Steady as it goes.

First Friday is six days away again (gotta love how short February is sometimes)... Made great progress on this collage which will be for the subtheme ("who we are") that TBD Loft is hosting over the next few months dealing with the idea of Community.  Just a peak of what I'm cooking up- this one's gonna be large...

Speaking of COOKING- there is a chili cook off tomorrow night at the PoHo, and the prize for the best chili (both hot and mild will receive awards) will be original artwork by yours truly and my precious roomie Jo Lundberg.... the slots are filled for competing but the tasting is all open!

zen and the art of bicycle maintanence

spinning wheel

sk8-err-dye...

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, make me a Map.

Cyr helped me document my little paintings I did for the Cycle Cross show back in December.  I find it comforting sometimes when life is feeling a little chaotic to draw a silly map.  Partially inspired by CandyLand, and  partially inspired by the journey's of Billy in Family Circus, my own versions are pen, ink and a little paint.  It's all about the journey, right?   At the moment, I am creating another one on a longboard skateboard deck for PUSH, the Skateboard Art Auction benefits the Division Street Skatepark Project.

details of map my ride

Diptych-  journey vs destination

Windows and Doors

"Next time, Don't ask Br'er Rabbit for Directions"

First Friday rolled on by again last week, with the PoetHouse presenting "windows and doors," and Lone Pine hosting new work by Cyr.  Whether it was the nice weather, or the fact that Bend was restless after January's lack of an art hop, downtown was packed with all sorts of folks(who am I kidding, it's cause of the wine tasting).  There were even people on stilts ducking through the door to the PoHo.  

cyr and her mom, and her piece titled "they say our tree won't grow back, but someday something will." This piece is a contripbution to Haiti.  She refills it with tiny photos, and people leave dollars clipped to the clothespins. 

another cyr piece- taken on one of our drives. this is Jo and our star balloon.

Cyr and I  being un-serious.  Jo and Brittany.  Tom and Shahar (my Israeli housemate).

Mike Bookey, Shahar, myself, Mary Booky, Cyr and Jo.   Mario Dickson's piece - Skeletal Silhouettes

Brittany Zendajas, Window to Summer.   Jason Graham, Red Dirt Door

Jefferson Johnson, assemblage.  My painting of Rachel Brown re-appears. 

sarah and christian

Cyr:  trespassers welcome

Tom Monson

the sarahs.

Sean Anderson overly optimistic

B Positiv

Jo Lundberg's original oil on canvas was the B Positv signature piece this year.

For the sixth year in a row, McMenamin's Old St. Frances School hosted the B Positiv Art Auction on Saturday night.   B Positiv is a foundation that was created in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation in honor and memory of Hannah Pite- daughter of Poet House Friend Danny Pite, whose blood type changed from A to B positive after treatment for a rare form of cancer.  This year, Jo designed the poster piece for the event.  I contributed a piece for the second year in a row.  I'm not sure if results are in for the amount raised (upward of 8000 total I believe), but I was honored that my friend and Yoga instructor Molly bid on and won my piece.

Lori, Adina and Jo

person, tree, house- now owned by ms. molly clark.