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FOR IM[MEDIA]TE RELEASE:

Deborah Colton Gallery
2445 North Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77098
info@deborahcoltongallery.com
713.869.5151

  Presents

 
A TIME FOR CHANGE
Curated by Catherine D. Anspon
 
September 20, - November 4, 2008 

 

Joanne Brigham     Sandi Seltzer Bryant     Felipe Contreras  
Alejandro Diaz     Nathaniel Donnett     Leslie Field
Wayne Gilbert     Luis Arsenio Gonzalez     Patricia Hernandez
Tracy Hicks     Zoë Jackson-Jarra     Selven O'Keef Jarmon 
daniel-kayne     Kelly Klaasmeyer     Ken Mazzu     Franco Mondini-Ruiz
McKay Otto    John Todd Partridge    Dune-Micheli Patten    Susan Plum   
Jonathan Rosenstein     Anthony Thompson Shumate   
Michael K. Taylor     Christy Karll McWhorter
 

 

 
Deborah Colton Gallery is pleased to present this constructive forum representing all views through these talented and collectible artists, titled A Time for Change. The exhibition is curated by Catherine D. Anspon, with an opening reception on Saturday, September 20 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and a closing reception on Election Night, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 from 7:00 pm until the new American President is declared; performance by Joanne Brigham at 8:00 pm.

The exhibition marks the debut of Deborah Colton Gallery's new space at 2445 North Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77098 and inaugurates the gallery's fall season.  A voter registration drive will be conducted throughout the opening.
 
A Time for Change was initially conceived as a politically-themed exhibition, specifically addressing issues surrounding the American Presidential election and the changing of guard that will be decided upon November 4, 2008. The show was conceived 18 months ago before the historic nature of this election and its candidates had fully coalesced.  

Gradually the exhibition expanded to include a looser and more organic interpretation of this moment, this time capsule — 2008. Ideally, the exhibition is more than a strictly orchestrated view, but addresses a time where America and the world moved from one paradigm to another, when barriers dissolve, issues are raised (from racial and gender equality to environmental concerns, the ever elusive concept of peace, America's role in the global economy) and answers — and consciousness — offered. In the same way that 1968 marked a period of upheaval and transformation, so does this year, which exists as a pivotal planetary epoch. And as A Time for Change will make apparent, artists are the prognosticators and provocateurs of our progress.     
 

A Time for Change brings together 24 contemporary Texas talents ranging from mid-career internationally recognized artists like Whitney Biennial exhibited-Prix de Rome recipient Franco Mondini-Ruiz and now New York-based former Artpace resident Alejandro Diaz (known for his installations for New York's Public Art Fund) to emerging voices like Dune Micheli-Patten (a current Amnesty International artist and has a concurrent show at The Cameron Gallery in Dallas), Michael K. Taylor (concurrently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in "Houston Collects"), Project Row House-exhibited Nathaniel Donnett and Lawndale 2008 Big Show First Place winner daniel-kayne. Other visualists include Art Car Museum-shown Jonathan Rosenstein (represented by a suite of assemblage wall sculptures that employ found objects including vintage political buttons, whose lineage include ties to The Menil Collection via his parents, founding scholars of the museum) and Station Museum of Contemporary Art-exhibited, recently Mexico-based Susan Plum, whose alchemical installation features a gargantuan knot that resembles angel wings.
 
Styles range from the neo-expressionism of Luis Arsenio Gonzalez' Statue of Liberty and American flag paintings to the simplified, stoic and controversial ash canvases by Wayne Gilbert, which contain actual human remains, and contain potent imagery referencing 9/11. daniel-kayne presents a metaphoric installation utilizing tools that imply skyscrapers to contrast America and China, while Franco Mondini-Ruiz's suite of acrylic canvases probe cultural stereotypes and border politics. Ken Mazzu contributes post-apocalyptic canvases that portray a crumbling industrial landscape, and New York-based, former Texan Alejandro Diaz presents his neon text sculptures, which pronounce "Make Tacos, Not War."
 
Dallas artist Tracy Hicks (concurrently on view at the Galveston Arts Center) emits a strong statement about nature with his jars filled with plastic casts from endangered species that evoke the eerie sensibility of a laboratory after hours. Preserving and recreating an outsider art and garden environment made by a homeless Houston man named Dennis, Michael K. Taylor reprises his recent installation at Project Row Houses.
 
