After the re-arranging of my office, I rediscovered my Danny Gregory books, and decided to check back in on his blog. More time is needed for me to accurately explain the influence that he has had on my life and art career, but for now, this video he made — The Art of Breakfast — needs to be shared. It is insanely satisfying and mesmerizing to watch an artist at work.
The Art of Breakfast from DannyGregory on Vimeo.
Yes, yes, there is real white meat chicken in there. But that’s not all. Not even close.The troubling ingredient list has been explored in Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Things like thirteen corn-based ingredients in a bite-sized chunk of chicken. Or tertiarybutylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a petroleum-based product, similar to butane(!), and used to preserve freshness. Or that the dimethylpolysiloxane, added to the frying oil to prevent foaming, is a silicone-based ingredient commonly found in make-up and Silly Putty.
But don’t they look delicious?
Well, “Alyson Independence Day” anyway.* Two years ago today was my official last day of work as an Asylum Officer. A few months later, I embarked on this weird ride of meat diagrams and art peddling. I’m thankful for the friends I made and the numerous refugees I helped during my time at the Asylum Office, but I absolutely cannot imagine not having “meat artist” on my resume now.
*hat tip to Marcia (aka “The Tablehopper“) for this amazingly appropriate phrase.
I was summoned to Gotham City via Pig Signal. And jetlagged.
Our trip to NYC, New Jersey, and DC was exhausting, but we had an amazing time catching up with old friends everywhere. It was a long one, so we’re* ready to get back in the swing of things. Expect a full recap of the MEAT MARKET show at Pot + Pantry (if you’re in SF, hurry and go see it before I take the show down this weekend!), a big shop update with originals from the show, and some behind the scenes goodness.
* I may not have mentioned that Drywell has taken on its first employee partner. Expect an update on that too!
Whoa. WHOA. You are not hallucinating. There are TWO blog posts today.
Just wanted to pass along the flier for the first of my holiday shows. This is for the December 2nd show, Indie Craft Fundraiser at Hotel Rex. I’m SO psyched about this event. It’s the first one, and we’ll be helping raise money for 826 Valencia, an absolutely awesome organization in SF, started by the talented Dave Eggers. A team of volunteeers and teachers tutor kids in writing and help get them excited abou thte literary arts. A select group of kids from this group edit the annual Best American Non-fiction anthologies. Oh, and they have a crazy pirate store in SF. Check it out.
Anywho, this show is going to be great, with great gifts from my talented indie craft friends, Hendrick’s Gin cocktails, food, music, and maybe some surprise celebrities.
Check out their blog for updates about raffle prizes and more!
Before I embark on a little vacation to Dallas and Philadelphia, I thought I’d launch a new website!
Drywell Art is now my one-stop shop for, well, my shop, my blogs, flickr, twitter, press, etc. I’m applying to some holiday craft shows, and wanted one place for everything, so I’m not listing like 10 websites.
The site was made with iweb, which was remarkably, amazingly easy, even customized with my little hand-drawn touches.
Now I suppose I should get business cards, where I’ll now only need to list ONE website! whew!
This is a tad non-arty, but last Thursday, I started this vegan “cleanse” thing … like the one Oprah did. I’m annoyed even just saying that. Anyways, a couple of my pals did it recently and felt amazing during and afterwards, so I thought I’d give it a go. Not only is it vegan, but also no gluten (goodbye bread!), no sugar, no caffeine, and no alcohol.
So I woke up this morning to find that an illustration I did for The Bruery – an amazing southern california brewery – is up on their website’s front page! So exciting to see work I did months ago given this kind of treatment. The Bruery’s been good to me, and I hope to visit them in person in the next few months.
If you are a beer-drinker, you should definitely check out their beers — they are amazing. The Trade Winds beer is especially delicious. It’s a refreshing heiferweizen type beer, but with thai basil. perfect for summer. I love it. And want one right now….
photo by flickr user FrankHG.
Heading to NYC (for the first time since I was 16 years old) and DC, where the weather promises to be warmer than San Francisco. Ready to eat, drink, shop, and see friends.
watch out east coast.
Ugh. Why are the coolest things not for sale (yet?) when I am making my Xmas list?
I already save (aka “hoarde”) almost every tin can I buy, and have re purposed them into vases and pen holders. See the moustached proof:
