After much work, Fedora 9 is finally out. It pretty much rules, so you should really check it out. Digg it here

Is there anyone on my friends list old enough to remember the black light art of the 60's? It seems to be on its way back in, only on a less trite path. I had a request from a friend in Israel this morning to write a piece about an artist named Edd Aragon, who was recently featured on Dateline for his "invisible" art. His walls and canvases look white in regular light, but he creates these amazing paintings that show up when lit with a black light.




I posted about him on my art blog HERE .

Pen and ink 12"x9"

I don't have a good enough memory for Lost.

Anyway, watched last week's episode. Very interesting stuff going on. I think I'd like to just watch the whole damn thing once it's over. I might actually understand what the hell's going on then.

I thought you guys would enjoy this article:

Someone stole a 500 year old crystal skull from a new-age store in California. The article starts out with: "Indiana Jones better get his alibi ready."

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acrylic on 30cm by 30cm board .....ode to sarah joncas!

A bird has made a nest on the wreath on our front door. There are baby birds in it. I guess we'll be living with the winter wreath for a while. On the good side, the birds keep the cats entertained!

New ACEO (Art Cards Editions and Originals) on eBay. :) Click to view, only $2.00 starting bid.

Yes, I realize it's late notice, but there may be SOMEONE out there sitting at the computer wondering to themselves, "Hm, I wonder how I could get to Ecuador to do some archaeology this summer?"

Well, I have the answer right here! Through the Pambamarca Archaeological Project, of course!

The Pambamarca Archaeological Project consists of an international team of researchers investigating ancient, historic and living landscapes in Pambamarca, Ecuador. The project area of Pambamarca is located at an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet in the Andean sierra, where snowcapped peaks dominate the horizon. As past participants can attest, working on the project is exhilarating as multiple teams perform a variety of tasks everyday like settlement survey, site mapping, remote sensing, excavations and laboratory work. This year the project will continue to study the massive Pre-Columbian fortresses that were built on the peaks of the Pambamarca mountains by Inka and Ecuadorian societies.

( More project overview )

The project runs from July 6 through August 10, 2008, and if I remember correctly, the application deadline isn't until June 29-- at least, that's what the web site said a couple of months ago when a prospective student asked me. So, procrastinators are welcome!

Field school opportunities are through Foothill College, where the students will stay in a colonial-era hacienda, or UCLA, where students will stay in the small pueblo of Cangahua and conduct an independent research project of their own design.

If you don't want credit, e-mail director Sam Connell [e-mail address at the site listed above] for volunteer opportunities.

If you have any further questions, you can contact me personally: mismith35[at]gmail[dot]com.

[cross-posted to anthropologist]

Hurray summer.



( Gee, painting is dead. )

Scarification - Acrylics, nails, wire, & metal foil on canvas, 24" x 30"

Detail of some of the nails & wire:

updated with some new work....

http://faeryez.deviantart.com/

Watercolor, ink 12"x9"