Global activist, artist and fashion designer Selven O'Keef Jarmon returns from South Africa to unveil a series of miniature houses that pay homage to the concept of community. Zoë Jackson-Jarra creates a fashion presentation including vintage, recycled and repurposed clothes, set to spoken word, politically-conscious poetry, while Michael K. Taylor and his poetry students also present a spoken word reading. Performance artist Joanne Brigham creates a closing night piece that tunes in to the tremendous anticipation of Election Night 2008.  
 
A recent Marine who served in Iraq, painter Felipe Contreras comments on the experience with a quartet of canvases that confront change and the concept of patriotism. Kelly Klaasmeyer continues to offer an ironic, yet hopeful, take on the political process.  Anthony Thompson Shumate creates a new animation based upon the candidacy of Barack Obama. Nathaniel Donnett continues his literacy project begun at Project Row House, enjoining exhibition goers to bring a meaningful volume to donate to a young reader, while Dune-Micheli Patten's work includes bottles that conjure ghostly presences. Patricia Hernandez and John Todd Partridge also contribute, respectively, new canvases and sculpture that signify personal and political change.
 
The exhibition concludes with four artists who seek the universal and spiritual: Sandi Seltzer Bryant, Leslie Field, McKay Otto, and Christy Karll McWhorter. Bryant presents her ongoing series of abstractions that vibrate with vivid hues, while Otto's trans-dimensional canvases beckon the viewer towards mysterious portals. Field's photographic abstractions, presented in a grid pattern, suggest mandalas, while McWhorter's bells, created for a 2007 ceremony honoring Jane Goodall at the Rothko Chapel, dialogue with her delicate, exquisitely cast bronze tree branches.
 
Catherine D. Anspon reports on the Texas art scene as a cultural commentator and Fine Arts Editor for PaperCity magazine, penning a monthly column, Art Notes, which details exhibitions, news and arts-related topics for Houston and Dallas audiences. Anspon also contributes and has served as the Houston correspondent for ARTnews, writes features for Art & Antiques, and has contributed to ArtLies, Art + Auction, Art in America, and the website Glasstire. She is currently writing a book on contemporary Texas art, to be published by the University of Texas Press, fall 2010. 
 
Deborah Colton Gallery is founded on being an innovative showcase for ongoing presentation and promotion of strong historical and visionary contemporary artists world-wide, whose diverse practices include painting, works on paper, sculpture, video, photography, and conceptual future media installations.  The gallery aspires to provide a forum through connecting Texas, national and international artists to make positive change. 


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I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL STOP IN TO THE GALLERY TO SEE THIS IMPORTANT EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATING AN IMPORTANT TIME IN OUR POLITICAL HISTORY :)) !!!

 

Gratefully,

 

DUNE-MICHELI PATTEN, creative Spirit

Hello all blogger and FOX26 friends;

 
 
I am pleased to announce that two (2) of three (3) of my works [1THESSALONIANS 4:17 and SWOONING JOHN CONTEMPLATES REDEMPTION AFTER SEEING THE FALLEN CHRIST (SELF-PORTRAIT IN A BOWLER HAT) ] has been accepted for the juried exhibition, SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN 2008.

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For Immediate Release:

 
Xnihilo Gallery

presents

SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN 2008


Xnihilo's first juried show, featuring a diverse collection of works from Artists/Creative Spirits in the art community

 
Jurors for this exhibition are:
Marc Brubaker- Curator, Xnihilo Gallery
Elizabeth Murray- ARTLiES Magazine


 
D'tails:
 
What: SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN 2008
Where: Xnihilo Gallery
Where: 2115 Taft Street; Houston, TX 77006
When: Friday, September 26th; 7-10pm, Opening Reception
http://www.xnil.org
 

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Hope to see you all there!!  Please join us!

 

Sincerely and gratefully,

 
Dune-Micheli Patten, creative Spirit

[DMP STUDIO]- Houston, TX

WHAT IS IT WITH ALL THE NEGATIVE BLOGS ABOUT OUR BELOVED, ALTHOUGH MISUNDERSTOOD, MONTROSE AREA???

