June 12, 2008 by admin.

It’s the eve of Get Wet: Aqua de la Vida! at the ArtBox. Claire Vassort came to help install her beautiful silk pieces. The outdoor fountain is attracting local wildlife. Perhaps the wine & beer offerings tomorrow will also attract local wildlife. The performers, Jimmy Everett & Rick Gattone, have been informed they are competing with ZZ Top at Riverbend. This is clearly a case of “been there…have the T-Shirt.”

I saw ZZ Top many lifetimes ago in So. Florida at the worse concert venue known to man. I can’t remember the name of the place except it was in the Everglades somewhere in the hinterlands of Broward County, Florida. To get there you had to drive for hours, park in the middle of nowhere, walk for miles, go through a search, then finally walk-in to the acoustically-impaired metal building and be slammed by a wall of pot smoke so thick it made you wonder what the search was all about in the first place. There was no need to bring any pot; simple breathing would accomplish a high. I can’t remember (!) the opening act but I do remember ZZ Top because they had guitars that spun around their navels and live cattle on stage.

There was a second sighting of ZZ Top during a previous marriage. Cruising down the expressway through downtown Atlanta, we were passed by a T-top Camero with 2 guys. Their very long beards were blowing in the wind and a large cooler was safely nestled between the seats. I imaged the cooler’s content was cold and alcoholic. “Catch up with them!” I said, but my x-husband’s sad Volaire was not up to the task and we were left in the dust. They were wearing cool sunglasses, too.

I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s opening. Christie O’Grady’s painting are beautiful and breath new life into the ArtBox. I hope the good energy flows and friends gather to enjoy it. Maybe the ZZ Top guys will show up. Third time’s the charm!

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April 17, 2008 by admin.

There are two reasons why I suck at blogging: time & internet access. Let’s address the latter. On Lookout Mountain, GA, we are dependent upon Trenton Telephone. It is a mom & pop operation totally unaware of modern communication technology. In fact, most people around here will not have a land-line and use cell phones in order to not give TT another penny. They do not deserve it!

Time: never enough! Not much more to say; it slips away like warm creme brule down your throat. Wonderful! Delicious! Where’d it go? It’s gone! Oh, well…

And just like that, months have slipped by. The good news: it’s finally Spring! The icy rain has stopped and the last frost was almost negligible, unlike last year’s Killer Frost.

It would be great if the art buyers come out of their winter hibernation. Field reports from various art fairs are not encouraging. The wealthy feel poor and the poor feel scared. Yet I hear reports from other parts of the world and I wonder how truly poor people survive. There are bread lines in Egypt for 8-cent bread. The people in line make $2. per day, if they have a government job. Worrying about selling art seems so petty. Yet Egypt has artistic treasures beyond belief. There were centuries, no — millenniums when Egyptians produced enough food to stockpile for the non-growing season, enough food to export, and enough time to build monuments that still stand today. Are we really devolving? Art and culture are not petty but continue along with all other human activities that leave a record of who we are. I am grateful for all I have and will keep fear at bay. I will not make room for fear. I will not make room for doubt. I will make room for love and compassion.

Check back in a few months for the next entry…J.

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January 23, 2008 by jeannette.

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January 23, 2008 by jeannette.

Hello! The van is loaded to the gills with folk art and other stuff. Jimmy Hedge’s new rabbit ear hat is quite the hit wherever we go. We made one slight detour into Johnson City to visit noted auctioneer and character Kimbal Sterling. Hearing Kimbal & Jimmy deal was very informative & entertaining. Unfortunately, we could not fit into the van a large sculpture that would have been a hit in NYC. A couple of paintings and smaller sculptures did make it into the van.

After a good drive through the moonlit Shenannoah Valley, we found lodging in Mt. Jackson, VA. We will now get back on I-85 and try to beat the rain/snow into NYC. Jimmy just asked the clerk how long it would take to get to NYC and the clerk told him to be careful as there is a large monster in midtown headed towards Central Park. I could not see the blank look on Jimmy’s face from where I am sitting but can imagine it.

Next stop: NYC!

Jeannette

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