tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72527262345218175642023-11-15T05:48:18.677-08:00Poor Life DecisionsJesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-28740489654106118722010-03-11T12:06:00.001-08:002010-03-11T12:14:38.190-08:00METHADONT at UMBER STUDIOS!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/S5lOTChdLqI/AAAAAAAABAc/AIKCQikL-is/s1600-h/m_postcard_back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/S5lOTChdLqI/AAAAAAAABAc/AIKCQikL-is/s400/m_postcard_back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447471313283002018" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">From the Press Release // </span></span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"True collaborations are almost impossible in these modern days whose 24 hours seem to rush and drown us. However artist Jesse Draxler and musician and writer Benjamin Kucera created a collaborative - and intensely human - project that has spanned an entire year.<br /><br />Each day Ben would send Jesse a word, phrase, or song lyric. Jesse would in turn interpret and create a drawing from these words. with no time to toil or over think, Jesse found that each piece represented the initial thought or imagery that sprang into his mind upon reading the daily words. The project was to speak to the immediacy of art, the instant presence of a word to the mind without inference. "methadont" was the first word exchanged.<br /><br />The pieces were made in bars, clubs, cars, work, restaurants, laundromats, some even while traveling. the location seemed to affect the outcome of each work. Found objects from Jesse's current location can be seen in specific works, and certain pieces were created using the limited supplies Jesse could find at the time in his particular environment.<br /><br />This project became a year-long dual journal. Ben's words sent to Jesse were often a direct reflection of the happenings in his life and would come from the perspective of good and bad, emotional and impassive, sober and blurry. Jesse's illustrations were filtered through the events and perspective of his own daily life, creating a single piece with two meanings, both strangely and beautifully relatable. The pieces are whimsical and humorous, heartbreaking or crude, and intensely intellectual. This project began on march 23rd 2009 and will be complete on march 23rd 2010. Four days later, the show will open at umber studios and 365 days of art will be revealed."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">//</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Opening Reception: Saturday, March 27th. 8pm</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Facebook Event Page: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family:Arial, Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=397183474347&ref=mf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=397183474347&ref=mf</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-51388723325520998082010-02-25T11:02:00.000-08:002010-03-12T11:22:05.641-08:00PulpTree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/S4bJsa2utQI/AAAAAAAABAE/vyuPGHqmgoI/s1600-h/PulpTree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/S4bJsa2utQI/AAAAAAAABAE/vyuPGHqmgoI/s400/PulpTree.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442258964684125442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Kevin, the owner of PulpTree, invited me to sign up and upload some work to his site recently...so I did.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PulpTree is a site that allows artists to upload their work with the chance of winning 200$ and having the winning design turned into a print which will be sold in the store. To win you must have a large number of "props" among a few other requirements. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This being said I ask you all to go to </span></span></span><a href="http://www.pulptree.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.PULPTREE.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> and "prop" my work. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">While you are there, surf through some other great work as well...I know my buddy and fellow WAFA member, Colin Jenkins, is in there somewhere so prop his shit too! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks in advance. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Blogger straight up blows these days, formatting is worth shit...any suggestions on where to move to?)</span></span></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-76527653541176938932010-02-18T12:13:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:49:27.129-08:00Cherry.<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">It's been a long while since my last post. A testament to how busy things have been in the past few months. I would love to go into detail and list off all of the great things that have been going on, but instead I'll just spit out a highlight reel...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// Our Lovelee Buttons event a few weekends ago (</span></span></span><b><a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Vigilante Justice III</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">) went swimmingly. I have never seen the </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">501 Club</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> so packed, it was a bit intense actually...Riding on that success we have decided to start talks on VJ4 right away. </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">L</span></span></span></b><b><a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ovelee Buttons</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> will be meeting up within the coming weeks to hopefully get the ball rolling on a summertime date for that. In the meantime </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=145342&id=825946464&l=1a2f4654ba"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">check out the photos from VJIII: </span></span></span></a></b><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=145342&id=825946464&l=1a2f4654ba"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CLICK!</span></span></span></a></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// I was part of a show called A</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">rt Form 1040</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> at the gallery </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">at </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><a href="http://foxtaxservice.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fox Tax</span></span></a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> in January. It was a collaborative show in which artists who would not normally work together collaborated on a piece. I was paired with photographer </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hillary Berg</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> and it went very, very well. Our piece was even used in the City Pages for the A-List write up:</span></span></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/S32iJk0PagI/AAAAAAAAA_8/1MTUD_EIVMU/s400/citypages.