i was here

so it's 1994 and young long haired me was long term inspired by this concert. Nine Inch Nails downward spiral tour.  It was amazing.  I also picked up a (if memory serves me correct) hot 19 year old lady who I thought was younger; when she and her friends invited me and my friends to come hang out at their place in chicago after the show and I had to say that I couldn't because my dad was waiting to pick us up I'll never forget the look on her face when my response to her asking my age was "15".  Needless to say I never made it to her place.

The other thing that stuck in my head after that show was the stage design.  it was amazing.  This song and "Reptile" were two that inspire me to this day when I am thinking about new stage installations.  This song is also an amazing one that immediately slams me with the floods of emotion that were washing around my system at the time.

HURT

FutuRE PRESENCE has come and gone

Future Presence was a success; I sold work, made money, made some potentially great contacts, everybody had an awesome time, basically it was a success.  In three and a half weeks the two of us put together something way surpassed any of our initial expectations.  I can't wait for the next one.

I'll finish this with a congratulations to my dear friend Amber Courteau; the release party for her book is tonight.  I can't imagine a more deserving person.  There was a time awhile ago where we had a morning talk about things we wanted to do; publishing a book and putting together art shows were two things that were talked about.  It is pretty cool that we each got the first taste of doing those things that we wanted on the same weekend.  Recently the coincidences are piling up, this is one that is beyond crazy or fate based.

Good job Amber, Jeremy, Nathaniel and Me; we kicked ass this weekend

Final results for the Polish Pugilist

I owe Jeremy Catterton for letting me be part of such an amazing and special production.  Of my list of art related accomplishments being part of that play is easily one of my proudest moments.  Climbing and wiring in those filthy rafters, hundreds of trips up and down narrow rickety stairs, prolonged sweating, consistent stress about being in over my head amongst a group of such dedicated and talented people, being pushed far outside of my artistic comfort zone and finding that I could step up to the challenge, being pushed to new levels, meeting and working with such an amazing tribe of people, being exposed to truly dedicated artists who would die for their craft, seeing a bar set high above me and finding that I could reach it; I could keep going.  Jeremy, Hillary, Kristina, Jacob, Claire, Mike, Abbey and Paula, I'm proud to be able to say I worked with you and I'm proud that all the result of all of the time, the total dedication and exhausting effort turned into something so amazing.  I didn't do the project because I was looking to get anything out of it, I did it so I could work with and learn from a group of diverse and talented people.  We all put so much work into it, I'm so glad we are getting the recognition we all knew we deserved.  This was one of the best summers of my life.  I can also safely say that without my involvement it wouldn't have worked like it did.

POLISH PUGILIST TIED FOR BEST PERFORMANCE PIECE in Lavender magazine's best of 2010 list

I owe a lot to Jeremy Catterton, he is responsible for me being where I am artistically; for years he's been a constant and strong supporter, he made me push myself artistically to a whole new level with my work on the Polish Pugilist; through working on the play I was introduced to Nathaniel Smith, what evolved into Future Presence started as a facebook chat at 2 in the morning, because of Future Presence I was presented with opportunities I never would have encountered on my own.  In the last six months I've really found out what true hard work and dedication can get you, and I love it.

FUTURE PRESENCE

Future Presence is shaping up to be worthy of it's Tronday opening.  On Friday Dec. 17th this is the art show you want to be at.  The list of artists is a list of rad people who do good work.  I've got my compatriots Solid Gold (dj), MAKR, Dave Jensen, Drew Christopherson, Ryan Olsen, DickPicks helping out with music.  We've got beer and wine sponsors.  Everything is shaping up to be excellent.  For my first time curating an event this might be a pretty damn good one.

future presence flyer plus alternate edition

OFFICIAL FUTURE PRESENCE

ALTERNATE FUTURE PRESENCE

Design by Bryant Locher 

Original art by Nathaniel Smith 

a bit awesome

I would be committing a crime if I were to skip posting this after posting all the other Tron stuff.

TRON X PLAYBOY

I WANT TO DO THESE THINGS

huffington post article on light art