Anyone who’s seen the movie “Horsemen” will probably feel a twinge at the post title. That’s what you get for watching bad movies.
Anyway…I’m participating in the “Dog Days Art Bazaar” at the Susan Hensel Gallery, here in lovely Minneapolis, Minnesota. It’s a one-day affair, at which I’ll be offering a chance to peruse and, perchance, purchase items from my vastly oversupplied collection of ingredients for art projects, art-related books, and a few artworks that aren’t “ready for primetime” but which I want to clear out to make room for newer, better art.
Edit: The date for the bazaar is Saturday, August 29th. Ahem.
Those who might have a special interest in my goods include:
* Sculptors, especially found-art, mechanical, and electronic;
* Book junkies;
* Watercolorists;
* Collectors of oddities and interesting detritus;
* Supporters of my future artworks;
* Those who want to get a potentially valuable “back when I knew him…” piece of art for a very reasonable price;
* “Whiskers.”
There will be other creative types selling as well (wouldn’t be much of a “Bazaar” with only one tout), so it should be quite an interesting affair. The bazaar is scheduled to run from noon to 5pm, and you can find the gallery via MapQuest or Google Maps.
Speaking of barbequed spareribs (you did click on “Whiskers,” didn’t you?), after you’re done at the Dog Days Art Bazaar, you could stop by Ted Cook’s 19th Hole and pick up some of the best barbecue you’ll find in the Twin Cities. Skip the side dishes and load up on meats, if you want the best value for your money.
But I did try pretty hard. Got a new day job now, which leaves less time for art (and blogging, of course), but does pay bills for the moment. Overall, definitely a win 
.
I’ve got some art that will be going up here on the website and in my Etsy shop sometime within the next week. I also hope to make the time to post some of the interesting thoughts I’ve been entertaining about marketing, business, and life in general.
Please stay tuned!
Like life itself, I guess. Anyway…not to get too pretentious…I’m giving up entirely on a polished “launch” and, well, mind the rusty nails and sharp edges.
I have big plans…big plans…um, anyway, in the quickest possible fashion, this is my art gallery site as well as my current (sole proprietor) business website, and will be the place to both find my art and get to all of my “solo commercial venture” type of things.
Exold.com is still where much of my blogging will take place — exact proportions TBD, as well as content mix between here, there, Lumberjocks, Wetcanvas, et al. Whew.
At some point in the very near future I’ll be working “for real” doing software development (or something very similar) for a regular paycheck. At least, I hope so, because otherwise I’ll probably be out forming yet another business, something like a rough & ready company of mercenaries just dying (ha, ha) to parachute into yet another fourth-world hellhole where they’ll mow down the Bad Guys while somehow avoiding Fatal Injury except, of course, where necessary to move the plot forward.
When I resume doing full-time software development, well, not much will change for Ars Arboris (the company), as I’m currently only putting in part-time hours anyway. (Splitting part-time hours between a business startup and actually creating art is, FWIW, somewhere in the abyss between “not recommended” and a straitjacketed, Thorazine-on-tap vacation. Now that I mention that, though, it’s sounding pretty relaxing….)
So, content will trickle, flow, clot, stumble, collapse, and leak its way into being here and elsewhere. Feel free to complain, argue, question, comment, and otherwise engage (or ignore) as you like in the meantime. I welcome your input, whether or not I have the bandwidth to act on it immediately!
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