re: All Hallow's Eve

Greetings friends, fans, lovers, foe and assorted nuts,

I love Autumn, it's a beautiful season, smoky, darker earlier, cool mornings, and great scary movies come out! So, in that spirit, below is a All Hallow's Eve image i have been trying to get done all week, but i've been sick, tormented and busy with other things. namely, trying to figure out how to get 16 demo's of songs off of my so called "smartphone" onto a mac, and into logic software to make some skeleton tracks. Success!! 

and i've been listening to the new Mastodon album, i love the art, a guy named J Fosik, and he creates the art piece by piece, cut out with a fancy scroll saw or something. unbelievable amount of work, and talk about dedication to your craft? wow!

anyways, i've been continuing to toil away in relative obscurity, vexed and exhausted by empty promises from people promising the world, but able to schlepp it off and shrug when things don't work out, or the money doesn't come through, because it was no sweat off their back. It just leaves me fucking scrambling to make rent, food and bills, plus taking care of my kids. Speaking of bills, i haven't paid my phone bill in about 3 months, and i gotta get new Autumn clothes for my kids, so if you've seen some art you like, contact me!! haha! no, for real, i gots bills to pay! 

and i can't pay them in hugs or marshmellows!

well, below is my new work, and some things that made me laugh my ass off this past week, it's been a struggle keeping my neck above the water financially, but i'm sure that'll change in the new year, it's just getting there that's tough work! it features Aleister Crowley, once thought to be the wickedest man alive, but he died alone, poor and with various STD's.......haha! bummer!

Below, as an artist for most of my adult life, i still am frustrated that i am a 20 year plus "emerging artist" and so the grants i can apply for are skint, it's a glass ceiling, which means, it's challenging to get ahead in this business, and don't think it's not a business boys and girls, it is a ruthless fucking business, where the white-collar vipers would use your name, your art, your status in an instant, and fuck you over, kill you and leave you for dead if they thought they could get ahead of your fetid, rotting corpse for one shining moment. yep, it's ruthless. 

Trust only a contract, once it's signed, but get in and out as fast as possible, the longer you stay, the more you pay, and trust your instincts, if it seems sketchy, or unlikely to happen, then it probably is a waste of fucking time. I'm about ready to cocoon up for the winter, and spend it creating new work, and slogging it out in construction or whatever i can, just so i can regain my independence. focus kids, focus!

Check the tight work of J Fosik in a recent issue of, you guessed it, Hi-Fructose!

In the meantime boys and girls, keep on rocking in the whatever world. and keep getting out there, and reading stuff, seeing stuff, listening to stuff, and such, it's a big beautiful world out there......

cb

re: the truth

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here's something i've been chipping away at this past week,

enjoy!

cb

re: the pledge.

hello friends, fans, lovers, ex's and the like......

here's another new work i've been chipping away at lately, things are getting a bit hectic, just wrapping up 65 grand in grant writing proposals, if i get one or two grants, that would be smashing, i need to start exploring new directions in my film and art, music and writing too.....i need to sit and record a proper album of new stuff.

anyways, i'm back at construction, i like it, not a bit of drama, just laughs and hard work, actually, not even that hard, but i ain't getting any younger, so you won't hear me complaining! plus, i'm working with a good crew, and that makes all the difference. it's been over five years since i've done this, so we'll see how long this old coyote lasts, if i can give'r until xmas, i'm laughing.

sort of.

in the meantime, i'm working on new things and life is good, all the bets suckas!

cb

re: the prestige

Greetings friends, fans, lovers, foe and the like,

how goes it? i'm well, sort of, heading back to work in construction for awhile, need to catch up on some bills post haste, and i need a break from the art world. people want to do things, and have ideas or promises, but those things do not pay rent or bills. at least, not in the immediate.

been thinking about the future, what does it hold? how long can i keep doing this? i need to get myself a house, and some money saved for the future. today in line at a grocery store, i watched several elderly people paying for their groceries, and i noticed how they were super precise about their purchases. it reminded me that i too might be fortunate enough to get old, but i should begin socking some money away.