I MEAN, SURE, THE MONTROSE HAS ITS UNSAVORY ELEMENTS; BUT SO DOES A LOT OF OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN THIS WORLD.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE ONLY JUST MOVED INTO THE AREA ARE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AREA AS WELL AS BEING INTIMIDATED TO COME FURTHER THAT 100 FEET OUTSIDE THEIR 'NEW DOMICILE.'

I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 1996 AND I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED HALF-DOZEN O WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I WALK WITH JESUS IS WHY NO THING UNSAVORY IS SEEN OR EXPERIENCED BY MY EYES OR BODY. MAYBE, IT IS BECAUSE I AM A LARGER THAN LIFE GUY WHO SEEMS TO NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY THE UNRULINESS THAT YOU SEEM TO HAVE WITNESSED.

TO THE COMPLAINERS AND NAY-SAYERS AGAINST THE MONTROSE AREA [WHICH SPANS MORE THAN JUST WESTHEIMER AND FAIRVIEW AREAS] I SUGGEST, BEFORE YOU MOVED INTO THE AREA DID YOU DO A HISTORY CHECK ON THE AREA; DID YOU EVEN CONSIDERED IT A THOUGHT TO DO SO?? OR WERE YOU SIMPLY MESMERIZED BY THE CHARISMA AND PROPAGANDA OF THE REALTOR? I'M ASKING BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF 'PEOPLE' THAT HAVE MOVED INTO THE AREA AND SOMEHOW ARE EITHER DISGUSTED BY WHAT THEY SEE NAD HEAR, OR SPEAK NEGATIVE ABOUT THE SURROUNDINGS. I LIVE IN THE MONTROSE NEAR THE MFAH, AND I FREQUENTLY WALK THE AREA; WITH MY DAUGHTER OF THREE [3] YEARS OF AGE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, NOR HAVE I WITNESSED ANYTHING UNRULY OR UNSAVORY ?????

BUT WHAT I HAVE WITNESSED IS, THROUGH THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPENSIVE HOUSING- NO, DOLL-HOUSING- IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NEXT DOOR OR ACROSS THE STREET FROM RAZED HOUSING; AND 'PEOPLE' WHO MOVE INTO THE AREA SEEM TO BE SCARED AS HECK TO WALK DOWN THE STREET :!!! I EXPERIENCED ONE WOMAN WALKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 'MUSEUM TOWERS', WITH HER FAMILY, TO BELL PARK AND SAYING, "I DON'T LIKE TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. THESE PEOPLE SCARE ME...YOU KNOW, HOMELESS"...WTH??!!!!!...I RESPONDED TO HER, 'LADY, I'VE LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR THE PAST TEN [10] YEARS SO AM I ONE OF THOSE 'PEOPLE' YOU SPEAK ABOUT? IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD HAVE EXECUTED A THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK ON THE AREA BEFORE MOVING INTO IT. I'M SURE THAT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT LONG ENOUGH, YOU ARE CREATING YOUR OWN NIGHTMARE AND BEING YOUR OWN VICTIM. HERE, HERE'S MY CARD.  COME TO MY STUDIO TO SEE AND PURCHASE SOME ART THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY; BECAUSE FROM WHERE I AM STANDING YOU SEEM PRETTY MISERABLE.  AM I SCARING YOU- IS MY DAUGHTER SCARING YOU- BECAUSE I AM TALKING TO YOU AS A PERSON WHOM IS INSULTED BY YOUR REMARKS!? HOMELESSNESS IS A VERY REAL ISSUE, AND IT IS LARGELY DUE TO THE MISPLACED BOOBOISIE THAT YOU JUST WALKED OUT OF. IF YOU SENSE A PROBLEM THEN DO NOT BE PART OF THE PROBLEM BUT CREATE A SOLUTION.'

HER MOTHER SAID TO HER, "HE TOLD YOU...I'D LIKE A CARD"


GOD BLESS THE ELDERLY FOLKS!!!!!

I JUST HEARD PATTY AND JOSE ABOUT ED 'MAC'MAHAN BEING MORE THAN 600K BEHIND ON HIS RENT....WTH????!!!

