3-d suits?

Work this week was slow and perhaps minor. I roled up the most recent phoenix/suit. That took a full hour to unstaple, untape and roll safely. Then I began the experiment of taking a suit jacket, painting on it and stiffening it with Golden GAC 400 so it can hang on the wall. So, you see the beginning. Initially I stapled the sleeves out of the way for convenience. Now I think that forming a daisy chain of rigid suit coats crusted with paint and chalk might be very cool. Stay tuned. I work on these things on Thursdays in the Northrup King Building studio. As it happened, this was First Thursday open studio night and the night of the vice presidential debate. Not too many people attended . They were all at home watching the spectacle. We were watching the spectacle on our imported TV .

STASH

STASH Imagine a mountain, a soft, sensual, colorful mountain, made of wool, silk, mohair, flax, cotton...Imagine diving in. I hope to spin 30,000 yards of yarn to build a mountain that is 8 feet across at the base and around 6 feet tall. I will collect stories of STASH, of desire and possession, perhaps of secrecy, perhaps of joy. A book will ensue. But most importantly, I will lay on and in this lovely mountain, up to my ears in "beautious" stash! Will you join me?

Garage chronicles and Hirsute

The garage looks like a garage again. Today, it gt shingles. Soon it will have doors and, even, electricity. His Suit, Hirsute, Power Suit continues. The second Phoenix is finished.

It's coming down

new drawing in Hirsute project

This is a composite of the progress on the next triptych in the project. The powerful women are emerging from the now grounded suit coats. A phoenix rising? her hair does look rather like smoke.

More Garage

Honest, it used to be pretty square and true! It is being held up by a variety of 2x4 props inside and out while awaiting careful, safe demolition by professionals.

Garage capers

In other business, a driver slammed into my garage today, knocking it off the foundation. Fortunately I do not store gallery art there! It sure did consume the day however. But, I want you to know that not only can you make appointments to see JUST LOOKING, the roster for ALL THINGS ELECTORAL has been chosen. A wonderful group of local and national artists are coming together for this show. The artists chosen are: Janet Culbertson, Patricia Dahlman, Mike Elko, Kari Guter Seymour, Karen Hanmer, Sarah Hauser, Michael Kabbash, James Michael Lawrence, James Leonard, Jeff Lohaus, Carol Morris, Elena Siff, Mary Tasillo, Kate Van Cleve, and Peter Wilson. Of special note is the performance of James Leonard. With the generous support of Minnesota Center for Bookarts, Susan Hensel Gallery and Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, NYC, James will be flying in to present a performance of WARBONDS. You must BE HERE to see this! I have shown James' political work before. The performance will be during the opening of ALL THINGS ELECTORAL, Friday, September 12. The opening runs 5-9pm. The performance will occur around 7:30 pm.