who is going to look after me? who will be there for me? how will i retire? these are questions i'm asking myself more and more lately.

anyways, until i figure out some concrete plans, i'll keep slogging away at artwork and everything else until i hatch a plan.

enjoy this new work, it's very layered and hypnotic, i can't wait to print it. and is very much about the upcoming prophetic 2012.

adieu,

cb

re: more new art!

hello friends, fans, lovers, foe and the like,


here's a new work i've been chipping away at for awhile, but i've got about five more on the way.

it's part of a new series i'm working on as part of the Ullus Collective's pictograph prophesy and will be printed and exhibited in Penticton, BC and Kelowna, BC at the Alternator Centre as well as a projection installation.

dig it!

cheers,


cb

re: new art

greetings friends, fans, foe, lovers and the like,

i'm back at it, creating new art, getting ready for an upcoming series of shows in Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops.

this is stuff just to get me going again, as i've hardly done anything in a month. and a long month it's been.

in the meantime lovers,

cb

re: the road.

hell-o friends, fans, lovers, ex's and foe,

haven't been posting much i've realized, computer problems, and i've been on the road for a month or so. time passes quickly when traveling, but i will get back at it shortly, once i get my 'puter fixed up.

what can i say, being an artist is a tough slog, because you're never just an "artist."

you've gotta be a PR person, constantly carrying the flag into battle and schmoozing up new gigs or clients, you've got to be a manager, booking gigs and arranging transportation and accommodations, as well as a researcher, delving into new technology and techniques, while simultaneously working to keep you chops up in an ever competitive world, and personal assistant, taking care of all the little tasks that need to be done to keep your ship running smoothly. it's endless and exhausting, and when you're not on the road, you ain't making a living, so you're constantly struggling against two worlds, the home world and the road world, which are impossibly different places to be at both times.

one lifestyle is domestic, take out the trash, do the dishes, pick up after the kids, banking, get in line for groceries, while the other lifestyle is a hectic, rock 'n' roll, mish mass of panic, and what i call the "hurry up and wait," syndrome at venues, galleries, theatres, hotel lobby's, hotel rooms, cabs, airport skybars, and of course, there's quite a lot of imbibing of spirits to pass the time in between it all. So, in getting home, there needs to be a little bit of 'downtime' to change gears and adjust to being a civilian again, instead of a frontline foot soldier in the trenches of the art, music, literary, and film world where people are throwing "culture bombs" at you in attempts to make you prove your worth, or send you back to relative obscurity and slavery.


myself, i've been on the road a good three years solid, traveling pretty much consistently across canada and a few forays into the states doing what i love doing, making art, or films, or music or writing. i haven't had much time to reflect on it, because when you're in the 'now' you have no time to look back on things, goals, accomplishments, missed ships and the like. but lately, i've been doing something a bit different, and that is abstaining from my good friend alcohol, and it's been treating me right. on the road, you can develop a voracious appetite for good spirits for a variety of reasons: missing home, missing friends or family, the love of a good time, and so on. it isn't a bad thing, i think it helps keep you sane and decompresses the mind from a high stress lifestyle in a lot of ways, but sometimes, differentiating between a "good time" on the road and a "good time" at home can be very, very different things. i guess what i'm saying is i'm slowing down and it's a good thing, because i was going very hard traveling and living for a few years, and i realize i am mortal, and have a multitude of responsibilities that i must take care of, dangling modifiers aside.

i quite like this new lifestyle i'm adjust to, it's not the home life, but tee-totaling it, because i'm up early in the morning now, not feeling like death warmed over, and i can feel a nice clarity coming out of a fog of frantic traveling. As well, for some reason, I’ve got all this damn energy, so I’ve been hiking a lot and trying to figure out what to do with myself while I my computer gently weeps in a mac repair lab…….well, here are some photos from the road....enjoy......(i should do a travel blog as well!)

 i love and at the same time, hate flying.

 a total bitch

 what kind of house are you? i like victoria era houses, but hate queen victoria.

 my view from my hotel in victoria

 awesome graffiti i saw in vernon

 one of the last things i built while still a construction worker, a ramp and elevator shaft in james bay, victoria, i built it with a guy named "critter," a weirdo whose wife was a "deprogrammer"  yeah, that kind of deprogrammer, the kind that screams at you in a cheap motel "you are not a religious freak, cult-member!!" weird eh?

 good art comes in many forms

 some cool graf i saw in montreal recently, which victoria was strangely devoid of.....

anyways, travel is good for the soul, and i may bitch about it because i see a lot of airports, but not them big breaks or super fat pay cheques i'm starting to realize i want and am ready for more and more. plus, i've got kids, and i've missed three years of birthdays, gatherings, celebrations and holidays, and this "emerging" artist status should hopefully start changing sooner than later, because this glass ceiling is very frustrating.......well, until next time lovers,


cb.

re: montreal!

greetings friends, fans, lovers and foe!

i've been away, golly gee, a long time, been on the road a lot the past month, all over the okanagan, out to montreal, down to vancity and back again!

haven't been doing a ton of art, been mostly traveling and trying to experience life!

here's a few photos from montreal, where i screened my "Jesus Coyote TeeVee" film as well as had an exhibition of my art along with Kahnawake artist Martin Loft!

a link to the film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax99NUVtFdA

i saw this coyote sculpture not one block from my hotel!

Kateri Tekakwitha a native martyr for christ (strange no?)

Terres En Vue festival in Montreal at Place des Arts

The view from my hotel in Montreal.

Kahnawake, where we had a panel discussion on art and film.

Traditional dancers on stage with Samiam, whack eh?

Across the street from CKUT 90.3 fm Montreal

Strange, cool graf i saw walking around!

re: lust and anger.

Greetings Friends, Fans, Foe and Lovers,

Two more new works, i am on FYAH! 

yes, i know i just spelt FYAH! coz i could!

As of late, you may notice my work has been revolving around two themes, LUST, and ANGER!! ARGH!

GRR!

Just kidding, I don't know why, but i'm sure there is some reason beneath the surface. Last night i had the strangest dreams that i met and russian girl named Natasha, and she became my lover. it was very strange. we had a bonnie and clyde thing going. anyways, dig the new work, i'm working on a couple grants, one for the banff centre in the new year, both are residency type things. i need some time to develop a new body of work, even though i feel one brewing.

in the meantime lovers,

take care,

cb

re: we stand on guard for thee.

hello friends, fans, lovers and foe,

here's a work i've been slaving away at for the past few days, it came about by me remembering someone actually saying to me, "the only good indian is a dead indian," several times by losers my mum was dating.

it affected me profoundly, and for many years, i had a difficult time with my native heritage and admitting it publicly.

anyways, i'm going to work on a series of art about that phrase.

until next time,

cb

oh, one other one i've been working on while working on the one above.

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

so, i just booked my flights for montreal, i'll be there in the first week of august, followed by a quick trip back to the west coast for a reading at the sunshine coast festival of the written arts on august 6th!

money, it's a funny thing, when you've got it, you feel good, at least i do, and when you don't you worry about when you're going to get it next. it's kind of like a dysfunctional relationship with a lover. of which, i've had my share.

plus, there's other baggage associated with money, like ways to earn it! haha! but i know when i'm between gigs or contracts, my family and friends start in on me like predatory monsters, "when are you going to get a job?" or "why don't you get your Master's degree and teach art, you love it so much?" usually, i want to tell them to go fuck themselves, and that not everyone needs to follow the same path, that some of us like traveling down a road that is infinitely wide and without direction. "but you've got kids!" they always retort, and yeah, i worry about providing for them, and their future as well as mine. but you know what? i've invested so much fucking time, effort and energy onto the path, the road that i am on now, so i figure i've got to push it as far as i possibly can before i give in and "get a job" just like everyone else.

