The Enchanter's Theorem

It's here...

I'd already have the pictures loaded to the gallery tour flickr group, but apparently my account is in lockdown due to all the naked people. *sigh* I've asked for a review of my account and pointed out that it's set to all restricted, hello! and could I pretty please change these ones to Safe so I can show them? Please?

Hopefully that'll happen soon.

In the meantime, you can see the unveiling of the intriguing box at my flickr directly here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelanhunt

As some of you may have caught, I'm going to be showing this Friday, October 2nd in Long Beach at the Everyday Zen Relaxation Studio for the First Fridays Art Walk in Long Beach! The event starts at 5:30 PM and runs for some time. I'll be there as close to 5:30 pm as I can make, jetting from downtown.

Along with my art, Everyday Zen Relaxation Studio will be offering Dermalogica face mapping, their Reiki Students may be practicing on people, and Ayamanatara will be offering a presentation on crystal healing. Their resident harpist will also be helping create ambiance. (I love that they have a resident harpist.)

More details and directions can be found here:

http://www.firstfridayslongbeach.com/

I hope to see you there!

Hey folks!

Just a reminder that I’m in a group show this next weekend, Saturday, 8/11 at the Art Slave Gallery, from 7 PM to Midnight. The curator is a great guy that I’ve worked with before and this promises to be a great show. This is his own gallery, not just some place he’s curating, and he has a lot of love for his new venue. This being the second show he’s done there, I hope you can roll out to see the show.


Address is:

Art Slave Gallery
216 S Spring Street
Los Angeles ca 90012


Hope to see you there!



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It's not something I wanted to give energy to, but this morning it's very much in my mind.

A little while ago, I think not even a month ago, there was a shooting in my neighborhood. A young woman, 17 years old, was shot and killed in an alley not even four blocks from my house. The next day, two boys collecting money for her funeral were also shot and killed. This last weekend, there was another shooting. I don't know if there was a death or not. I haven't heard anything from the neighborhood yet, but it doesn't change the fact that there have now been three shootings in the space of one/two months.

I've lived here for four years. This is the first time there's been anything like this kind of violence. I can't say I haven't lived in violent, unsafe neighborhoods before. When I lived in San Francisco, the house I was in was burglarized three separate times, in three different ways. They only ever caught one of the burglars, who turned out to be an old man who had mostly come in to steal painkillers. He was profoundly sad when I saw him when I went to testify at his trial.

I'm not sure entirely where I'm going with this, unless it's this.

I know what it's like to live this way, but before, I didn't have a child. I won't let the Mouse play in the front yard on the weekends anymore. Turns out there's this phenomenon where gang members are going back to their old neighborhoods on the weekends, since gentrification has forced most of them and their families to move. That's what's happening in our neighborhood. All the violence has been near the weekends.

I don't like that I have to keep my child inside or in my backyard, because I'm afraid of what might happen. I don't know how to explain it to her, this tribalism and territorialism within our own city.

I don't know how to explain it to her at all.

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I apologize for the somber note, but it's part of my world right now. As for the rest, the day job is profoundly stupid. The happiness from my vacation wore off within the first hour of being back on the job on Monday. It was pitiful.

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Promotion continues for the solo show and book launch. Watch this space and others for updates.

First off, since many have asked...

The show went fine. It was rather low key and low energy, but I made some great contacts and it was wonderful to see the work up on a gallery wall. That part just never gets old. Seeing it up in a gallery all by itself? Well, that will be the first, come September. Except for showing in my backyard, I've never had a solo show.

No sales, but sometimes showing is like that and I'm okay with that. It reminded me very much of what it was like to show in San Francisco, which I used to do a fair amount of back in the day.

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I'm running behind today, already, because I spent all morning putting the finishing touches to the cover for Matthew's book. It's off to Ingram to be approved for distribution. As soon as I get it back, I get to tack in ISBNs and get ready to push. Yay!

I'm really excited. It looks beautiful.

Other than that, I'm tired, (but when am I not) and feeling good. Don't want to go to the day job, but when is that not true either?

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In other news, the Divine Miss B just got back from Lumos in Las Vegas. She had a fabulous time. Go read about the madness at her LJ, barriequark. If I wasn't running late, I'd make with the linky. In the meantime, you all have a fabulous Monday. This woman needs to scamper.

Oh. My. Gods.

Went to the interview.

I'M IN THE SHOW!!!

*hyperventilates and runs around screaming, hits wall, falls down*

Wow.

So. Details as I know them so far:

Gallery NoiR
2032 Stoner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Group Show Friday, July 28th, 7 PM till 2 AM

$5 at the door

It's going to be huge. Please, everyone and anyone in LA, PLEASE COME. There's going to be music, food, wine and my art hanging on a black gallery wall.

I don't know what's happened and I don't care. From no shows and no interest to all this in, man, look at the time! This is just the coolest.

Please come and drink wine with me and look at naked women! You know you want to!

Go here:

http://www.maledictionsociety.com

Print out the flyer.

COME SEE ME SHOW AT THE NIGHT GALLERY!!!

*does Happy Artist Dance*

Woohoo!

My large photographic prints came yesterday. My giclees came yesterday. I am going to be a framing fool today.

Oh. And the prints?

They look fucking awesome. I was *meant* to print at 16x20. 11x14 was too fucking small. These are just... I don't have words.

You have to come see them!!!

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So, I'm still running around like an overactive hamster on crack. Who's surprised? I have a show tomorrow! I almost couldn't sleep last night, thinking about all that I need to accomplish. But I managed.

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I've got a chiropractor appointment at noon. I think I'm going to need that adjustment more than ever. And I'm definitely going to yoga tonight to burn off some of this excess energy and to get centered.

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I'm hoping to have another announcement soon. I'll find out later today. (I hope, I hope, I hope)

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I took the day off from work. Do I look crazy to you? Like I'd be able to do anything if I were there, other than hamster about the show!

I'm now going to go and play with my darling Mouse. Oh, and she liked the prints and giclees. Which is all that matters.

But before I do, on a more somber note, please say a prayer or light a candle for Jim Baen. In the midst of all my bliss, I heard that he passed away on Wednesday. I'm on a bit of a roller coaster ride of emotions. First, ecstatic and than grieving.

He was a giant.

You can read more here:

http://www.baen.com

Make sure you follow the link to read David Drake's obituary.

*still running around screaming with excitement*

Guess what? Guess what?

This Saturday, July 1st, is the Cancer Zodiac Ball at MALEDICTION
SOCIETY, and...

I'm showing in their first ever NIGHT GALLERY!!!

You must come! You must come!!!

The club and the show will open at 10PM.

YOU MUST COME!!!

This is exactly the type of event I've been wanting to hook up with for a while and DJ Xian is an awesome event promoter and DJ. It will be a blast.

You know you don't have anything else to do Saturday night.

I've have more info, i.e. link, maybe a flyer and directions to the ball, obvee.

Yay me!!!