My quotidian "Lock" made it in.

[swag]

We'll see if the free wine at the opening is any good. If it isn't, back to the wine shop for a slurp.

The 4x4 Art Show, a unique juried exhibition of individual works, will take place from February 23rd through March 27th at Collage on Alberta. An array of local and international artists, both new and established, will present work created with one simple guideline, that the dimensions are 4" x 4". Artists have been allowed the freedom to use any medium or subject matter.

The concept of the show reflects the curator's intent to create a juried exhibition unhindered by the constraints a particular theme or medium, with the limited size requirement and nominal submission fee intended to make the show accessible to a whole range of artists. The ultimate goal of this approach is to present a great number of diverse works within a limited space.

This show is sponsored by Collage on Alberta and curated by local artist Holly Cappello. In addition, Ron Gassaway and Jodie Cord have contributed their promotional and administrative experience to this exhibition. Collage on Alberta is an art store and creative space in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, Oregon.

The opening for the 4x4 Art Show will take place at 6:00pm on February 23rd, Last Thursday.

[progmom]

1. YAY!

COngratulations. I'm very impressed. :applause:

[swag]

23. Hey, thanks.

Impressed by my use of the word "quotidian?"

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. That's not actual size.

I feel betrayed.

[swag]

3. What is your screen resolution.

I will attempt to accommodate your professed desire for actual size.

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. 1280x800

[swag]

22. Does this one look a little closer to 4" x 4"

[Magrittes Pipe]

47. Much better.

[GirlinContempt]

4. Congrats, Mister

That is really really fab! (and it's the one I picked :P)


In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things. And I've got mine.

[swag]

24. -

[GirlinContempt]

50. AHHHHHHHHH

*gulp*

[cassandra uprising]

26. So which is it sister?

Bauhaus, Pixies or Modest Mouse?

:bounce:

[swag]

42. I think Tuxedomoon also covered that number, didn't they?

Oh, don't mind me.

I'm so old, I saw Snakefinger play guitar and an electronic kick-drum with the Residents.

[cassandra uprising]

46. I have absolutely zero knowledge of the bands of which you speak.

Teach me how you learn.

[GirlinContempt]

51. Lynch

:P

[asthmaticeog]

6. That's great!

:toast:

My vote is *still* for "Plug," though. :P

[GirlinContempt]

7. Lock!

BATTLE TO THE DEATH

[asthmaticeog]

8. PLUG!

HAVE AT THEE!

[GirlinContempt]

9. !!!LOCK!!!

You know who liked plugs? Huh? Do ya?



That's right.

[asthmaticeog]

11. *****!!!PLUG!!!*****

Pounding thunder, trembling earth!
At the sight of the youngsters,
The Soviet land laughs, full of joy!

Stalin! Stalin!
He called these barren wilds to life!
He painted them the color of the USSR!

[GirlinContempt]

12. Trotsky is not impressed

The workers of the world unite under the lock!

[asthmaticeog]

13. The workers of the world unite under the ice axe!

[GirlinContempt]

14. Ice PICK thank you very much

Regardless, that is for mining silver not ice :P

http://gothadelic.livejournal.com/278580.html?nc=18

[asthmaticeog]

16. PLUG!

:P

[GirlinContempt]

49. *cry*

lock

locklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklocklock

lock

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Trotsky was such a dork. Look at those glasses!

Stalin was all man, baby.

PLUG4LYFE!!!

[GirlinContempt]

52. Oh man, we just got in a copy of

Trotskys "The Suppressed Testament of Lenin " at work, I almost peed with joy

[In_The_Wind]

10. Congratulations swag !

[swag]

25. Thanks, Joan.

You know a friend served this sparkling Shiraz called "Vixen" the other night with dessert.

Sounds pretty damned weird, I know, but with the choco truffle cake, it was the perfect combo of bubbles and nasty.

[In_The_Wind]

40. There is nothing weird about prefect combinations like that.

bubbles and nasty

bitter and sweet

The decadence of the truffle combined with the Australian bubbles

[no name no slogan]

15. Congrats!

The lock rocks! (although I did like the plug, too)

[swag]

27. Thanks, man.

Plug was a favorite among a certain class of aesthetes, but associates in Seattle and Los Angeles tipped the balance in favor of "Lock."

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Congrats!

[swag]

30. Thanks, esteemed primate1.

I looked into the window at the show this morning on my way to the bus and saw that my humble painting got a nice spot among the 4-by-4s.

[XNASA]

19. The Lock was my fave from the start.

Congrats, man.

[swag]

31. Thank you, sir.

It's a humble painting, but somebody in Seattle has already bid on it. If it doesn't sell at the show for twice her bid, the Seattle lady gets it.

I will miss my little lock, but will invest the proceeds into dividend-paying securities that will comfort me in my waning years.

[XNASA]

39. I enjoy it because....

...it makes me wonder where the key is.

[XemaSab]

20. Izzat oils?

I really like it! :D

Congratulations! :bounce:

[swag]

32. Thank you very much.

Yes, them is oils.

The nasty, sick chemical smell of painting with oils is its own reward.

[Heidi]

21. Congratulations, swag!

:thumbsup: I hope the wine is good, too; if not, though, it sounds as though you have one of the most important aspects of an opening covered. ;)

[swag]

33. Thank you, Heidi.

I have been inspired by your posted works of late to go down a different track in the coming months, but am happy to have knocked off a few little objects.

[Heidi]

37. Uh-oh.

Same thing has happened to me lately. I think my work hasn't enough color, but that's going to change this spring when my new studio is completed and I have a place to make a mess. :D

[RandomKoolzip]

28. Nice painting. Do you know how to remove one of those

from my wife's chastity belt? I'm goin' nuts over here.

[swag]

34. I bet she swallowed the key, didn't she?

I won't tarnish this celebratory thread with how to search her stool for small metal objects.

[RandomKoolzip]

35. Yup. Down the gullet.

Anyhow...congrats on the stuff and the deal and the thing. :thumbsup:

[cassandra uprising]

29. You make a nice.

Cheers :toast:

[swag]

36. Cheerio.

I would love to take you and your old man out for drinks when I'm in your town toward the end of April.

Maybe hear some music?

[cassandra uprising]

45. For real?!

That would be good times indeed! :bounce:

The countdown begins!

[swag]

48. Will be in touch.

[swimboy]

38. Congratulations.

I wish I could attend the opening.

Cheers.

[swag]

43. That would be fun.

We'd ditch out of there right quick, and head down to Zaytoon for a Baba Burger.

Some day.

[Patiod]

41. I voted for "Lock!"

Yay Lock!

[swag]

44. Lock smashes scissors!