Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Oops
Apparently the Flobots are on tonight and not last night... Check out NBC - Last Call with Carson Daily.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Phil's Visit - more Flobots - Wedding
Liz's brother - and my soon to be brother-in-law - whoa - came to visit this weekend for his birthday. We took him snowmobiling, fishing, and had a general ol' good time. Snowmobiling pictures can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/mhewing/SnowmoWithPhil
The Flobots are officially blowing up - checkout the latest Billboard top 100 - they're #3 in the Hot Modern Tracks chart - #55 in the Pop 100 - and 64th on the Billboard Hot 100... not too shabby. Oh and 39th on ITunes for their single - Handlebars. OH and 12th for their album Fight with Tools - they were 15th the other day - steadily rising.
They're on Carson Daily tonight - so if you're still up and reading your email - watch it! Or just watch it on YouTube tomorrow. You can watch the new music video for Handlebars now as well:
http://video.universalrepublic.com/?plid=1481452858&v=1534502575&aid=0
We've picked out the menu for the wedding! Be sure to check www.lizandmarkgethitched.com for updates.
The Flobots are officially blowing up - checkout the latest Billboard top 100 - they're #3 in the Hot Modern Tracks chart - #55 in the Pop 100 - and 64th on the Billboard Hot 100... not too shabby. Oh and 39th on ITunes for their single - Handlebars. OH and 12th for their album Fight with Tools - they were 15th the other day - steadily rising.
They're on Carson Daily tonight - so if you're still up and reading your email - watch it! Or just watch it on YouTube tomorrow. You can watch the new music video for Handlebars now as well:
http://video.universalrepublic.com/?plid=1481452858&v=1534502575&aid=0
We've picked out the menu for the wedding! Be sure to check www.lizandmarkgethitched.com for updates.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Ceremony Site as of 05/14/08
Charley and I went for a walk this afternoon to assess the progress of the snow melt out at the top of Peanut Lake Road where the ceremony is going to be held... it's snowy... I'll let the pictures do the talking...
The day's photos can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/mhewing/WeddingSite051408
The day's photos can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/mhewing/WeddingSite051408
Wedding Honeymoon Donations
It may be tacky but Liz and I have decided to not register for much of anything being that we largely have all the things that we may need to establish a nice little home wherever we end up. We've decided that what we would most appreciate instead of blenders and bedding sets would be help for our honeymoon. We've added a Donate button to our Wedding Website - it's listed under the Gift Registry section of the site and conveniently accepts all major credit cards along with a number of other payment options... So please do forgive our tackiness - but we greatly appreciate your help!! Feel free to come up with creative ideas like: Here is one night's stay at an all-inclusive resort in Bali - or here is a nice dinner for two on the beach in Tahiti...
http://www.lizandmarkgethitched.com
http://www.lizandmarkgethitched.com
Ben Garthus
For those of you who know Ben Garthus - he's one of my Groomsmen - and was the reason that Liz and I met. Liz moved into Ben's house as Ben was moving out - and it was at Ben and my Birthday party at Gallery Sovereign that Liz and I first spoke and became interested in one another.
He has since moved to Minneapolis where he is a graphic designer - working on a lot of the consumer product packaging that you've grown to love in the grocery store.
His art work has progressed immensely since the days of Gallery Sovereign - so I wanted to share with you his new artist statement and a link to some of his new work at the Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis. It's impressive - and I'm proud of him!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24824788@N07/
"The major focus in my work is consumer culture, over-consumption, and the byproducts produced. The United States is the embodiment of this. We do not have the long established cultural history of most other countries so consumer capitalism often seems to define us.
Over the last four years I have worked as a packaging designer for large multi-national food corporations. As a result I have an intimate love-hate relationship with consumer packaging. I experience it not only from its birth, in the design process, but to its ultimate death, as it is consumed. Although I enjoy the creative process, I am conflicted about contributing to the excessive packaging and the distortion of truth that many large companies propagate. One of my earlier series, “Confessions of Consumption,” investigates this phenomenon. Focusing on the refuse I generate allows me to make personal work using impersonal subject matter.
