Work In Progress

i like how this one is turning out. i've a few others which aren't working so well and may have to be begun again.... but that's ok. the more layers of paint, the more texturely fun.

Second Square to None

have been asked by the venerable Euphiophone to take part in the next Second Square to None, on Sunday 28th in Twisted Pepper in Dublin. I've been meaning to make it to one of these events for ages, so i'm pretty sure i'll not miss this one.

gonna be a few of us doing live art type stuffs (yes, drawing while other people are in the room...but bigger) and of course there shall be music and other such wonderous funliness, and its free, so please do pop in. i'll also bring some little things to flog on the day, so if you're interested in purchasing anything, let me know.

New Drawings

back in the old college days i had an idea for a comic. well, an idea for a story, which i found hard putting into words. but images of it has of late returned to my brainular optics. eh, the story is about a girl who, on the brink of death, is faced with the reality that there is no god, but her split conciousness convinces her otherwise and that she must become a messenger of His word, which all should be existing purely in this timeless moment within her fractured dying mind only for a bit of quantum physically widgetry creating her own disfunctional reality.....and other such randomness....

back in the day, i called her Rei. here's some drawings i did of her over the last few days. i might add some watercolours or other such colouring later, but for now i am rather fond of the old simple pen drawings.

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new site

have a new site up. was going to be a temporary one, but might stick with it. still a lil under construction. home

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Arty Party

Art, Music, poetry, spoken word, video art, projections,visuals, sculpture, interactive performance and art making, sound art, sweets and toys and light installations.

Over 15 artists and musicians combined to make a one night exhibition party: Stephen James Smith (Spoken) Kevin Nolan (Spoken) A Room for Improvement (Live visual performance) Hugh Cooney (Performance) Conor Foy Andreas Scholtz Turf Boon (Brooklyn based artist showing new work) Ruth Power Fiona Carey Helena Doyle? Loki Bee Carolyn Walshe Anna Adrians Barry Quinn Fiona Spiers Wendy Stephens Mia Marshmallow Music from Knockanstockan Musicians: Marcas Carcas James Guilmartin Steve from Bojangled Peter Space Invasion Bo Sean Ford Owen.

James Jean, Euphiohone and Taxi Taxi

James Jean's skethboook
you can see the rest of his site here, which is also very interesting, but i think his sketchbooks are particularly amazing.

check out musician/mixer/graphic designer and general sound fella and good friend, euphiophone. he has plenty of tunes and videos here to keep you entertained and he's part of a Dublin-based audio/visual group, Second Square To None if you fancy experiencing him in all his glory, in the flesh. i find his wonky dub-step mix as most excellent work music. he's keeps a nice blog too.

I'm addicted to this song. I've heard taxi taxi before, on their myspace page, but i just find this song absolutely beautiful...




i'm not sure if there's issues with me embedding this player here, so if anyone may happen to wish it removed, just say. audio file courtesy of www.lostateminor.com

i'll hopefully have more stuff up soon. at the minute, working on an ebook for dirty fabulous.

good evening.
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of a hundred

more

and more to scan...

music

#97 Patrick Watson / Part 1 - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

from one of my favouritist interweb sites, la blogotheque.

will have more oddities in watercoloured splendour up soon. once i find a fresh pair of hands from kindred arms to help with some laborious scanning. and i also may have some new paintings up soon. if i manage to put down 'the amber spyglass'. its stolen my days. music of the minute centres around 80's clad slightly rockin' ladies; ida maria, florence and the machine, though my opinion of all modern music is slightly marred after purchasing a three cd collection of edith piaf. legend.

in the spirit of the french musical legends, here's something i consider one of the most amazing examples of artistic genius and beauty. this clip gives me shivers everytime i watch; jacques brel

from out there

a certain mr colin, of the dublin audio/visual/anthropomorphic experience, Green Lights, recently left this clouded land for the neon glow of tokyo. no longer does he astound us with his musical whimsy, disturb us with his unpredictable on-stage convulsing. now he exposes the potential humour and wonder of divergent cultural oddities in his own little "lost in translation";
only in tokyo

oh, and there's origami...

also, was listening to this american life, a radio and online talkshow, and i feel the need to pass on a particularly funny and poignant story told by comedian mike birbiglia. his piece starts at 10.00, but the whole show's pretty interesting (joss whedon's musical number is a surprise);
returning to the scene of the crime

and from a different world entirely; fighting fish

peace.

art things and tunes

peoples, angels, busy bees saving the earth.

tunes of the week;
jape | 'gimme some more'
villagers | 'the meaning of the ritual'

also, the wonderful world of sara baume.