Case Dismissed!

The fight is over; the city of Grosse Pointe Park has thrown in the towel. The case has been officially withdrawn by the city in the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Now the work begins to craft a new ordinance. Meanwhile, I will indulge myself by yelling, "Haaallleeellluuujjjaaah!"

(Photo of fight between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito courtesy of Lori Shepler and the Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2009)

What?!

My son is 18 tomorrow! He... he's not old enough to be 18!

Pitch

Pitch:

In Music: the highness or lowness of a note in relation to other notes.

In a Nautical sense: to plunge with alternate fall and rise of bow and stern, as a ship.

Or, as a noun: turpentine, paint, resins and tars carried aboard wooden ships for maintenance tasks such as waterproofing.

In this tiny painting, a ship's hold is full of treasure. The vessel glides past the female figurehead of another ship which heads toward a suggested vision of tropical islands. Small, fragments of shells play notes from a hymn from the 19th century - one that is no longer sung. But was once sung in 4/4 time.

The entire piece is held together by thick black lines which suggest the pitch used to caulk wooden ships.

Acrylic on paper, silk and leather, with sand, broken paua shells, garnets, glass beads, pearls, lapis and silver. 32 x 19.5 cm.

The Pool

A Woman enters a pool on a moonlit evening and cradles a Fish in her hands. The fish releases roe ( in the form of tiny garnets) into the water. An image of a Hunter appears on its side.

Above the Woman's head there plays music across the skies and this same music is echoed in the V of her loins in the cool waters.

In Celtic culture to eat a certain fish, usually a salmon, is to gain esoteric knowledge. In many other cultures as well, eating a fish is associated with a deity, or with fertility.

Acrylic and coffee on paper and silk, with glass beads, garnets, paua shells, pearls and peacock feathers. I will measure this painting and update later today.