“A Commemoration of Convenience” also stems from my work in the packaging industry but not from the perspective of graphics; the cast plastic sculptures investigate the forms themselves. This piece is a documentation of the containers that flow through my life. It acts as a personal reminder of how much I actually participate in the consumer culture that I am critical of. Many of these objects are imbedded in our society and are difficult to avoid. It is for this reason that they are important.
Reconfiguring my artistic practice to fit my current work situation is crucial to my art. By embracing my day job and using it for inspiration, I have been able to revamp it into something more desirable. In one of my newer pieces, I used my commute to work as an art-making activity. With “Emission Control,” I attached canvas to my exhaust pipe and stained it while driving, furthering the idea of efficiency and reuse. I enjoy the daily ritual of making art even if only for short periods of time; it is a way of reclaiming the day.
In the past I considered myself to be a painter but many of my recent works are headed in sculptural direction. The more concept driven my art becomes the less important it is for me to make a distinction. I am interested in how different materials communicate ideas. I enjoy the process of learning how to create with unfamiliar substances. Each time I adopt a new material, new obstacles arise. In the process of solving those problems, different aspects of my work are brought to light.
In confronting the things that frustrate me, both in my life and in our society, I can find peace in the process. By using materials and subject matter that are a natural by product of my life, I am transforming them into something that is relevant."
He has since moved to Minneapolis where he is a graphic designer - working on a lot of the consumer product packaging that you've grown to love in the grocery store.
His art work has progressed immensely since the days of Gallery Sovereign - so I wanted to share with you his new artist statement and a link to some of his new work at the Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis. It's impressive - and I'm proud of him!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24824788@N07/
"The major focus in my work is consumer culture, over-consumption, and the byproducts produced. The United States is the embodiment of this. We do not have the long established cultural history of most other countries so consumer capitalism often seems to define us.
Over the last four years I have worked as a packaging designer for large multi-national food corporations. As a result I have an intimate love-hate relationship with consumer packaging. I experience it not only from its birth, in the design process, but to its ultimate death, as it is consumed. Although I enjoy the creative process, I am conflicted about contributing to the excessive packaging and the distortion of truth that many large companies propagate. One of my earlier series, “Confessions of Consumption,” investigates this phenomenon. Focusing on the refuse I generate allows me to make personal work using impersonal subject matter.
“A Commemoration of Convenience” also stems from my work in the packaging industry but not from the perspective of graphics; the cast plastic sculptures investigate the forms themselves. This piece is a documentation of the containers that flow through my life. It acts as a personal reminder of how much I actually participate in the consumer culture that I am critical of. Many of these objects are imbedded in our society and are difficult to avoid. It is for this reason that they are important.
Reconfiguring my artistic practice to fit my current work situation is crucial to my art. By embracing my day job and using it for inspiration, I have been able to revamp it into something more desirable. In one of my newer pieces, I used my commute to work as an art-making activity. With “Emission Control,” I attached canvas to my exhaust pipe and stained it while driving, furthering the idea of efficiency and reuse. I enjoy the daily ritual of making art even if only for short periods of time; it is a way of reclaiming the day.
In the past I considered myself to be a painter but many of my recent works are headed in sculptural direction. The more concept driven my art becomes the less important it is for me to make a distinction. I am interested in how different materials communicate ideas. I enjoy the process of learning how to create with unfamiliar substances. Each time I adopt a new material, new obstacles arise. In the process of solving those problems, different aspects of my work are brought to light.
In confronting the things that frustrate me, both in my life and in our society, I can find peace in the process. By using materials and subject matter that are a natural by product of my life, I am transforming them into something that is relevant."
