David Tallitsch in LineAge at The Drawing Center

My good friend David Tallitsch is in a show called LineAge at the Drawing Center. AND the show was reviewed by the New York Times -- yay!

In 2004 he collaborated with the poet John Ashbery to create Ignorance Of The Law Is No Excuse, a limited edition of 200. I have long been an admirer of David's work, and you can see examples here and a lot more here.

Clay horse parts

First off, I don't know what is up with the formatting and don't have time to troubleshoot, so forgive the annoying format.

Here is the clay horse head I have been working on. It has 3 coats of Milk Glass glaze on it, and I am ready to start painting.

This is the hoof-- it is made of porcelain -- the head was Vashon grey. The porcelain is much smoother and easier to work with.

Hoof view two. You still can't see the detail on this -- I painted the hair on with slip.

The begining of a drawing, this'll be very different when I get done with it. And yes, it is a threat.

Barbeque Table

table top

I have a little metal table I use next to the bbq. I painted it a while back, and am just now getting to posting.

Bbq table

More importantly, Scott and I went on a pizza binge this summer, getting the pre-made Larry's artichoke, sundried tomato, chevre, pesto pizza (EIGHT BUCKS!! NO LIE), (and also the spinach, feta, roasted pepper, portabella); loaded up the briquette starting thing, (if you don't have one of these things, get one) and 15 minutes later, you are ready to go. Put the pizza on a pan, close up the Webber and in another 15 you are in heaven.

I know it is a little late in the barbeque season, but you gotta try this.

Portland

So I went to portland with carolyn this last weekend...

Kind of got off to a shaky start, because I thought Friday was Thursday (long story, ok not really long, but I am still not going in to it here), so when she called me, semi-frantic, semi-pissed I hadn't picked her up yet -- I had a half a second of "Huh? Portland? Aren't we doing that tomorrow?" Before realizing, uh oh, brainiac strikes again; Not much damage done, thankfully. I threw some stuff in a bag, and we were on the road in an hour.


We went to the Affair at the Jupiter. I couldn't agree more with the Willamette Weekly's assesment of the whole thing, quite impressive--artwise, that is. Closing the bar at 10? I thought Seattle's art parties were lackluster -- but at least we let the keg run out.

But honestly, that is quibbling, We had a fabulous time. Local Wundersomthing Jeff Jahn curated an excellent show, Fresh Trouble. In retrospect, the most compelling piece in the show was by Jahn's GF Laura Fritz. Her installation in a small room at the back of the space was disjointed (and it was very dark; what is it with super-dark installations? I realize it covers a multitude of sins, but, oh wait I am rambling) -- but one part of it was a long, low rectangular box, with one end a glowing white-plexi screen, on which were projected shadows of a cat--or was the cat actually in the box? This was by far the most distressing and disconcerting feeling I have had in an art-experience for some time. Who would lock a cat in a box for the sake of an art installation? Surely there was not really a cat in there? As I lingered in the room, listening to the other viewers, it was interesting to listen to them question if there were a live cat in the box, and reason their way to concluding it just couldn't be...surely he would meow? Anyway, I think anything that makes people spend that much time and energy is a successful piece.

The box of pee, though; I guess I didn't get that.

Anyhow, go if you can, it is up one more weekend.