Saleo fArt

I am selling my arts. These pieces have shown in a group show in Soho Manhattan and a cafe show in Chicago, some even were at the first solo show in Jamaica Plain. Others in the series sold for amounts the current economy cannot provide.

I want them to go out into the world instead of sitting in the trunk.

Saying I'll take any amount for them never works, so I will say they are $40 each and you will have the cojones to tell me you want it for less or trade or only the cost of shipping. And I will give it to you.

They are mostly framed 9 x 11 with one exception.

There are pen and ink drawings on both sides of a single piece of paper; the front and the "submerged" back. They are framed between two sheets of glass so available light can bring out the submerged bits in even more detail.

The links on some the titles are more detailed close-ups of what they are. Close-ups of the remaining two and below.

Bunny..11 x 14...........................................

Director.................................................Fauxy Lady

Smurf.................................................Market

All these are shown backlit by the window to show the complete images. Below, you see what it looks like just hung on a wall. Very subtle and some folks won't notice there is more under the surface. But YOU will know....


Contact me at vaganthead@gmail.com if you can give one a good home.
I have a paypal account.

Thank you

Mouse Serial

A POST MODERN BEATRIXPOTTER-ESQUE TALE
inspired by Morrocan Mint Iced Tea, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and Douglas Adams - The Salmon of Doubt






THE END

here is the page in entirety:

Neonlove: fire one

Here are page one and two and the beginning of page 3 of the comic I am illustrating written by Dave Grilli: Neon Love.

This is my first crack at comic illustration. I am doing all the layout and line work by hand and color and text in the computer. I am coming at this from a filmmaking stand point, drawing how i would shoot it and then tweeking the page layout to do things linear moviemaking cannot.

I've got another 30 pages to go and am kind of stunned how long this small step has taken me (a year, real life being a constant distraction) Reinventing the wheel probably isn't helping the rate of progress. I'm just hoping I will be able to hit on some evocative element I find missing from most comics in the process. The parts of humanity not containable in text and little boxes but available in physical expression, the malleable nature of time and complexity of the thought process.

Being a theatre artist by education and trade, I find it excruciating to wait so long for response to the work. I guess I'm looking for feedback of any sort.

Take a peek, if you have a mo.

Thanks!

*by the by, for some reason, the colors are much more muted when viewed in firefox, safari not so. might just be my old lady 'puter...

Sketchbook: June

The Sketchbook Project!

I am thrilled to be taking part in the Sketchbook Project 2011

I just got my blank sketchbook in the mail.

It goes like this: Each sketchbook has a theme. You fill the sketchbook along that theme and send it back. all the sketchbooks are filed with the others of that theme and the sketchbooks make a journey on a six city crosscountry tour next spring where folks can look at them and then they live at a library in brooklyn where they can be checked out forever more.

A supercool aspect is that the barcode on the back of each sketchbook means you can not only track where your sketchbook has been but also receive notifications every time someone looks at your book. notified right on your phone, even.

The theme I chose was "it will be fun, i swear"

yes, it will.

Sketchbook: Evelyn Evelyn Tour

Vancouver...............

Tenderloin, San Francisco............

San Francisco...................

Somewhere In Wisconsin...............

Falling Asleep in Public

I adore watching people falling asleep in public. People wrestling between states of consciousness. Body consciousness drifting away. Unhinged vulnerability. Here are some videos of folks falling asleep in public. It starts off with the wonderfully observed bit by Mr. Bean in church. then on to real-life examples; politicians, businessmen, bus patrons, and a ubiquitous cute baby animal thrown in.



As a follow-up, the beautiful work of a friend of mine, Brian Scott who has a whole corner of photographic work dedicated to the subject: look at the awesome here

MoustacheMay Love

So, last year i got the chance to make a design for the very first official Moustache May t-shirt.

I got to see various folks popping up wearing it.
It was totally outta sight.

THEN, i was browsing around this year's Moustache Mayor page, where all the best photos are posted and what to my bugging-out eyes should appear? a beautiful tribute to the design by the tireless Tashy O'Toole.

I was knocked out.

Now I share:

Sketchbook: may begins

..............may 6...............















..............may 7...............

Stop the Gene Wilder Remakes Tshirts

TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY! {approximately}


It has been two years since the cry went out in the shadow of the movie remakes of Willy Wonka and the Producers, the new Broadway production of Young Frankenstein and rumors of Blazing Saddles' movements toward the stage. Gene Wilder's genius is not replaceable and needs to be preserved for future generations. So i got out my Sharpie and made some calls to screenprinting friends of mine.









The first generation of guerilla t-shirts grew from worrying if I would make the 12 shirt minimum to my inbox filling with impassioned pleas for shirts from around the world. News spread by word of mouth and internet posts until I was stuffing envelopes destined to New York, LA, and Tokyo. A second run (with maroon ink) was demanded after the first sold out.



The wonderful folks at wireandtwine.com caught wind of the design and asked to carry it and hand-print each one for eager customers across the land. i was delighted. I held an informal poll on new color schemes. (the colors of this first run needed to be kept sacred to those lucky enough to join early)

Even picking the perfect chocolate-y brown proved tricky.









Today the shirts are still available for purchase online.

In this time of when remakes seem to outweigh new original work {Clash of the Titans, anyone?} Let's make sure art history is not recorded over and let's make room for more new original view points, how bout.
LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL CINEMATIC WORK OF GENE WILDER!


Much thanks to Shannon at Commonwealth Press, Michael at yewknee.com and Tom at wireandtwine.com and all the folks who told their friends for helping an idea become reality. xx

Sketchbook: aprilshowers

..................................april 13th.................................

...................................april 17th................................

..................................april 21st.................................

.................................april 23rd.................................

Sketchbook: marchapril

performance reel 2009

selected performances 2004-2009

featuring:

*NY Clown Theatre Festival 2008
*"Stagehand"- Voltaic Vaudeville 2005
*"Stagehand"- Dresden Dolls Live in Paradise DVD 2005
*El Circo Cheapo 2009
*'Wanted' original clown show 2009
*'Bony Lil's Creation + Distraction' Short film duet 2007
*"Stagehand"- A Stupendous Display of Kickshaw Hibernaculum 2004

Sketchbook: march