Hello, friends! If you are in Downtown Tucson this Friday and want to wish me a happy birthday....I will be at the District Tavern from 8ish to midnight or so. I hope to see you there ;)

It has now been 2 MONTHS since I finished a velvet painting! In order to create more paintings for my velvet painting army, I am going to take an velvet sabbatical from November 26-Dec 2nd. I'm taking time off from work and everything! My art army will grow!

For those who have not seen it, here is Stephen Colbert's take on the bailout plan (mentioned by me in today's brunch):

When last you heard of our hero (Clockworkalien), he was creating a Rampage painting. FEAR NOT!
...I have completed that painting
...I also whipped up a shirt for the Glow celebration that was just at the Triangle Ranch
...and here is a Fallout velvet paintingLet me know what you think of the paintings ( Read more... )

I'm back from the two week megaventure of helping conduct a (workshop/running equipment/teaching about wireframes/working on site diagrams/meeting up with Connecticut friends/meeting up with a New Jersey friend/shopping for art/drinking/seeing 2 contestants from this season of Project Runway/shopping for clothing in Manhattan/shopping for art/ ( Read more... )

If you are bored of the velvet paintings hanging at Shot in the Dark Cafe, don't panic. I added two more paintings to join the armada of paintings already up there (what do you call a group of paintings? A peckle? A herd? A snozzberryful ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again...another masterwork of velvet art has been completed. You know you want to take a look at it.

A computer hacker was once quoted ( Read more... )

1) Over the weekend, my phone started displaying a "SERVICE REQUIRED" message (preventing me from placing calls or text messages), yet anyone calling my number still gets voicemail ( Read more... )

With all my paintings either sold, given away, or at Shot in the Dark...my condo walls are devoid of black velvet paintings.

As I was both hungry and needed a velvet painting to adorn the walls, I completed a food and video game-inspired paintingAnd for the last time, if you cook me a giant hamburger, please do not walk over the patty. I don't ( Read more... )