So here goes...first post.
Hope I don't bore people to tears with this, but, hey, you don't have to read it, right? I want to have a place where I record whatever creative endeavors I manage to eke out day to day. I'm sure other stuff will make it's way in here...but I want to try and do at least one creative thing a day. Be it painting, jewelry-making, cooking or gardening. As you'll see, I'm not a very good writer, so I won't include that!
I'll start with some of the bigger things I've done in the recent past.
There was of course, THE COWS
Biography for the Sunflower Cow
Sunflowers and cows are a natural together, as everyone knows. Popularized by painters in the nineteenth century, sunflowers are prized for their seeds, which, like cows, are delicious when roasted in the oven.
Biography for Spot the CowYoung Spot was a simple cow, black and white like the world she grew up in. Then, she got a sponser. Flagship press wanted to know if she could be red and blue for a good cause. Gladly! Because a leopard can't change its spots, but a cow can.
Boston Cow Parade was extremely fun! Painting life-sized cow statues in my tiny apartment living room was quite the experience...the first week or so the cow would scare us to death when we got up in the middle of the night.
I was also chosen to paint an electric box on a sidewalk in Roslindale for Boston Shines 2009 . Painting an electric box out on the street, in front of the RMV, by the big bus stop, was also quiet the experience! But I have to say, the fine people of Roslindale were very supportive and had nothing but kind words for me!
The box has been tagged since then, but c'est la vie, it is pulic art after all. I have a friend who told me "You may have the distinction of producing fine art for dogs to pee on and old people to lean on!"
I may have found my niche. ;p
