Camping is so fun!

We went camping for a week in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. It was one of the best times of my life. 

Here are some highlights from the trip.

I collected some drift wood to make into jewelry so hopefully I will have some pictures up soon.

Amber and Green agate silver cross necklace for Matt

This was a special request.
It turned out great!

Matt had given me a broken cross pendant and I had to use the torch on it and fix it.

I had a lot of fun repairing the jewelry piece.
So now I can take sterling silver pieces and alter them to use in my jewelry, Very exciting.
I don't know why I don't get on the torch more often. Well anyway I also created the circle pice and the clasp as well.

Some new scans of old photos.

The rooftop of my Korea Town apartment in Los Angeles


Army of puffy white Soldiers


The house my father grew up in


Brian and Erik 2000

My paitings from the show

Smoke and mirrors but no smoke

So the art show was a success.

The smoke machine didn't work though. Hence the tittle but it was still awesome.

There was a huge turnout, we even had the token wino passed out on the sidewalk in front of the gallery, and the person that i wanted to come most of all (Byron) came, everyone else I invited either didn't show witch is cool (I know people are scarred to drive to downtown) or did show but only hung out for a little bit because the Alcohol ran out (priorities.) Best thing about that was someone went out and bought a bunch more.

But anyway, the art show created hype (we all got really great feedback,) brought people together, and gave us all a great sense of accomplishment. Nick and Erik did a great job putting it together and Kendall is a Saint for letting us invade his art gallery.

Molly From Vivi Dot also made us some kick ass pins to hand out at the show. I will take pictures and post some of those soon too.

Hopefully I will have some pictures to post soon. I took some with my Holga and new Holga flash!
This should become an annual thing though I expect that this has lit a spark of creativity between all of us and I presume that we will be putting other gallery shows together, this time with more art and more more more.

Bette also took some pictures on her Blog. I would check them out if you want to see some pictures of the art on the walls and such.

Here are two pictures I showed since I don't have pictures of the gallery opening to show right now.

Update on the MRA art show

We've had some interesting incidents.

To say the least.

Reading Rainbow.

anyway, here are some pictures of the walls as we work on them.

Here is Kendall, Erik, and Cameron Prepping the walls for the new wall


Sanding is hazardous!


Getting excited about found objects


Prepped the walls and someone buffed them before we could sand them.
Woops! Well, we got these cool Mexical Luchador masks!


Feeling at one with the wall


First coat of Red Red wine


The wall with camera tricks


I was dressed like I was in a militia Woo with a red thumb

This is a new flyer for the MRA art show i'm going to be in this month

I've got some interesting pieces I am going to be showing.
I should be going to the art space today to see what it looks like. Seems like we will be making a mural in there. I am so excited!

Cameron's Glass

Here is a link to the site that I am working on for Cameron.

Cameron's Glass

Check out my livejournal for my inner thoughts

I think i'm going to stop writing lengthy things in this blog. I want to keep it simple and uncomplicated but I still like to write every now and then, so if you want to read you can checkout my Livejoural for all my silly rants.


Here's Cameron working his magic. This was taken with the Leica that Bette let me try out.

I am also working on camerons Blog and websites.

He made a pipe for Prince's manager. I'll upload pics to his blog and then put a link on here you can check it out.

Friends

What is life without good friends to hang out with?

Rough Spots

life is not all bitterness.

Timmy!

My best friend is back home!

Leica and zippers

Very nice camera.
Thanks for letting me borrow it Bette

Slide film

I love cross processed slide it has a wonderful effect!

A long time ago we had no consequence and responsibility.

No bills, no worry, no credit, no rents.

Pills, booze, psychedelics and friends.

Life altering experiences bonded us for life.

Now we are inundated with all these life realities, and we are miserable, but we still have one another. We can escape within our friendships, and it's truly liberating.

We're finally having a party!

Corpse Blood

These are drawings that I made with my friends.

You take a bit of the page and draw a little and then cover most of it up and just leave alittle bit sticking out with connecting lines that someone else car continue drawing from.

you can see where even though we had no idea what others were drawing there was a certain theme of ideas that repeated throughout the drawing.

My friend Matt is an aspiring photographer.

He's getting better everyday. Check out that lovely portrait of us!

Matt Carr

There is a new community blog!

so if you cant figure out wich link above goes to it you can use this link to check it out.
I did my first post on there today about my foot detox

Ring my belle blog

Finally!

I found photos from SF that I took with my Nikon digital that I thought I lost forever!

I am so glad!

There are photos of my friends Jeremy and Amber getting married, I would have been so sad If I lost those!

These two were so cute. If I was ever to get married I'd want my ceremony to be just like this. Just a couple of my close friends and a fun intimate setting.

Check out that adorable ring!

I must say that for not being prepeare these turned out lovely.

Below is a pic of the Wedding party. We are definatelty a colorful bunch!

Can you believe not having any pictures of your wedding?

I had tons of fun on Friday

Went out with my friends to a club that was playing awesome music. Check out pictures by Bette. she took some that night.