Tuesday Night Dinner at SHoP

Just completed the flyer for this months Tuesday Night Dinner event, an underground dining club operating at various venues throughout the city of Chicago. Tomorrow's event with be at the Southside Hub of Production or SHoP for short. My wife and I attended the last one at Bang Bang Pie Shop in Logan Square, which was based around the theme of a southern summer crab boil. Strawberry shortbread biscuits topped with brûléed sugar by the fine folks at Bang Bang were the finale to the delicious meal provided by the Tuesday Night Dinner chefs. 

I'd like to thank my pal Liz Wolferman who does social media for Tuesday Night Dinner for asking me to help out with the art for this months event. More info on their Facebook page.

Self Portrait WIth Death Playing Fiddle

Recently completed the under-painting for my homage to Swiss symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin's piece of the same name. Hoping for this to be the first in a series based on classic motifs in art concerning the symbolism of death, mythology, and the western esoteric tradition.

New Drawings

 Smiling Sorcerer chalk pastel

 The Aeon of Likos graphite and white charcoal accents

The Dreamer (Lure of the Poppy) graphite

The Witch of Forest Grove

Very pleased to see that the olde traditions of yore are still thriving in our seemingly demystified and spiritually disinterested culture of hyper-techno-topical materialism.

Sarah Lawless is a modern day spaewife extremely dedicated to her manifold craft. She looks to the past (myth, folklore, ethnobotany, pagan traditions) to inform her present and future workings. Please support her amazing blog by viewing her beautiful art and other handmade objects, talismans, potions and ointments, home-brewed meads, botanical curiosities, etc. 

Very happy to have found her fascinating site and have been learning more about the continuing traditions of earth magic, traditional witchcraft, and paganism with each new post!

Our Fair City Comic Anthology

Very happy to have been asked to create a piece for the Our Fair City comic anthology which will be going to print this summer. The comic actually coincides with an award-winning post-apocalyptic sci-fi internet radio epic which features creative contributions by 70+ individuals! Wow! You should check them out on facebook for more info as well. I was asked by friend and sequential artist/designer/animator, Dann Tincher, to create a propoganda poster for the series urging citizens of the series "Don't Feed the Moles", i.e. the sub-dwelling molepeople from the story. Here 'tis:

Absinthe: A Documentary

 

Sometimes, life surprises you in simple ways. While slogging through the mire of contemporary B-movie drivel and innumerable Hollywood cast-offs, I just stumbled upon this great little documentary about the ritual, history, and culture surrounding Absinthe, one of the most notorious hallucinogenic libations ever concocted by human hands. 

In addition to revealing a great deal of information on the subject, complete with interviews from contemporary absinthe makers in France, artists, and authors, the film contains a soundtrack featuring music by Thurston Moore, Matt Valentine, and Sun City Girls among others. 

If you've got time check it out! You can stream it directly from Netflix. Check the website and view the trailer above for more info.

Last days at Swim Cafe

Just a reminder to anyone who hasn't had a chance to stop by and check out my show at Swim Cafe, please do as I'll be taking it down this coming Wednesday! I'd love to hear your thoughts on the work!

Also, my friend Cheri Charlton will be showing her work at Swim, with an artist reception happening this Friday at 6PM. Check it out.

Swim Cafe

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