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439682210318739970" /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// I was asked to create an illustration to serve as the cover for the March issue of the online literary magazine </span></span></span><b><a href="http://radioactivemoat.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Radioactive Moat</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. The issue will be launched March 1st. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// A lot of radical shit has been going on with the </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">WAFA</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. Good press (Blanket Magazine, Urban Outfitters blog, Not Paper, etc,) as well as a bunch of great new projects. Check out some sneak peaks over at Flickr: </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/wafa/pool/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">WAFA Group Pool.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">As well as on the official webpage:</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://wearefuckingawesome.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wearefuckingawesome.org.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// Super 8 Magazine </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">out of Florence, Italy asked me to create a piece for their Collabor8 series a few weeks ago. I jammed one out and it should be up on their </span></span></span><b><a href="http://super8magazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">website</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> somewhat soon. (I'll post again once that is up.) You can preview the piece outside of their template on my </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44863552@N08/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flickr.</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// Been working hard on </span></span></span><b><a href="http://dearlingphysique.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dearling Physique</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> artwork again. Really pleased with how it is going. I have created a "circle" series of 10 pieces. Which ones will be used, who knows, but the series stands strong on its own. I hope to show it soon. You can preview a few of the pieces over at my </span></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44863552@N08/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flickr</span></span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// I use </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44863552@N08/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flickr</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> these days. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// Tomorrow I am heading to </span></span></span><b><a href="http://www.umberstudios.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Umber Studios</span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> to discuss my first solo show with Jessica, the owner. I am very, very, very, excited about this show. The date is Saturday, March 27th, and the show will be for the Methadont series I had been working on for 267 days, consisting of 267 pieces. There is a lot more to be said about the project, but that will have to wait for another time. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// This year will be the first year I participate in </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Art-A-Whirl</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">! I'll be set up at </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fox Tax</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> among a few others. More information on this when I get it...All I know at this moment is that its in May. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">// I gotta stop. More sooner than later. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-59866166442408685492009-12-06T17:18:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:24:39.258-08:00WAFA<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SxxYgE90WdI/AAAAAAAAA-k/91PmGTe--8A/s1600-h/newlogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SxxYgE90WdI/AAAAAAAAA-k/91PmGTe--8A/s400/newlogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412298160304576978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Super stoked that I was recently accepted into the WAFA, a global creative collective of about 13 artists spanning the nations that all collaborate on different projects. Check it out at </span><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://wearefuckingawesome.org">http://wearefuckingawesome.org</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Some of my first collabs are up now with a lot more on the way. </span></span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-25321929934976395002009-11-06T15:29:00.001-08:002009-11-06T15:55:11.354-08:00/// ∆ \\\<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I created this piece as a prize for Toneski's upcoming trivia night at the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.501.mn/home.php"><span style="font-weight: bold;">501 Club</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> //</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SvSxnINJQKI/AAAAAAAAA50/pH_iOfQlfG8/s1600-h/Antichrist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SvSxnINJQKI/AAAAAAAAA50/pH_iOfQlfG8/s400/Antichrist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401137138899697826" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Justin and I (<span style="font-weight: bold;">BLOODTIME</span>) donated some of our <a href="http://bloodtime.bigcartel.com/">first run of tees</a> to be given away as prizes as well. Come down <span style="font-weight: bold;">this coming Monday</span> and try to win all that. Peep Toneski's flier // </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SvSyRziXrEI/AAAAAAAAA58/FetYgUgFxbE/s1600-h/2009-11-09-toneski.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SvSyRziXrEI/AAAAAAAAA58/FetYgUgFxbE/s400/2009-11-09-toneski.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401137872085953602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">In case you haven't caught wind, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >BLOODTIME</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> now has a </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >BigCartel </span><span style="font-family:arial;">store! So if you can't come and win a shirt, you can still conveniently purchase one online! </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://bloodtime.bigcartel.com/">http://bloodtime.bigcartel.