Author Archives: Chris

Photographic Mixed Media Artist

Pick of the week, August 20

August 20, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” –   Gilbert K. Chesterton

 

Mile Marker 166, 35x51

 

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Along the way

August 17, 2012 by Chris | 3 Comments

Why I can't write more...

After a great show at the Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival, great camping in the Sawtooth National Recreational Area, and some great meals, Kyle and I made our way to the Canadian Border where we stored our van and camper for a few days to vacation in Vancouver with our great friends and hosts, Jim Brown and Matt VanderWerff. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, August 13

August 13, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

 

Mile Marker 56, 35x51

 

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From the road so far

August 9, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

Cabela's RV "Park", Sidney, NE

10 Lessons learned or re-learned

  1. Sometimes an RV Park really just means RV Parking.
  2. All food tastes better when camping.
  3. Creativity should not be used when quoting a celebrity. Taught by the book we are listening to as we drive: Imagine: How Creativity works by Jonah Lehrer.
  4. A bike ride at the end of a long day in the van works out a lot of kinks. Continue reading »

Pick of the Week, August 6

August 6, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” – Henry David Thoreau

 

Mile Marker 284, 16x22

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The End of Summer

August 2, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

Four more days until Kyle and I are off for our NorthWest tour. With the heat here at home, it couldn’t come a moment too soon, but with the amount we need to get done before we leave, we could certainly use an extra moment or two! And this year we will be traveling with the camper we purchased in Idaho on last year’s tour, which adds another whole level of complexity to the preparations, but a new level of fun to the trip. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, July 30

July 30, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“The ground’s generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground.” ― Rumi

 

Mile Marker 265, 35x51

 

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By the numbers

July 26, 2012 by Chris | 2 Comments

With the unrelenting triple digit temperatures in Kansas City, Kyle and I are counting the days (ten) until we leave for our NorthWest tour. So being the number geek that I am, and facing a full day of writing, I decided to count a few things first.

 

Our trip by the numbers:

 

  • 38 days of travel
  • 3 shows
  • 8 days of showing
  • 5,000+ miles of driving
  • 82+ hours of driving
  • 4 hours before we run out of things to talk about
  • 10 states
  • 1 province
  • 41 feet of vehicle
  • 1,230 number of songs we have time to listen to while driving
  • 19,595 number of songs we will have with us
  • 5,920 elevation of Sun Valley Art Fair
  • 60 lineal feet of display space in Art in the Pearl
  • 130,000 patrons at Saint Louis Art Fair
  • 95 pieces of artwork
  • ??? number of days it will take to recover

So many more things I could count today, but for now I need to write 1400 words, to answer 10 questions, to prepare for Artist Inc 2.

 

Pick of the Week, July 23

July 23, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

“Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, you cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.” Plato

 

Mile Marker 270, 29x16 (x4)

 

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There are no people like show people!

July 19, 2012 by Chris | 4 Comments

I am blown away by the talent that Kyle and I are surrounded by.

 

Katie Gilchrist

When we are traveling to shows, we are surrounded by tons of talented visual artists, some of which I have already introduced you to. But in contrast, because of the solitary nature of my studio work, when we are back in KC we are surrounded by Kyle’s people – performers. Continue reading »