moving forward and considering distribution

So, the gallery portion of this project has ended and I'd say I am about 1/3 of the way done with the drawings. If you want to see my pictures of the gallery closing and pictures of the other shows that GATE opened you can look at my pictures on flickr. And of course check up on good old GATE to see what's new in the Glendale art scene.

I have slowed but not stopped and I am trying to gain momentum to finish the next 2/3 of the drawing project. I'm starting to get all excited about the distribution component. I just read a sweet little blog post about geotagging that got my bonnet all full of bees regarding how I will hide everyone's amazing objects all over my neighborhood. You can read it here.

two views of the eiffel tower; influences part two

While I was making this drawing, I was thinking about two things:

1. I really want to go to France, specifically Paris. I am completely jealous of the lovely and fashionable woman for whom this sweet little statue was a treasured souvenir.

2. From a wholly different angle, I was thinking about the amazing documentary Married to the Eiffel Tower.

This is relevant to the project, I promise.

The film explores the relationship between human and object taken beyond its logical extreme.

If consideration/distribution were a class, watching Married to the Eiffel Tower would be extra credit. It adds a certain layer to the exploration of the meaning of objects.

valuable things

This is a fun one. A friend submitted a receipt from a birthday dinner with the values of delicious things he ate and drank clearly marked in euros. (He mailed it from Italy-- exotic). Also included was a lovely story of the birthday evening and the photobooth picture of himself and his (beautiful) fiance taken during the festivities. So many kinds of value in one little envelope. Memories and euros and experiences and documents. This is just the sort of thing I was hoping to investigate.

every time

I have to admit, every time I am working on one of these drawings, I hit a spot where I think "This one is ruined. I should throw it out and start over." But so far I haven't done it. I just keep drawing until it looks okay, or I go to bed and look at it again the next day. So far, the ones I am most pessimistic about turn out to be the ones that look really cool.

influences part one

Maira Kalman. What can I say? This woman is a genius of the quotidian. Everything she does is perfect. I have imaginary conversations with her in my head. On the decision of what to draw, she explains that she looks for things that are a little bit funny and a little bit heartbreaking at the same time. I think she and I agree that that is where the spark of life's meaning can be found. By all means look at her blog for the New York Times at the link above. It will probably change your life.

More Gallery Info

So, you can look in the windows of the gallery any time you want, but I'll be opening it up for close-up viewing

Friday, April 22 from 5-10PM

Friday, May 22 from 7-10PM

Friday, June 24 from 7-10PM

Friday, July 22 from 7-10PM

I'll just sit in there and draw with the doors open and my ipod on and if you missed the opening or you want to check out the new objects that have come in, you can stop by.

Again the address of the gallery is:

101 N. Brand Avenue Suite 230 Glendale, CA 91203

Its right next to the California Pizza Kitchen, you can't miss it.

Thanks Chester

So far, this is the only submission that has come in through my special art project mailbox. And it is totally worth it.

In case you can't decipher the handwriting, the envelope is addressed to Anna "Blowing Marxism to Pieces" Magnuson.

I'll keep the contents of the envelope a surprise because I haven't done the drawing yet. Really I should just draw the envelope.