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I recently got back from that tour with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dearling Physiqu</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">e</span> I hyped so much about in the past couple of months. I would write a grip about it and make you feel like you were there with us...but I don't want to. Check the pics though: </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=115539&id=825946464&l=c049fa650f"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span>http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=115539&id=825946464&l=c049fa650f</span></span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Emma Berg of <a href="http://mplsart.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MPLSART.com</span></a> recently asked me to be part of an upcoming show at <a href="http://foxtaxservice.com/gallery/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fox Tax</span></a>. The show will consist of works created by two artists who normally would not work together collaborating. I was paired up with local fine arts photographer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hillary Berg</span>. Today I met with her and we hashed out the overall concept and will begin production in the coming weeks. The show will be taking place in January, so I'll keep the blog fresh with updates on that. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Exciting stuff.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mars Argo (<a href="http://grocerybag.tv/">grocerybag.tv</a>)</span> approached me via e.mail a few weeks ago asking me to design some t.shirts to coincide with the release of their new album "Technology is a Dead Bird." I gladly accepted. You can view a few of the designs I came up with at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jessedraxler.society6.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">my Society 6 page</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and hopefully will be able to see more, on actual shirts, soon. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >End.</span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-39327221868489843572009-10-30T12:32:00.001-07:002009-10-30T12:37:31.246-07:00I AM FOR SALE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SutAUjZHHxI/AAAAAAAAA3U/i3MlWAwq608/s1600-h/STORE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SutAUjZHHxI/AAAAAAAAA3U/i3MlWAwq608/s400/STORE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398479300175798034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I added a link to my Society 6 store on my website: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jessedraxler.com/">jessedraxler.com</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.society6.com/studio/jessedraxler/store">Go buy.</a></span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-60432447196470309112009-10-26T10:58:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:38:46.831-07:00ANTZIN<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">::Much needed blog update coming soon::</span></span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />...in the meantime...check out the first of a few collaborations I am working on with illustrator extraordinaire from Norwich, UK : <a href="http://anthonyzinonos.com/">Anthony Zinonos</a>. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SuXkAq7iUCI/AAAAAAAAA3M/zNsObRsfefM/s1600-h/MTN_Masses_Low.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SuXkAq7iUCI/AAAAAAAAA3M/zNsObRsfefM/s400/MTN_Masses_Low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396970428648542242" border="0" /></a>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-44190955409572299332009-08-20T10:00:00.000-07:002009-08-20T10:41:27.229-07:00rats live on no evil star<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >// It has been a minute...here's what has been going down:<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >+ The "Fame" event at the new <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ignite Modeling Agency </span>studio was a riot. One of the best nights of the summer thus far. Working with Garrett on the live art piece left me thirsty to do more, some of the most fun I have had creating...ever. Check some snaps //</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2CuVKdhdI/AAAAAAAAAt4/xn01_Dh46pg/s1600-h/6774_114971264686_505684686_2048581_6503101_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2CuVKdhdI/AAAAAAAAAt4/xn01_Dh46pg/s320/6774_114971264686_505684686_2048581_6503101_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093662989485522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cw0Z084I/AAAAAAAAAuA/XkVCjS-o7F8/s1600-h/5380_926695083600_13927031_55137885_3648944_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cw0Z084I/AAAAAAAAAuA/XkVCjS-o7F8/s320/5380_926695083600_13927031_55137885_3648944_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093705735172994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cqg18-8I/AAAAAAAAAtw/p3FEGv7BWDM/s1600-h/6774_114977324686_505684686_2048662_7133123_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cqg18-8I/AAAAAAAAAtw/p3FEGv7BWDM/s320/6774_114977324686_505684686_2048662_7133123_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093597405215682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cn7CSUNI/AAAAAAAAAto/2MD9djfW8IU/s1600-h/6774_114977314686_505684686_2048660_4733776_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2Cn7CSUNI/AAAAAAAAAto/2MD9djfW8IU/s320/6774_114977314686_505684686_2048660_4733776_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093552896659666" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >+ A couple of Fridays ago I spent the day hanging my work in the newly reopened <span style="font-weight: bold;">Music Box Theater</span>. I think we hung about 15 pieces of mine, with an equal number from my show-mate and local illustrator extraordinaire, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Lochner</span>. It ended up looking pretty rad for salon style. It will be up through the month of September, so if you end up at the Music Box to catch a gig or...whatever else it is they do there...make sure to scope the walls. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >+ The current issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Metro Magazine</span> sitting on newstands across the cities contains a full page ad I created / designed for the upcoming <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clapperclaw Festival</span>. Check it out:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2F7hkBH5I/AAAAAAAAAuI/U8RDASH_E6w/s1600-h/Clapperclaw_Low.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/So2F7hkBH5I/AAAAAAAAAuI/U8RDASH_E6w/s320/Clapperclaw_Low.