Horsebucket, my newest handmade, Artists’ book is here and ready to buy at a Pre-sale price before December 1st for just $79 – yes you read that right! You can read all about it on the page I made here, where you can also click on the button to purchase it through PayPal.
Hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving. 🙂
My solo show at George Billis has come to an end, but you can still see some of the pieces there in the secret “back room.” I’ve been having those after show blues, while battling an attack of major illness that has kept me pretty horizontal for the past 2 weeks. This hasn’t stop me from sketching out ideas in my trusty little Moleskin book, enough to create a small, hand-bound Artists’ book of simple drawings. I am excited about this.
Interesting how I was forced to make these drawings. I’ve had this annoying tremor in my hand, so while drawing in gauche with the paintbrush, I had to swipe the brush quickly as to not wind up with a wiggly line, and I really love how free-flowing they wound up. I could never ever do this if I wasn’t forced by wiggly lines or at gun point because it goes so against my grain. I’ve wanted to be able to loosen up for so many years, ever since I saw the drawings of MJP’s and James Scott. I owe them both for the inspiration. Since finishing the images, I headed over to my new letterpress printer at Aardvark to begin to process on the covers. I was my first day out in a long time, but I got much accomplished. I also went to see Sandra Bernhard at the Orpheum Theatre which kicked ass – as she always does.
Anyway, my new book will be done very soon, in the next week or 2 so they can be purchased before the stinkin’ holidays. Don’t worry, I’m keeping this one under $150. It is called: “Horsebucket” and this is what I know so far:
5.5 x 8.5 inches closed. 13 laser-printed drawings on acid-free paper, with some original scribbly bits. Text is hand typed by artist on a 1930’s portable Underwood typewriter. Hand sewn binding, Letterpress covers with custom die on Crane’s 100% cotton Lettra paper.
Now for some cool end papers and a box of some sort…
Something to think about while I spend my day inside an MRI machine today. 😛
My friend, artist Baby Smith, wrote this lovely song “Just 8” for me on a ululele, while simultaneously creating this wonderful video. It made me so sad for me! Yet, I am so proud and flattered and thrilled, humbled and tickled at the same time. Thank you Beck! You are the sweetest thing!!!
One of THE best drummers of all time died today, He will be deeply missed. This is surely sad news.
I’m glad and proud about America voting in our first black president. It’s about fucking time. I am happy about it, etc etc. But I am NOT happy with California who voted yes on Prop 8. In fact, I don’t know why this was even on the ballot in the first place! How the hell did it get on there? You can’t have the majority of morons voting against a minority! If the people were allowed to vote on African Americans’ rights, that would not have been fair since we are talking about making way for the rights of the minority of people regardless of the majority disagreeing. I am just very upset and angry about the outcome of this proposition, I can’t even put it into proper words. .
..And the whole angle on what it’s going to do to “the children” and “families” was such utter bullshit. Gay people being married doesn’t do anything to your families or your precious children. You can still go on trying to tell your kids it’s a terrible sin if that’s what you chose to do. You can’t deny that there are gay people in this world. There always was and always will be whether you religious nuts like it or not! It’s not other people’s choice to make! Especially about a personal relationship that is not your own and that makes you uncomfortable. So stay out of it! Yet, you want to stick your big fat schnoz into other people’s families. Gay families have absolutely no bearing or threat to your twisted teachings in your own family. For the people that voted yes on 8, it is a religious issue and this should have NOTHING to do with LAW or Civil Rights of our citizens. Fuck fuck fuck you, you self-righteous hillbillies!
How this proposition can reverse a law that was given as a right to a minority group, is still beyond me. How can a religious view become a law????? Can you say UNCONSTITUTIONAL?!