First things first: a few weeks ago, I heard a rustling in the leaves on the ground in the backyard..upon further investigation I found this!
The very first LIVE cicada nymph I have ever seen. It was seriously like finding the Holy Grail for me. I named him Dumpy and let him go. The next morning I found his molted carapace, so in a way, I still have him. RADNESS!
Next I went to Chicago for an art show, but I'm not really going to talk about it, because it was BY FAR the least awesome thing that happened this past weekend.
Chloe, moments before laying waste to the city below.
Ben, WHILE laying waste to the city below.
I got to go to the Field Museum again, which might be one of my favorite places in the world.
They have every animal I wanted to see, ever, sadly dead, but for science! Behold the Bintarong, NEED!
For the little girl who asked her dad what this animal was: It's an Echidna, one of only two egg laying mammals called Monotremes. **snort**
Monkeys done got teeth too.
Mandi Spayd collaborated with me on this (and another carelessly handled and now damaged) sculpture. I have to thank her and her husband for keeping me from unleashing Gamma rays.
Who's that dude with the beard? Oh, hey, it's my little brother-in-law, Anthony! I've known him since he was four, he can't have a better beard than me.
Mi Familia.
I have to thank my Mom and Pops, Dan, Trish, Ben, Chloe, Anthony the Spaydenburgs, Melissa Forman, Scott Radke, All of the ART DORKS and Pizza for making this trip actually worth it.
Some seriously insane stuff in the works, including merch, international shows and tons of new work. Stay tuned, this year is about to get nuts.
5 comments:
holy crap thats cool!!!!! what a find!!!! man southern cal has sucky creatures , well at least in my neck of the woods.
i love the wizard of oz
Can't wait to see more art work. It's always fun to see the interesting things you post about. That sucks that the art show was such a crapper. Tell the fam I said hello!
Last summer in illinois was when all the cicadas come out of the ground and take over, it happens every fourteen years. there were thousands everywhere. it was awesome.
soooo jealous! i want to go to the field museum!!!! and bummer to damaged art! ugh.
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