MIYLOLOGY PHASE 2 FINISHED!!!-

On August 19, 2004 while at IAH (..Houston.. ..Intercontinental.. ..Airport..) on a layover between ..San Antonio.. and ....Palm Beach...., I was looking for a book on Greek mythology. Yes the E terminal has shops, I am not THAT delusional. I thought I need to get back into my drawings and the illuminated manuscript stuff I was doing when I veered to the photography path at my ‘fork in the road’. I checked the Museum Store (by the way it is no longer there) and to the mini Borders that is in terminal E. While in the children’s section, it came to me. Create your own mythology.

Now some people have asked over the course of the 5 years that it has taken me to complete this series, why I created my own mythology when the 1st commandment of my faith is:Thou shall not have any other gods before Me? The answer is simple, my artist statement. It still holds true…..things are not as they seem… I have left it up to you the viewer/audience to contemplate and come to your own conclusions as you view the work that is based on illuminated manuscripts from the Northern Renaissance.

I wrote the following in Sept 2007:

Project narrative:

I have created my own mythology. Granted many of us have our own 'mythology', however I took it a step further and created 13 gods and 13 goddesses. Now they are not being created in an illustrative way in which the characters are like comic book characters or creations. I am doing it in a more design way. Each 'character' has a typeface related to their character. For example 'Plastikon' is the god of credit card debt, and the typeface related to his character is a stencil. I'm doing the series in 'phases'. Phase 1 is a name introduction. Where each 'character' has an initial letter done up very illuminated manuscriptish and the rest of the name is in the typeface. I am hoping to do 'Phase 2' as giant illuminated manuscript pages (16”x20”) built up by pattern and layers of colour from the various typefaces thus creating elegant bright patterns of decoration, which one will think are just pure bliss, and then upon reading what they stand for, hopefully will get a chuckle or perhaps make some ponder as illuminated manuscripts were the vehicle used to promote religious stories or what some might call propaganda are now being used as a way of introducing new 'characters' into the vernacular. And finally I would like 'Phase 3'to be an overall societal assault with tshirts, bumper stickers etc.
I have surrendered Phase 3 because now that this series is finally complete, lo and behold I am going through a new change artistically… again.


You can buy prints, cards, stickers etc of the series here:

RedBubble

And if you just wanna see the god and goddess drawings, you can find them here:

https://cabanaboyproductions.blogspot.com/2019/09/56-miylology-update.html

SAVE THE DATE...

The SA Craft Mafia fundraiser for founding member Katherine Brown. She is fighting glioblastoma (aka stage 4 brain cancer) and has...
No Intention of Giving Up.

Save Sunday July 26th 4pm - 8pm at the:
Tiki Lounge at El Tropicano
with music by Austin's TURBO 350.

Free refreshments and pay-as-you-go bar (all proceeds go to the Trust Fund). Kat's art and jewelry will be for sale - take this chance to get an original piece of assemblage art. We will also accept straight-up donations for her and her children. Every penny counts.


Some links to learn more about Kat's journey:
Article in the San Antonio Express News (thank you, Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Battling_to_beat_brain_cancer.html
Article in Handmade News (thank you, Nichole Jeske)http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=1240


SPREAD THE WORD

Mole, Micheladas, y Mas Fundraiser/ Exhibition

I have a piece in this fundraiser for Centro Cultural Aztlan.

http://www.cabanaboyproductions.com/

Rummage Haus @ Stella Haus

From owner and curator Dayna de Hoyas

Rummage Haus @ Stella Haus
Homage to Harrell Fletcher
by the Chingaderos de Marfa

I just loved Harrell Fletcher's community project idea soooo much that I'm copying it! I asked permission of course. Stop by for an experience that will make you wish you were a part of. Wait a minute, you can become a part of.

Reception:
First Thursday April 2nd 6-9pm
First Friday April 3rd 6-9pm
King William Fair day April 25th 10-6 pm.

People participating in the project:
Andrew Watson, Lisa Longoria, Marcy Mcchesney, Lili Pena Dyer, Julia Landois, Sky Patterson, Jason Willome, David Alcantar, Myriam Lanau, The Swede, Nina Hasselle, Frank Leal, Dayna DeHoyos, Allison Beshur, Sarah Fisch, Beto Gonzales, Allegra Castro, Troy Wise, Matthew Ahern

If you would like to see how Harrell Fletcher did it originally http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vaGFycmVsbGZsZXRjaGVyLmNvbS8= click on projects then "Here Gallery" 2nd image attached to email is of Harrell Fletcher's original project.

Transition

This used to be the SACM blog, but after 6 months of asking for things to be transferred to other people's names and email addresses and nothing happening, I opted to just turn it into another blog for my shameless promotion.

I will be editing all the previous posts in the next few days, but now it's all about CABANA BOY PRODUCTIONS

::petting the fluffy cat and laughing like a true 007 villian::

PhantasMafiosa

On Saturday January 3rd, we are having an exhibition of artwork that the SACM have done, and it is also a going away celebration for Pepper, who is moving to Hawaii. She will be performing w/ Poison Belly, her tribal fushion belly dance troupe.

It will also be my last event as a member of the SACM...yes I am actually leaving the mob. I'm sorta worried they might have concrete shoes waiting for me though...

It should be a fun night of art and dancing.

2nd Annual SMART Fair

This Saturday October 11th from 1pm-11pm at 1906 S Flores is the 2nd Annual SMART FAIR

This is an event to educate the public about the impact of art in our communities and in our lives by providing a free day of visual and performance arts and hands on activities.