My Talented Friends!

I always knew I had creative and artistic friends.  But when I put the call out to see how many of them had their creations for sale, I was amazed at the response.

I'll start with my projects.

I make art and sell it for charity!  You can see the work on this blog:
Gravity Painting

Also, I'm working on a card game, and will let everyone know when the Kickstarter page is up!

Without further adieu, here is a list of friends with links to their creative projects.

WRITING

Alyssa McFarland:

My lovely wife published a novel, Pieces of Home.
And she has paintings for sale, which you can see at GORDITOS on 85th https://alymcf.wordpress.com/.../gallery-fruit-voodoodles/
RedBubble Products!: http://www.redbubble.com/people/alymcf/portfolio 

Calandra Usher

http://www.amazon.com/Calandra-Usher/e/B00O9C7U6W/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1433172075&sr=8-1

FILM

Todd Gardiner:

Film producer currently shooting the short film, Last Caller.
http://www.seedandspark.com/studio/last-caller

COMIC ART

Neal Skorpen:

http://www.nealskorpen.com/store.html
 

Kyle Miller (comics & games):

gamecreature.com

VISUAL ART

Stephanie Barnette:

Runningdownpaint.tumblr.com 
spiritualanarchy.tumblr.com  
facebook.com/shiftingmetaphors

Miriam Keith:

Mimustudios.com
Facebook.com/mimustudios
 

Jennifer Lankenau:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jenniferlankenau.artist
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/.../rose-windows-and-other...
Society6: http://society6.com/ornamentium
Blog: http://nifflankenau.com/

Courtnee Fallen Rex:

Many talents.  Support her here

Her work:
Art: http://neevita.net
Prints: http://society6.com/courtnee/prints
Music: http://courtnee.bandcamp.com
Healing: http://artfultouch.info

Elizabeth Smith:

www.rowntreestudio.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

Alison Park Douglas:

Handmade steampunk jewelry from Velvet Mechanism https://www.etsy.com/shop/velvetmechanism
Also, photography! https://alisonparkdouglas.com/

MUSIC

Jeremiah Jacobs:

http://goo.gl/ZnR23U

Brian Kirkness 

http://amzn.com/B00P1B6HXM

Crsi Tiggerlathotep Roswel:

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=79693&t=9641












 

Drafting Table Before & After

I've had my uncle's drafting table since middle school (I think... certainly since high-school)  It has the uncany ability to be a Class-A shit collector.  I finally got around to cleaning it last weekend.

Here's the before & after shots.  1 week later, and it still looks the same :)

Lotte's Memorial

Last weekend, the we went down to Portland for my aunt Lotte's memorial service. She had passed away in Georgia a couple of months ago, but most of her family lived in Oregon. Her husband Bill flew out & arranged a memorial service with the help of Lotte's daughter & my Mom. I want to thank Bill again for the memorial. It really helped the family to get together and celebrate her life.

It was great to see my cousins and other family members again.

I debated making this two separate entries, because I have a bunch of commercial links to the places I visited below on the same weekend, and don't think that gels really well with a tribute to a family member. But, I'm tired, and want to wrap up this blog entry.

So pretend the entry ends here.
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New entry:

We also had a few few firsts this weekend:

Ravenna had her first sleepover, and it was a success! After the memorial service, she went with my sister & her cousins back to their house, while Alyssa & I met a friend of mine at Powell's Bookstore.

We then walked down to Voodoo Donut & waited in line for one of the weirdest & most rewarding donuts I've ever experienced: Grape Ape.



I saw this artwork there, and it reminds me of something done by an artist I know but can't quite place the name. If anyone knows who did this piece, please tell me!



On the way back, we visited Jackpot Records, where I got a CD by the band Satan's Pilgrims (MySpace link) Their music is perfectly represented by their album cover! Retro goodness!



On Sunday, I played nine holes with my Dad at Springwater Golf (no webpage, but at this web listing). It was the first time I ever beat my dad at a sport in recent memory! Yea, I'm working out my issues, and smoking him on a golf course is a great way to do it! I'm not saying I played well (I only shaved 3 strokes off my game compared to the last time I played there) but does that matter when you've got gloating rights!?!?! I think not.