A Return to SoCal

As you may or may not know, I'm from San Diego O.G.-ly - born in UCSD student housing and sort of grew up all over the SD county. I spent my childhood in SLC punk, Utah and Seattle too, but mostly Encinitas CA. Going back to So Cal was scary when I did it for the first time in 5 years, this past January. I stayed in Oakland and SF without return from 2004-2009, despite many trips elsewhere. Then Hoyt and I went back there in May, also stopping in LA to visit pals. Going back to your hometown is strange. Imagine the desert meeting the ocean. That's where I'm from. Here's some photos of art, friends, and landscape.


Me on Moonlight Beach - my old turf. In Encinitas, people ritualistically gather on the beach to watch the sunset.

Encinitas, Self Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens - cliff

SRF again


We stayed with Kye and Julia in Echo Park, when we were in LA. They're amazing and inspiring artists. They're emphatically rad.
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Hoyt playing with kitten, Zues.

After a fruitfull day of going to yardsale and estate sales, Kye and Julia show off their fave. finds.
Yes.





collaborative Kye and Julia painting in their studio where I slept and Hoyt and I listened to crickets as we dosed.



Collaborative Kye and Julia paintings.
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vegan gormet restaurant photo after a beer and vegan alfredo



Mike and Danielle hosted me at their house when Travis and I visited on the January trip. They rule. Amazing pad, man.

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Friends.


Table of good.

I'll be posting current studio images soon - but my time is now up!

Stay tuned!

Kara
xox

Life on the Mountain

This week I got to explore the property and I also took some photos of the epic rocks coming out of the seas of grass on the drive in. It's amazing here. The moon and sun are in the sky together every night at sunset and then the sun dips behind the mountain, the moon rises and there are so many stars. It's gorgeous. I don't think i'll ever get over it. You can even see satellites zipping around the earth. Satellites don't twinkle tho.
I'll have some art photos coming soon. My time on the internet/computer has been limited, due to technical difficulties. But those should be resolved by next week. Stay tuned please! xox Kara

Movin' to the country

Gonna be doing a residency, making art in the country for SOME time. Please email me and stuff. I will be posting all the paintings and cactus gardens I am making as often as I can. I am looking forward to communing with the moon and the trees and the dirt. I am curious about the changes that will take place in my art - being removed for the urban environment and rat race - a new psycho-geography that is more natural and billboard free. I am looking forward to this experience and these experiments.

xox
Kara
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Oops, I forgot I had a blog....

OK, after a long hiatus, I am back Into the Void. This weekend I got totally stressed and then drew drunk at the SoEx Monster Drawing Rally...photos to come tomorrowish. In the meantime, here's some art.

Drawings @ Drift

New Drawings at DRIFT in old Oakland - Washington st. btwn 8th and 9th - I have some smaller works up there that are for sale.

Jan 2nd 2009!!!

Come to this show at Mua Jan 2nd for the Oakland Art Murmur!  It's at the other end of 24th on braodway.  It's an awesome new spot.

This event will go until 2 am so please come and make sure to see Billy Sprague (http://www.flickr.com/photos/galenaoaks/) at the new edition - Fort Gallery - too!  

D.U.I. (Drawing Under the Influence) @ Maniac Gallery

MANIAC GALLERY

D.U.I. (DRAWING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

12/12 OPENING PHOTOS 

RUNS THROUGH JAN 15TH

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curator, Petra Royale Bibeau

FOR APPOINTMENTS

XO

KJ

Participants included Myself, Kara Joslyn, Sean Monaghan, Serena Cole, Lauren Barcelon, Erin Allen and Nightmare City.  

Lauren Barcelon's works and Stripes

One - TWO-Hoo, Threeeee lovely drawings a la Sean Monaghan.  

Artist, Erin Allen discusses the abundance of foreverness in his life with Chrissy Bradley.  

...Hot Tub later?

Here's the painting I have in the D.U.I. show - it's titled "when the universe was created by 27 80's vases" 

  

                                                      opening friends, Ranso and Travis Wyche - 

an installation with records by Nightmare City in the background

 - and yalda - hi there! 

This is the poster (3 posters) for the show at Maniac Gallery that opened on 12/12 - D.U.I. (drawing under the influence).  The show will be up until, I believe, Jan. 15th, so if you'd like to see it you can make an appointment at www.maniacgallery.com or just email me.  The show features work by myself, Kara, Erin Allen, Sean Monaghan, Lauren Barcelon, Serena Cole, and the infamous Nightmare City.  T'was curated by the fabulous Petra Royale Bibeau.  

Upcoming Events:

Maniac Gallery presents:

Painting 2009 @ Mua in Oakland

First Friday Art Walk

January 2nd