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Tribe Report July 11, 2007Martin de Vore  "...To Summon Back The Fire Witch To The Court Of The Crimson King..."
Event Horizons I hope that you all had a great Fourth of July holiday last week. I did! An unexpected "family" visit and art shows dominated my week. As many of you remember, all I planned to do last week for my Fourth of July was to turn my air down to 60, sleep and watch TV for three days. Easy enough. But fate sometimes intervenes in ways unforeseen. Tuesday afternoon, I accomplished the first part of my plan without a hitch. I left work at 2 p.m., went home and crawled into bed for a nap. It was glorious. Then, at about 6 p.m., my cell phone rang. It was Post-Diversionist artist Sorange Castillo calling. Sorange thought it might be fun if she, her mother Norma, and daughter Angelina, traveled north to Humble to stay with me for the Fourth. I also found that idea appealing, so I got dressed and drove into Houston to retrieve the Castillo clan. On the way back, we stopped at Hollywood Video and rented the movie Contact for Sorange and her mom and a Barney DVD for Angelina. The resulting evening was kind of like "Family Night" or a high school slumber party. A very fun evening. For me, a glimpse of the life I will probably never have. Sorange and her mom kept the popcorn coming and we watched Contact and visited until about 1:30 a.m. It was quite different and fun. At that point, Angelina decided it was Barney's turn on the stage so as Angelina watched Barney for 30 minutes, the rest of us wound down our conversations. The next day, we all rolled out of bed (and sofa) near noon. We had to head into Houston to take Angelina to school and to take Sorange to her massage appointment but first, we had a very nice breakfast that Norma rustled up. And coffee. Thank God, coffee! While Angelina was at her friend Evan's school, Sorange went to her massage. While Sorange was decompressing, Norma and I went to that Starbucks on 290 near Antoine. After retrieving Sorange, we went to pick up Angelina, who by then had decided to spend the night with her friend Evan at Evan's house. So, from there, it was back to Humble and to Golden Island Chinese Buffet to introduce Sorange and Norma to the culinary delights of Golden Island's delicious corn dodgers. Upon our return to Le Atelier de Vore, Sorange, Norma and I spent the next six hours painting. Norma did three seascapes of Venezulean locations that were quite nice, especially the skies and water. I did one of my traditional landforms that I am sure you will see soon. It was Sorange who turned out the most interesting work of the evening though. You know, Sorange of the infamous "Landscapes are easy!" fame? Well, she chucked her normal work in favor of a 16" x 20" semi-abstract seascape. I couldn't believe it! I still can't. Better yet, she enjoyed it! Santa Maria! Following a few hours of sleep, it was Thursday morning and time to return my guests to Houston -- again following a wonderful breakfast of pancakes and coffee. It was a great visit! The house seemed real empty when I returned home later. And, upon my return to Humble that afternoon, I concluded my day by -- you guessed it -- turning down the air and crawling into bed. Two days later, on Saturday, I took a three-hour lunch break from work to go to the Watercolor Arts Society - Houston to judge two different shows that open soon. I learned much. I had expected the art to be florals, landscapes and portraits painted with traditional watercolors or perhaps gouache. Instead, I was looking at everything that you normally see painted with oils, acrylics or pastels. And that was another surprise -- acrylics and egg tempera are also permitted, as long as the painting is on paper. No canvas panels are permitted though. Anyway, the art was first rate and I had a tough time deciding what to select. And, I think it's safe to say that it was the first time that I was ever accompanied by my own entourage as I strolled through the rooms, looking at art. I could get used to that. I strongly urge those of you whose view of watermedia works is similar to what I thought prior to my WASH visit to go check out the art and artists of the Watercolor Arts Society - Houston. For more information on WASH and its events, check out the Picks of the Week section below. In the meantime, on to the show....! Picks of the Week July WASH Artist's Reception.... OK, it's Friday the 13th and you don't want to stay at home scratching your black cat -- you are looking for something a little more cultured. The answer? Join me and the very very talented artists of the Watercolor Arts Society - Houston at the July WASH Artist’s Reception. If it's about 6 p.m., head on over to the intersection of Mandell and Alabama (near The Menil Collection) to the Watercolor Art Society-Houston building. First, second, third place and honorable mention ribbons for the July