Friday, September 19, 2008
Park(ing) Day
I walked by a few guys playing fiddles in a "park" around 9th and Chestnut today. A woman had taken off her shoes and was playing in the grass. I love it!
what's brewing?
First Person Arts and (woah!) ME.
I got the chance to talk to Digital Journalist Nicole Brewer of CBS3.com today about my experiences with First Person Arts and the project, Pieces of Koco, that I presented in a couple salons a while back. I don't know what to say other than it was completely awesome.
For the video and the story go to What's Brewing...
Craftadelphia: TOMORROW!
Tomorrow I will be selling crafty goodness with the Philadelphia Etsy Team at Mew Gallery.
MWM Designs - Unique jewelry made using semi-precious gemstones and natural materials
Botodesigns - a little world of Japanese inspired robots and a plant who is far away from home.
Craftadelphia! SATURDAY, September 20th @ Mew Gallery: 906 Christian Street 11am to 4pm.
Craftadelphia! is a sale featuring art, independently designed and produced items. This month's featured artists & designers:
MWM Designs - Unique jewelry made using semi-precious gemstones and natural materials
Botodesigns - a little world of Japanese inspired robots and a plant who is far away from home.
Bijoux by Allison - Distinctive handcrafted gemstone and vintage jewelry
Becky Augustine Jewelry Designs, LLC. - creates simple, elegant, handcrafted jewelry for everyday wear.
Grace Christie - Sophisticated and meticulously handcrafted adornments to get you out of those sweats.
Ahlen Moin - Science fiction artist and writer
Tremundo - Handbags created from original designs and made from new, recycled and unique materials
Miss Koco - asian oddities, kinky crafts + upcycled wonders
Becky Augustine Jewelry Designs, LLC. - creates simple, elegant, handcrafted jewelry for everyday wear.
Grace Christie - Sophisticated and meticulously handcrafted adornments to get you out of those sweats.
Ahlen Moin - Science fiction artist and writer
Tremundo - Handbags created from original designs and made from new, recycled and unique materials
Miss Koco - asian oddities, kinky crafts + upcycled wonders
Craftadelphia! SATURDAY, September 20th @ Mew Gallery: 906 Christian Street 11am to 4pm.
Monday, September 15, 2008
BreastStrokes @ CAC
I'll be showing a few pieces in a group show called BreastStrokes at the Cheltenham Art Center. The opening reception will be this Sunday, Sept. 21st from 2-4pm. A portion of all sales will go to local breast cancer awareness non profit organizations.Sadly, the CAC is having some major financial issues, so they are currently closed until they restructure and figure things out. There are other rumors that they are going to be closed permanently due to bankruptcy. This is pretty shocking and unfortunate news. As far as I know they will in fact have this opening/closing on Sunday. Do come out and support this show, the artists, the non-profits involved, and the CAC. It may be the last show there.
Friday, September 12, 2008
what's good
I'm in Philly. The iladelph... Gone back to where I came from, hoping to grow some roots that will ground me for a while. Hoping that there is enough here this time to keep me from growing bored. The passport that I'm so proud has extra pages, won't be getting as much use for now, but that doesn't mean that miss koco is adventure-less. The past few weeks have been filled with cultural events and good times in the streets.
For the time being I have the luxury to leisurely wander around town, popping into this place, grabbing another cup of tea, picking up something sweet at a bakery, or browsing through a book shop for as long as I choose. I went over to Moore College of Art & Design and saw a show in their gallery of Mary McFadden dresses that were gorgeous. I love the way she uses that signature fabric of hers. I wouldn't mind owning one, or a few, of her pieces.
Last night I visited the Philly Fringe Festival's Bar for the second time this week. It's in a warehouse at 5th and Faimount and they are showing the most bizarre films. It's huge and a bit dusty, but a nice set up. There's some odd thing int he corner that looks like a Stargate portal, and lots of people that seem to be inspired by the unique strangeness that belongs only to the fringe. This means that there's good people watching and a handful of lone dancers funking to their own personal inner groove despite the beat and tempo of the musical selection. I was one of those people after one bevi too many over the weekend.
I'm happy to say I got a good amount of fringe in this year. Last week I went to a magic show with Randy Shine in How to Write a Magic Show in One Week or Less, showing at Grasso's Magic Theater. The new theater is adorable. JUST SO ADORABLE. I want a show there. Not a magic show, but some kind of excitement.
There were only 4 of us in the audience, but it was a pretty good magic act. Randy does some craziness with some thimbles and the other dude in the show did this one "surrealist magic" piece that I really enjoyed where he was humming the Girl from Ipanema while pulling handfuls of cards out of thin air/his sleeve. Then he was talking on the phone which was actually a lobster, i German. It was much cooler in real life than it sounds right now.
Staying in the magic/circus/clown theme I seem to have gotten into recently, I saw the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in the sanctuary over at Fleisher Art Memorial. They were showing Kinko for President. A dude swallowed some very long metal objects, there was a woman on a tightrope, some wild multi-person juggling, among other fun bits.
On Kinko's site he outlines the things he'd do during his first 100 days in office:
1. Paint the White House. Most likely a multi-colored pattern.
2. Make sure that every city has 24 hour access free public restrooms
3. Get the United States juggling together. Every Monday there will be a weekly juggling workshop on the white house lawn. I will also encourage employers to push a juggling break in the work place. And push for juggling to be included in the Olympics (the last one is because of well paying lobbyists).