 

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE FOR ED NOT TO BE ABLE TO PAY HIS RENT BECASUE HE BROKE HIS NECK AND NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK???  ISN'T ED THE GUY THAT USED TO GIVE OUT ALL THOSE PUBLISHER CLEARINGHOUSE CHECKS??  I GUESS NOW THE IRS IS GONIG TO START TRYNA 'CLEAR' OUT HIS 'HOUSE'........LOL

SERIOUSLY THOUGH, WHAT'S GOING ON??!!!  FIRST, GARY BUSEY; NOW ED THE MAC???!!

 

I'M JUST 'AKSIN'

 

SOUNDS LIKE THE 'BROTHAH' SHOULDA GONE TO THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION...????...OH, HE DID??!!!

 

I'M JUST 'AKSIN'

 

 

 

WARRIORARTIST

 

 

 

 

 

I HEAR PATTY THIS MORNING SPEAKING ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION [I.S.S] HAVING PLUMBING PROBLEMS??  AT THE 'END' IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE ALMOST TRIPPED UP AND SAID, "A.S.S'" INSTEAD OF I.S.S....????? 

HOLY CRAP!!!!  THAT  WOULD HAVE BEEN FUNNY IF SHE DID ACIDENTALLY SAY "A.S.S.".  IT MAY HAVE BEEN APROPO [I SHOULD SAY 'APROPOO-POO' :PP ] TOO SINCE SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THERE BEING A PLUMBING PROBLEM.

SO, IF IT WAS THE 'AERO SPACE STATION [A.S.S] WITH A PLUMBING PROBLEM, THEN SHOULD WE EARTHLINGS BE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING THE CRAP FROM 'A.S.' DUMPING DOWN ON US????

 

I'M JUST 'AKSIN' :PPPP

 

SO, IN A SCENTS, I'D THINK WITH A PLUMBING PROBLEM, THE ACRONYM A.S.S WOULD BE APROPO...OR SHOULD I SAY, 'APROPOO-POO' :PPP????

 

TOO FUNNY :))))

 

FORGIVE ME; I HAVEN'T BLOGGED IN A WHILE SO THOUGHT I'D HAVE SOME FUUUUUUN

 

 

WARRIORARTIST

 

 

 

Hello Bloggers and People of FOX26,

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

 

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     

 

 CD RELEASE PARTY & ART EXHIBITION @ AVANT GARDEN!!!!





May 9th, 2008; 8-9PM





Who: CRAIG KINSEY & DUNE-MICHELI PATTEN


What: CD Release Party & Art Exhibition


Where: Avant Garden; 411 Westheimer; Houston, TX

When: Friday, May 9, 2008; 8-9PM








Creative Spirits Craig Kinsey [former monk and musical frontman for The Medicine Show and Sideshow Tramps; http://www.myspace.com/craigkinseystuff ] and Dune-Micheli Patten [Houston-based mixed-media multi-visual artist, and founder, of URBAN EXPRESSIONISM and DMP STUDIO; http://www.dunespirit.8m.com ] embark on an audio/visual collaborative journey that brings together Music and Art in a mixed media consciousness that breathes life into the Houston Art/Music scene.




This collaboration inextricably fuses bluesy Americana with enigmatic Expressionism! The ethereal, mystical, near-mythical Craig Kinsey debuts his solo album, Burdener, with a CD Release Party [CDRP] featuring an visual art Exhibition by Houston-based super-talent, Dune-Micheli Patten!! CD artwork created by Dune-Micheli Patten will be featured!!

It all happens on May 9, 2008; 8-9pm at Avant Garden; 411 Westheimer; Houston, TX; http://www.avantgardenhouston.com






Come check it out!!!!







IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, YOU'RE NOWHERE!!!

    Images credit on 1) Painting and 2) Album Cover Photo:  

1) "I Had A Dream But Bruthas Keep Messin' Up"
     Mixed media on wood
     36 x 24
     2008
     Dune-Micheli Patten; http://www.dunespirit.8m.com  

2) Craig Kinsey 
    "Burdener"   
     Solo Album debut
    photo coutesy of John Powers, Photographer: www.ljohnpowers.com 

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On behalf of Avant Garden, Craig Kinsey, and myself- Dune-Micheli, we sincerely hope that your interest moves you to come out to this event !!!