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372097188191084434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >+ Speaking of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clapperclaw</span>, some of my collaborative work with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin James Sehorn</span> will be shown at the event. Sehorn will also have some of his solo work along with some other buddies, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dain Germscheid</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Garrett Perry</span>...plus of course a bunch of other artists. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >This goes down Sat, Sept 5th. Starts at 2pm and goes all night. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.clapperclawfestival.com/">www.clapperclawfestival.com</a> for more info and to buy pre-sale tix. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >+ Activist magazine <a href="http://adbusters.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADBUSTERS</span></a> contacted me a few weeks back asking permission to use one of my pieces from the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Methadont </span>project in an upcoming issue. This is pretty exciting for me being that I've been paging through Adbusters every time I'm at my local bookseller for years now. <span style="font-size:85%;">The piece they selected is "</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >088_06.18.09," and it will be full page in a visual essay about the history of communication. Nov / Dec issue. Go find it at <a href="http://methadont.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.methadont.com.<br /><br /><br /></span></a>+ I'll be submitting some work to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">99$ sale at the Soap Factory</span>. Opening night is Sept. 11th. I submitted last year but did not make it to the opening. This year I hope to at least stop by. More info: <a href="http://soap99.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">soap99.com.<br /><br /><br /></span></a>+ Tour starts soon. Extremely exciting stuff. Sept 24th is the tour kick off show at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kitty Kay Club</span> here in the cites, save the date. The rest of the tour dates can be viewed over at Dom's blog : <a href="http://dearlingphysique.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://dearlingphysique.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br /></span></a>// Guess that's all. Gotta run some errands.<br /><br />∆</span><br /></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-46956751645658452532009-07-22T15:04:00.001-07:002009-07-22T15:45:40.211-07:00my art is more well traveled than I am<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Today I received copies of two zines that I am a part of. The first one being <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://thea5magazine.com/">The A5 Magazine</a> out of Isreal. I know I have mentioned this before on a few separate occasions, but now I finally have the real deal and images to prove it...<br /><br /></span> </span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It comes in a box (mine was a bit beat up from it's travels) //<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeNeHqmIII/AAAAAAAAAn8/WFBVQBMhGi0/s1600-h/A5_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeNeHqmIII/AAAAAAAAAn8/WFBVQBMhGi0/s400/A5_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361409430001164418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Open the box and take out the contents //<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeNsNczdUI/AAAAAAAAAoE/aYyyLINHn7A/s1600-h/A5_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeNsNczdUI/AAAAAAAAAoE/aYyyLINHn7A/s400/A5_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361409672072099138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">And somewhere in that jumble of cards is my piece (Working Class hEro) //<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeN-kaL8hI/AAAAAAAAAoM/4UnG5uL-qRc/s1600-h/A5_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeN-kaL8hI/AAAAAAAAAoM/4UnG5uL-qRc/s400/A5_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361409987472781842" border="0" /></a></span></div></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The second zine is called <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://vignonzine.com/">Vingon Zine</a>, a brand new, experimental zine out of Korea. My favorite line in their mission statement: <span style="font-weight: bold;">"There are no limits on anything whatsoever."</span> Damn straight. The theme this time around was "Junk."<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >The cover //</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeO4MOZpYI/AAAAAAAAAoU/ZpmBnyi6IWI/s1600-h/Vig_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeO4MOZpYI/AAAAAAAAAoU/ZpmBnyi6IWI/s400/Vig_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410977413309826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >And it folds out into a sort of poster form (my work is second row to the bottom, far right, two pieces) //</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmePGwhqDYI/AAAAAAAAAoc/SZQ0dliEmMA/s1600-h/Vig_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmePGwhqDYI/AAAAAAAAAoc/SZQ0dliEmMA/s400/Vig_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361411227675921794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >I also sold and shipped off my piece "Lord Of The Flies" to a lovely lady in Germany named Yara. Good day for worldwide mail. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >∆∆∆</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >Next Thursday is the inaugural event for the new <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ignite Modeling Agency</span> studios. I will be displaying work at the event in a two man show along side my good buddy Garrett Perry. Should be a pretty fun evening. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeT29XrMtI/AAAAAAAAAok/Lnheikp2QVA/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SmeT29XrMtI/AAAAAAAAAok/Lnheikp2QVA/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361416453803946706" border="0" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >∆∆∆</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >Saturday <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dearling Physique</span> plays at the <a href="thesoapfactory.org"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Soap Factory</span></a> for <a href="http://www.soapfactory.org/exhibit.php?content_id=135"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Artery 24</span></a> (you can read up on what this whole Artery 24 deal is all about by clicking that link yo.) Time = 3:00pm. I'll be helping with the "stage design" once again. We had a meeting at the Soap yesterday and from what I can tell, the performance is going to be stellar. Not to be missed. