Category Archives: san diego

Huge crowd shows up to Quint Gallery

when you have an art show displaying 50 artists from the same town, you get a shitload of people at the opening. outside: streaming in: looking in: looking out: and when you’re the only artist out of fifty, who’s pieces were at eye level, to hang your piece 8 feet off the ground, nobody thinks to look up and see [...]
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Hey, I was in CityBeat! Thanks Seth.

this post is really late, but much thanks and appreciation to Seth Combs at San Diego CityBeat for taking an interest in (and writing about!) my work. it means a lot to me. here’s the cover of the may 27th issue: and here on page 16 is the article: GO HERE to read what seth had to [...]
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Homing In – 50 San Diego artists!

it’s really going to be quite an odd experience for me to show a piece of my art in the very gallery i work for. but that’s what’s going to happen on friday the 29th. i’m a little worried people might think i’m being shown favoritism. i assure you that’s not the [...]
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glashaus grand opening (group show)

you may remember that i just recently moved into a new studio. in that very space, this saturday, will be the first art show of many to come. this time around will be an open studios/group show in conjunction with device gallery. in addition to my most recent work on display in my studio, [...]
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ink pencil paint – reviewed

there’s a nice little review of the L street gallery show i was in over at Sezio. there’s not many people taking the time to review art shows in san diego. it’s nice to know there’s at least someone who cares. and speaking of the lonely few who care to report on the san dieo art [...]
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thread show, san diego – august 17th

artists and fashion designers pair up and create. and oh yeah, me and trista’s piece is badass.
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published!

back in may i was asked to do an interview about Adapta Project for Where Traveler. if you’re unfamiliar (as i was) with Where, they are a travel info publisher who puts out books, magazines, and maps. as i say, i wasn’t really familiar with what they do, so i was expecting the [...]
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thread show san diego

thanks to the lovely guy and dolls of adapta project, my dame and i are participating in the upcoming thread show on august 17th. i’m designing, she’s making. pictures in 2 weeks!
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art show, iron man, and comic-con

last weekend was really fun. it was comic-con, i was part of a cool group art show, i had friends in from out of town, i had 4 days off from work, i got to meet and be semi-insulted (all in fun) by ashley wood while he signed my poster and gave me a [...]
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ink pencil paint. – comic-con art show

Group art show including yours truly @ L Street Fine Art Friday July 25th, 6 – 9pm. What’s that you say? you’re sad to miss it but you’ll be at comic-con that day? Well, unless you plan on staying at the con until late you don’t have to worry. The L [...]
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