I got a nice mention this week in the fantastic design blog, Design Crisis.
Yay! I am happy to be painting big Masonite panels again. Davin’s post apocalypitc scene makes a great start for us.
Foreground David, background Toast. I like the length of the steel table all leading a small image in the background.
Idle hands?
Made my second art piece this year and second animal..a hybrid seahorse and unicorn. This time all paper mache, cardboard and hot glue.
We are seen at about 5 minutes into the video.
Bigger and better, we will be back next year.
Wow! That was amazing. The art parade is great to attend every few years. Being in it is amazing!!! Just lining up was a party.
Most people know I love Marfa and Marathon in west Texas. On a number of occasions people have asked for guides or recommendations. Recently my sister asked, I thought I’d post some of them here:
ART
The Chinati Foundation
Judd Foundation
Ballroom Marfa (large gallery in Marfa)
Marfa Film Festival
Prada Marfa (30+ miles West of Marfa on the West side of Valentine, TX on Highway 90; best viewed at night)
EATS
Squeeze Marfa (yum)
Pizza Foundation (meh)
Austin Street Cafe (score for brunch, if you’re a yuppie)
Food Shark
HOTELS, ODDS AND ENDS
EL Cosmico (future vintage RV “hotel” outside of the Chinati Foundation; interesting to read about and look at; same people who did San Jose in SOCO Austin)
Marfa Vacation Apartments (these are new and all sorts of awesome; great deal)
Hotel Paisano (old Marfa; memorabilia from the film The Giant)
El Cheapo Liquor
Chamber of Commerce
Marfa Lights (the Marfa Lights viewing area is just East of Marfa on Highway 90 between Marfa and Alpine; supposedly best time to watch is right after dusk)
Marfa Public Radio (KRTS 93.5 FM; a little heavy on the yuppie smugness; still a decent resource) -
OUTSIDE OF MARFA
Chinati Hot Springs (I haven’t been yet; heard great things)
Marathon (one hour East of Marfa, past Alpine; completely photogenic; love this little city)
Gage Hotel (the restaurant is the best in Texas in my opinion)
Star Party at McDonald Observatory (pretty cool; nice drive into the Davis Mountains; outside of Fort Davis; allow time for this drive in the evening and night)
Four years ago today I was diagnosed with APL.
Four month months later I was in remission.
28 months later I was done with chemotherapy and medication.
In 16 months the medical community and insurance companies will consider me “cured”.
The whole thing was an interesting experience. I know I changed significantly from the experience. Today I am relaxed and in the moment. I get more enjoyment out of the day to day than I can ever remember. Okay those summers in the 70’s being a free and curious kid roaming the neighborhood on a bicycle were pretty awesome.
You know it seems there was or has been a lot of speculation about Apple releasing a netbook product. Apple has said they do not feel they can release a quality product for $500.00. I am going to say they released their netbook in 2007. It’s called the iTouch.