4. Hitch a ride on the space shuttle. Although many people argue that I have been spaced out for years, I really want to look out the window and see the Earth as a ball.
5. Bring past administration participants up for war crime trials. In all my years of vagrancy, loitering, public drunkenness, hitch-hiking, pan-handling and living a life of poverty, I was never given leniency by them, why should I give them leniency now.
6. Put peanuts and popcorn into every school lunch room. Organic cotton candy will also be served on Fridays.
I went to the First Person Arts Salon at the Gershman Y on Tuesday. I had a beer, complained, and chatted it up with some of my favorite Phillyheads. They showed a film by Andrew Schwalm (and Co.) on people who fish in the city. I had no idea people did this. I might have seen a few people once upon a time, but I didn't realize how obsessed some people are. Woah.
What else? Hmmm... yeah I've been at Silk City a lot more than I imagined I ever would be. And I keep bumping into the most random individuals. My sister's ex-bf, boys I used to have crushes on in high school, people I went to summer camp with, a guy who taught me how to make origami boxes in 5th grade. So, I'm out and about, making the most of what warm weather is left and all that Philly has to offer.
For the time being I have the luxury to leisurely wander around town, popping into this place, grabbing another cup of tea, picking up something sweet at a bakery, or browsing through a book shop for as long as I choose. I went over to Moore College of Art & Design and saw a show in their gallery of Mary McFadden dresses that were gorgeous. I love the way she uses that signature fabric of hers. I wouldn't mind owning one, or a few, of her pieces.
Last night I visited the Philly Fringe Festival's Bar for the second time this week. It's in a warehouse at 5th and Faimount and they are showing the most bizarre films. It's huge and a bit dusty, but a nice set up. There's some odd thing int he corner that looks like a Stargate portal, and lots of people that seem to be inspired by the unique strangeness that belongs only to the fringe. This means that there's good people watching and a handful of lone dancers funking to their own personal inner groove despite the beat and tempo of the musical selection. I was one of those people after one bevi too many over the weekend.
I'm happy to say I got a good amount of fringe in this year. Last week I went to a magic show with Randy Shine in How to Write a Magic Show in One Week or Less, showing at Grasso's Magic Theater. The new theater is adorable. JUST SO ADORABLE. I want a show there. Not a magic show, but some kind of excitement.There were only 4 of us in the audience, but it was a pretty good magic act. Randy does some craziness with some thimbles and the other dude in the show did this one "surrealist magic" piece that I really enjoyed where he was humming the Girl from Ipanema while pulling handfuls of cards out of thin air/his sleeve. Then he was talking on the phone which was actually a lobster, i German. It was much cooler in real life than it sounds right now.
Staying in the magic/circus/clown theme I seem to have gotten into recently, I saw the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in the sanctuary over at Fleisher Art Memorial. They were showing Kinko for President. A dude swallowed some very long metal objects, there was a woman on a tightrope, some wild multi-person juggling, among other fun bits.
On Kinko's site he outlines the things he'd do during his first 100 days in office:
1. Paint the White House. Most likely a multi-colored pattern.
2. Make sure that every city has 24 hour access free public restrooms
3. Get the United States juggling together. Every Monday there will be a weekly juggling workshop on the white house lawn. I will also encourage employers to push a juggling break in the work place. And push for juggling to be included in the Olympics (the last one is because of well paying lobbyists).
4. Hitch a ride on the space shuttle. Although many people argue that I have been spaced out for years, I really want to look out the window and see the Earth as a ball.
5. Bring past administration participants up for war crime trials. In all my years of vagrancy, loitering, public drunkenness, hitch-hiking, pan-handling and living a life of poverty, I was never given leniency by them, why should I give them leniency now.
6. Put peanuts and popcorn into every school lunch room. Organic cotton candy will also be served on Fridays.
I went to the First Person Arts Salon at the Gershman Y on Tuesday. I had a beer, complained, and chatted it up with some of my favorite Phillyheads. They showed a film by Andrew Schwalm (and Co.) on people who fish in the city. I had no idea people did this. I might have seen a few people once upon a time, but I didn't realize how obsessed some people are. Woah.
What else? Hmmm... yeah I've been at Silk City a lot more than I imagined I ever would be. And I keep bumping into the most random individuals. My sister's ex-bf, boys I used to have crushes on in high school, people I went to summer camp with, a guy who taught me how to make origami boxes in 5th grade. So, I'm out and about, making the most of what warm weather is left and all that Philly has to offer.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
the door, 1998-1999
For a year I asked people who came to visit me to sign and leave something from their wallet, bag, or purse on my door.
Friday, September 5, 2008
dada news
Mon pere... today in the weekend section of the Philadelphia Inquirer there's an article on his upcoming show Transpersonal. Gotta shout out my pops.
Montgomery County Community College's Multiple Choice Gallery, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. To Oct. 5. Mon-Thu 8-9:30, Fri 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Free. 215-519-7349 or www.mc3.edu.
Also, if you're around for First Friday (TONIGHT!) in Philly, miss koco will be at the show at Dupree Gallery, 703 South 6th Street, from 5-9pm. Come say hello.
Featuring work by:
Lillian Cotton
Dory Doughty
Kristina Klugar,
Philmore Peterson
Natalie Rzucidlo
Nicholas Tridemas
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