio - Tim E. Lane http://www.woodwilled.com

Astrology / Tarot / Destiny Readings - Gloria Jane Favuzza

Oh One Oh One Oh Eight

January 1, 2008

Happy New Year. To all those wonderful, magical souls in my life, Thank You. You have been the greatest treasures this life has given to me. I love you abundantly, graciously and always. I will consider myself extraordinarily lucky to spend even a few more moments with you in this life, and I hope that those moments will be many.

I hold you close to my heart and know that we will always be a part of each other for all time. What a beautiful life this is because of your presence and a beautiful future I have because I have known you. This truly is what life is all about.