brett and i are planning a trip to india at the end of this year, and our lovely friend, terri (a world traveler who stayed in india for 5 months), invited us over to her home in jackson heights to share her experiences in india with us. she also had her friend, karen, share her india experiences as well. we wanted to do something to give back to them, so brett and i collectively drew them thank you postcards. he drew him, i drew me, and i also drew the holy cow. it felt very nice to draw again for fun. i’ve been away from drawing because i’ve been focusing on the “before i die i want to…” project.

Here is some press from the exhibition. Anyone know any galleries in NYC who might want to have this show after the Chicago run is over?

http://chicagoist.com/2008/08/05/the_end_is_near_at_polaroid_art_sho.php

http://art.newcity.com/2008/08/06/review-death-extinction-via-polaroidschicago-art-department/

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=96471

http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/6106

with the imminent “death” of the polaroid approaching, ks rives and i have curated a show entitled, “death + extinction: a polaroid exhibition.” opening night is august 2 from 6—10pm at the chicago art department in chicago. the show will run throughout august. its shaping up to be an amazing show with 6 very talented artists from new york and 6 very talented artists from chicago.
come! and/or alert your friends/family/lovers in the chicago area.

ks rives and i have been working hard hard hard on this polaroid project: www.beforeidieiwanto.org. it will be part of a group polaroid exhibition (w/ 6 ny artists + 6 chicago artists) at the chicago art department on aug. 2. the theme is death + extinction.

check out my travelin’ drawing that is in this issue of GOOD magazine:
http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Statement/travel_sketches

i’m glad to be representing ‘merica in this show in australia. 80 artists (from australia and abroad - some x-fabricantis) were invited to decorate this odd little wooden shape. proceeds benefit “close the gap” (http://www.oxfam.org.au/campaigns/indigenous-health/) in australia.

Hello NY artists,
ks rives (a Chicago-based artist) and I are excited to announce this project we are organizing, and we hope you will apply!
See details below… And, feel free to forward onto anyone you think may be interested.
With love,
The Lioness
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June 13-15
POLAROVE: participate in a polaroid art project between 5 CAD and 5 NYC artists.

The Chicago Art Department takes on New York City through the lense of a soon-to-be-extinct medium; the Polaroid (see related article and website). 5 Chicago artists will travel to New York to work on a weekend polaroid project of their choosing alongside 5 New York artists, on the theme of ?Death/Extinction?. Each artist is responsible for creating a work or series of work that will be exhibited at a show at the Chicago Art Department during the summer.

Project occurs June 13-15
Exhibition is Aug 2
Deadline for Applications is Friday May 9th

to apply go to www.chicagoartdepartment.org

dean haspiel is editing a compilation of comics on true stories about next door neighbors and asked me to submit my own!
http://www.smithmag.net/nextdoorneighbor/

it’s in the works, folks.

i love thrift store shopping. do you ever wonder what the heck happened in your new-old-clothes before you wore ‘em? brett and i decided to let the next person who wears these hats know how they were significant to us. they are at good will (with our other victims of spring cleaning) as of yesterday.