What a night! If you weren’t able to make it out to the show last Friday, that’s alright. I figured it would be neat to create a  little time lapse video of the installation so you could get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how it all came together. The installation took about 8 hours straight through. I started at around 6pm on Thursday night and worked until 3:30am Friday morning. I wouldn’t have made it without that coffee that Dan got me. Thanks Dan!

The show consisted of 53 pieces of art, 52 on this main wall. I created work that varied in materials as well as size. Because of this, I chose to display them grouped together in an installation style format. I wanted it to be visually overwhelming at first and then let the viewer take a closer look at the visual cacophony.

My work seems to be incorporating more collage and less with three dimensional found objects. This is partly because of space restraints and also the ability to work inside the house instead of out in the garage. I still try to have ‘canvases’ and frames that are unconventional too. This happens quite easily when you try to reuse instead of going to the art store to buy your materials. Anything from old cabinet doors, counter tops, kids toy toolbox, hardback book covers, etc.

I am also starting to experiment with reusing the paper from the books I’ve destroyed while excavated collage material. I end up shredding the paper and using the pulp to make paper, relief, and three dimensional objects. Not wanting to waste, I also started to use the hardback covers of the books as canvases. They are great for simple collage works of a smaller scale.

I was also able to create some larger, very busy collage works for the show. It was nice to have these balance out some of the smaller, simpler pieces. I want to experiment with even large collage pieces in the future. I try not to put myself in a creative corner that I can’t get out of.

As far as the show, I was really pleased with the turn out. A lot of folks showed up to check out my art and listen to the sounds of Echomaker. Studio 303 is a great space in the Murphy Arts Center and is the home of Audio Recon digital distribution, Pattern Hungry records, and the ever talented Echomaker. They will continue to bring more artists through there space so be sure to check out Studio 303 every First Friday.

People passing through, checking out the art.

The crowd looks on as Echomaker starts their set.

Everybody was definitely feeling the performance and I was really lucky to have them play.

Echomaker is Eric Brown (drums), Neil Cain (bass, vocals), Cory Salas (MC, beats), Dan Marquis (keys, vibraphone), and Dietrick Klooster (trombone).

Thanks again to the guys in Echomaker and to everyone who came out to support me. You made it a special night!