i think i've lost my beans

ketchup, thrice.

2012-01-31T22:36:00.000-08:00

group exhibition on FEB 17TH at the linus gallery in pasadena of my passage image (last row at bottom, fourth from right)...

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then, from MAR 3rd to MAR 24th, summer squeeze will be part of the group exhibition at the michelle o'conner gallery in san francisco. it's a finalist among 40 images selected in the 2012 international photography exhibition organized by gallery photographica (and run by the nicest guy, the gallery coordinater, david garnick, who's photo below is the image for this contest/exhibition).

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in fin, way back at the end of 2011, drift was published as a finalist in photograher's forum's 31st annual Best of Photography hardcover.

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too many links? that's a good thing!!

volumized

2012-01-19T22:49:00.000-08:00

part of world wide art book's latest curated publication:

AND, it's available at AMAZON.

WIN.

belated shoutout/linkback/hugs

2011-11-13T19:39:00.000-08:00

a while back VEO featured me (and my devart gallery)
on the 7th edition of their Weekly Wonders series.

i love virtual hugs, yes i do.

since then i've regularly haunted their blog -- chockful of interesting and useful insights into desiging for a living. a blog with a purpose!

give 'em a visit, and catch some fresh perspective...

yieah that's right, you can ...

2011-11-13T19:27:00.000-08:00

bloom will be making an appearance at 1650 gallery's EAT ME opening gala night: nov 9th, 730 ~ 1030pm

omg food pr0n........

don't move (!)

2011-07-26T19:43:00.000-07:00

waiting to remember is part of 1650 gallery's next exhibition -- STILL LIFE: The Depiction of Things.

opening gala night: aug 6th, 730 ~ 1030pm

i totally heart this little gallery.

even mo' buildin's

2011-02-21T17:17:00.001-08:00

1650 gallery's put up an online annex of more selections for their urban landscape exhibition. needless to say, i heart these photos. am totally an urban jungle monkey. concrete and steel ftw.

you stole my freakin' cameras

2011-02-16T01:28:00.001-08:00

highly amusing craigslist posting

damn straight.

from the mouth of comic sans

2011-02-16T01:02:00.000-08:00

following text snitched wholesale from here.
('membur kids, once you go PF, you can never go back.)

Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my back. You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font. Well think again, nerdhole, because I’m Comic Sans, and I’m the best thing to happen to typography since Johannes fucking Gutenberg.

You don’t like that your coworker used me on that note about stealing her yogurt from the break room fridge? You don’t like that I’m all over your sister-in-law’s blog? You don’t like that I’m on the sign for that new Thai place? You think I’m pedestrian and tacky? Guess the fuck what, Picasso. We don’t all have seventy-three weights of stick-up-my-ass Helvetica sitting on our seventeen-inch MacBook Pros. Sorry the entire world can’t all be done in stark Eurotrash Swiss type. Sorry some people like to have fun. Sorry I’m standing in the way of your minimalist Bauhaus-esque fascist snoozefest. Maybe sometime you should take off your black turtleneck, stop compulsively adjusting your Tumblr theme, and lighten the fuck up for once.

People love me. Why? Because I’m fun. I’m the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the directions to your graduation party? WHAM. There again. Need to convey your fun-loving, approachable nature on your business’ website? SMACK. Like daffodils in motherfucking spring.

When people need to kick back, have fun, and party, I will be there, unlike your pathetic fonts. While Gotham is at the science fair, I’m banging the prom queen behind the woodshop. While Avenir is practicing the clarinet, I’m shredding “Reign In Blood” on my double-necked Stratocaster. While Univers is refilling his allergy prescriptions, I’m racing my tricked-out, nitrous-laden Honda Civic against Tokyo gangsters who’ll kill me if I don’t cross the finish line first. I am a sans serif Superman and my only kryptonite is pretentious buzzkills like you.

It doesn’t even matter what you think. You know why, jagoff? Cause I’m famous. I am on every major operating system since Microsoft fucking Bob. I’m in your signs. I’m in your browsers. I’m in your instant messengers. I’m not just a font. I am a force of motherfucking nature and I will not rest until every uptight armchair typographer cock-hat like you is surrounded by my lovable, comic-book inspired, sans-serif badassery.

Enough of this bullshit. I’m gonna go get hammered with Papyrus.

sixteen fifty

2011-02-16T00:51:00.000-08:00

ja ja, just got selected for my second exhibition at the 1650 gallery in echo park, los angeles.

theme: urban landscape
juried by: joshua hess
show dates: from march 5th to april 2nd
exhibited work: 3 piece suits in 11x14 (fer sale, fer reals!)

urban landscape is so totally My Thing. therefore, cue JOY.

ALSO!
my first 1650 show is still ongoing (exhibition ends march 5th). proof that i crashed the opening for the THAT'S WEIRD showing. sniffling with a cold no less. it's great to be able to attend one of my exhibitions without too much travelling (getting lost in the streets of l.a. not withstanding, which is what happened as per my usual penchant for getting lost driving anywhere).

met terri lloyd at THAT'S WEIRD (<-- plug! plug!).

worth the wait.

