Tuesday, January 31, 2012

re: jesus coyote teevee lives!

hello lovers,

how are things? well, last night, i was online, i'm always online, and i randomly discovered my film "Jesus Coyote TeeVee" had it's Manitoba Premiere screening in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival! woot! 

i've been trying to get a film in there for years! and to finally get one screened there was awesome news!

except, it was back in November of last year, haha, but still i'm stoked it made the cut, so to speak!

even better, i contacted them this morning, and within 10 minutes i received a response! AMAZING! i thought it would be weeks before i heard anything, and apparently, the film was well received! yay! so, thanks WAFF, keep kicking ass!



so, what does that mean? perseverance pays off! keep making art and films and whatever you do as an artist every single day! now, if only i could get into the dreamspeaker festival in edmonton, i think my work is too intense or scary for them though! haha!

all the best lovers,



cb

re: graffiti kings......

hello lovers,

here's some new art, and i've got more ready.

it's about graffiti and how much i love street art.

plus, it's got my new tag in there!

until next time,


cb

Monday, January 30, 2012

re: reaganomics!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

please enjoy this piece on Reaganomics. i'm old enough to remember the day ronald reagan got shot, the day john lennon got shot, and the day mt. st. helens. erupted.

Ronald Reagan had this trickle down theory on economics, in that if they gave the rich and top 1% massive tax breaks, the wealth would "trickle down" via spending and investment in the american economy.

in other words, total bullshit.

so, there was this image i found online that inspired my new work.

and you could do your own homework into Reaganomics and find out for yourself lovers,



my art inspired from the above image.


until next time lovers,


cb


re: squidy mcgee......

hell friends, fans, foe and lovers,

ahhh, i need to lighten up, relax, not think soooooooooooo much, or, shut the fcuk up and make more art and write and do what i'm good at, instead of navel gazing. if that was something i could do for more than 10 minutes.

let's face it, i feel isolated, you feel isolated, we all feel isolated. but what are we really going to do about it?

do you live in a community where ART is seen as a hobby, past time or what have ye?

or, are you surrounded by people who make a living at art and are actively pursuing a career in art, without the usual backstabbing douchebaggery involved in the waaaaay too dramatic art world?

sigh, i guess i'm looking for shangri-la really.

in the meantime, i actually feel pretty fcukin' good and am actively writing and making new art and shutting my fcuking mouth.

so, in that spirit, enjoy this new nautical sea-creature based work, and see you in hell motherfcukers!!!!

Muhahahahahahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ahem.





cheers squidies!


cb

Sunday, January 29, 2012

re: getting there.....

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

finally getting over the pneumonia that has plagued me the past couple months. the last time i went to the doctor, last week, i was prescribed some inhalers, and they are working miracles. my lungs are clearing up, and i'm feeling much better. finally turning the corner on other things too, hope all is well in your world.

here's a new work, it's something i've been working on. it has to do with my illness, and length of time i was ill. but there are other things i'm doing too. some new writing, and hopefully a new film.

to pass the time, i'm watching the series "dexter" finally, after people have been ranting and raving about it for years. so far, so good, it's actually pretty good. i'm rarely fast-forwarding it, usually, i find that a series gets boring and i fast forward through them. nice. well, i've got to go, here's the new work and such.

take care lovers,



cb.

new art.

dexter.

Friday, January 27, 2012

re: segregation

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i hope you are well, and life is treating you just as well. things are going a better over in my camp, i finished some obligations i had made last year, and was looking forward to doing. now i'm settling in for a nice bit writing and so on. it is serious business. i remember one day i came home from a reading, and one of my family members went, "So, how did your little thing go?" whilst waving their fingers in the air as they said "little thing" like it was superfluous and meant nothing. guh.

that pisses me off so much, and i replied, "That "little thing" and repeated the action in their face, paid my rent this month and nearly a 100 people showed up." Thankfully, they shut up, and that was it, but you'd think after 20 years of doing this, and the past several years doing it professionally, as in, no safety net, no E.I. or swellfare, just making my way as i go along, you'd think they'd get it? i make my own way, people support and believe in what i'm doing, and it's on my own terms. every now and then someone in my family will say, "Why don't you collect E.I.?" or "Go on welfare?" Can you believe it? I probably make more than they do, but that's our secret, okay lovers?

so, anyway, i did a couple workshops this week, and i look back on the photos, and what i've learned afterwards, is how one of the schools i went to this week, was 98% First Nations, even though it was a public school. then i went to another community, that was 99% non-Native and learned that non-Native kids from one community get driven by bus every day an hour and a 10 minutes just so they can go to a school that's mainly non-Native. harsh. that's segregation. racism. colonialism. fcuking stupid.