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">∆∆∆</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vigilante Justice II</span> was a huge success. Tons of fun was had by all. Check out the photos on the <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lovelee Buttons </span>blog.</a> <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog">(www.loveleebuttons.com/blog)</a> // thanks to Holly Ann Yamada for snapping 'em. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >∆∆∆</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >End.</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-23637101698969736362009-07-12T15:16:00.000-07:002009-07-12T15:31:37.324-07:00B4BC<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >This last Thursday was the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> "Boarding For Breast Cancer"</span> poolside fashion show / event at The Calhoun Beach Club. My friend, <a href="http://garrettperry.com/">Garrett Perry,</a> knew someone in the know and got in on that shit. First off he hooked himself and I up with plaster cast molds of women's chests to paint, decorate, and do whatever we choose on. The finished products were auctioned off at the event with all proceeds going towards Boarding For Breast Cancer. I don't have any money to give to charity, but I will definitely donate my services whenever I can. Good deal. Check the bust //</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Slpil5Y-dvI/AAAAAAAAAms/hX4tmrw2M_8/s1600-h/b4bc_23.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Slpil5Y-dvI/AAAAAAAAAms/hX4tmrw2M_8/s320/b4bc_23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357703109910886130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpijI0AQ9I/AAAAAAAAAmk/2ZWHHUA3Dx4/s1600-h/b4bc_21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpijI0AQ9I/AAAAAAAAAmk/2ZWHHUA3Dx4/s320/b4bc_21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357703062511174610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpidfXQU1I/AAAAAAAAAmc/4KXEWA5_jd0/s1600-h/b4bc_22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpidfXQU1I/AAAAAAAAAmc/4KXEWA5_jd0/s320/b4bc_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357702965485392722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >On top of that Garrett ended up doing a live painting at the event along side another friend of mine, <a href="http://charlesmossey.com/">Charles Mossey</a>. The end result is pretty stellar if you ask me, which you didn't, but see for yourself in the detail shot below.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpjkQ33OmI/AAAAAAAAAm0/DIGopUo_oUY/s1600-h/b4bc_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlpjkQ33OmI/AAAAAAAAAm0/DIGopUo_oUY/s320/b4bc_15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357704181366340194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">// Good things. Good. Things.</span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-59934049131933178842009-07-06T14:26:00.001-07:002009-07-06T14:42:13.824-07:00EY Five!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlJsMNQcwLI/AAAAAAAAAlM/tsLI7cLX-5Y/s1600-h/5452_1148847731800_1545786141_345404_7144420_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SlJsMNQcwLI/AAAAAAAAAlM/tsLI7cLX-5Y/s400/5452_1148847731800_1545786141_345404_7144420_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355461863869825202" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Not sure if I have mentioned this before, but one of my submissions to the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://thea5magazine.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A5 art magazine</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> out of Isreal was accepted and the issue comes out July 9th. //</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Apparently they are having a release party for the issue as well, July 14th, at what I am sure is Isreal's hippest trend bar. Wish I could be there, but that's definitely not in the cards. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >The flyer for that event is the image you see above and if you squint and get real close to your screen, you can see my name in the list of the left. MPLS brah!<br /><br />//<br />On top of <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vigilante Justice II</span></a> next Friday, I have been asked to be a part of two upcoming two man shows around the end of the month. One is on July 30th, the other will open Aug 7th. August 7th will be the opening for a show at the newly revamped Music Box theater. The other artist showing will be Peter Lochner, a radical artist and professor of illustration at MCAD. I couldn't find his website, but if you do an Google image search of his name you'll get the picture. Literally.<br /><br />And the July 30th show is in conjuction to some sort of high end fashion show. The details on this show are still not clear to me, but I do know that it's taking place in the warehouse district, downtown MPLS. I am about to meet with the people throwing the ordeal in a few hours...which reminds me...I need to hop in the shower and get going...<br /><br />//<br />Throw Up 5 release party this Thursday night at Big V's. Dont forget that shit! </span></span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-79544533319745003282009-06-29T14:48:00.001-07:002009-06-29T14:54:16.547-07:00Jams with Virgins.<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Skk2yNe2HmI/AAAAAAAAAkE/9k5ZyOKYNiQ/s1600-h/VJII.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Skk2yNe2HmI/AAAAAAAAAkE/9k5ZyOKYNiQ/s400/VJII.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352869868346941026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://justinjamessehorn.com/">Justin</a> and I whipped this poster design together in a whirlwind of waterlogged confusion and paper scraps sometime last week. Oh yes, oh yes. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >See you all there. </span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >// also // check out the <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lovelee Buttons blog</span></a> for a full photo gallery of the Intermedia Arts show from a few weeks ago. </span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-43008714111340786332009-06-18T09:12:00.000-07:002009-06-18T09:20:02.599-07:00purge.<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SjpnX9tU8aI/AAAAAAAAAiU/sI0usdH4IU4/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SjpnX9tU8aI/AAAAAAAAAiU/sI0usdH4IU4/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348701168855216546" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Throw Up Volume 5</span> is a 40 page art zine featuring work from: Jesse Draxler, Dain Germscheid, Kris Johnson, Anthony Kephart, Methadont (Malcolm Alchemy and Jesse Draxler,) Sarah Moeding, Justin James Sehorn, Katrin Snider and Mark Vomit.