corner of the gallery

I have been setting up for the Sound Maps exhibit..

A lot of my altered photos will be in it.. along with

installation sound pieces.

Keep you posted on more to come and

when the preview will be..

Walter Benjamin - Paris Arcades

In 1927, on the occasion of a several-months-long visit to Paris, Walter Benjamin began taking notes on the Parisian Arcades for his most ambitious book project, which remained unfinished because of the repeatedly interrupted work process and, ultimately, his suicide in Portbou in 1940 when fleeing the German occupation. It was published posthumously as The Arcades Project. ...

more of the story here:

http://www.hatjecantz.de/controller.php?cmd=detail&titzif=00002894&lang=en

just a note..

thank you for all coming to our movie night last night..
and looking forward to the next one!

gorgeous far away animation

~  La Planete Sauvage  ~

also known as

Fantastic Planet ~ created in 1973

..Directed by Rene Laloux.

The film was produced in both 

France and Czechoslovakia

and won the special jury prize at the

1973 Cannes Film Festival.

today in the gallery..

 i worked on old book paper walls..

and sections of an installation project i'm doing.

then- a few of my artist friends,

 that live in the building, stopped by and

we had sandwiches and lemonade.

 and this is a view of my work station.

a bit of inspiration when i'm sitting at the drawing table.

[Pippa sent me the woman above 

and below is a picture of the Bauhaus circle]

The Pigeon Photographers

100 Year Old Aerial Photos 

Were Taken by Pigeons

Although pigeons nowadays are largely regarded as grubby urban pests, bumblers for bread crumbs, and unwelcome statuary redecorators -- in the not-too-distant past, their service to mankind was much loftier indeed. Not only were these hardy birds used to swiftly carry important messages and materials across great distances, for a brief stint at the turn of the last century, an elite group of camera-wielding pigeons also became early pioneers of a then burgeoning field: aerial photography.

In 1903, a German pharmacist named Julius Neubronner started employing carrier pigeons to receive and fulfill emergency prescriptions from a hospital in the region. One day, after a bird of his mysteriously returned after being lost a month late, Julius began to devise a way to track their flights.

Shortly after, the avid tinkerer and amateur photographer developed a lightweight, timer camera rig that his pigeons could wear in flight to snap rare aerial photos, the likes of which, at the time, could only be captured via balloons or kites.

According to Neubronner, there were a dozen different models of his camera. In 1907 he had sufficient success to apply for a patent. Initially his invention "Method of and Means for Taking Photographs of Landscapes from Above" was rejected by the German patent office as impossible, but after presentation of authenticated photographs the patent was granted in December 1908.

read the complete story and see the photos that were taken by the pigeons here-

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/these-100-year-old-photos-were-taken-pigeons.html

June 28th ~ closing night of the Mushroom and Hot Dog Show

Come join us for the closing night of the Mushroom and Hot Dog Show
Thursday, June 28th at 8pm.
Meet some of the amazing artists and lounge about for
movie night!

There will be refreshments..but feel free to bring your own
& some snacks if you prefer.

If you would like to come by and see the show this last week
before it is taken down...contact the Musee for an appointment.
562-822-1005

stop motion animation by...

The Wonderous and Delicious

Fantastic Tales of Ladislaw Starewicz ... Showing

his Amazing Russian and French stop motion animation!

Art works ~ Part 2 - A study of mushrooms and hot dogs...

These are a few more photos,

some close ups of the artist's works.. 

 on Exhibit at Musee16...This is part two.

Up from May 17th to June 28th -

Enjoy!

{ James D. Olsen - California - Natural Science Sculptures }

{ James D. Olsen - California - collection }

 { Melanie Sinclair - Canada - Mushroom Study 1 through 5 }

 { Tammy J. McNary - Texas - Harbor }

{ Tommi Cahill - California - Pigs in a Blanket }

 { Elizabeth Huey - New York - Expo With Hot Dog }

 { Christina Owen - Oregon - Suri's Field Trip }

{ Deryke Cardenaz - California - An Examination.. of painting 

involving premise and execution }

 { Alyssa Emiko Hori - California - untitled }

{ Gabi Mendoza - California - untitled }

 { Eric JC Hofferber - Minnesota - Death of the Quest }

 { Elizabeth Strozewski - California - untitled }

{ Noëlle Maline - California  - Gash in a Roll }

 { Jim Stewart of the Zymoglyphic Museum - California 

- The Valley of the Stone Giants }

{ Jim Stewart of the Zymoglyphic Museum - California 

- The World of Wonders }

{ Dina Farris Appel - California - untitled }

{ Ray Young Chu - California - Frogs and Mushroom }

{ Jacqueline Wright - California - Mycology }

{ Dena Johnson - Arizona - Spider }

{ Janet Pickle - Pennsylvania - Blood Tooth }

If you would like any more information on any of the artists or their works,

please visit our website or the Musee16 facebook page.

a most spectacular adventure

Karel Zeman's ~ 1961 ~ Czechoslovakian

~  Baron Prasil   ~

{ aka  The Fabulous Baron Munchausen }

A most Spectacular Adventure!

Art works ~ Part 1 - A study of mushrooms and hot dogs...

Here are a few photos 

I took of the Exhibit up at the 

Musee16...This is part one.

Up from May 17th to June 28th -

Enjoy!

 { works by Deryke Cardenaz and 

Jim Stewart of the Zymoglyphic Museum

and a wall of interesting artist's bios }

 { A study of fungus under the microscope }

{ Much Mush ~ a zine by James D. Olsen }

{ mushroom photos collected by James D. Olsen }

{a wall of vintage mushroom collection }

 { works by Elizabeth Strozewski, 

Tammy J. McNary

and Noëlle Maline }

 { works by Christina Owen,

Elizabeth Huey, 

Janet Pickle,

Eric Hofferber

and Tommi Cahill }

{ work by Dena Johnson }

{ works by Melanie Sinclair,

Deryke Cardenaz,

Alyssa Emiko Hori

and Gabi Mendoza }

 { works by Jacqueline Wright,

Ray Young Chu

and Dina Farris Appel }

Second part, 

with close ups...will be up here shortly.

The May Art Opening - Mushrooms and Hot Dogs

I want to thank all of the art fans and artists who

joined us at the opening on Thursday evening..

And to all of the artists who participated, yet could not be there

and to those of you who were there in invisible form...

The entire night was such a wonderful event because of

all of you!

 1970's stuff to watch on the tele..

 works and part of the vintage mushroom collection,

right before the people arrived,

 art fan with artists discussing and such,

 tommi with an onion condiment,

the ongoing condiment table,

 gabi, alyssa and art fans with corn dog,

 art fans reading the artists bios,

{some of them were humorous}

 tommi and ray exchanging stuff,

 lucien shapiro's work  [permanent collection],

 phyllis diller on the tele,

 james on lefty bass aka 'origins of coal'

 dina with work,  along with gary,

 part of the vintage mushroom collection, 

 deryke with art fans,

tammy's work,

Tommi with 'pigs in a blanket' work,

vintage mushroom collection,

{snap shots taken by Noëlle}

The Mushroom and Hot Dog Basement Show
will be on Exhibit at Musee16 from,
May 17 to June 28.

I'll be posting more photos of the artist's work's this week...