it just goes to show, nothing has fcuking changed in our primitive governmental, institutionalized racism based system. this news actually made me sad, because the kids at the 98% First Nations school were awesome, they were great kids, and inspired me because these little gaffers were already doing digital art and making films and they were as young as grade 4 ! how inspiring! then i found a video on a camera from one of the schools that showed a couple non-Native kids jumping around with handdrums going "Hyah Hyah Hyah!" and laughing about us. that really fcuking hurt. it made me livid. it burned my eyes.

despite co-existing for more than a century in BC, we're still made fun of by the dominant society. marginalized, excluded, and nearly forgotten except for as a pain in the ass. fcuk you colonial canada. fcuk you.

anyways, i got a photo forwarded to me from the workshops, and i'll always remember those great kids and the awesome Teachers and Administrators that were working hard to make a difference. i thought i'd post it, and you could see how technology brought together 3 classes in three different towns for a presentation i did on digital art, native art, and being a native artist in todays world.

then, after i saw that video, and thought about that workshop, i realized how important it must have been for those First Nations kids to see someone like myself doing what i'm doing, talking in our language, writing in our language, making films in our language, art in our language and so on. i hope it inspired them as much as i was amazed and inspired by them and their bravery.

anyways, back to writing, i've got a new book to work on, and creative energy to burn, and i'm gonna make it burn bright.

until next time lovers,



cb


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

re: the comeback king......

hello friends, fans, foe, and lovers,

ahhhhhh the new years is well upon us, and over the years, i've learned a thing or two.

everyone loves to see someone crash and burn.....it's messed up, it's human nature, and people do enjoy it. then again, everyone loves to see the comeback kid, someone to return to a former glory, once fallen.
since i'm too old to be a kid, i'll say king, even though i'm not. haha!

but, i know i've only got so many more opportunities, and even less to people who care! haha again!

so, with that, i'm working on a new book of poetry and non-fiction, as well as some new art/films and songs. i knew this year would kick ass, and i'm determined to make certain it does.

hope you are well, and rest assured, i'm back and feeling better after this long illness.


against all the bets,


cb.


cool wheat paste sticker in gastown, vancity.


below, is my daughter ava. stylin'!


guess where?


strange clouds above somewhere.


can't remember where this was taken.


neither this.


the mountains on the road.


my tour buses. i'm so lucky.


the road blurry past.


there you go lovers, proof i'm back and all is exceedingly well, feed me your positive energy and love and i'll give it back ten fold and will not disappoint.......


cheers,


cb

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here are the past week's unusual images i've found scouring the internet doing research for my work. 
check out the wolf below, easily the biggest i've ever seen, and would have been terrified hunting that one down. imagine if your gun jammed? dead. 


my friend grant hartley's latest bike project. 
brilliant isn't he?


i love graffiti and street art.


here's some of my old stuff.


dig the urban coyote trippin' in front of it!

SO, i'm also really into a new show called is "Game of THrones." some friends of mine came over for a few days, and we had a "game of thrones: season 1" marathon......it is such a good series. as well, i been watching "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World." which is waaaay better than i thought it would be. the people who made that film did their research and homework. 2 great entertainment finds in one week! 



as well, i've been watching the "Ali G Show" and holy crap, it's a funny show, i haven't seen it for awhile, so it's crude, funny and unbelievable. My favourite stuff is when he goes to the deep southern les Etats Unis, and we see the "proper and formal" side of racism and propriety of america. 




one other great find i had this past week, is the book by Shaun Tan, "Lost and Found."





it is a beautifully illustrated book of three short stories. i highly recommend it. the anecdote i have regarding it, is i saw it before christmas this past year, and in one of those foolish moments, put it back, and didn't purchase it. i also didn't write down the author or book title. after the holidays, a couple weeks later, i went back to find the book, and it was of course, gone.

i searched high and low, and could not find it. it was a bummer. i gave up. 

then, this past weekend, i was at the bookstore again with my kids, and checked the place where it was, and lo and behold, the book was there. i bought it. brought it home, read it, and loved it.

it's in the kids books section of bookstores, but it's totally meant for adults. it's content is deep and cerebral. check it out, you will likely dig it.

so, lovers, in the meantime, take care, and stay tuned for more art/film/music/poems.

deal?

hope you are well, all the best,


cb


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

re: stay tuned!

Hello friends, fans, foe, relatives, and the like

i'm doing more writing right now than art, but still have several projects on the go. i really want to ramp up music this year too. at last, i'm willing to admit i have a short attention span, and art is what keeps me going. that  and my kids. haha! anyways, i find this series of images amusing, and fitting, as i also just finished a week long "arrested development" episode, and laughed so much during it! the humour and writing was superb and i'm glad they're bringing it back. 

in the meantime,

stay tuned!

cb







Sunday, January 15, 2012

re: lust, envy and desire redux.

hello friends, fans, foe and lover,

here's a redux of my last video. i added some text and feel it adds more context to it besides gritty lust. Now it explains envy and desire a little more clearly.

your thoughts?

cb

Thursday, January 12, 2012

re: arrested development!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

how's it going? i hope things are well in your world. things are looking up, gigs are lining up and i've got lots to do.



the royal albert hall, city and colour.



some old stencil graf i did.


more.