Membership Gallery Exhibition will be awarded at this event and there will be a brief presentation by Martin de Vore (yes, me) regarding the winning choices. Gallery directors Jan McNeill and Suzzanne Chapman will be on hand at the reception to greet you, along with other WASH members and art aficionados! Admission is free and WASH is family friendly. Members Suzanne Leatherwood, Mary Davis and Jerrie Gast are going to serve wine and delicious refreshments. The Gallery Show will be displayed in the WASH Gallery from July 8 – August 3. Please e-mail bridgettwash@excite.com for further information. A different WASH exhibition will also be on display for public viewing at the Jungman Library, located at 5830 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77057. Viewing dates for that exhibition will be from July 13 – August 31. Call (832) 393-1860 for directions and details. Five Artists at The Bel Air On Friday, July 13, from 6-8 p.m., The Bel Air welcomes Five Artists at The Bel Air. Participating in this evening of art and culture at The Bel Air — one of Houston’s newest and most elegant highrise properties — are five of Houston’s premier artists: Ray Phillips, Allan Rodewald, Julia Koivumaa, Sergio Santos, and Navid Ghedami. Appetizers and refreshments will be served at the reception; however, due to property policy, no alcoholic beverages can be provided. Visitors may feel free to bring their own favorite bottle of wine. The Bel Air is a 430-luxury apartment development located in the Montrose/Museum District of Houston. Envisioned to reshape the Allen Parkway buildingscape with a distinctive residential landmark, The Bel Air’s architecture is inspired by the grand resort hotels of the early 1900s. The 7.3-acre site is located on Allen Parkway, one of the primary routes into downtown Houston. Many of the homes will feature views of the Houston skyline, as well as Buffalo Bayou. The Bel Air is located at 2121 Allan Parkway, Houston, TX 77019. For more information, call (713) 529-7700. Dreamtime: Affordable Works By Aboriginal Artists Booker-Lowe Gallery, in conjunction with ArtHouston, (http://www.arthouston.com), will open Dreamtime: Affordable Works by Aboriginal Artists. The show will highlight new works acquired by gallery co-owner Nana Booker on her recent trip to Australia. Colorful canvases painted by emerging artists from the central desert, carvings from the Tiwi Islands, and necklaces strung from shells, gum nuts and seeds are among the many items that will be on display. The gallery, located at 4623 Feagan Street, will host an open house reception from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 and then is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and by appointment for the duration of the show. For additional information, please call (713) 858-9305, e-mail bookerlowegalleryart@houston.rr.com or visit the Web site at http://www.bookerlowegallery.com. Booker-Lowe Gallery is located at 4623 Feagan Street in Houston. In The Name Of Science Carrie Mercado is looking for a few good males. Yes, I know ... she aready has one -- pastel maestro John Mercado (just kidding John -- we all know that you are a mixed media sort of guy!). Nevertheless, Carrie needs your help. She is conducting a research study on creative thinking. If this sounds like something you might be interested in helping with, give her a call at (713) 894-6434 and she will give you all the details. Fire the Grid As you know, sometimes our tribes intersect. Sometimes, new experiences can tap undreamed sources of creativity. On next Tuesday, July 17, from approximately 5:30-7:11 a.m., our own Ankah Hagakore and the staff of Bamboo Bodyworks located at 507 B Roy Street (at Blossom) welcome you (with R.S.V.P.) to Fire the Grid meditation. Ankah explains: Shelly Yeates has been called upon to initiate a global project that includes each of us called Fire The Grid. In her words: "The light beings have told me we can stop much of this harmful behavior and destruction if enough humans decide that they want to become spiritually connected. It is possible to re-form a grid connection between us that will allow us to realign the energy of this planet and with each other. On July 17, 2007 at 11:11 GMT (6:11 a.m. Central) there will be a surge of creation energy which will make our reconnection possible. I have been asked to bring together as many humans as possible, throughout the world from every corner of the globe, to simply sit and pray or meditate for one hour during that time. Hopefully, with your help, we will amass a union of humans, such as the world has never seen. Loving humans with one intention - to heal our planet and awaken our souls to our true purpose: to become one with our Source of Light. This planned sitting of the people of earth will demonstrate the love and faith we feel for the goodness of our world and her inhabitants. We are the catalyst to the healing of earth... know that