Stellar Spires by Dramko

Artichoke by J. Butterfly Chase

New Work by Elizabeth Bartel

BSD $5 Challenge 2

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New Work by Alison DeLune

A l'état sauvage

10 x 10" framed mixed media panels, reversible, 2013

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Sometimes one's voice sings loudly and clearly.

I do not know how many people collect Alison DeLune but I hope I'm gathering up the best of the early works. This present piece, The Wild One, is deeply complex. Perhaps multifarious is a good five-dollar descriptor. The title is most fitting of DeLune, her work, her style, her future.

I cannot decide what brings me greater joy, being able to hold and study this piece, or, having great art arrive at my door without rhyme, reason, or warning. This piece is ambitious and inspirational.

In the accompanying notes, the following phrase appears, "I took some liberties with the translation because I can." Of course you can. That's what art is, doing things because you can. With impunity. The origin of the French phrases are from a book titled "Herbes Médicinales" found under a seat in New York's R train (Brooklyn to Queens). Indeed.

The notes also allude to panels to follow without rhyme or reason. Alison DeLune, the wild one.

[Listening to Sleigh Bells' Bitter Rivals on repeat]

Whiskey Dicks Berkeley Bourbon (at my doorstep)

A Swanner on my Doorstep

Newest acquisition: a 2012 Swanner, next to a Patrabansh, next to a Paige, next to a McGuinness, and across from a Gaskill.

At My Doorstep (or, in the mailbox anyhow)

Leisurely Doorstep

LP Always LP

O Funky Canada

When a compact disc of funk tunes arrives from Canada, you can only say this: Funk yeah, eh? Thank you, Canada. All of Canada.

Doorstop Delight

The Rest of the Day

Lights, Karma, Action!!

Thank you to whomever is so generous to send this to me.

Rare Print

Just hung a very rare Johnny Meadows print in my studio (the one on the right is a Cassady Kissam original). I begged and begged for this print and it arrived, SIGNED & FRAMED, at my doorstep. These are some of my greatest treasures.

Sparkles Like New York (now with real glitter)

Wow! Thanks! This is...this is priceless gift-giving!

Hipster Bunny

This just arrived at my doorstep and I know who had it sent and it's rad so thanks a million.

October is a great month!

Summertime Ninja

Dear middlespace cadets and all friends of middlespace,

I know a lot of you love giving gifts. I do to. But just so you know, The Rickey R-Word has just called game on your gift-giving skills. Game just got upped again.

Today's installment of "At My Doorstep," is the five LP "Heady Nuggs" box set. It's the Flaming Lips first five Warner records. In colored vinyl. With liner art and lyrics.

And, yes, I do own all of these on CD and mp3, but...this is the real. Happiness is warm vinyl.*

So, if you're thinking of what to gift me, this might stand as the new benchmark.

Your pal,

-ty

*When I die, Rickey gets all the vinyl and the turntable. This is a binding contract.

Freebag Mailbag

Will Art For Stuff

Look what arrived at my door this today! Hurray for me, right? Someone asked me for a custom print of one of my spring pieces and I got this in the mail (after some fairly subtle hinting). See how this works now, people?

Not to diminish your fine gifts of t-shirts, but if you want to up the ante, I'll print stuff for you to frame for your growing art collection for the gear I need and we can take the whole complicated step of exchanging dirty money.

Thanks for the pedal, Luce Duke. Now hurry someone, ship me a 9v battery (totes JK, I'll take one out of the smoke detector, Lowell).