scyap

a local dj, jon vaughn invited me to take part in a group show, called “batchsplash” at scyap here in saskatoon. this is an art show combining drawings, paintings and videos.  i’m showing this drawing, called “reedllik”, as well as this and this.

jon vaughn and jon jones curated the show, featuring lots of local artists. here’s the lineup:

Drawings, Paintings and Videos by

• Leanne Berger
• Carrie Gates
• Nem Gostimirov
• Ben Hettinga
• Doctor Inkswell
• Jon Jones (website coming soon)
• Lira Lee
• Rene Marchildon
• Karleen McKeagan
• Jesse Siebens
• Yuka Yamaguchi
• Jon Vaughn (also, his myspace)
• Evan Vrinten

Music by:

• Michael Po (multi-instrumentalist)
• Amazing Grace (Jesse Siebens & J-P Crowe) (drones and effects) (myspace)
• Meagan’s Mittens (Meagan Wohlberg) (keyboard improv)
• Wizards from the End of Time (Jon Vaughn & Nem Gostimirov)(musique concrete and escapist island music)
• (myspace)
• Skeletons (psych rock)
• Fubfuika aka Jon Jones (idm)
• Nuthre (fantasy ambient)
  

Video by:

• Carrie Gates
• Leanne Berger

i’m happy to be able to take part in this show. i love watching jon vaughn. he came over to pick up my drawings the other day. his outfit is always awesome. he was wearing a badge on his jacket that said, “saskatoon magic”. yes. he is magical.

the show started on may 8th, but the opening reception is today, may 18th at 7pm. the concert starts at 8pm - 2am. if you can make it, please drop in at scyap and come and have fun at the reception!

BatchSplash!
curated by Jon Jones + Jon Vaughn
May 8th-June 8th

Friday, May 18th
Opening 7pm
Concert 8pm-2am

SCYAP
253 3rd avenue, south
saskatoon, sk

(click image to see close-up)

i’m not a diva type, but i thought i should add some spice to my drawings for the women’s art festival opening this weekend in saskatoon. the festival is called “her-icane go-diva“, for some reason. at the festival, i’m officially an “emerging visual artist”. hurray! our opening is this evening (friday) at 6pm, at SCYAP (saskatoon community youth arts programming center).

one of the main events at the festival is the “art bra” show and auction. different artists (not me) are designing their artistic bras. i’m not very good at that kind of female-oriented activity, but i thought i should draw a bra for the festival. instead, i drew human breasts on a chicken. the chicken is proud to have such delicious-looking breasts, but the girl is not so impressed. “they’re just pieces of meat, after all”.

the kanji (chinese characters) say “bird breasts”. i should have written “chicken breasts”, but i wasn’t really paying attention.

this drawing and another one of mine, also featuring a chicken (violent type), will be showing at SCYAP until march 31st.

to japanese readers:

日本人のみなさんへ。私、関西出身の日本人なので、日本語でのコメントも大歓迎です。

よろしくね。