</span><br /></div><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/mark.rieger?ref=profile"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192045505388&ref=nf">Click here for the Facebook event page.</a></span></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-3003983890271522852009-06-15T17:08:00.000-07:002009-06-15T17:36:37.830-07:00the vibes are good.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Stuff to be said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">+ The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Intermedia Arts</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> show the other weekend went amazingly. Good time had by all. Here is a link to a time lapse video of the set up (more video and loads of photos of the actual show to come):</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog/">http://loveleebuttons.com/blog/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">+ One of the three pieces I submitted to the</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"> A5</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> arts magazine in Israel has been accepted. It will be in the upcoming issue focused around the word "Hero." I'll post again when the issue is actually pressed but in the meantime check out their back catalog (every page viewable online): </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.thea5magazine.com/"><br /><br />http://www.thea5magazine.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">+ Guitar pedal factory, venue, and record label, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Death By Audio</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> (out of NY), gave </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://methadont.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Methadont</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> a holler on a recent blog entry. Check it out: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://deathbyaudiorecords.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />http://deathbyaudiorecords.blogspot.com</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">+ Seattle based brother in arts, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">Tyson Roberts</span><span style="font-family: arial;">, has asked me to be part of a three person Seattle exhibition based around the idea of "Urban Dialogue." I have accepted and he is looking for the show to go down later this year. More on this as it unravels. The three artists will be myself and...:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Tyson Roberts: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.tysonanthonyroberts.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.tysonanthonyroberts.com<br /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Vivian Chen: </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.vivianchenphotography.com/">http://www.vivianchenphotography.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:78%;" >What else, what else? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >+ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vigilante Justice II</span> is still on for JULY 17th. Mark your calendars // you won't want to miss it.<br /><br />+ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Open Door 5</span> at the <a href="http://www.rosaluxgallery.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosalux Gallery</span></a> this last Saturday evening went well. I had a great time mingling, networking, and all that other junk you are supposed to do at art openings. Most excellent to see many friendly faces as well. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There's more, but as usual, for another time. </span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-83035516962124807122009-06-02T09:20:00.000-07:002009-06-02T15:46:13.565-07:00i want the candy.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SiVRn_Z-sdI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9zFQm1F9OG0/s1600-h/Opendoor5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SiVRn_Z-sdI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9zFQm1F9OG0/s400/Opendoor5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342766280422109650" border="0" /><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >I got into <span style="font-weight: bold;">Open Door 5 </span>at the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Rosalux Gallery</span>! </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Information on the opening is in the image above and more can be learned </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.rosaluxgallery.com/juried/call-for-artists-juried-exhibition.html">HERE. </a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >My buddy <a href="http://garrettperry.com/">Garrett Perry</a> got in as well, which solidifies the fact that the evening of Saturday, June 13th is going to be a wicked good time.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The night before that (June 12th) is the opening reception for the CVA Alumni exhibition at the CVA Gallery on the corner of Selby and Western in STP. I turned my piece in for that last night and the opening runs from 6-9pm I believe. Uhhh...yea.<br /><br />Before both of those events is <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lovelee Buttons</span></a> presents...at Intermedia Arts. The date is THIS SATURDAY, June 6th, and we aparently now have a trailer for the gig. Check it:<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4961203&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4961203&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Buy advance tickets at <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://loveleebuttons.com/blog</span></a><br /></span></span><br />On top of all that we have officially begun planning for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vigilante Justice II</span> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">aLoft Hotel</span> (July 17th, save the date!) I posted a call to artists for the event on <a href="http://mnartist.org/">mnartists.org</a> and have been receiving some good submissions, but if by chance you do not read mnartists but you happen to read this blog and want to submit some work, send some images to jesse@jessedraxler.com. </p><p>Stay tuned...<br /></p></span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-38629400593381970992009-05-26T16:17:00.000-07:002009-05-26T16:28:19.787-07:00Why We Buy.