five years ago, when i was swinging a hammer for a living, it was hard work, and physically demanding on my body. i'm not a spring chicken anymore, and when i get hurt, it actually takes time to heal. i make way more now doing what i do, and am finally slowing down my wild ways, because i know i've got to survive at least another twenty years before i go in for the next part of the journey in this life and death cycle.

in the meantime, i've got work to do, kids to raise, and a life to live, until next time lovers,


cb

re: beauty and tragedy

hello friends, fans, lovers and foe,

i've been working on some new art, and working on a new direction, as there are a plethora of new tattoo shops in town, i figure i'd put some of my special brand of art in their shops to see if i can move some art. being legit ain't without it's consequences, and hustling for an honest dollar ain't never easy.

so, here's some new stuff to stuff your eyes and face with, and until next time kids,

cb

re: the goddesses and buddha......

hello friends, fans, lovers and foe,

i'm working on a new style of rockabilly tattoo, muscle car inspired artwork.....you could say i've finally found a target audience, or, maybe just an audience?!

haha!

anyways, i've got some more art and research to do, hope life is treating you well.......

see you down the road.


cb

re: faded from winter

here's a video i found last night, of me and ava bose, from a couple years ago.

not sure if i posted it previously, but here ya go again!

woot woot!

cb

re: eve

eve.

re: galactic lies, fables, bullshit and transmutations

Greetings friends, fans, foe, lovers and the like,

I made this artwork tonight in my lonely little motel room in penticton, while listening to Mastodon's albums "Blood Mountain" and "Leviathan."

NDN country needs some fucking heavy metal, yeah, the 3 or 4 famous NDN boys can play the blues, but i want some sludgy fucking riffs and pounding fucking drums and screaming vocals. Something nice and heavy, while I listen to the people outside partying on the patio, muscle cars roared up the street, some really crappy hip hop played, I traveled elsewhere listening to some heavy FUCKING METAL.

Anyway, the whole idea about this latest series is about life and death, and the spirit world. or whatever.

The music made me want to get way better at guitar, and find some musicians that would be into it. In kamloops i've never really had luck jamming with other people, because they can't see past their reality that whatever we create will ever be anything more than just jamming. But when i go to other major cities, i find a groove instantly with other musicians and jam like mad!

Musically and creatively my time will come, at least, that's the hope/dream right? ha ha!

I've been playing guitar for over 20 years, and have had peaks and valleys in my technical abilities, and I don't plan on stopping, it'll just take time finding the right people to create heavy/weird music with I guess.

In the meantime lovers, I'll be thinking of you often,


CB

re: jesus coyote fortune teller

more art.

there's a story about fortune tellers burning in hell and forever looking backwards as they journey through Hades, because they were blasphemous in predicting the future.

anyways, i love tarot cards, and the unknown spiritual worlds, as this journey of life, once we leave, in essence, we really have no idea what's beyond.....

we can only really guess.

until next time kiddies,

chris bose

re: new art

i'm working on four new short films for theytus books, and i'm chilling in penticton, bc right now.

hopefully i'll have time for my own stuff, but in the meantime, check out this one, it's part of an image i'm working on.

dig!


cb

re: back on the air!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

it is with great joy that i announce i'm back on the airwaves, on 92.5 FM on Saturday afternoons, 2 - 3 pm, and you can also hear it at

www.thex.ca


so, tell your friends, and tune in for the finest First Nations music in Canada and the US......

happy, i am!


woot!


cb

re: spanking new art!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers and the like,

here, at last, is some new art, from  her to eternity as i like to say, always struggling with my various muses, and for your viewing pleasure, some new art.

love it, hate it, take it.

until next time kids,

and this precious jem, from waaay back in the day, 

of my buddy graham, it's a funny story that you don't need to hear.

in the meantime kids,

cheers,


cb

re: been gone awhile!

greetings friends, foe, fans and lovers,

haven't been online much, trying to sort out technical difficulties regarding computer stuff and internet things!