Grateful to be a blogger with you,

 

DUNE-MICHELI PATTEN, WarriorArtist

D-M CARPE

As notified to me on ArtsHouston.Ning.Com:

Hello Dune-Micheli, our Starbucks Silent Auction started 4 years ago after one of our beloved customers lost his battle with AIDS. We have since hosted this auction to raise money for the AIDS Foundation Houston in his memory. Over the years, we have raised over $35,000. However, we could not be successful without the generosity of our local art community who has donated over the years. If you would like to donate an art piece to a great cause or help spread the word to fellow artists, we would appreciate it. Every dollar raised goes to AFH. If you need more info, contact Angela Lara @ 713-521-7278 or reply back. (3407 Montrose-Starbucks).

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PLEASE JOIN IN THE FIGHT AND HELP RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE!  DONATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 25th.  ART OF ANY MEDIUM WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

BY DONATING YOUR ART, YOU WILL HELP TO RAISE AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE AND TOLERANCE FOR ALL!  ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON
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 When I received this message I was so moved to participate :)).  So, I cordially invite you all out for this wonderful and monumental/historical event.  And I do believe it is history in the making :)).  I know this to be true because I actually received the pleasure and honor of meeting the coordinator/liason of the event, ANGELa Lara, while enjoying Vanilla Lattes with Cenci [Elizabeth Cencini]; whom is another fantastic artist.  And I can attest that her spirit and energy- as well as other staff members- is, I am sure, the backbone of this previously, and certain to be current, successful event!!! 

So please mark your calendars for FEB 29TH to experience this fantastic event and be eligible to take home a fantastic work of art or a certificate for fantastic offerings :))!!  And if you are an artist- or if you know an artist, pass the word- please strongly consider donating/participating :)). 

The main event is in the evening, from 5-9pm; however, the Silent Auction starts at 6am; as soon as the doors open :))!!!!  This time-frame is right up Lanny's alley!!  How about it dude??!!

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!!!!!!

Your fellow blogger; and creative Spirit,

Dune-Micheli Patten
WarriorArtist

Hello again fellow bloggers and People of FOX26 How have you been??? HAPPY NEW YEAR :)!! YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED!!!!!!!!!

"Undicovered Genius of the Tre Ward NI2003INNI",
Mixed media on wood;
3 12 ft  x  5 ft.
Dune-Micheli Patten For Immediate Release     -----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------   ELDER STREET GALLERY   Proudly presents     ICONS & HIEROGLYPHS   Works in Paintings, Sculpture, and Installation by   Dune-Micheli Patten


February 9th - March 6th          

ICONS & HIEROGLYPHS is a mixed media consciousness that pays homage to various places and points of interest in the Houston area that shows historical and local significance to the city.  It is a visual investigation of past and present connections in the use of signs and symbols in which communication is born and thrives.  It endeavors to show- through a mixed media association- the timelessness and social significance of these signs, texts, and symbols as a symbiosis of existence.

The exhibition will open: Saturday, February 9, from 7-10 p.m.  
 

Dune-Micheli Patten is a local and nationally recognized mixed-media artist whom is also gaining international recognition. Dune has shown extensively in group and solo exhibitions nationally; and have gained recognition in international exhibitions. He is largely a self taught artist whose research and development has taken him to places such as Central America and Europe.  

"ICONS & HIEROGLYPHS" exhibition is free and open to the public. Catering will be provided by Hector Gomez ; Music by Breejock; and libations available will include wine, soft drinks, and water.

For more information on the "ICONS & HIEROGLYPHS" exhibition at Elder Street Gallery, visit the Web site at http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ or contact Terrence Boggs at 281-250-4889 or via e-mail at elderstreetgallery@gmail.com . Elder Street Gallery is located at 1101 Elder Street, (down Dart Street off Houston Ave.) .


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I HOPE YOU ALL WILL MAKE IY FOR THIS EVENT

Dune-Micheli Patten
WarriorArtist

WHOAAAAAAA!!!!!

LOVED THE SOUND THIS MORNING WITH THE FOX BAND 'MEN'.....

MIKE, NED, AND THE OTHER DUDE [WHAT'S HIS NAME??]  WAS ROCKIN' ; REALLY ROLLIN'

THEIR RAMONES SONG STOKED ME TO TURN UP METALLICA'S 'RIDE THE LIGHTNING' CD.....

