sf chronicle: art adventures
post a comment | posted Mar 22
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
matt petty over at the chronicle stopped by and did a studio visit/video interview with me... you can watch it above, or click here. very strange to see myself on film... matt also hooked me up over on flickr pickr at the chronicle. high fives to m...
in like a lion
post a comment | posted Mar 22
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
a somewhat overdue account of shows i currently have going on in SF this month... please go see them if you are in town!above, a collage based on Vertigo that i made for At the Movies at Giant Robot SF. so many great works in this show and i had a ...
going going gone
post a comment | posted Feb 5
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
i've donated the above piece, 'huntress garden', to an art auction being held at 111 minna tonight, organized by the wonderful arthead sf. more details here. many wonderful contributors to the auction, i'm proud to be part of it. please stop by!...
tender is paradise
1 comment | posted Jan 22
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
i've always meant to read fitzgerald, but i think it's the covers i keep coming across that finally impelled me to begin:this passage from tender is the night amused me:For a moment Nicole stood looking down at the Mediterranean, but there was noth...
troll
post a comment | posted Jan 21
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
from time to time i plan to blog about books i own, or books i love (which is generally an interchangeable category).a while ago i bought this book, troll:i bought it both for the illustrations (some of which are sprinkled below) and for the prefac...
flight fright
1 comment | posted Dec 21
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
i have a hard time flying, only because in recent years i've developed debilitating claustrophobia. i have an anti-anxiety prescription for it... but i also have a policy of never sleeping the night before i have a flight, so i can be sure to pass ...
they call it night
post a comment | posted Dec 4
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
i'm strangely especially in love with this most recent collage i've done, for an upcoming group show at white walls. so many aspects of this one are pleasing to me, some of which are tied simply to the process of creating it. but mostly i enjoy tha...
rock paper scissors
post a comment | posted Nov 25
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
went to the opening last night for a group show i'm part of in sausalito, along with my dear friend jane, whose new work is amazing. wasn't really sure what to expect in sausalito but we had a great time, good turnout and i sold the above collage.....
green apple
post a comment | posted Nov 15
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
i was over at my favorite bookstore this evening, hunting for material. they've been doing a lot of purging of old stock and rearranging lately - a few times i haven't been able to find a section or two i usually hit up. the weird thing is, three o...
blood and water
post a comment | posted Nov 14
Originally posted at cocoon balloon
went to the edward gorey 'dracula' exhibit at the cartoon art museum on sunday, as well as the nearby aquarium at the california academy of sciences. these visits were simultaneously belated and premature; the former, because the day before was a f...