mr steve won two awards for his work included in the 50th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition. Creative Excellence Award and Most Innovative Idea. didn't win best hair. It's here until December 23rd  The exhibition was juried by Michelle Grabner, Professor and Chair of Department of Painting and Drawing at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. i spent some of my winnings on a hotel room at "H" and pate. if ever in midland you should stay here.

they hung my work next to some guy named ted ramsey. he's pretty awesome.

sooooo.... this cat strolled in the other day and dropped this on my desk as my assistant and i chatted. he mumbled something and then ambled back into the outside. it appears to be an assemblage of some sort. i do not know where to send his commission check.

as director, i orchestrate and promote the sharing of creative process. however, in mr. steve world, i also wear the hat of critic quite happily, at times even gleefully.  this may result in a loss of popularity but i assure you, i sleep soundly at night. been stewing on this. check it out. no way to spin this, 555. the work was in no danger of imminent destruction and was certainly accessible to the interested (though i think the term "death trap" in freep article is a little harsh.) very plain, very simple: you "harvested" this without artist consent for personal gain. this is about preservation for YOU. please do not ordain yourselves stewards or guardians. it's insulting. any arts related mission you may promote is fraudulent. you're thieves. i might applaud a zealous act of tagging over your ill gotten wall piece. hell, i might even fund it.

mrsteves facebook provides commentary about lots of things and occasional streams of sound logic.

spring is here. i'm teaching at wayne state but, i may try and fine time to polish up on my dance moves. i don't know freddy, but apparently he's quick.

this week, i got sick. really sick. then my wife got sick. really sicker. not a good week. while down and out, drinking Vernor's which, by the way, is straight up full on medicinal in these parts and if you don't know you better "aks" somebody. anyway, i watched the worst movie ever made, They Live, starring former wrestling curiousity "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. i am not going to describe this film to you. rent it, buy it, steal it and then watch in horror. only good part is the epic fight scene which i have linked you up to here. enjoy. 

i still don't feel well and have IP set up this week which may or may not inspire future blog entries. possibly venom laced. if the thought of this bothers you, please refer to mr. steve profile description.  it may not always be pretty and, it most definitely ain't all good.

guest curator, detroit thinker/maker extrordinaire, ryan standfest just dropped these suckers off. catalogues from the Funny (not funny) exhibition which, was fantastic and set precedent for more outstanding offerings at our gallery in the D. they are available via ryan's site. truly well written and designed, it is an artifact which proudly signals the sort of creative energy we promote and support around here. plus my name's in it. makes a swell gift!

here's some stuff that is currently in the pipeline between my mind and the physical world. it gets from one to the other by taking a magical trip through some sort of printing process. then i can distribute these unsolicited materials ad nauseum. i do this to maintain my presence in the land of editorial illustration.

from time to time, mr. steve shares his favorite sources with his little lambs and today is one of those occasions. if you already know of these, pay 'em forward won'tcha?

gotprint: offers many sizes and several stocks (no chicken) also groovy round corners. the printer of choice for all work•detroit postcards.

VGkids: awesome. ypsilanti based.

MOO: some groovy sizes and packages. i have seen some MOO products floating around GradStudentVille.

MFA mega force john walters has work in work right this very second! john took an incredible amount of care and responsibility in the assembling and presenting of his work. the result is a transformation of space like we haven't seen at work•detroit. wonderful.

the room is painted in a dark value and, curtains cut off light to the space, allowing the pieces to glow in an environment that is uniquely theirs.

as makers, we should be keenly aware of the space in which our work lives. bad or innappropriate space melds with the work, and common ground is rarely the high ground. so....paint a wall. cover a window. hang a curtain.

now....who's going to help mr. steve paint this room back white, hmmmmm?

Maximillan Kolbe and St. Benedict  exhibiting at Idols and Icons @ Madonna University

Snots   exhibiting at Silver Medal Exhibition @ The Scarab Club

lookee here. i don't just lay in bed and think about how to hang (and keep) other people's stuff up in the gallery. i make stuff myself.  lots of it. and i love to see it up on the wall. mr. steve has a big fat ego you see. above are a couple things in exhibits right this very second. saints on bedazzled catholic school desktops and soon to be released Motor City Panhandler AllStar cards. i encourage folks to exhibit and i am throwing a couple links up here so that you all can look into getting on some call lists for places here in the "D". and don't forget ours!

Scarab Club

DAM