the faith of the others will boost your own faith and the power will be intensified. That is why we must all sit at the same time. We will feed each others power, strengthening the force of delivery and compounding the energy we send into the core of our home. Remember we are all a piece of God, and that energy of creation lives in all of us." If you are interested in staying over at Bamboo Bodyworks the night before the meditation, please contact Ankah at hagakore@gmail.com or Kerry at Kerry@Bamboo-Bodyworks.com for a subsequent e-mail with more details. And be sure to check out the Fire the Grid Web site at http://www.firethegrid.com/ If you are interested in participating, definitely contact either Ankah or Kerry as there is more information they can supply. - Martin For more information on Fire the Grid, hear about it from Shelley Yeates herself:
Houston Artists Abroad The China Report From Tribe Report Correspondent Marie Weichman: Oooooh, hope I'm not too late... another power outage, (bleh!) Well, it's gotten hotter if that's possible, but the a/c works and I'm feeling much better than last week! I found Gatorade which wasn't easy around here. Fish sauce, yes. Gatorade, no. I've finally gotten near the completion stage of a couple works I started when I got here and now I have to decide how I feel about them. In the meantime, I'm working on several small projects and I'm starting to think about winding things down here. The packing, shopping, trashing, crating, paperwork all will take the last week I have and I'm feeling ready to be stateside again. I've been able to get to know several wonderful artists while working here, not the least of which are Kirk Mangus, Alison Petty and SinYing. Money has gone fast with all the wonderful craftsmen at my service, so I've hit the ATM and I hope to bring back several things I'm making to sell ASAP, (like carved, slip cast dragon cups and flower motif rice bowls!). Also, I'm bringing back some tools and cobalt decals for all you clay people out there, so if you want to buy a few cheap toys when I'm back give me a call. And Max - I've got SOOO many pictures for your show that I don't even know where to start....so when I get back break out the beer, buddy! Love to all -- Marie On the Near Horizon One Elder Street Gallery will host the One show on Saturday, July 21, from 7-10 p.m. Forty artists were invited to participate in this one-week show (on view through Saturday, July 28) displaying a single work of art to celebrate the convergence of Houston's diverse art communities. Those artists who have confirmed include: Marie Weichman, Dan Mitchell Allison, Anila Agha, Nathaniel Donnett, Ray Phillips, John Mercado, Lilibeth Andre, Aimi Dunn, Allan Rodewald, David A. Brown, Sergio Santos, Bridgett Vallery, Dune-Micheli Patten, Lacey Crawford, Van McFarland, Keith J. R. Hollingsworth, Mitch Cohen, Lorena Fernandez, Shelley Shanks, Cintia Rico, Alex Wilhite, MaryAnn Lucas, Richard Varela, Jerrie Glidden, Susan Goettsche, Sorange Castillo, Stäcy Smith, Sarah Hazel, Julie Zarate, Xsemaj, Christian Perkins, Solomon Kane, Victoria Lewelling, William Panzer, Alissa Fereday, Dune Tencer, Heidi Powell-Prera, David Weaver, and Martin de Vore. You have seen their work in the past (and/or present) at such art venues as Redbud Gallery, Ggallery, DIG101 Gallery, Gallery M2, Sippora Gallery, Studio Gallery, Heights Gallery (Gallery 19), Eastman-Smith Gallery (Eastman Gallery), Square Moon Gallery, Winter Street, Garden of the Dragonfly, Mind Puddles, Bering and James, Earth Gallery, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Lawndale Art Center, Art League of Houston, DaVinci Gallery, Galerie Mado Chalvet, Houston City Hall, Houston City Hall Annex, Bayou City Art Festival and many many others. Yep, one show, one week, one piece -- one Houston art community. The exhibition is free of charge, as is parking, and open to the public. Catering will be provided by Jeremy Seymour's excellent Acadianne Catering Co. and libations available will include wine, beer, soft drinks and water. Musical entertainment will be provided by guitarist/vocalist Danny Jones. For more information on the One show at Elder Street Gallery, visit the Web site at http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ or contact Terrence Boggs at (281) 250-4889 or via e-mail at terboggs@yahoo.com. Elder Street Gallery is located at 1101 Elder Street, (down Dart Street off Houston Ave.) in the Inner Corridor, near I-45 and I-10. Currently On View.... Coniecturae Mysticae Through Sunday, July 29, Ggallery presents Coniecturae Mysticae. Grace Megnet and Joyce Harlow have created work that is definitely worth the trip to the 300 block of 11th Street. For more information, check out the Ggallery Web site at http://www.ggalleryhouston.com or e-mail Wayne Gilbert at wayne@digimag.com. Or, you could call (713) 869-4770. Ggallery is located at 301 11th Street in The Heights. New Collages After a recent very successful show in Marfa, Houston artist Ann Harithas has brought an entirely new body of her large New Collages to Redbud Gallery. Her work is surrealistic in nature and deals with socially political issues. The exhibition will run through July 30. Redbud Gallery, located at 303 E. 11th St. in The Heights.Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. For more information, please call Gus Kopriva at (713) 862-2532 or e-mail him at gakopriva@aol.com. Distant Horizons Back to Earth Remember that scene in the movie Poltergeist 2 where Carol Ann turns around from looking at the TV set and says to her parents, "They'rrrrrrrrre baaaaack....." Well, they are. Philip and Mandy Tague that is. Mandy and Philip have moved their international art business to the Earth Center and are representing artists in what used to be Gallery 101 made famous by Wayne Gilbert, (Ggallery). Located near the Washington regeneration and the Downtown Wortham Theatre District, they also have artist spaces for lease for events, storage and an upcoming indoor art market. According to P & M, "Earth Center is a place for honoring the senses and the soul featuring massage, yoga/tai chi, dance classes, art, music and more." Artists who are interested in leasing space should contact Philip at (713) 880-2121. The Tagues are also planning an Earth Center Art Market to be held the first Saturday of every month starting in September. To celebrate this new beginning, Earth Center will be having its grand opening on Friday, August 17, from 6-9 p.m. featuring art by acclaimed artists Sarah Hazel, Nic Noblique and Robert Dampier. Earth Center is located at 101 Franklin. For more information, call (713) 880-2121 or e-mail earthgallery@att.net or visit the Web site at http://www.earthgalleryonline.com Wayne's World I often wondered what Wayne Gilbert does when he is not involved in an art project. Now I know. He is looking at calendars. In this case, Wayne is giving us a peek at what he has coming up for a long time (G indicates event at Ggallery). So, herrrrrrrrre'sssssssss Wayne!
Martin notes Fourth call! Oh come on.... There has to be something out there! Last year, in July, when I was looking for a place in The Heights, I got lots of helpful referrals from you all. Yes, indeed. Most were in the $600-$700 range which was way out of my league. BUT, that range is exactly what one of our fellow artists is looking for now, this year, in July. She is STILL looking for new place to live, preferably in The Heights. She is STILL looking for a two-bedroom place, in the $600 range. If you know of anything she might consider, e-mail me at thetribereport@gmail.com and I'll STILL forward it to her. Redux: Another artist friend is also looking for something in about the same range, in the same part of town. If you know of anything she might consider, e-mail me at thetribereport@gmail.com and I'll forward it to her, too. At the risk of sounding like Sally Struthers, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz.........! God, I am turning into a Realtor like The Overlord Mitch! Suzanne Banning is still grounded. And it's not due to bad weather. China beckons to Suzanne but unless something soon changes, her best China encounter might be the corn dodgers on the buffet at Golden Island. HOWEVER, with your help, China could still happen for her. If you are interested in sending Suzanne to be at her art show opening in China, she would appreciate your help. There are many ways -- check, cash, Euros, American Express, VISA, Discover, Mastercard, frequent flyer miles....be creative! If you donate $1,000 or more, she'll give you a small piece of her work or do a special custom commission portrait of you. Of perhaps you'd rather have a portrait of Suzanne! At any rate, you can contact Suzanne through her Web site at http://www.suzannebanning.com . Tribal Drums The drums have increased in intensity to a pounding like those in the veins of my head when I discovered that my satellite TV box was dead this past week...''' From Jesse Kantu: Hello my fellow art patrons and friends.Check out the following link to see what I have been up to. Hope you like the art. Thanks. http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Jesse%20Alexander+Kantu/41681.html From Anita Torres Santos: Hello, Everyone. Sergio is keeping very busy this month. He will have work at two big openings this week. Five Artists @ the Bel Air contains some new pieces from his series Context. Also in the exhibition with esteemed collegues Ray Phillips, Allan Rodewald, Julia Koiuvumaa and Navid Ghedami. It should be a great time. Here is the link for info on that: http://sergiosantosphotography.com/exhibit.html . Sergio is also proud to be showing two pieces that made into Lawndale Art Center's The Big Show. Info here: http://lawndaleartcenter.org/index.html . Being in The Big Show means that Sergio gets to be in The Big Slideshow, which takes