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

LOVED IT!!!!

WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK??  WHERE THEY ROCKING OR WHAT??!!!!!

HOPE THEY PLAY ON CONSECUTIVE MORNINGS...IT GOES WELL WITH COFFEE :)))!!!!!!

THANKS FOR THE ROCKIN'  WAKE-UP

DUNE-MICH
WARRIORARTIST

 

 

 

YOU ARE ALL CORDIALLY INVITED!!!!!!!!!

 

Hello friends [Bloggers and People of MyFoxHouston] and other Art Collectors,

Once again, it is time for another 'Dune-Micheli aka WarriorArtist' exhibition at Elder Street Gallery.  Anyone whom has been to a showing at Elder Street can attest that it is a good time :)!!!

Will you come??

ELDER STREET GALLERY

PRESENTS

 

 

 

A Very Fragmented Christmas

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HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE :)!!!!!

 

On Saturday, December 8, from 6-10 p.m., Elder Street Gallery (located in the Old Jeff Davis Hospital) and considered the most haunted building in Houston will present "A Very Fragmented Christmas" -- a multi-artist show in celebration of Christmas and the Houston Arts community...[ Image of Painting in the middle, CHICKN-HEAD [LE POULE], by Dune-Micheli Patten; mixed media on paper; 28 in x 22 in ]

Participating artists include
Dune-Micheli Patten,
Mary Ann Lucas,
Susan Goettsche
Tim Dean Snider
 
This exhibition is free, as is parking, and open to the public. Catering will be provided by Acadianne Catering Co. and libations available will include wine, beer, soft drinks and water.

For more information on the "A Very Fragmented Christmas" show at Elder Street Gallery, visit the Web site at http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ or contact Terrence Boggs at (281) 250-4889 or via e-mail at elderstreetgallery@gmail.com. Elder Street Gallery is located at 1101 Elder Street, 77007 (off Dart street and Houston Avenue), in the Inner Corridor, near I-45 and I-10.  Click here to view MAP from downtown Bagby street.

V I A  C O L O R I !!!!!!!!

Hello Bloggers and People of MyFoxHouston,

This weekend, Nov. 17th & 18th [Saturday, 10am - 6pm & Sunday, 10am - 5pm], your presence is requested for this very fun-filled family-oriented event.  Oh, and did I mention entry is FREE??!!!  Yes, you read me correctly; I said FREE O' CHARGE!!  I'm talking NO CASHESH; NO DENIERO; NO MONEY DOWWWWWWN!!!!! LET YOUR MONEY BE HOMELESS 'CAUSE IT HAS NO PLACE IN YO' POCKETS** :))!!!!

Over 175 artists, professional and non-professional, will gather on the pavement of Sam Houston Park [ Allen Parkway at Bagby]....see flyer above. 

So, come out, have fun, and see what artist/fellow blogger 'WarriorArtist' [Dune-Micheli Patten] <----that's me----> will slap down to the ground :)))!!! 

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!

- Dune-Micheli Patten, creative Spirit

 

**This message is brought to you by the people at  STRUNG OUT ON CAFFEINE

Good morning bloogers & FOX NEWS People,

I havent taken a considerable taxi ride in a long time; well, since 2001, when a taxi ride to Washington Avenue @ Sawyer was only $7 or so [$10 with tip].  Last night, six years later in 2007, i took a taxi from same area to Texas and Dowling [Houston Media Source's location] and it was $15 [$18 with tip]!!!  WHOAAAA!!!  Good thing I went to the ATM earlier...hahaha

Now, I know that I am experiencing a 6-year gap, but WOW; has prices gone up THAT much??!!!  I also noticed that the meter starts at $2.50 and you haven't even moved anywhere.  Then, it seems that it is about $1 per mile.

How do you 'fare' with current taxi prices; or do you not really care about it and anty-up whatever the cost???

I guess the best thing to do is google the distance before you travel; just so I know how much I will actually need.  But, then again, who's got time to do that; especially, with a 'snail-mail' computer :ppppp??!!!

