Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Seven minutes to opening at NAAG
In McAllen, Texas. I'm wearing my halo and wondering where the gallerist is. He took the key. I'm licked in. And the public is locked out. But the show looks great, I've got tunes, and I think this might be a wickedly hilarious performance piece if I'm in here and the audience is out there
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
410 North American Art Gallery
Cleaned and painted last night. Beginning the install of A World Building Primer now. It's a beautiful space.
I'm giving two presentations on EbM in the South Texas College gallery tomorrow. Just a little nervous. Originally wrote a lecture on the co-evolution of art making and consciousness in early humans. But switched things up at the last minutes.
Now it's an hour talking about EbM.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Prepping the next World Building Primer
Our 410 North American Art Gallery show in McAllen, Texas has arrived. As have I. Hanging out with artists David McCall Freeman and Chad Farris.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The Bledsoe diorama
We're creating a library of 12" x 16" dioramas, one for each site. It will take a couple generations, but we intend to create an HO (1:87.1) scale model of the entire planet earth. When all of the diorama sections are assembled we will have an HO scale earth. Which we are considering putting in orbit around the moon.
Monday, October 3, 2011
A picnic in Bledsoe, TX,, a reception in Slaton, TX, and speculation in New Mexico
Here are links to several sets of photos from the past two days:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vime/sets/72157627806806148/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vime/sets/72157627806013320/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vime/sets/72157627803093754/
And here are links to our ISEA2012 sites in Moriarty, NM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vime/sets/72157627665344367/
and Los Lunas, NM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vime/sets/72157627663870667/
Sunday, October 2, 2011
EbM in the Slatonite!
We're delighted to be a part of the local Slaton news. Hopefully we will have a chance to chat with folks on Saturday night about the upcoming 02012 install.
WaterSpace North, Ro's piece
Our friend Ro, built this beautiful piece for the sister show down the street
Jon & Danielle
Jon and Danielle Whitfill admiring the show. We've had a surprising number of guests. Compared to what we were told to expect anyway...
:-)
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The sign. At the sign!
EbM's good friend Matt Weaver admiring the ceramic interpretive sign at Site 0001: Bledsoe, Texas.
Matt and Carson are out installing the sign this morning. Alex and I are finishing the install for tonight's opening at WaterSpace South in Slaton. We are introducing the town to the work of Scott Oliver, the artist we commissioned for WaterSpace Plaza. As well as documentation, we are presenting his proposal for the plaza.
We are also introducing EbM to the town with a smattering of member's works and documentation from previous installs.
Chuffed!!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Sadly, doing it all over again
Some trips absolutely nothing goes your way. But still you persevere, operate power tools on sleep deprivation, argue vehemently, reschedule, and improvise.
The sign for Welcome
Our sexy ceramic informational sign for Welcome. We're installing this onsite in Bledsoe tomorrow. Then racing back for a six o'clock opening in Slaton. Woohoo!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Installing at midnight
We arrived in Slaton, TX about an hour ago. We're staying at this amazing gallery/studio, WaterSpace. We're laying out A World Building Primer, the EbM traveling show.
For this presentation we're dedicating one window to the work of the artist commissioned for Slaton, Scott Oliver.
The other window is EbM documentation.
Behling that window are a handful of works by the members of EbM.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
New mexico has incredible state graphic design
Every county office we've visited has beautiful design. Look at this logo. And Valencia county's logo was phenom, too.
We're having great luck with the local clerks, good affordable maps, nice people.
Road warriors
The 12v charger in black is recharging my phone w a USB, and two AA batteries in a universal charger with transformer-style adaptor for all the world's electrical outlets. And that little stereo is my wicked portable stereo with mp3 player so cars without ⅛" inputs (I carry an ⅛" male to male everywhere for emergencies.)
The road to our isolated site outside Los Lunas NM
I'll post pix on Flickr tonight of the actual site
EbM in the Valencia county courthouse
We're learning about the Los Lunas site. Victor in the gis office is awesome. He gave us some handouts on the scam that created this property. And the continuing scams and lawlessness of the Rio del Oro.
On the way to our Los Lunas site
At the Red Ball Cafe in ABQ, on our way to the EbM site in Los Lunas site New Mexico.
Last night we had a fabulous visit with Erin and Nancy of PLAND, a New Mexico residency and art experiment. They are fabulous. And PLAND is ridiculously inspiring.
A busy day today. We're documenting the Los Lunas site, visiting the Valencia county records office to gather info on the site, visiting the Torrance county records office for info on the Moriarty site, visiting the Moriarty site again, and visiting our neighbors out there: the Rockin' RC ranch and Club 203. Diverse.
Then this evening we're dining with the directors of ISEA2012.
Could we be luckier?
Monday, September 26, 2011
Alex and Carson onsite in Moriarty
We're super excited about our site here. We're creating the artwork here in conjunction with the ISEA2012 symposium.
We <3 Moriarty!
Our first meal in NM is at The Grill in Moriarty. One of our two 02012 sites is just east of town. We are super excited to be here.
Friday, July 15, 2011
3 screaming kids
The reception for Jon's work went very well. We followed it up with Chicago style pizza. Then the wrangling of youth. Jon & Danielle's three young'uns and Stel & Angela's youngest. Three youngest saying goodbye with post-midnight yowls. Emma, the Whitfill's oldest was the exception -- very calm, reasonable, and pleasant.
All great kids. A great week had by all. And two new sculptures for the transformation of planet earth.
We had a wonderful opening
But I was so tired, and busy schmoozing of course, I forgot to take any photos
Thursday, July 14, 2011
A slew of pix
Visit Flickr.com/photos/Vime for a slew of photos from #EbM site 002, Evanston IL with Jonathan Whitfill.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Fini
"Switch" in situ at Creative Coworking, 922 Davis Evanston IL. Both of Jonathan Whitfill's pieces for Site 002 are installed.
There will be an opening for them, and a small show featuring a few works by EbM members, this Friday, July 15 from 1500 to 1800.
Jon will be on hand, along with EbMities Lee Pembleton and Libby Reed.
There will be an opening for them, and a small show featuring a few works by EbM members, this Friday, July 15 from 1500 to 1800.
Jon will be on hand, along with EbMities Lee Pembleton and Libby Reed.
Monday, July 11, 2011
What we're seeing in Evanston
Nothing. Because a big storm this morning knocked the power out. Weirdly, the house here had power all day. The storm ended at 07:00. Our side of the street lost power at 19:00.
Anyway, we're enjoying candles, my battery powered boombox, difficult children, and a little chit chat.
Anyway, we're enjoying candles, my battery powered boombox, difficult children, and a little chit chat.
"Switch" delivered
Jonathan Whitfill's second sculpture of his diptych, Switch, was dropped off at Creative Coworking. We'll install it tomorrow morning.
Stel & Jon can be seen here picking up hardware.
Jonathan Whitfill's "Keystone"
Jon's bookwheel, Keystone, is installed in Evanston, IL.
The alley behind 1823 Grant St. I'll Google map it later.
It's beautiful.
Site 002.1
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