Trippin' the Northwest: 2011

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Weirdness Is In Vogue In My Trailer Park

At the moment I do not live in a trailer park, and it has been many years since I was ripped away from the comfort of the 9 x 40 where i spent my first few formative years. Over the years I have become friends with many a trailer park resident. Weird friends. My wife says I attract them. I love them though, I really do. I love weird people. I have had more weirdo friends than I can keep track of. Goths, Trekkies (I am talking dress up as a Klingon speak the language fluently Trekkies), D&D dungeon masters, Amway salesmen, manic-depressives, meth-heads, Pokemon masters, and many many more. I have pondered why these people cross my path (seeing as I do not live in a trailer park) and inevitably connect themselves in some way to my life. I like to think it is my non-judgmental and accepting nature, but I think the real reason is this: I am just plain fascinated by their oddness. I truly cannot get enough of it. I sit enraptured as I am regaled with stories of level 50 paladins, how episode 44 of the original Star Trek is in direct conflict with episode 103 of Deep Space Nine, and how I will make hundreds of thousands of dollars by getting all my friends to sell Amway for me. So make yourself a trailer park friend. They will be you friend forever (really, you can't get rid of them) and your life will be better for it.

Vacant

The Car of Shame: Part Deux

So your thinking, "oh dat don look none too bad", right? The problemo is yous sayin' it tru da the gap in yous teef! The gap yous a missin' cuz you try to open dat longneck wit yo toof.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Oregon Day-glo Ducks

So what is with the Oregon Ducks uniforms? I mean the black is ok but the chartreuse is almost nauseating. Why change a good thing? Go back to Green and Yellow and prevent a few seizures in the process.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Tough Guy Moira

Moira obviously has a lot of time on her hands.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Star Wars Day

Yesterday was Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Wrong On So Many Levels.

1. Cornmeal on pizza.

2. Ketchup on anything other than french fries and hamburgers.

3. Tapioca

4. Eating tapioca while watching Dirty Jobs.

5. Cottage cheese in Jello fruit salad.

6. Jello fruit salad.

7. Any type of meat suspended in Jello.

8. Puppy farts.

9. Creamed corn

10 Creamed corn scented Moira farts.

11. Animals eating their own poop.

12. Letting an animal lick your face after eating its own poop.

13. Chili mac.

14. Burnt hair.

15. Royal weddings

16. Goats.

17. Goats at royal weddings

18. Pineapple on pizza

19. Pineapple on pizza with cornmeal.

20, Chuck Norris in a musical.

21. Musicals.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Coving Musks

Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks.
Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks.

Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks.

Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Coving musks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks.

Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks. Moving sucks.

Friday, April 8, 2011

BFA Show

Final BFA show in the Ridenbaugh Gallery

Artist Statement

Personal space is something we all deal with in some way or another on a daily basis. We all have personal body space. Sometimes that space is closely guarded and outsiders are kept at arms length. Sometimes our personal body space is small yet we welcome intrusion into it with open arms. Space is individual as well as communal and is connected to our bodies and to our community. My installation deals with comfortable and uncomfortable spaces and how they are shared or kept private within the community. Each piece has its own individuality but is part of a group or neighborhood of spaces. The dimensions of the pieces are based on my own dimensions as well as the dimensions of people I know, becoming in essence portraits of the individuals. The objective of this body of work is to not only come to grips with my own issues with space but to ellicit a reaction from the viewer as they deal with their body space in relation to my body space and the body space of others.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Lu Lu

Friday, March 11, 2011

BFA work - I am finally done!!!

I finally finished my last piece for my BFA show. Here is the poster for the show printed and designed by Hunter Grosse. Pictures of the pieces that will be in the show are below.

Friday March 25th

4pm to 6pm

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Portrait of Curtis

Mixed Media

80" x 30" x 32"

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Portrait of Jeanne

Mixed Media

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Self Portrait

Mixed Media

64"x32"x32"

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Slacking

I have been slacking when it comes to posting my in progress photos, so today I am finally posting some for the three or so people who follow my blog. Let me know what you think.

Portrait of Jeanne

Mixed media

2011

So this is the latest piece. I have finished it since this picture was taken (I will try and post new ones soon). It now has a doorknob and the inside moulding on the door and window is red.

Self Portrait

Mixed media

2010

This is the first piece I constructed and I was really dissatisfied with how it looked just sitting on the ground and more dissatisfied with it sitting on a white pedestal. So I added on a basement to take care of the problem and I think it worked out quite nicely.

Portrait of Curtis

Mixed Media

2011

Here is my in progress piece. I have another one in progress as well and will post photos soon (meaning anywhere from a week to a month from now).

Trippin' the Northwest

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Weirdness Is In Vogue In My Trailer Park

Vacant

The Car of Shame: Part Deux

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Oregon Day-glo Ducks

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Tough Guy Moira

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Star Wars Day

Friday, April 29, 2011

Wrong On So Many Levels.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Coving Musks

Friday, April 8, 2011

BFA Show

Monday, March 21, 2011

Lu Lu

Friday, March 11, 2011

BFA work - I am finally done!!!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Slacking

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