i'm just jonesing to get back and creating new work, but that'll have to wait a little bit!!!

in the meantime,

cheers,

cb

re: wot's new?

allo friends, foe, lovers and the like,

i've been outta circulation for awhile, moved back to the loops for personal reasons, but life is good.

feel a little more calm these days, off the road for awhile, that helped change perspective a hell of a lot.

in between computers right now, either going to get a new mac or an older, used and abused one, we'll see how it goes!

in the meantime, take it easy and see ya real soon kiddies!!!


cheers,

cb

re: plague doctor!

plague doctors, i'm going to make myself a costume like that!

i'm making art again people! i'm very excited!

woot!


cheers,

cb

re: new arrrrrt!

allo friends, lovers, fans and foe,

i've finally started making some new art!

lately i've been exploring new things in photoshop, and just sort of relaxing a little bit, not really, but trying to relax and live a little.

here's some new art, i've got another one ready to post for tomorrow and one more i'm working on!

i'm excited, because it seemed like forever since i had done something like this, so it was a relief to finally get things going!

woot!

in the meantime, i hope you dig it, i'll keep you posted and continue given'r!

cheers,

cb

re: my film site is up and running!

hello friends, fans, lovers and the like,

sorry i haven't been very active as of late, but i've been working full time, and just been taking a break. that's a weak excuse i know, but i've been also doing other things as well, i did work on a new little film project called "Sinkyip Dreams," and doing some research on new styles and what not.

here's the link for my film website:

http://urbancoyote.blip.tv/

I hope you go and check out some new films, and dig!

until next time lovers,


cb

re: new chapbook.

hello friends, fans, lovers and foe,

here's the cover to a little chapbook i'm working on in partnership with my buddy paul liddy. it should be ready for print by next week and i'll have downloadable pdf versions of the book available for $12!

or hand-bound printed versions for $15.00 plus shipping and man-handling.......

it's about 110 pages, half is paul's book, "no soul cellphone" and the other half is my chapbook, a preview of my next book, "a moon made of copper."

contact me for more info:

chrisbose1@yahoo.ca

cheers,


cb

re: context.

this is the cover art for my next album, a spoken word one, sorta sounds like what the world would be like if tom waits grew up on the rez.

it looks remarkably similar to janet rogers album "firewater" on purpose. sort of a call and response type of thing.

plus i did the art and packaging for "Firewater."

in the meantime, i'm going to get "jesus coyote" album ready for release and hopefully have it out before summer!

all the bets,


cb
ps: you can hear the album here:

http://soundcloud.com/chris-bose

re: integrity?

hello friends, fans, lovers, foe and all in between......

my apologies on not posting for some time, or sporadically at best......been going through a transitional period in life, spent a couple years solid on the road, then six months in another city, and i think maybe i've finally figured out what i'm supposed to be doing.

in some ways i've lost who i was, and in some ways i've found who i am. weird eh?

ANYWAYS, i've finished a couple new films, been working on another one i started back in Regina, Saskatchewan last year when i was doing a residency at Sakewewak artists collective. It's spooky and cool.

I've been kinda busy navel gazing, trying to figure things out, and not doing much else........

but in between staring at my shoes and films, i've been talking with a dude named derek about integrity. or rather, he's been helping me find mine. it's been interesting, and there have been some good conversations come out of it. i've been on a wayward path for a while, or just kinda crazy, wandering without direction. i haven't found god or anything like that, but i have started to come full circle. i'm going back home, because there are things i need to take care of, family matters, i've been away for some time and i've missed many birthdays and holidays and such. the little people in my life need me to be there and so i feel i'm making the right decisions and just have to go with it.

in the meantime, here's a little art i've been working on the past few weeks, i wonder how it's going to turn out?

thank you, come again!


cb

re: new show at the Alternator

hi all,

thought i'd post this for you to see the new show we're working on at the Alternator!

a really rad printmaking show.

come check it out!

cheers,

cb