In an attempt to keep the pace up, here is some documented proof of one time productivity.
1. Set from Contract All Y’all @Thanky- 06/09
2. Print installation from Autumnaddict @Chop Suey- 09/08
3. Set from Triptychin’ Balls b/w Clean Livin’ Room @Nonesuch- 04/07
Special thanks to Jason who took most of those photos.
So there is the obvious lack of an archive of my work on this site. Another one of those weights I need to get off of my shoulders, something I’ve been putting off for too long. One step at a time.
But you know who is really great being an Archivalist?
Answer
Joel has scanned his entire library of printed and bound material. Pretty impressive.
You can find the cover to pretty much every zine I’ve ever made here.
I guess I’ll just have to stick to being the face of the Archivalist for now.
Alright, so in an effort to do things on a regular basis, I’m going to fill in the blanks. Things I should have linked or made known long ago. Hopefully it will serve to jump start things around here.
Pictured above is a copy of the Archivalist #4: Expansum Edition. A facsimile Moleskine (the regular edition was a compilation of my Moleskine’s greatest hits) complete with a black rubber band, and scrap collecting envelope. And check out that cryptic black on black cover! I only put together about 15 of these, so lucky you if you have one.
Which brings me to my blog objective for the day: Parcell Press
Currently the only internet outlet for my inventory of printed matter, they have the last few copies of the Expansum, available here.
Also available: the regular edition of the Archivalist 4, some small prints, and Restcure Revival (I’ll talk about this one later in the week.)
Taylor runs Parcell Press and does a stand-up job of it, so whether or not you find my stuff interesting, you should take a look around, there’s tons of good stuff.
Lastly, I would like to give thanks to Goldmine Anthology for taking my stuff along with them to King Con in Brooklyn last weekend. Wish I could have been there with them.
Back when the economy started to go south I started to worry how it might effect me and my job as an artist. Then one day in the mail I received a notice informing me that I had been laid off. I was to cease and desist all art making and art related activities (like blogging about art!) I was devastated, art was the most important thing in my life. I desperately sought out new hobbies to parlay into a full time career but to no avail. Nothing was as satisfying as pulling a brush thick with oil paint across a freshly stretched canvas. So I decided to lower my standards and seek an entry level position in art. And surprisingly I was hired on by an arts chain within a couple of months on the market. It’s going to be hard to paint and blog my way back up to the top, but I just feel so lucky to be given the opportunity.