defeat prop 8 September 26, 2008

As far as I know, nobody reading this is a Californian, but this is something we all need to be aware of.

Prop 8 is that anti-gay marriage ballot initiative in California that threatens to undo all the hard work we’ve done in the name of love and justice.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1811456723/bctid1811507313

This is not a youtube video, so I can’t embed it here, but please take the time to watch it. It’s only 32 seconds.

why i live at the p o September 20, 2008

I’m working on two paintings right now, which is exciting as I really don’t have time to be doing this, but I don’t think you can put a price on stress relief. If my camera were working I’d post pictures to show what stages they’re in, but it’s going through some sort of awkward adolescent phase and I haven’t found batteries that suit its fancy yet.

One of my paintings is a piece I’m doing for Lance’s mom with some letters she gave me off an old mailbox, so it’s real mixed-media with shards of glass and curls of wire and stuff. The other one right now is just acrylics and paper and is more representational. It’s kind of a metallic/rusty/coppery red and flat black, with olive green and white for accent colors. Neither is finished. I have in mind some more stuff to do on the one for Lance’s mom, but I’m going to have to ponder the other one some more. It has a bird in it.