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Fast Company magazine recently named Jonathan Ive (senior VP of industrial design at Apple) the "Most Creative Person In Business." I really do not know how such a thing is gauged or what is all taken into consideration when choosing to appoint such a title, but sure, this choice seems about right in my eyes. Whatever. But after doing a bit of surfing and clicking I came across an antique of an article with the same man, Jonathan Ive, by Fast Company in 2007, which deals entirely with the emotional response of a consumer to design. In this case the vehicle for such a discussion is ID (industrial design,) but I feel that such ideas could translate into most all fields of design. Just switch some words around and you have a whole different vehicle of topic. Anyway:</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/29/buy.html?page=0%2C0"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:arial;" >"If you've got technology on the one hand and you've got people on the other, then an object's design -- no matter what that object is -- defines the nature of that connection."</span></a></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-74647444605445528812009-05-26T16:04:00.001-07:002009-05-26T16:04:59.727-07:00Dokument.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Shx1lG5g8xI/AAAAAAAAAec/rm8An4XTFcc/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Shx1lG5g8xI/AAAAAAAAAec/rm8An4XTFcc/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340272538522022674" border="0" /></a>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-417808560027457512009-05-04T11:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:05:36.286-07:00Lovely.<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://loveleebuttons.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">LOVELEE BUTTONS</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> is LIVE. </span></span><br /><br />//<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">This is a group that I have been a part of for a lil while now. Didn't want to mention anything until it was all set, and now is the time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A lot is happening in regards to this. // First is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dearling Physique</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lookbook</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">To Kill A Petty </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span id=":dt" class="hP"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bourgeoisi</span><wbr style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">e</span> at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Intermedia Arts</span>. I am actually working closely with Dom (LB, Dearling Physique) constructing the stage setup for this event. It should be incredibly interesting. Pre-Sale tickets can be bought <a href="http://loveleebuttons.com/blog/?page_id=62">HERE</a>. // </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vigilante Justice II </span>is coming up JULY 17th! We got a full line up of some of the best in MPLS electronica. We will be releasing the band list later on. But let it be known, this is going to GO OFF. // We will also be working some on this years <a href="http://clapperclawfestival.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clapperclaw Festival</span></a>. // And we are in the works of putting together a local music complilation / mash up tentatively titled "The Great In The Small." More on that as it unfolds. // </span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">On top of that I am working with a fellow named Reynard who resides in San Fran doing some illustritive work for a short story titled "zzzombiezzz." The piece is nearly finished and I am pretty happy with it. You will be able to view it online soon. In the meantime check out some of his Tumblrs. // </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://hahaclever.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hahaclever.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and the </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://reynard.tumblr.com/">troof booth</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> // They are both pretty radical if you ask me. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Mutual Design Playground</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> had only a few submissions these last few weeks, but what was posted is most excellent. </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://mutualplayground.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHECK IT OUT</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Uhm...there is more to say, but not now. I gotta go fabric shopping. </span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-11988519570697386352009-04-26T14:44:00.000-07:002009-04-26T14:45:40.262-07:00hell is fading. // hell is a fad.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">the day is cold and gray and you're not helping...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">just kidding. </span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-37168067389648481022009-04-21T14:44:00.000-07:002009-04-21T17:39:21.340-07:00METHA // DONE and DONE<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">For about the past month, me and my good friend, Ben Kucera, have been embarking on a collaborative adventure we are titling: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >METHADONT // Dr. Axler -vs- Malcolm Alchemy</span><span style="font-family:arial;">. This is a year long project, but we have decided to start a blog so people can keep up with it on a nearly daily basis. More information about the project can be read in the header of the site, which can be located at: </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://methadont.com/">METHADONT.COM</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Follow it. Love it. Hate it. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Speaking of collaborations, <a href="http://justinjamessehorn.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin James</span></a> just completed his portion of our collab which now renders it completed. Here is what the final product looks like:</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Se5BXWUIU3I/AAAAAAAAAYc/ap0VlfsAoFE/s1600-h/JJS_Collab_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Se5BXWUIU3I/AAAAAAAAAYc/ap0VlfsAoFE/s400/JJS_Collab_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327267278608683890" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >You should be able to see this in the upcoming issue of <a href="http://thethrowup.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Throw Up</span></a> (5,) as well as much more from both me and Justin. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Uhm..a lot of other exciting things are happening, but that is another post for another time. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Until then...</span></span><br /></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-48780938573585537312009-04-01T12:27:00.000-07:002009-06-02T15:47:29.862-07:00The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday April 1st is an estimated $109 Million.