Monday, March 31, 2014

FOR THE SAKE OF BEINGS(S) closes April 5

This is the last week to catch For the Sake of Being(s), my show with the wonderful Katherine Rutter at LeQuiVive Gallery in Oakland, Ca. If you can't make it to see the show in person, here is a selection of pieces I included in the exhibition:


A Good Milkinggraphite, ink & gouache on paper, 14 5/8" x 14/5"  (click to see larger)

My Ghostie is Gonna Gitcha!tissue paper, gouache, glitter & flashe on paper, 18" x 24" (click to see larger)



The Hoof Situationtissue paper, gouache, glitter & flashe on paper, 18" x 24" (click to see larger)

The Weeping Woman, gouache & flashe on paper, 18" x 24" (click to see larger)
To inquire about purchasing any of these pieces, please contact the gallery

Thursday, March 20, 2014

BALLADS OF MURDER, PART 1


(The Dreadful Wind and Rain, gouache and flashe on paper, 12" x 12", 2013)

Above is my illustration of the Murder Ballad Wind and Rain, also known as The Twa Sisters


It goes like this: 


WIND AND RAIN

There were two sisters of county Clare,
Oh, the wind and rain
One was dark and the other was fair,
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
And they both had a love of the miller's son,
Oh, the wind and rain
But he was fond of the fairer one,
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
So she pushed her into the river to drown
oh, the wind and rain
and watched her as she floated down
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
and she floated till she came to the millers pond
oh, the wind and the rain
dead on the water like a golden swan
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
as she came to rest on the riverside
oh, the wind and the rain
and her bones were washed by the rolling tide
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
and along the road came a fiddler fair
oh, the wind and rain
and found her bones just a lying there, cried
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
so he made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
oh, the wind and the rain
he a made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone, crying
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
and he strung his fiddle bow with her long yeller hair
oh, the wind and the rain
he strung his fiddle bow with her long yeller hair, cried
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
and he made a fiddle fiddle of her breast bone
oh, the wind and rain
he made a fiddle fiddle of her breast bone, cried
oh, the dreadful wind and rain
but the only tune that the fiddle could play was
oh, the wind and rain
the only tune that the fiddle would play was
oh, the dreadful wind and rain

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

BACKSTORY


(Burygraphite, ink & gouache on paper, 9.75" x 11" )

From Ozark Magic and Folklore by Vance Randolph:

"To curse any particular part of a victim's body, the witch takes the corresponding part of an animal, names it for him, and then buries it in the ground..." (page 279)

























Back to the blog...

It's been a few years since I did some proper blogging, and it feels like a good time to get back to it.


I hope this blog will allow me to do any/all of the following:

write about all the odd and esoteric things that I am interested in; share my process and inspiration; explain some of the (again) odd and esoteric things that influence my work; share art news and lastly connect with all of you beautiful folks who might actually be reading this thing!

So let's begin, shall we?