place: Wednesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 9, at 7 p.m. Each particiapting artist will have five minutes on one night to present digital "slides" of their work in the Big Show, past work, and/or anything that he/she might currently be working on. Sergio will most likely be presenting the second night, as it is usually alphabetical. Both nights are well worth the visit though. Last but not least -- Sergio will also have a piece in the One show at Elder Street Gallery. It is a show about unity in Houston's artistic community, which Sergio is very supportive of. Needless to say he is very proud to be a part of this show. Info here: http://www.elderstreetartist.com/ . Thank you for your support as always! From Keith J. R. Hollingsworth: You can let the art tribe know that my latest masterpiece will be on display at Lawndale's Big Show which opens this coming Friday. Cheers! From Donna Durbin: Hello everyone, I'm excited to invite you to a wonderful event. Please join me for an open house and art exhibit of my Mixed Media Tapestries on Thursday, July 19, from 2:30-7:30 p.m. in the beautiful offices of NUVEAU Medical Aesthetics. I look forward to seeing you. NUVEAU Medical Aesthetics is located at 810 Waugh Dr. #204 at Allen Parkway and will celebrate their 1st year anniversary with this open house. Dr. Christine Cheng, M.D. provides a full menu of non-surgical medical treatments for cosmetic enhancement. Houston's InTown Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting during the event. Join us for refreshments, complimentary consultations, demonstrations and art exhibition. Attendees can register to win a free Restylane Treatment ($550 value), compliments of Restylane and NUVEAU. The artwork is available for viewing until September during office hours. For more information, visit http://www.donnadurbin.com . From Nathaniel Donnett: I have a solo show coming up at Redbud Gallery on Oct 13th. The title of the show is I'm Fence To. From Chip Hight: Hight Cigar Company has moved to 3007 White Oak (between Studewood and Heights). We are open Tuesday -Saturday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. We offer cigar rolling on site every day and fresh and aged cigars are available. And, this first time offer: Blend your own cigar bar! There are filler choices of seven varieties, binder of three varieties and wrappers from five countries. Customers can make their dream cigar or just try something new and available only at Hight Cigar. No other store does this that I know of. Minimum of 10 cigars for each blend. Prices vary. From Robert Derr: On the 14th, our third 2nd Saturday, at 3 p.m., I'll deliver a half hour lecture in my studio on the ground floor of Winter Street Studios. The subject is C.H.A.I.R. or The Generation of Ideas. C.omfort H.eight A.djust (to) I.ndividual R.egirements is an acronymic description of the Model VIII/3 artist proof from the series of Straddle Sticks. Most of you have seen my simple oak plank seating "Straddle Stick." The original idea was spawned from a Central East African stool/chair I once saw at The Royal Museum of Central African Art, in Terverun, Belgium. The theme of the lecture traces this initial encounter through to this the last permutation. For more information, visit the Web site http://www.rderr.com or e-mail bob@rderr.com. From Marilyn Davenport: I have a new more professional Web site I have been working on. It's not finished but I like that it has a shopping cart so I can sell my work right off of the Internet. It's: http://www.MDavenportPhoto.com.There are a bunch of sites like that out there where artists don't even have to build it, like I'm currently doing. There are sites that charge monthly fees and ones that provide the shopping cart for you and charge only commission. Some of them are:
You can also buy templates and do it yourself but if you aren't that tech savvy, it may not be a good choice for you. I suggest that everyone sign up for PayPal, as it is such a great tool for selling your work. If you don't have a website but have PayPal and an eBay account, you can run transactions through that way. People can use there credit card to buy your art, which may make them more prone to do so. Do you have something you'd like to send along? If so, get out those digital drums and e-mail me at: thetribereport@gmail.com. Tribal Drums To The 23rd Power These messages are definitely worth multiple hearings....
Coda Remember, I am not Edgar Cayce, so if you have a show or event coming up that you want me to mention, you have to send it to me at: thetribereport@gmail.com. That's it for now. Until then, 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 again living in Humble. Martin is a member of the Artists At Large and Post-Diversionist tribes and knows without a doubt that there is more to life than gobblin' tater salad. And, of course, TA Fatima! |
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