Hi.

It’s a good time to be focused on art.

Today’s post is going to be different from what you’ve seen from me here so far. I’ll start with some updates.

Today’s the day my show, Medicine of the Forest, comes down.

I’m very pleased by how it went, the connections that came of it, and, bonus: I even sold four original pieces.

My current “marketing” strategy (if you can call it that) is very anti-marketing, which essentially means any sale is extra genuine and not begged for.

Extra-genuine suits my art, and it also describes well the crew who runs the space here.

March 7: New art for auction in the Skateboard show.

If you want another sighting of new art by me in town and to also get a chance to buy it to raise funds for a good cause, I contributed a piece to the upcoming skate park benefit which is taking over the gallery at Make.Shift. The show opens March 7 and will be up for the month. I will keep the art piece a secret for now …

March 7: Also opening up my studio for art walk!
I set out a little table of half a dozen or so different stickers during my show last month, and learned through ambient Venmo feedback that folks around these parts really dig my stickers. I’d been meaning to make a bunch of new demon stickers for awhile, so I took this as motivation. If you feel compelled to find your way to my studio during art walk (that’s studio #21) I will have nine new stickers available. But I’m only going to be open until 7:30 or so.

Here are a few of the stickers that were a hit during my show.

Back to the figure drawing board

I recently learned through the current show on display at Voxel Gallery downtown that not only does Bellingham have a regular figure drawing group that meets up, but that I already knew the facilitator from long ago in a different city and a different time of life. It’s pretty cool when that happens in a positive way.

It’s excellent to get back into figure drawing and kick the rust off.

Opening in July: Exquisite Corpse art show

An artist by the name of Suzanne Morlock recently moved to Bellingham and got a bunch of artists in town co-creating through an ocean creature–themed game of exquisite corpse. I made a contribution to this show as well. I’m not yet sure the details but it will be opening in July somewhere in downtown Bellingham.

Lots more in the works, but I’ll keep the informational updates at that for now. And onto a few other nuggets …

Featured art piece: WRECK (2012)

To wrap up this update I will both indulge myself as well as bequeath unto you an art piece of mine that I am vibing with right now, which even includes a little riddle/poem that goes along with it.

watch all the planets
as they collide
take your assumptions and push them aside

keep things in order
punch the clock
shove the illusions under a rock

open the bloodgate
fix the drain
this won’t just happen inside your brain

measure the angle
count the cost
if you give up now all will be lost

build up the shelter
turn on the heat
keep all the monsters out of your seat

take off your clothing
burn it to ash
place all conclusions here in the trash

write down your message
send it away
this is the last thing that you’ll ever say

Closing thoughts

Now that I have more public-facing work showing up in the community, it’s continuing to provide me with lots of real-time feedback about how I can share my work without succumbing to the constant pressure to be on social media (particularly Instagram).

I’ll be continuing to pour TLC into this little website and make these updates an extension of the art itself.

It’s fun to show up in different spaces and be recognized for my work despite having no social media presence.

We shall see how this continues to go. Thanks for being among the first to participate.

More good stuff to come,

—Adrien