Check the info here. This is my second project for the newly relocated Art House Co-op. They moved from Atlanta to Brooklyn and are going to open their sketchbook library there. Exciting for me as my little moleskin will be housed in NYC now!!!

Inside flap, and first 2 pages:

My assigned topic is “Outside of Myself”. Which is incredibly open ended. I decided to create a story without really thinking about anything specific. From a perspective that’s outside of myself, like I’m just letting things happen. The first page started to look like a landscape cross section, so I decided to make the whole sketchbook into weird landscape-like environments. Which is another aspect of being outside oneself, as in, the environment surrounding someone/thing. I’m adding little cut out characters to each scene, I’m thinking they’ll be recurring throughout the book.

The pages of the sketchbook are not bleed resistant at all, the marker comes through almost identical on the back of the page. So instead of fighting it by adding more blank pages or collage, I’m just going to go with it, create fresh compositions on the backs of pages using the color from the front.

Here’s some pictures of a few of the cool and strange scarecrows that other people made. Mine was placed at the entrance as soon as everyone walked in!!! Schweet! Scroll down to the previous post to see my scarecrow. The whole event was really cool and I discovered a new beer that’s very tasty. It’s called Mothership Wit.

I dropped off my scarecrow “Red Panda and Scared Crow” at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens yesterday. I have some pictures to share, of the process and the finished product.

First I created chicken wire skeletons to support the red panda, crow, and cupcake.

Then I covered them with strips of paper grocery bags, then stuffinz got glued to that, and then I covered the stuffinz with plastic grocery bags. The sculpture has to sit out in the elements for a month and I tried my best to make it as sturdy and water resistant as possible.

The fun part was gluing the outer layer of fabric on, and sewing the facial features. After everything was finished the whole thing got a spray down of Scotchgard.

I have been very very busy creating a scarecrow masterpiece for The Atlanta Botanical Garden. All I can say is “Red Panda and Scared Crow”. Will post when complete

Also tomorrow is my 15 minute interview with the curator at The Contemporary in Atlanta. Critiqueriffic!

A few months ago I participated in The Canvas Project. Last night I flew into Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta and decided to take some pictures of the show. Coincidentally the curators at Art House Co-op decided to post their pictures of the show today. As the pictures that they took are much better, I’ll just link to them. Here

Is it possible to draw flamingos, and not have the result look like a souvenir t-shirt, from Anybeachtown USA? I tried, and I think my friend Magicka Mike will appreciate the outcome.

Cellular Self Portrait: Viral

Close-up top left corner

Close-up bottom section

An individual gets sick, the virus spreads, populations bottleneck, immunities are formed, the viruses evolve and the cycle starts again. Viruses contribute to massive extinctions and help to bring about the conditions for new species to fill in the gaps where the sick species have fallen. It’s part of the history of the earth. It’s part of me.

And of course there’s the whole Agent Smith thing.

Drills.

Like Mandrills, but gray with black faces. Their chunk of rainforest has broken from earth, and floats gently off to another plane of existence. Maybe they’ll make a new planet somewhere. Maybe not. Maybe they’ll just enjoy the flowers and the warm pink sun for an eternity or two.