Monday, May 12, 2008
We're back
We returned Friday from our separate adventures. Liz went back to MI for a Bridal shower, to try on her wedding dress, and a bachelorette party amongst other things. She had an incredible time and came back with a new haircut and a fresh glow about her that I find incredibly attractive (Liz will have to login and write more about her trip). I, on the other hand, returned from a week in CA with a sunburnt forehead - not quite the glow Liz was hoping for... and now it's peeling. Sweet. Aforementioned sunburn was achieved while driving around San Diego in Shawn's little Alfa Romeo convertible. We saw some of the Red Bull air races, helped Jackson decompress from his POW training with the marines, laid on the beach, ate some fish tacos, watched some surfing from the pier, played some football on the beach, and received a personal tour of a Harrier up close and personal with First Lt. Aaron Frey (Jackson) aka Call Sign Amber.
I then flew to San Francisco to see Eric and Sarah and their new daughter Mica. What an incredible new family - Mica has an adorable little personality and at 16 months she's quite the talker and attention hog - I loved getting to hang out and dance with her. It was fun to see Eric and Sarah too... ;) We went to the MOMA - which had an incredible photography exhibit. We met up with Damien's dad at his bagel shop in Sonoma and then went for a wine tasting. We went sailing with Schulyer and cruised around Alcatraz and past the Golden Gate Bridge - it was a breezy blast!
Upon return to CO we were met with a large muddy mess as the snow begins to melt in Crested Butte - we're contemplating having a back-up location in case our outside venue is still snowed-in - and with the forecast calling for 6-12 inches tonight it may be awhile before it melts out.
Went snowmobiling Saturday - there was 6 inches of fresh - and it was some of the best snowmobiling I've ever had - until it wasn't. Got the sled stuck against a tree and ended up having to come back the next day with some friends to get it out. Went mountain biking today... rough life.
All the invites are sent - and the reality is sinking in - it's soon!!! Woooeee!! Wedding planning - lots of fun final details.
Shawn and Meghan enjoying the sunshine in San Diego.
Mica and Sarah ham it up.
The Golden Gate bridge from our luxury sailing yacht....
The trolley in downtown San Francisco
The Golden Gate Bridge.
The sled track down to the tree... the broken stump in the left foreground was 5 inches in diameter - somehow the sled still works... just a few broken plastic panels...
Sled worked enough to tow Eric and Damien to the top for a number of laps.
Eric drops a nice one.
Damien airs in.
I then flew to San Francisco to see Eric and Sarah and their new daughter Mica. What an incredible new family - Mica has an adorable little personality and at 16 months she's quite the talker and attention hog - I loved getting to hang out and dance with her. It was fun to see Eric and Sarah too... ;) We went to the MOMA - which had an incredible photography exhibit. We met up with Damien's dad at his bagel shop in Sonoma and then went for a wine tasting. We went sailing with Schulyer and cruised around Alcatraz and past the Golden Gate Bridge - it was a breezy blast!
Upon return to CO we were met with a large muddy mess as the snow begins to melt in Crested Butte - we're contemplating having a back-up location in case our outside venue is still snowed-in - and with the forecast calling for 6-12 inches tonight it may be awhile before it melts out.
Went snowmobiling Saturday - there was 6 inches of fresh - and it was some of the best snowmobiling I've ever had - until it wasn't. Got the sled stuck against a tree and ended up having to come back the next day with some friends to get it out. Went mountain biking today... rough life.
All the invites are sent - and the reality is sinking in - it's soon!!! Woooeee!! Wedding planning - lots of fun final details.
Shawn and Meghan enjoying the sunshine in San Diego.
Mica and Sarah ham it up.
The Golden Gate bridge from our luxury sailing yacht....
The trolley in downtown San Francisco
The Golden Gate Bridge.
The sled track down to the tree... the broken stump in the left foreground was 5 inches in diameter - somehow the sled still works... just a few broken plastic panels...
Sled worked enough to tow Eric and Damien to the top for a number of laps.
Eric drops a nice one.
Damien airs in.
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