2011-01-23T22:09:00.000-08:00

took 'em a looong time to come up with a list of finalists...but there i am!!

wgpa 2010 pollux award finalist. crossing all sorts of fingers until the winner announcement on feb 27th. werd.

wack attack

2011-01-19T22:32:00.000-08:00

thus far i've been in a buncha exhibitions with more "serious" aims --
so it's WAY EXCITING to let loose and work with wacky.

ta da(!!)...the that's weird! exhibition at 1650 gallery in echo park, los angeles. i'll have defensive on display in 16x20 (psst, for sale!).

i love any and all shows that are within 30 minute drives from my house. w00t!

itsa no-win

2010-12-29T22:32:00.000-08:00

...for the 2010 celeste.prize at least. in other departments, i ate like a horker in nyc and still have yet to Really Eat. (i simply have to go back there for, like, a month is all.)

photos of the event

photos of the trip

invading brooklyn

2010-11-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

finalist for the Celeste Prize 2010 in the photography category.

which means, ahem, a chance at the 8000euro grand prize.

WERD.

will be for sure dropping into the big shiny apple for this show. meet up with new and old friends. Eating Well. taking A TON of architecture photos. OOOOOhhhh Yieaaaahhhhh.

backyard party

2010-09-16T19:05:00.000-07:00

will be part of lacda's october concatenation salon show. in conjunction with downtown art walk.

so.

party in my backyard.

no hassling with shipping, packing, nor frazzing out about whether my stuff got hung right or not.

and an excuse for a night out.

win/win(!!).

comfortable seconds

2010-09-08T19:54:00.000-07:00

didn't get the big kahuna at art kudos...but i am a finalist. and, as finalist, will be part of the year-long online exhibition. so...SHAZAM!!

also a finalist for photographer's forums' 2010 Best of Photography show. which means, SHAZAM!!, i will be published.

now, even though i'm sad for not winning the big prizes, on the other hand, i'm FLABBERGASTED i've gotten as far as i have in contests and show submissions this year considering that i barely just started, um, this year. so yieah. and this year ain't over yet. :)

short no longer

2010-08-03T22:21:00.000-07:00

both

merge

and sentinel

are now permenantly part of the 2010 cork street open exhibition.

hopa!!

exposure 365

2010-07-26T19:36:00.000-07:00

cuz i've been finalized for art kudo's 2010 year-long online exhibition. all. year. long.

prizes will be awarded too -- apparently prize winners will be posted online on august 15th.

*fingers crossed*
*toes crossed*
*eyes crossed*

hardcover publishment

2010-07-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

finalist for photographer's forum's best of 2010 photography hardcover. part of their 30th annual spring photography contest.

BOO(!)yah.

buying 2 copies. one for glory, one for...not quite sure. backup?

oi, i see london!!

2010-07-01T23:38:00.000-07:00

not one, but two of my images have been shortlisted for the 2010 cork street open exhibition. out of approximately 1200 entries. the exhibit'll be at The Gallery in cork street. that's cork street -- london.

GIDDYNESS

so imma currently dealing with the business of printing and shipping two heavy things over the atlantic. looked up plane tix prices and it's So Not Likely that i'll be able to attend the artist reception (on august 11th) in person.

last year imelda staunton attended. like i said, GIDDYNESS.

part of the proceeds from the show will benefit Children with Leukaemia.

stieglitz? bourke-white? why not?!

2010-05-16T23:34:00.000-07:00

yieah.
ok.

got an Award of Merit from chicago photo forum's 2010 international photography competition.

am floored.

one of 30 entries selected from a total of 700 applicants.

oh, so FTW.

opening night reception: 6/4/2010, 8pm
at: morpho gallery
winning image: that strip of sky

arty goodness in ole mizzou...

2010-04-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

got into drawgasmic's july 2010 group art exhibition.

hundreds of artists.
one night of die-hard partying.
one big-ass art book in the end.

i'm totally flying out there.

2010 art march again: exuent omnes

2010-04-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

fotos from that night.

sold: 3 at the show, 3 after the show
lost: voice. due to non-stop yammering.
biz cards handed out: < 20. need to overcome shyness.
coffee consumed opening night: 3 cups
hours spent standing on opening night: 5

first actual gallery art show ZOMG

2010-03-21T17:04:00.000-07:00

opening night: march 26th, 7pm - midnight
- comped snacks
- bar
- 25 artists
- mayhem

i'll have 10 images on display -- lustre laminates (with faux leather finish!!) mounted on wood. no frames. ludicrously cool new display format.

will be dressed to kill. elsewise i never dress up so here's a chance.

stop by and say hi!!

open sub @ infectious!!

2009-08-09T17:26:00.000-07:00

hi everyone:

seitch was just accepted for voting and consideration at Infectious.com - a company that creates adhesive art products for iPhones, laptops, walls and cars. they choose new designs based on community voting and feedback. please help me get selected by voting for my design HERE.

thanks thanks thanks!!

all year long

2008-11-25T21:47:00.000-08:00