Share your thoughts

 

 

 

Hello bloggers,

I have a friend whom I found myself repeating after as well as playfully mocking him with a saying that I've come to endearingly remember him by.  He says all the time [during or after a statement], "That's just amazing to me" 

I had not thought of it before but now that I do think about it I find that I think about my friend whenever the thought of this saying arises; since I've never actually heard anyone else use the phrase.  So, I have this phrase burnished into my mind.

Even for me, I have had people repeat, or playfully mock, when I use the phrase 'Right On!' And I've actually had people tell me that they would think of me whenever they heard, or thought of, this phrase.  So, it seems that there are certain expressions that we have that are reminders of us. 

Do you have a certain expression that you realize, either by reflection or someone bringing it to your attention, you have??

Please, share

May I have your attention please??!!!!  

 

Local Artist, and blogger, Dune-Micheli Patten, a.ka. WarriorArtist, participates in this exhibition; and responds with his acclaimed sculptural installation-painting, "IN OUR IMAGE MAN WE MAKE II,".  It is a mixed-media work on wood and was regarded by Mayor Lee Brown as 'Prophetic' due to the creation of the piece being completed in July 2001; before September 11th, 2001!!!  Come out to view this 'hand-granade' work of art. This piece has only been shown twice publically; that is, until now.  The time is right for this piece to be collected!  So, come out, see the work, and seriously regard this piece for your collection. 



     WAR HAPPENS 09.08..07....THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!!!!



        



 

 

"WAR"



Opens at the ArtCar Museum Sept. 8, 2007


7-10 pm


Show runs through mid November.


Featuring works from local, regional and national artists.


War is an open call exhibition giving artists the opportunity to respond to this
important topic.


  This is not a test; if this was a test you would hear a series of horn blasts upon opening this message
  See Attachment  

 You Must Comply,  

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Hello blog friends :))!!!

Slide show is now functioning :))!!!!  Check it out below 

We aired 'live' from bohemeo's Art/Music space & CoffeeHouse starting from 6:30-8:30am Tuesday  morning, August 28th.  We humbly asked that you tune in and let us know your thoughts on the works that you see and the coverage in general.  Your comments are quite affirming and encouraging; and we appreciate them so much :)!!! 

To make it an official THANK YOU, Ludmila and myself, WarriorArtist, have opened up the exhibition to an 'art discount' of $100 off any work of art in the exhibition. We will be there Friday- August 31st from 7:30pm until closing to celebrate the end of the exhibition.  You are warmly invited to come out and meet us; and if your are interested, you can purchase a work of art:))!!  If not art, then you can buy a smoothie :))

And if you mention you are a MyFoxHouston blogger, then you will receive an additional 10% off any of my works :))!!!  And don't foget to see the  'FOX26 NEWS AT 10 O' CLOCK' assemblage/ installation; in honor of stricking Fox26 News coverage :))!!  See the slideshow below [all image have titled filename with discounted price added within the text [i.e., the filename 'STORK$200 is discountedly priced at $200; with additional 10% when you mention you are a MyFoxHouston blogger - so that's a $120 discount for that piece:))!! So that would be $300 - $120 = $180 for STORK :))!!!  See, easy ]

Slideshow

 

bohemeo's,

East End's first music and art coffee house, providing a sweet treat to its' community in more ways than one [they've now added a kitchen!!]! Offering desserts, quality drink setups, and food. One can relax in a colorful, yet laid back atmosphere and enjoy the artwork and live music playing several nights a week. Built and run by Lupe and Sidonie Olivarez, it is founded on their backgrounds of art, music, and theater.  bohemeo's has been reviewed in Houston's own Houston Chronicle Newspaper, as well as other magazines and publications.

For more information call (713) 932-4277 or see their website: http://www.bohemeos.com

Artists websites and web-communities:

Dune-Micheli Patten's site and web-community
website: http://www.dunespirit.8m.com
ArtsHouston.com: http://artshouston.ning.com/profile/WarriorArti
st
contact: dune.patten@gmail.com

Ludmila Baklanova's webcommunity
ArtsHouston.com: http://artshouston.ning.com/profile/Ludi2500<
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contact: super_luda@hotmail.com

 

THANK YOU ALL FOR WATCHING; and hope to see you out at bohemeo's Friday night!!!!!

 

Sincerely,

Dune-Micheli Patten
WarriorArtist