A bit more on LoMeng/deBue class

Okay...no class details yet...I'm waiting for Keith to get back from a teaching venue before we can work out the specifs....but here is a little info:

The combo Keith LoBue and deMeng (LoMeng/deBue) class is Oct. 7th and 8th in Portland. Glenny of Art and Soul is putting this on as well as another Judy class.

contact Glenny for more info. She doesn't have prices or specs yet but if you're interested get your name on the list.
glennymoir@comcast.net

This should be fun!

Australia, Root of All Evil....and No Glue Lo Bue

Hey dudes,

Back to the aeropuerto tomorrow...quick trip to Australia. I've been a bit quiet...had to have a friggin' wisdom tooth root canal whilst I was here. Goody gum drops. What a pain...literally.
All better now, so I thought I'd toss out a couple of images (other than xrays) from my trip. Here's a little Lorikeet that was hangin' on Judy's balcony. I assume he's a he. He was squawking at another one across the yard.

And here's a nice shot on the Bondi beach walk...it was gorgeous day. In fact, in the distance, not visible here, were some Humpback whales cruising along. Apparently they are here in droves right now...they are safe in Aussie waters from the whalers. Maybe they are smarter than we think.


I did a bit of junking while I've been here. One of my favorite market is in Rozelle (a Sydney suburb) Judy and I try and go every Saturday lots of junk to find...here's a nice little rusty thing. Interesting eh? It is an ancient bagel cutter.Actually the guy tells me it is for cutting bamboo....but he didn't sound to convinced about this, so I'll leave it to your imagination. He was nice enough to demo it for me though.

Ah what a lovely sunset from the balcony...ah. By the way it is winter here and it is quite cold...well, not Montana cold mind but coat weather much of the time. I like it. Way better than the nasty humid seasons.

Got to see Keith LoBue, Irena and the twins a couple time while I was here. Funny thing...those glasses we are wearing are identical (shot was taken at ArtFest) we both received the exact same pair of glasses as a gift...the same night. Here's a little surprise:
Keith (no glue) LoBue and I are teaming up this Fall. We are in the process of putting together a duo workshop in Portland...LoMeng and deBue. The specifics are being worked out...but stay tuned.

Next stop Idyllwild...talk then...
ciao
M

Selling art...hits and misses

THE ALCHEMIST'S BOOK
I'll leave you with some images of a sample I did for my upcoming Tuscany workshop and the Hacienda Mosaico workshop in Puerto Vallarta my workshop: the Alchemist Book

Diablo or NO Diablo

Hey every from down unda
hangin with Judy for a few weeks...trying to get our prototype together for the Bali workshop.

So those of you who are thinking of attending one or all of my Artist Nook/Ft. Collins Colorado workshops...Christine and I have a little surprise...a chance to win a piece of my art...custom made for you. As some of you know Christine is my on-line store biz partner and she just moved her workshop retreat venue to a new location. As a way of celebration her new space we thought we'd have a little fun.

Demon or No Demon
For each deMeng workshop that a student takes this July, they will receive a little matchbox...filled with something. The idea is to get the one with a little devil. If you get the devil I will make a little shrine for you (roughly 4"x6"ish) that will incorporate a personal item that you would like included.

Here are the three workshops where have a chance of the little demon

Found Object Alchemy 2-day w/ Michael deMeng (7/17-7/18)

Transparency Collage-ssemblage w/ Michael deMeng (7/19)

Morpheus Box w/ Michael deMeng (7/20)

Sound like fun? So let's play...Demon...or No Demon.

What can a typewriter yeild?

As promised...I said I would show what became of that old Corona typewriter. Looks a bit different eh?

I've been on sort of a vampire theme lately. Perhaps because of my recent music acquisitions. As many of you know, I have some residual Goth-ish tendencies, and lately I have been listening to the Kronus Quartet playing Phillip Glass's new soundtrack to the Bela Lugosi Dracula.

Along the same theme I also purchased some nice little treats from Jill Tracy (a nice cabaret style goth), and she is great solo but she and the Malcontent Orchestra put together a soundtrack for the vampire films to end all vampire films...or to begin all vampire films...Nosferatu.

In any event the music seemed to influence the theme and the Rudyard Kipling book of poems "the Vampire" laying about, didn't hurt either.

So I entitle this new typewriter inspired piece: Blood Type.... get it? Okay bad pun.

Sweet dreams....

a few workshops on the horizon

Howdy gang...
a little biz to take care of...
I'm teaching some workshops in the the next few months that might be of interest to some of ya'all...(I just got back form the south).



Boston area
Absolutely Everything
Topsfield, MA
May 30th - June 1st 2008

I'm teaching "I want to paint like Mike", Morpheus Box, and Transparency Collage-seemblage

Stamp Act
Marshfield, MA
June 7th - 8th 2008
I'll be doing the gool al' reliable Pez dispensing Tetem class, and Head Sea Scrolls



Then off to Colorado in July
Artists' Nook
Fort Collins, CO
July 18th -20th 2008
In this bunch of classes I'll be doing a 2 day Found Object Alchemy class, the Morpheus Box Class, and the Transparency Collage-ssmeblage class (a.k.a. I can see clearly now)


Hope to see you guys there...

P.S.

Next post will be what ever became of all those typewriter parts from the previous post....stay tuned.

To create you must destroy

Its a beautiful day in Missoula. Everything has turned a vibrant green overnight. So what is one to do on such a nice day when you're not inspired to go inside the studio and work. Well, if it were me, first thing I would do is hook up with my buddy Tim for lunch and a few India Pale Ales, on the deck of the Old Post Pub. Now this , as you would imagine , leads me to being less inspired to go to work. So off to see an exhibit of abstract expressionists at the University of Montana...deKooning, Kline and an early Pollack highlight the exhibit.I head home to do some work, but I just can't seem to get into my groove today. I dink around for a few minutes...then I decide I'll go see Iron Man. I have to say I never read the comic but it looked cool, plus Robert Downey Jr. is always good and cynical.So the show was great mindless fun, yet quite inspiring, watching the main character, Tony Stark busy inventing the Iron Man outfit. It made me want to be an inventor....like Nikola Tesla...who was way cool...and David Bowie did a pretty good impersonation in the film The Prestige.So, I'm back at the studio, wanting to invent something but alas my brain is in a different mindset. I decide since I can't create I shall destroy. Nothing like a little destruction to get the cobwebs out. What to dismantle?
Ah yes Typewriters! For those you who have never experienced the process of dismantling a typewriter, lets just say that it is a bit complex...especially if you have any intent on rebuilding it....which, of course I don't. The interior of a typewriter looks something like this. Don't forget the twenty million screws.
Those of you who may be squeamish at the sight of the antiques being dismembered might want to close your eyes. Some have certain ethics about taking such things apart...I however do not. Its time has passed...now it is mine (evil villain laugh).
It begins with a screwdriver and bit by bit the pieces are removed.
Some parts are a bit stubborn....time to pull out the Dremel and let the sparks fly.....woooohoooo!A desolate landscape left behind, but to me it is pure treasure...hundreds of little goodies and trinkets left behind for me to play with.
And of course there is the Holy Grail ...not sure what the technical name is, but it is I always the best piece.I know exactly what I want to do. Now I am inspired. Now I can get some work done.