Accepting and loving Autumn and changes in the lab as well

It was very difficult for me to accept the closing of summer. I absolutley adore fall, but I’ve always been greedy of memories of hot sandy beaches and cold beers next to swimming pools. Obviously I’ve got a healthy obsession with the water-but now I’ve also got a little buddy to indulge in water with, and the compulsion grows ever worse.
However, fall is absolutley intoxicating. The colors and smells, the Michigan falls with bountiful apples and pumpkins, and still…the cold beers by the fire side 😉 I’m okay with the ending of summer if it means the pagan festivities are begining!

The cooling of the season always relaxes me and brings about an all together sense of closure and concentration. The close of the summer festival and overall 11′ pop collections gives way for the rise of my Antiquarium collections and displays. Now I may have explained my concept of the Antiquarium before, but just in case you are unsure.. My Antiquarium is a traveling museum of sorts, it is a total cross-over display were I exhibit my taxidermy, macabre’, and antiqued natural history works of art. This alternate display allows me to let loose my demons and bone collector nature, I mean, you’ve got have your creative outlets. I’ll be selling pickles insects, mummified animal pendants and voodoo dolls amongst grotesque sea life and horrific sculpted works. I was always a special effects junkie in my earlier years, so a return to my roots really does me good.
So that being said, for the month of October, expect to see a wave of darker works and painted creepy furnitures. Yes, I even have some creepy furniture 😉  My pop works will still be available for sale through my etsy site and various gallerys around Earth. To the left hand side here there are links to sites where you can buy my *FAbulous works (if I don’t say so myself).

I will have a new piece available for sale at the upcoming “Urban Roots” show happening at gallery 323 East in Royal Oak, Mi, Sat. September 10th 2011. Its a very good line-up, and I’m quite dissapointed I will not be able to make the opening 😦 However my absence is well justified, my dear long-time friends are getting married, and I am super duper happy for them *heart bubbles*
Check these teasers of the work-this piece is a truly work of fine art, and speaks very much for itself.

Stay tuned!
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DIYpsi show review and new work for the Rust Belt market [this weekend!]

So as you may expect, I have nothing but praise for this up and coming bi-annual craft collective! The crowd throughout the event was steady and friendly, the drinks delcious, and the ambiance very attractive. Saw a few familiar favorites and indulged in many of the vendors wares- tapping into my own earnings for money very well spent. I am proud of my newest additions to my collection, and Im proud to say many of my own creations found new homes to enchant as well.
Some vendors of particular interest to me were the illuminated and utterly fantastic, robots of Tin Angry Men. Artist Cre Fuller utilizes spare industrial guts, coffee machines and tinted glass parts, electrical strands of touch lamp goodness, and a creative style to pull it all together. It is truly an honor to exhibit with him; not only does our work compliment each others beautifully, he draws quite the wide-eyed crowd with ease. 😉 Also featured were many textile and paper artists; Sherri of Sparklepants Industrys had for sale some wonderful shadow framed paper scenes with pinwheels, birds, and the essential soul of the modern craft movement. Her works hang like contained little peaceful moments, of which most should strive to hold dear!
Recycled licence plates chopped into phrases and custom adornments, skillfully painted ceramic vessels, and another crowd favorite-recycled jars and collected glass containers fabulously lit up the fair with golden bulbs and chandelier grace. It was a sight indeed.

The DIYpsi event will appear again in December, so should you like to see these vendors in person ag as in (and many others) I suggest you pay the cultural hub of ypsilsnti a visit 😉

Thanks everyone for a great show!

~Next on my schedule of Detroit sightings is my inclusion in the Rust Belt Markets “Dream Cruis weekend”. While not hosting any official DC promotion, the market is located squarely on 9 mile and Woodward Ave, and should draw a tremendous crowd. The space will be abnormally packed with some of the areas hottest artists, so I encourage all you culture junkies looking to get your hands dirty this weekend-dont miss out on this fantastic event!

Below is a promotional piece available for sale this weekend. Titled “Savaged Beast”, this piece illustrates the violent nature of sex and passionate love, highlighting a brilliant colored prehistoric mollusk-still twisted up in the severed arms of its latest lover. I am very fond of this creatures eyes…the golden brown richness and sultry glare pull the viewer in for closer look. This piece will be available at the special price of 175$ and as always, is sold ready to hang or sit and is signed with my signature smoking mushroom symbol.
The brand BRAND new work for this weekends excitment are really going to turn heads! A pair of pop-trophy heads mounted atop show-stopping electric painted plaques, this duo of cornial carnage will take center stage at my table, so be sure to act fast if you intend to add these coveted pieces to your collection! There is a teaser image of the painted bases, I may be coaxed into revealing the creaturess before the show…but no promises!

Stay Tuned-and enjoy the show……!