Tribe Report - April 26, 2008

Martin de Vore

"You dasn't ketch toads unless with a string...."

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Testing, testing, testing

Well, never say never. After various supplications, bribes, questions, etc., I have decided to give the Tribe Report another go. I guess six months is long enough for a rest. Before I crank up full gear later this week, a few thanks are in order to some folks for the last six months.

So thanks to:

• WAS-H - Thanks to all you WAS-H members for giving me a kick in the ass to make me even think about doing this again. And thanks for always including me in your events.
• Yvonne Denbina - Thanks for the show and for being such a cool person and for all you do for your Garden of the Dragonfly folks.
• The Overlord Mitch Cohen - Thanks Overlord for the time and the space and for the coffee and for the truck towing and the mechanic recommendation. And everything else.
• Sorange Castillo - Wow! What a winter! You know the rest.
• Patrick Young - Thanks for the books, working on my truck and looking after Sorange, Patrick! All are much appreciated!
• Terrence Boggs and Susan Goettsche - Thanks for the art discussions, checking up on me, phone calls, Boggs Burgers, visits, etiquette lessons, etc.
• Lorena B. Fernandez - Thanks for the art projects, the Tarot, the copy of your book, the coverage of our events, the visits, the out-of-town shows and for the chocolate.
• Lynet McDonald - Thanks Lynet for the Sorange portrait. Keep warm up there in Wisconsin until you come back.
• Lacey Crawford - Lacewheet, my body still hasn't recovered from being gooed by you! Thanks for always being so supportive, encouraging and for your common-sense analysis of so many of my bizarre adventures. XHTML 2.0 awaits you.
• Lilibeth Andre - Thanks for always being there and for making me the center of attention at the March Yale Street Art Market!
• Duke Jones - Thanks for working on my truck, Duke. And for the tacos!
• Max "Maximilian Maximus" Boyd Harrison and Michael Kubis - Max and Michael, thanks for always giving me a place to take a break, look at art and relax during my travels to The Heights. And for the WiFi, water, soft drinks, etc. And, for the combination of great art and also for the chance to say, "It fills me with inertia!" :-)
• Bridgett Vallery - Thanks for keeping me involved, BV.
• Alissa Fereday - Thanks for your support in my many endeavors, Alissa. I appreciate it.
• Sergio Santos - Thanks for photographing Sorange's paintings and my 3-D pieces, Sergio.
• Dune Patten - Thanks for the invitations, the movie reviews and the look at the inner mind of Dune-Micheli. No one else can quite do the combination of the Vampire Lestat and Basquiat as well as you can!
• Dan Mitchell Allison - Dan, thanks for the visits, consultations and the ideas.
• William Panzer - Bill, thanks for always sharing your new media discoveries, especially those from my homeland of NM.
• Aimi and Michael Dunn - Thanks Dunn Duo for my place of refuge and for the art projects. And for the movies, portraits, coffee, tacquitos, discussions, etc.
• Jeremy Seymour - Jeremy, thanks for the great food and support of my art.
• Michelle Graczyk - Thanks for coming over and making me paint.
• Sarah Hazel - Thanks for the great visits, joint projects and for the look at your incredible house, Sarah!
• Sue Donaldson - Thanks Sue for the scream (I felt like one of the Beatles...or Michael Myers...or Freddy Kreuger...or Dick Cheney) and the visits.
• Solomon Kane - Thanks for the great visits and extremely interesting government discussion.
• Alex Wilhite - Alex, thanks for the show recommendations and the paint/pigment advice.
• Richard Varela - Richard, thanks for always participating in my nefarious plans and for the pastel advice.
• Jerrie Glidden - Thanks Jerrie for your constant support and incredible patience on the delivery of all the stuff I have to get to you. Soon.
• John and Carrie Mercado - When the hell are you all coming home? Also John, thanks for sharing your amazing pastel techniques. I can only hope that my pastels will rival yours one day.
• Norma Comstive - Thanks to you, CD, for publicizing so many people's events, including mine!
• Jerrie Gast - Thanks for staying on my case to visit Canal Street Gallery and for your support. Canal Street looks like a winner to me!

Well that takes care of a few of the thank-yous for the past six months. Now off to go about the business of art for this weekend. The Tribe Report will resume in its normal form in a few days.

Coda

Keep creating art, viewing art, buying art and supporting your fellow artists of all tribes.

Martin L. de Vore is an artist and journalist once agai living in Humble. Martin is a member of the Artists At Large and Post-Diversionist tribes and is looking forward to tackling the Tribe Report for another round.

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