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Openings, New Work, & information about the LAVA House fire
3/31/08 - RE:ACTION
2/26/08 - Dearest Googleganger
This is a little hand-made mail art book I created. Let me explain the title.... In January of this year, Aron and I heard from a couple people that the Courier Journal and Louisville Magazine listed us as having an opening at Swanson-Reed. I googled my name and stumbled across another Hallie Jones. Her bio was hosted on a publishing company's website. She is an author that is writing her first series of children's books. So, I emailed this "Hallie Jones" of New York through her publishing company. When she responded, she told me that Hallie Jones was her pen name. I'm not going to reveal any more information about my "Googleganger" other than this: she lives in New York, Aron and I are meeting her in April, she's very successful, funny, and super cool. Hallie and I are delighted to have met each other and have become fast friends.
"Dearest Googleganger" is a book I created to mail to my Googleganger, Hallie Jones.
Dearest Googleganger (PDF) | Dearest Googleganger (Image Gallery)
2/6/08 - Aron and I were set to have a 2-person show in March at Swanson-Reed Contemporary Gallery (downtown Louisville on East Market Street). We had been focused on preparing for that show for the past several months. Then, our plans suddenly changed.
On Saturday, January 26th, our studio for the past 6 years (The LAVA House) burned to the ground. Aron and I own a house on the same block, just 4 doors down. We heard the fire trucks while sitting in our bedroom. We ran out the door and down the street - entering into a world of pain, loss, and chaos.
On a personal note, Aron and I lost a whole lot of belongings in the fire. After spending 6 years in one location, you collect a lot of things. We lost all of our tools (except for the few that were in our house), art supplies, sketch books, personal items and keepsakes, mockettes and artist proofs, numerous completed works, and several works in progress. The list could go on for miles.
People keep asking how they can help us. One way you can help Aron and I personally would be with art supplies. Another way would be gift cards. If you're an art collector, you could purchase our photo series "The Uninviting" which is currently on display at Plexus Contemporary.
We're still considering having some sort of show in March, but that's up in the air right now. There is some talk of a group show that involves the LAVA artists.
You can visit www.thelavahouse.org for more information about the fire.
That's all for now, I guess.