guns up

Recently there's been a lot of press about the crisis that Philly is in with reference to gun violence. Cops shot, kids shot, clerks shot. I mean what does it take to say that something has to be done. And there are these state councilmen who for some reason feel it's totally necessary that gun laws be dictated by the state not the city. Mayor Nutter just signed 5 bills restricting the sale of guns, such as One Gun a Month, and the state is going to sue him. WTF!? Who needs more than one a month!? Who needs more than one period? Everyone opposed to gun restrictions is harping on the second amendment to the Constitution which was written over 200 years ago when it was necessary to protect ourselves from England and the Native Americans. It was formed for reasons to arm a national militia. We don't need a national militia anymore, we have an organized army and there's no threat of someone coming ashore to conquer our soil now adays. And if there was they'd come from the sky and 357 sure wouldn't help much with that.
I hope that this brings serious attention to the problem and until then I'm going to be out trying to raise awareness with an anti gun campaign i'm working on. I'll update as I go along and link to our site soon. Should be up pretty soon, but there's a lot of elements to bring together so be patient. We'll be dropping some guerilla stuff before that though. Meanwhile here are some links to articles about the situation.

http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19475066&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080412_A_gun_dealer_takes_issue_with_city_gun-control_laws.html

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/11/878693.aspx

http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/saf-blasts-killadelphia-mayor-council-measures-defying-state-law_558997_1.html

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6274606&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Moody

Another thing on the art front is I've got a Moody in a show out west. If you aren't familiar with Moodys, check this site out:

http://www.moodyarttoy.blogspot.com/

They're like the Dunny Bears, but bullish. Mine is in theme with the anti violence campaign that I'm working on. It's called RedLead Moody. I completely covered it in lead pencil 3 layers thick and outfitted it with 2 red plastic revolvers. He rolls ol' west style.

PBaRt

So PBR has an art contest every year. This year they have multiple catagories. I decided to enter the sculpture category. Here's my entry, I'm thinking of taking it on the road. I cut the fronts off the cans around the ribbons. Then glued photos to the insides that were of people's feet who were hanging out in bars. They all happen to be wearing Chuck Taylors, so when the Converse art show comes around I'll have that covered too. Then I mounted LED lights to the tops of the cans to illuminate the insides. I have to figure out a way to get them to turn off during the day though, cuz the batteries run out quick. Enjoy.

My first tv spot.

Here's a tv spot I did for PECO. Pennsylvania's Energy company. It was a lot of fun to do and enlightening to work with illustrators and animators to see how the process gets done.

Eclipse

Last night there was a full lunar eclipse. Between cleaning the disaster that is our house, I managed to get some pretty good pictures of it. The was so bright before it was obscured I was shooting at 1/500th of a second. That's equivilent to bright daylight. And they say it's okay to look directly at it...hmm.

more house stuff

so here are some more pics of the ongoing process of getting settled into our house.

been forever

i know it's been about 3 months since my last post. it's not that i've been lazy. T and I just bought a house and we've been, well, nesting. putting shiny shit in our humble abode. i think my new nickname is Bower. like the bower bird that collects shiny objects to attract a mate. moving made me realize how much "shiny shit" i have. and it's all been in storage so there will be a major sidewalk sale this coming spring. can't wait. bbq, junk and moolah. can't get better. might try to sell some art at it too. anyway, i'm out of it, so here are some pics of the progress...