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I was just poking around the Ace Gallery website, looking for new (to me) artists and I found the stunning work of Tara Donovan. She creates installations using everyday materials like elmer’s glue, buttons, toothpicks, paper plates, and styrofoam cups. Most of her work has an elegant, organic, sensual feel. Tara Donovan is currently represented…

It seems Mississippi is getting me back for saying all those nice things about her last week. It’s been a very frustrating few days around here. The week started off pretty well. We took her on a hike Sunday to Tryon Creek. She did pretty good most of the way. She did try to pull…

Art Crank is looking for poster submissions for it’s 2009 poster show in Portland, Oregon in October 2009. Here is some footage from last year: Here are the specs for the Portland show: Theme: > The bicycle. Any kind of bicycle, any riding style, any era of history. > Limit: One poster design per artist.…

Just some ramblings about life… I just got off the phone with my product manager. It seems my contract job is like the energizer bunny. What started out in July 2008 as a 6 month contract appears to have morphed into a potentially very long term gig. I keep thinking I may be nearing the…

You’re special. Happy birthday, Tom

Once again Tiny Showcase has made me feel like I’m not doing enough with my life by showcasing the amazing work on Owen Gatley as their limited edition print of the week. 100 prints of Owen’s work will be available for sale on TinyShowcase.com tonight starting at 7:30 Eastern. A short film by Luke Jinks…

I just got back from picking up Jean-Luc Godard’s Sympathy for the Devil on DVD from the Multnomah Library (best library system, ever). I’ve been meaning to watch this for a while but it’s been hard to track down. It features lots of footage from Rolling Stones rehearsals and concerts intermixed with political footage and…

Poor Mississippi hasn’t been getting the star status she deserves on this blog. She’s been doing so great, there’s just less to talk about. It seems every week she gets better and better. We continue to take her on her weekly outing to the Lucky Lab. Last week we sat next to a table full…

The art website 20×200 is showcasing a limited edition print from Portland artist Kate Bingaman-Burt. Kate is obsessed with her own consumption and catalogs each item she purchases through crisp black and white drawings. Each individual object often includes a little snippet of what she’s thinking or why she made her purchase. consumed goods range…

Happy Tuesday

A new bar and music venue has just opened up in our neighborhood. I’m declaring it the best bar on the planet. Why is it so cool? It’s in an old mortuary. There is a beautiful outdoor patio. There are little rooms and nucs with couches and chrystal chandeliers. They were playing Magnetic Fields –…

The deadline for the National Plastic Quilt Project is soon approaching! Here’s the scoop on the project: Submit your proposal by August 15th, 2009, then collect all your single use plastic for three months. Create a 12×12 quilt square with your saved plastic and submit your final piece October 26th, 2009. Open to anyone and…