Sunday, January 08, 2012

re: lust, envy, and desire.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i hope you have recovered from new years eve! i have at last and all is well. as i said previously, there are many projects on the go, and one is the 9 deadly sins of Jesus Coyote. they will be made into films. this is the first one, but it's a bit spicy, and i don't give a fuck. if you don't like it, fine, but don't censor me or my art. and this is a big picture project, which i cannot tell you any more than you need to know.

like i said, i've suddenly got a shit ton of projects and ideas on the go, and i almost hate sleeping because i'm not being productive when i sleep. haha!

so, enjoy the film and see you real soon!

cheers,


cb

Saturday, January 07, 2012

re: disgowski. viva.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i hope you are well, and life is treating you well.

everything is picking up nicely, and i'm stoked. but, you know, i wonder if i should have been an investment banker, made a hundred million, and then dedicated my life to anarchy and art. at least that way i would have had the cash to do it proper.

sigh.

it's sort of a gamble, what i'm doing, betting the show and everything in my life on the potential lie of success, instead of planning for it proper. sigh. but, i'm now on the path i've chosen, and at this point, all i can do is give'r.

as always, i'm going to continue to slog it out, and work on new art projects.

there are tricks up my sleeve, but i can't tell you anything. haha.

all the bets lovers,


cb





vancouver, bc, circa 1931?


so true.


Wednesday, January 04, 2012

re: east van skull

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

just back from east van, or as some call it, "yeast van," which is somewhat derogatory as i have come to love east van, it's really one of my favourite places in canada. at least, urban places, it's up there. main street and commercial street, east broadway, those are some dope streets with great comic shops, shirt and skate shops, bone rattle music, lucky comics, mintage: vintage clothes, cafes, venues, art galleries, and the like, it's a cultural hotspot.

i don't think i appreciated it before, now i am starting to really love it. and i designed a skull shirt to show my love of East Van.

here it is:


it needs some work, but it was quick and dirty to do. just the way i like it.

anyways, vancity has been giving to me for years, and i'm stoked to have shows there, and read there, and scream and rant and rave there. it's great. working on new art and projects all the time lovers, stay tuned,


cheers,


cb

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

re: closer

hello friends, family, fiends, foe, and lovers,

wow, happy new year!

another year has come and gone, and i've lived WAAAAAY longer than i ever thought i would have.....haha.....and right now, i'm watching the making of the music video "closer" by NIN and the documentary is called "closure."

how appropriate.

but, what i can't believe is that this song, album and video came out in 1994.

yes, my kiddies, my friends, my fans and loves.....this video came out in 1994.

that is, 18 years ago.

holy shit.

that makes me feel old. like a geezer. i wonder how many people are dead now from that video shoot?

http://vimeo.com/3704806

lord knows how long this link will last, but here's a couple images.....



a formative video i encourage you to enjoy.

if it sounds pretty damn good now, i'm sure it'll sound good in the next ten or twenty years......

until tomorrow lovers,


cb

Sunday, January 01, 2012

re: vancity show

happy new years friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i spent the past week in Vancity, as i've had a show at the UNIT/PITT gallery in 15 East Pender, as well a book launch in conjunction with the show. my good friend Cease Wyss curated the show at the gallery, and was a super awesome host, taking me around the city, showing me cool art and giving me a annotated sense of the history of vancity. it's been awesome, got to spend more time on the rez in North Van, and check out the community garden she's got going on on her reserve.

so, it's been a great week for my headspace and the show was great fun, the launch went super, a lot of people made it, and i also read at Cafe De Soleil on commercial drive with my good friend Anthony Metvier, who added a performance art element to his reading by destroying his book at the end of it. haha, it was awesome.

well, a lot of people really helped out, and i'd like to thank Keith Higgens at the UNIT/PITT Gallery, Cease Wyss for curating it, my friends many who made it to the launch and were great sports and good to see, as well as everyone else who made it to the show!

i've included some photos for you to enjoy,


cheers,


cb.

vancity at night from stanley park

at UNYA


cool!?

my friend cease wyss

dragonfly

shell

vancity by day

bracken



culturally modified tree in stanley park!






i love this orca!

my friend Tania's info for her art at Stanley park

her work. 

my chapbook.

just saw this on commercial drive, thought it was cool.

somewhere in van.



beets i helped harvest.