Unbecoming A Man
Unbecoming A Man:
In 1918 the great influenza pandemic called the "Spanish Flu" brought the world to great danger. In a short amount of time close to 1 million people would lose there lives worldwide from what would later be recognized as the H1N1 or swine flu. To halt the spreading and death toll from rising, a team of scientist and doctors were brought together in hopes of understanding and curing the deadly virus.
Researching this event in history pushed us to learn more about the beginning of science, those involved and the experiments and discoveries they uncovered.
The advancements of science have diminished man's natural life force and the more we dissect the earth, the faster we severe our connection to it.
Grappling with our new found love for this information we have created works of the same dissection and discovery between man and animal, man and earth, & man and man.
Multimedia Collage (ink, charcoal, paper, paint, pencil)
The three panels are reversible. You can flip them over vertically. What seems like a necklace becomes a cross. Are the particles in the tubes being emptied or escaping.
One glorious night of art, planks of wood, booze and digging.
What is Dug?Combined with the Lofi, it is THE BEST night in Seattle, It is...
"A night dedicated to exposing the people of Seattle to the best obscure records from our collections. "Dug" as in we dug them up. Lost diamonds in a sea of schlocky crap. It is our mission to hunt them down and bring them to you for your dancing pleasure... HEAVY FUNK, JAZZ BREAKS, RARE BOOGIE, BOOGALOO, DEEP DISCO, EARLY HIP HOP, REGGAE, FUNKY ROCK, ELECTRO, ETC........If it's good then it's good....You don't stand a chance if you can't dance."
My first night at Dug happened to be as their door girl. And while I collected money from folks dressed to the teeth, I sketched the picture below on the guest list.
Rob found my sketch and made a copy. Here he is below working on his rendition.
The walls at Lo-fi were looking bare at the time. We decided to decorate the walls at Dug for one night only. There was no opening, no flyer, no show, no titles, no prices....just our sketches and final works hanging on the walls.
A taste of Dug:
Things We Like Vol_ III.mp3
This pretty much sums up Dug....Ladies sitting on planks of wood floating on a river of booze and other craziness. The colors Rob chose really bring out the alcohol induced haze.
sketch and finished piece of hot dog dogs. I gave this to my sister who owned one named Lady when we were children.
Sketch and finished piece. I enjoy a good crowded dance floor filled with character.
Things We Like Vol_ III.mp3
Handmade for the Holidays
My fascination with beaded sequin ornaments started a few years back while shopping for vintage christmas ornaments. The thought of all the intricate designs and precise needle positioning was inspiring. So I started making my own satin modern versions. Here are my creations.
Support handmade crafts and buy onehere. Prices range from $4.99-$14.50
Claar
Radjan Spudnik
Koop Jingle
Henrick Butterfly
Evertje Best Friend
Bastiaan's Dutch Garden
Quinty
Wietze Dessert
Skyler Stars
Oetje
Laila
All my hand-made ornaments have Dutch names in honor of the antique sequins from Belgium used to create all of them. They are the most beautiful flat shades of mint green, hot pink, chocolate brown, and steel blue.
