uhhh....

thanks, dude...

snap to grid exhibit in LA

my pic was displayed at the snap to grid exhibit in LA...
here are some pics of the opening - see if you can spot it!

perfect noodle bowl...

perfect noodle bowl..., originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

i've long thought gina's noodle bowls were nearly perfect.

the nearly part was because while they are appropriate size for regular folk - for us, um, big eaters, they would often necessitate seconds, thirds,etc...

so here's what gina and my wife call a "serving bowl" but i call it the perfect noodle bowl!

eddie vedder - into the wild...

can't wait to see the movie INTO THE WILD
loved the book - very thoughtprovoking - chris mccandless' story is similar to timothy treadwell's of GRIZZLY MAN - both stories ask the question: sage or fool?

more than likely - a bit of each...

anyhow, in the meantime, i am listening to eddie vedder's soundtrack - which is awesome - music that stands alone - yet i am guessing complements the movie as it seems like the songs express many of the ideas from the book....

never really thought one way or another about pearl jam - might have to dust off their records and give 'em a spin

new processing piece

multi-colored dandelions

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request for suggestions/ideas...

P9184684.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

right now, my plan for displaying my piece for the upcoming to masumi exhibit is to put the monitor on the wall - and have the pc on the floor underneath...

does anyone have any ideas how i can hide/protect the pc/cables - ideally in an attractive or even artistic way?

let me know, please!

to masumi

home, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

dissed by g*d's messenger of peace...

had a great time at the tremont art festival.

the highlight for me was sunday morning, when our booth (gina, ruth and i shared a booth...) was visited by a guy who said he was g*d's messenger of peace for this area (tremont? cleveland? midwest? USA? earth? milky way?)

he went up to ruth and gina and said to both of them "g*d loves you and you are doing exactly what you should be doing." and then gave them a paper. he looked at me and just said, "hi"... so apparently g*d doesn't love me, i am not doing what i am supposed to be doing, or both...

on the other hand, observing him for a few minutes seemed to indicate that this particular "messenger of peace" was most interested in spreading g*d love to attractive, young females... well, given i am 0-3 on that scorecard, it is no wonder this messenger had no message to deliver to me...

one question quiz...

multiple choice:
1. there is a large spider in the shower. who should kill it?
a. person 1 who discovered the spider and doesn't like it and wants it dead
b. person 2 who is going to shower next and doesn't like it and wants it dead
c. person 3. the mom of person 1 and 2 who doesn't like it and wants it dead
d. the sleeping vegetarian on the couch with no particular issues with spiders...

i feel giddy...

i received today an advance copy of the book dandelion

looks like an interesting book, but from a selfish perspective, what is notable to me is that it features a few of my photographs - on the title page and on first page of each chapter and a few other places - i feel giddy....

me half awake in a coffee shop, but still rockin' the chinstrap

me half awake in a coffee shop, but still rockin' the chinstrap, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

portrait

portrait, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

what's on my ipod...

two most recent from ben harper

rip jz

rip joe zawinul...

it saddens me to hear of his death...
weather report was my "beatles" in the late 70's-early 80's

thank g*d wayne is still with us...

a first for me...

a dynamic photomosaic of mine will be included in the upcoming to masumi exhibit - a tribute to masumi hayashi, an outstanding photographer and cleveland state professor who was murdered last year...

the opening is 10/12 at doubting thomas gallery - more info later....

this is the first time such a work of mine will be shown in public...

advice to students

from john maeda

mother teresa...

letters of mother teresa indicate the last half of her life she did not feel the prescence of g*d

somehow, this makes me admire her even more. for her to keep going and not slip into the despair of inaction is truly awesome - shows her humanity and her gift... personally, i think people want to view "saints" as being different than us as a way to get us off the hook... if i see mother teresa as a saint, i can excuse myself for not trying to emulate her cause after all, she's a saint and i'm a mere human. if, on the other hand, we see her as an ordinary person that did extraordinary things, it is a call to us ordinary humans to also do extraordinary things - and we can't use the excuse that she's a saint and we are not...

current favourite radio show...

is this one...

the name says it all...

all frith/all the time...

as many music listeners do, i listen heavily to one artist or style for an extended period of time...

right now, my taste leans toward avant garde and the musician getting the most play is fred frith

3 items getting a lot of play...
touch the sound - a dvd documentary about outstanding musician evelyn glennie that features fred - i love documentaries and this is an outstanding one about an outstanding musician - made even more amazing in my book, due to glennie's deafness...
the sugar factory, a duo record of frith and glennie
another dvd, step across the border which includes frith, zorn, arto lindsay, etc...

i love documentaries - cracked me up on one page frith was described as recording with "mainstream" artist such as brian eno - sheesh - when eno by comparison, is considered mainstream, you're truly avant garde...lol...

exhibit...

yd.JPG, originally uploaded by mike_zellers.

this photo will be at the snap to grid exhibit in LA - sounds like a very interesting exhibit - essentially anyone can submit - non-juried - they print all the pics up and display them in a grid...

i will also be at lccc's familyfest next sat...