O' Happy Day

Thought I'd gladden up the blog a bit today.
peace
love
Hope

Good-bye Mel

STRONG
"blazingly honest"
artist
hard-working
respectful
five star smile
country-fair kitchen deva
Mel
has passed on.

I, among many, will feel the loss.
Please keep in mind that even the strongest-seeming people in your life may be needing an arm to hold, to steady them. We all need each others' support as we navigate the twists and turns of Life Chaotic.
Let others know if you need help please.


"...shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel..." (JT)
It's all we can do.

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

The Misses T Back from Burning Man, much playa'd

Life Art Party

Mushroom+Linda




Kusra in front of "Family Life"




Dylana -n- Mario




Family Discussion




October KOOT




March KOOT




The Tipi




Remembering Casagemas 106 Years Later




Chinese Checkers




To Butterflies




Jerry's Hand




Prince of Spheres




The Kiss




Flower Buddha




Family Life 2




a table that Mushroom painted (at Sunnyside Up)




Sunnyside Up

Some crowd pleasers seemed to be The Kiss, Flower Buddha, and Corvallis Town (not pictured here, sorry)...I heard a lot of commentary on all three pieces as I hovered near them. I can't choose favorites, but I truly love the KOOT paintings!!! Everytime I saw one I was grabbed and just stood smiling as I looked. I also especially enjoyed the color and geometry of Chinese Checkers, and Family Discussion 2. The Tipi and Remembering Casagemas 106 Years Later are also standouts.
Of course, seeing the Kapulers was the most wonderful part of the evening, but you still have a little more than a week left to see this show. If you're able, do so! It'll be worth your trip!

Mushroom's Birthday

I hope you're all planning to attend Mushroom's art show this evening at The Sunnyside Up Cafe in Corvallis.
Here's a rerun of an earlier post, in case you didn't get it the first time:
The Annual Birthday Showing of the paintings of
Alan Kapuler PHD/ Mushroom-Visual Artist

Monday, September 3, 2007

Sunnyside Up Cafe
116 Nw 3rd Ave
Corvallis, OR

six to eight pm

I believe this show runs the whole month of September.

Every bit the Rennaisance Man, Mushroom is a visionary scientist, activist, philosopher, gardener, lecturer and painter.
He is also one of my dearest friends and mentors. In large part because of Mushroom, I still believe that humans can be great...can distill pure art through their creations.
In his paintings we see images of his dear family, the Earth, and of course, plants...all imbued with a psychedelic beat-nik sensibility. Brilliant blocks of color overlay curving geometric landscapes, a still room with a child smiling beside a woodstove, a human face as seen by a seed...one might feel pulled to this timeless world, planted there by a master gardener.
Through his art, Mushroom brings the vision and emotion of the sixties to bear, synchronizing that past with all that's happened since. He describes a moment in time, not frozen there, but warm and dynamic. Here, now.

BMTV

check out this here link...

http://www.current.tv/burningman/

The Girls

when the girls weren't yet taller than us!

Eclipse Burn

from www.burningman.com

NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tom LaPorte, Media Mecca

MAN TO BE REBUILT AFTER FIRE

(Black Rock City - August 28, 2007) The Man at the center of Black Rock City will be rebuilt after an overnight fire which damaged the effigy at the center of the Burning Man event. Rebuilding is expected to take about two days.

Black Rock City officials say there was structural damage to the figure of the Man, but relatively little damage to the art and exhibits at the base of the Man. No injuries were reported.

An arson investigation is underway, and one arrest was made shortly after the fire was set. No charges have been announced, and the name of the suspect is being withheld. There has been no discussion of motive in the episode.

"We have the means and the will. The event continues on schedule, and the Man will burn on Saturday night," said Andie Grace, Communications Manager for Burning Man LLC.

A perimeter has been established around the scene, but event organizers say it is likely that participants will be permitted to visit the pavilion while the rebuilding is underway.

This is not the first time the Man has required rebuilding. In 1990, the Man was accidentally cut up with a chain saw while in storage prior to the event. It was fully rebuilt in time to be transported to the desert.

Burning Man annually attracts as many as 40,000 participants in the last week of August. The climax of the event is the burning of the effigy on Saturday night.

Kithe and Kin Art Shows

Two of Our Near and Dear are showing their respective works, please make an effort to patronize and enjoy these experiences:

Kurumi Conley- Glass Artist
will have an opening reception at:

Guardino Gallery
2939 Ne Alberta
Portland, OR
(503) 281-9048

Thursday, August 30, 2007

six to nine pm

Her show runs there until September 15, 2007.

You can check out more of her work at www.kurumiglass.com

Kurumi and her husband, Shoehorn, are truly some of the most talented and inspiring people I've been blessed to meet.

Go to this show, if only just to absorb the grace of her work.



Also, NOT TO BE MISSED:

The Annual Birthday Showing of the paintings of
Alan Kapuler PHD/ Mushroom-Visual Artist

Monday, September 3, 2007

Sunnyside Up Cafe
116 Nw 3rd Ave
Corvallis, OR

six to eight pm

I believe this show runs the whole month of September.

Every bit the Rennaisance Man, Mushroom is a visionary scientist, activist, philosopher, gardener, lecturer and painter.
He is also one of my dearest friends and mentors. In large part because of Mushroom, I still believe that humans can be great...can distill pure art through their creations.
In his paintings we see images of his dear family, the Earth, and of course, plants...all imbued with a psychedelic beat-nik sensibility. Brilliant blocks of color overlay curving geometric landscapes, a still room with a child smiling beside a woodstove, a human face as seen by a seed...one might feel pulled to this timeless world, planted there by a master gardener.
Through his art, Mushroom brings the vision and emotion of the sixties to bear, synchronizing that past with all that's happened since. He describes a moment in time, not frozen there, but warm and dynamic. Here, now.





( Mushroom in the garden...
a past show of his work at Sunnyside Up...
Nic [nom de plume] at said show...
these photos courtesy of:
www.seedambassadors.org )

I hope to see you at these happenings.
PEACE
LOVE
HOPE

Jared + Jamie = Love

My brother Jared recently married his dear friend Jamie in a beautiful ceremony. I send them prayers and support in their commitment to be each other's lifelong friend and companion. Blessed be.