terrain pregame

so today is the terrain artist reception. somehow i'm part of a privileged part of society, though i like to think i'm the dark underbelly of the art world. i'm drinking beer cuz it's free. white privilege is a friendly enemy if you are me. i've been below the "poverty line" my whole life, but i truly realize that no matter how skid row i am, it's nothing compared to the poverty of others in the world. lets face it: if you are an american, you have it better. this being the case, i've made it so that the art i have at terrain is for charity. if you buy one of the selected pieces at terrain, the profit goes to the union gospel mission, which, despite the theist viewpoint, does a lot for the homeless in the states. being homeless myself, i've made homelessness my pet cause. here's some bad photo's of the reception. come tomorrow night for a real good time.

also: i AM hanging at the empyrean after all, for the whole month of october. so go there and get coffee, watch a band, and make an offer. i sell for cheep.

terror+terrain=terrorain (and a bunch of parentheses)

commence venting!

so yeah. this terrain this is gonna be rad tits and you all should totally go, but... i'll be honest... i'm not as stoked as i once was... getting a bit depressed.. y'see, i have this polo game in pullman i gotta go to as well THE SAME NIGHT. and the game requires money, which i won't have unless someone wants to buy one of my dumb paintings... theres gonna be alot of great art by people with more friends and, lets face it, my art isn't sell-able in spokane. nobody "gets" what i'm doing (i don't either), nor will they with only 5 (7) paintings in the 20 (so far) series represented (only 2 of the 4 "horsemen" works). also i wear a white shirt with a giant black inverted down cross around town (but it's my favorite shirt!) and i'm generally not well thought of in this small christian biased town, thanks to my complete disregard for social norms (take your rules and shove 'em world!). so... i'm thinking of not going. idk, i feel foolish for even submitting my work to terrain.. and lets see what else... oh i was told i could hang paintings for october at the empyrean coffee house several, SEVERAL months ago, which i was looking forward to.. i haven't been there yet (i gots no money, what am i gonna do, fucking busk outside till i can afford coffee? I HAVE MY OWN COFFEE MAKER and my homemade chai is superior) and i was excited to have an excuse to hang out a bit.. lets face it, october is the only month my artwork will fly in spokane (thanks halloween). i don't hangout as much as i used to, since i've been really broke this year (no job) and i quit (sorta) drinking. well, yeah, i've contacted chrissy riddle and her sister michelle (the owners of the empyrean) a few times with no reply. pretty classy. totally unfriended on fb. haha passive aggressive as hell right. i fucking hate you internet. also around the same time earlier this year i asked patty (owner of the baby bar) if i could paint on the wood panel (for like the 12th time) and she said yeah. i recently contacted her about it with (you guessed it) no reply. did not unfriend patty because i like patty alot and i figure it's just one of those things. also, there's this kid who i am very grateful i don't have to hang out with as often anymore, because he's a self righteous arrogant prick whom i want to punch in the nose every time he opens up his privileged little mouth. keep looking down your nose at me and i might just break it some time, mister.

grrrrr. anybody catching on to the angsty vibe? (totally lame i know, appy-polly-logies.)

i do have a charity art thing in miami december i need to work on..but..

i'm in an art rut.. sick of painting what i'm painting and i just wish i could afford some art classes. being self taught sucks a bit when you are constantly looking at amazing art, all done by people who went to school for it.

also the guy whom i did a book cover for hasn't spoke to me about it at all and so i'm wondering whats up there.

i might not go to the pallouse cup (bike polo game) because i need to pick up the art i won't be getting rid of (sigh) the next day (saturday). for more info on bike polo check out the marmot blog.

i don't know. i guess i'll stop whining. at least i am not alone, for once. things could always be worse, and i'm grateful for what i do have. still can't believe i can't even get a job washing dishes. i've applied at so many places.. i'm not giving up but i am getting really bummed about it. i'm sure something will work out, i'd just like it to be sooner :P

i got me some terrain to traverse!

so i got into this art/music event called terrain. being a juried event, it's sort of a big deal for me. james pants, world renowned dj is spinning there, and it's sure to be a hipster fest to the extreme, which is rad, lots of judgement shall be had and given by all. i'm pretty sure my work is gonna be the "edgiest" so i'm stoked to have all sorts of other art around mine to help it stand out. i have a link. here. click me fool! hehe. hey i love you! speaking of james pants, i've good news! i got a pair of pants! i can now retire the shorts i've been wearing all summer. if you know me personally you know that, for an american, i'm a pretty minimalistic guy. i have one pair of black shoes, one pair of black pants, 7 t-shirts, one black zip up hoodie and a mess of black socks. i do laundry about once a month. not to brag, but my carbon footprint is so super small, as is my energy/water consumption. yay me.

hey i can see!

my girl is amazing in ever single way. thanks for the glasses boo.