ALL SORTS

This is the third year I have curated the ALL SORTS Holiday Boutique at Sky High Gallery. It's my way of keeping in touch with designers I love and bottom line I really miss having a shop. We are only open through the end of the month and then it's back to gallery world in the space.

A few of the amazing things we have include.....

Danmala // Cards
Stone & Honey // Jewelry
Erin Smith // Jewelry
Wilder // Magazine
Uniforma // Accessories
David Scheid // Stained Glass
Ben Fiess // Ceramics
Nikki McClure // Calendars
Kaye Blegvad // Jewelry
ALL Knitwear // Hats
Jeremy Rendina // Moon Calendars & Stationary
Santa Fe Stoneworks // Knives

Jessica Seamans // Prints
The Wild Unknown // Tarot Cards 

+ copies of the Sign Painter book

Saturday: Sign Painter's in NYC

The blog has fallen by the wayside these days. I'm in NY for some great programing including tomorrow's party at the Sky High shop in Williamsburg:

ART vs. CRAFT: celebrating 9 years!

A quick reminder that this weekend, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, is Art vs. Craft. If you will be in Milwaukee hopefully we will see you at the Harley-Davidson Museum to celebrate independent makers & what they create!

Sign Painters!

Big news....my new book is now available! Maybe you want to join Sam & I for the release party in Milwaukee next week?

We have already had some great press in print- [left] NY Magazine Approval Matrix [right] Art in America and online. We urge you to get the book through your local independent bookstore but if that's wayyyy too much to ask then it's also available online.

Our accompanying documentary is still in post-production and should be out in 2013, more details on that as they surface. For now we celebrate.

Sticky Mountain Time

I spent the month of August living off the grid on my friends land. I've been there a few times before, some of you may of seen the photos of their beautiful hand built homes nestled into the mountains of North Carolina. This trip was different because I would be documenting the End of the World's Fair. Intended to be a family reunion of sorts the fair hosted a smattering of ceremonies, music, art, installation and performance. A month long wedding with no actual marriage. A reason to celebrate our friends that have become family in a place with no distraction.

Only a handful of us stayed the entire time. It's difficult to say exactally how many people came and went between August's two full moon's. I think it's safe to say around 200 friends came and stayed for various amounts of time during the month. Like myself people traveled far to spend time here. They came from all coasts via car, plane and even on foot hiking in from the Appalachian trail. The event happened with no online promotion. Invites were sent out via snail mail, flyers posted in friends homes and news traveled by word of mouth. Planning actually began years ago.

I could say a lot about what I learned during this experience. It was a personal challenge for me to live without my phone, no internet and basically surrender to the elements. Bottom line the world didn't stop and I grew stronger. I'm totally happy to answer any questions you may have but for now I'll let the photos speak for themselves. I shot over 3,000 images. I selected 290 to publish online for public viewing.

In no linear order of occurrence here are some selections for you to start with:
























































 







































My shack where I stayed my 33 days in the mountains.

We made amazing things happen during this month. I think the most important for me was connecting with one another face to face and remembering what we are capable of creating. Janet said it would take an anarchist miracle to pull it off. You ask and you shall receive.

Full photo set here.

If you are interested, photos from my past visits to this land that focus more on the structures that have been built can be found here & here.