Round & Round

Round & Round 2009 stop-motion animation with Andy Arkley

Creation of this work was made possible in part by an Artist Trust Grants for Artist Projects (GAP). Find out more at www.artisttrust.org

Kirkland Arts Center Holiday Auction

This Friday is the Kirkland Arts Center REDUX Benefit Party. So much going on:

1. My collaborative animation with Andy Arkley will be exhibited along with a handful of other installations by friends and colleagues. It is a 3 min loop of about 15 2-3 second animations with sound using found objects, felt, cut-paper, handmade drawings, and rotoscoping. Will post the video after it's debut this weekend.

2. My piece "Electrical Box Graffiti in 3 Parts" has been selected by jurors Greg Kucera, Scott Lawrimore, and Beth Sellars as one of five nominated for a $1000 prize. The piece will be part of the live auction, winner announced Friday.

3. Cable Griffith created a great little blog of the participating artists.

This will be a really exciting event, so those of you who can swing it should purchase a ticket and attend!

Electrical Box Graffiti in 3 Parts

Electrical Box Graffiti in 3 Parts

2009 12"x28" watercolor on paper

Watercolor series (to be donated to the Kirkland Arts Center Holiday Redux Auction) based on a spot on Capitol Hill. Each rendering is an attempt to capture and exploit a different part of the scene or a different time of day. Though similar, each image includes different aspects of the site.

Lander Studio collage

Lander Studio 2008 collage on paper 14"x16"

Here's the piece I'm donating to the SOIL Auction.

SOIL Auction - Sandwich Board Alteration

For the upcoming SOIL Auction we decided to slice up the old sandwich board, distribute it among members, alter it, and auction it off. This was my contribution. Come see (and bid on!) this and the other 19. Annual SOIL Auction: Oct 16th, 6pm $10.

Animation of Land(e)scape Installation

photo credit: sam storey

During the de-install of my untitled sitespecifc work at SOIL, I set up a camera and took time lapse photos that I am in the process of turning into an animation. This was the finished installation. In the animation the elements either appear to disappear or walk-off the set.

SOIL installation near completion

Some shots of the installation after about 5 billion hours of cutting, taping, collaging, and painting. I've got a few things I need to do to wrap it up, but it feels good to have the bulk of it done. Andy, Cable, and I all worked in the hot hot sun today hanging the work and lighting the gallery. It's a handsome looking show, if I don't mind saying so.