scoot magazine

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 | General | No Comments

I just found out “Sheep Gets a Scooter” was included in Scoot! Magazine #56 June 2010 (the Scooter Art issue).

never think small – redux, the climate gallery, ny

Friday, April 23rd, 2010 | General | No Comments

Herman, from the Climate Gallery, sent out a ton of photos from the opening. My work is in this one. Unfortunately my new piece didn’t make it into the photo because it was very high up. Though that is a lot better than being at knee-height where some of the other pieces were. I love the pieces below mine! They’re very clever and really pulled the eye away from a lot of the work on this wall. Ah well, it is always best never to take yourself too seriously.

walking to caesarea (eli eli)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 | The Score is a Work of Art, series | No Comments

I finished another piece in The Score is a Work of Art series based on the hebrew song, walking to caesarea (eli eli). It is a very powerful piece – originally a poem – written by poet/playwrite/warrior Hannah Szenes who did not live to see 23 years old. The music was written by Israeli composer, David Zehavi.

For me, this is a simple song about walking on the beach and wondering why there is so much unrest in humanity.

I’d been trying to figure out how to do execute this for a while and am still unsure whether this is a study or a final. I had thought about working with polymer or resin casting in order to be more literal, so I may do another version of this piece in future trying those techniques.

I found this series of wooden frames that I liked when framing a print of …Wandering Aengus and on an impulse decided to use the frame and it’s glass as part of the art for Eli Eli, though I think the glass is perhaps too smooth and too close to the sand to be representing water. The idea is that the sand (glued in layers to the canvas) is under the water. The hemp strings of the staff are like fishing nets under the water digging lines in the sand. The pebbles here are floating on the water, which I like because it’s fanciful.

All in all, I really like the way this turned out though the photographs don’t really show the depth very well.

Here is the version of this piece that Harris recorded as part his masters thesis (we both always liked the song): http://harris.wulfson.com/mp3/New%20Music%202005/08-eli%20eli.mp3

the song of wandering aengus

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 | General | No Comments

With February and Valentine’s day approaching, I suppose the subject of this piece might be topical. Unrequited love, lust, restlessness, fantasy. I think it fits the theme for the Lust in Lustine show. I haven’t decided if I want to submit it or not. I probably will if I can find a decent frame tomorrow night though some people may be surprised not to see a SIAWOA piece from me (I have one in mind, but it will take a few weeks to execute. I’ll get to it at some point).

Anyway, this is the illustration I was working on last Tuesday when my computer shut off for 2 days. Luckily I didn’t lose much! Here’s the finished piece. It was actually inspired by Furnace Mountain’s musical setting of the poem by W.B. Yeats which you can hear on their MySpace page.

I’m continuing to experiment with my digital cut paper techniques and smart layers in Photoshop. It’s like 15 years ago watching the progress bars progress. Obviously this technique still needs refinement and I probably need a faster processor.

Here is the text of the poem from Bartleby.com

The Song of Wandering Aengus

I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

Update: I did submit the piece to Lust as a modified 8″ x 10″ though the original size is 7.5″ x 10.5″.
I also put it up on Deviant Art and it’s now available as a greeting card through GCU, though I can’t guarantee their print quality.

2 holiday cards

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | cards | No Comments

New this year. Digital “cut paper” style cards available on Greeting Card Universe just in time for very last-minute shoppers, or next year. One for Chanukkah and one for Christmas. Indeed, Sherill, I cheated (but you can tell).

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for just a moment, variations 1 – 4

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 | The Score is a Work of Art | 1 Comment

Theme and Variations
“In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition: reiteration with changes. The changes may involve harmony, melody, counterpoint, rhythm, timbre or orchestration.” - wikipedia

We have a theme. You may recall, For Just a Moment:

Now we have variations. Here are variations 1 though 4 (clockwise).

For Just a Moment, Variations 1 – 4 will be on display at The artdc Gallery from December 6, 2009, to January 3, 2010 as part of the Patron Members’ Exhibition. 5710 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, Maryland 20781