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Things! and then MORE things ///////<br /><br />First thing/// Stumbled across this article while reading <a href="http://thenewyorktimes.com/">The New York Times</a> online this morning: <a href="http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/guest-column-computers-vs-brains/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Computers vs. Brains</span></a> I found this pretty interesting being that I only hear about how singularity WILL happen, inevitably. Nice to read about the flip side of this theory.<br /><br />Second thing/// Watched the documentary <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surfwise</span> the other day. Totally radical (and moving) movie. Highly recommended. Peep the trailer: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rwiuwK4I7S0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rwiuwK4I7S0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Third thing/// This guy takes the kind of pictures I like to look at: <a href="http://www.powerhousebooks.com/look-inside/1081/1832/1/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patrick Trefz</span> (click it!)</a> I can't wait to get that book. His surfing documentary of the same name is supposed to be pretty dope as well. I need to check it out, but am not looking forward to shelling out 23 plus dollars on Amazon to get it. Any ideas on another source? Hit me up.<br /><br />Fourth Thing/// <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Brian Jonestown Massacre</span> just released a new EP yesterday entitled "Smoking Acid." Love that title. Anyway....I like it. A lot. BJM also played the Fine Line last week. I unfortunately was not in attendance, but I heard it was most excellent. Read about my friend Ben's experience over at his blog: <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://cancersfrom1970.blogspot.com/2009/03/we-found-our-buzz-at-massacre-that-was.html">Cancers from 1970</a>.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >And then check out this slick video for the second track off the EP <span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Í alvöru talað":<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YmH7zmKTD-M&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YmH7zmKTD-M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Fifth Thing/// I uploaded a new (kinda) art album to my Facebook. Check it out if you feel inclined: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69278&id=825946464&l=e6974c2593"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Show people this album by sending them this public link.</span></span></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And that's all ladies and gentleman.<br /><br />Enjoy your day!</span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-56282547175482133982009-03-17T16:07:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:30:11.604-07:00the only green i care about is the good green.<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >Had a meeting today with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Frameworks Gallery and Custom Framing</span> here in Saint Paul (Highland Park to be exact.) After some artsy banter we agreed that I would be showing some work there. Actually a lot of work. 5 framed pieces on the walls and about 6 (ish) non framed pieces in the bins. Very exciting stuff. I'm not on the card (yet,) but just imagine I am:</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/ScAv2D60giI/AAAAAAAAATA/9_JToRFoc_w/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/ScAv2D60giI/AAAAAAAAATA/9_JToRFoc_w/s320/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314300166108643874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >Being that this gallery / frame shop is located in the same strip mall as Blockbuster Video in Highland Park I wasn't expecting much of the other art on the walls, but to my surprise, everything was really good, even better than good, it was exciting work, edgy, all that. So needless to say I am honored to be in the presence of what I would consider other fun, forward thinking artists.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >This Saturday evening is the opening event for the latest show. The "featured artist" is </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" href="http://gregorygrahamart.com/index.htm">Gregory Graham</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >, but everyone else's work will be on display as well. The invite card is below.</span> <a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/ScAu-y_r4CI/AAAAAAAAAS4/_CbADEGSvlw/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/ScAu-y_r4CI/AAAAAAAAAS4/_CbADEGSvlw/s320/-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314299216672841762" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >So the gist of all this is: GO BUY MY SHIT!!!! The time is now!</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mr. Olcott's <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/foodteammusic"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FOODTEAM</span></a> is playing tonight at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kitty Kat Club</span>. That's what's up. No green beer, no "kiss me I'm a dumbass" t shirts. Just some good people listening to good jams. Hopefully. (I'm sure I know some Irish people out there who own that shirt and are now offended. If this is true I apologize in advance, no hard feelings, but I still hate that shit.)<br /><br />Oh, and it looks like Vigilante Justice II will be taking place sometime mid July. A ways off, but it'll be worth it. Trust me. We'll take care of ya.<br /><br />'Till next time...</span></span></span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-66461613848276389162009-03-09T10:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T10:27:04.780-07:00"i'm on fire."<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >"Vigilante Justice" was a huge success. I know both me and Dom are extremely stoked on the whole thing and already have tossed the idea of a "Vigilante Justice II" around. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >Here's a link to my photos from the evening. I should have taken more, but oh well. It is what it is. If you are on Facebook I am sure you can click around and find bunches more. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >///</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64974&id=825946464&l=0b2ed"><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;" >http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64974&id=825946464&l=0b2ed</span></span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64974&id=825946464&l=0b2ed"><span></span></a></div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-82454972083408886702009-03-03T16:40:00.000-08:002009-03-03T17:20:17.949-08:003. done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Sa3ORiaf7oI/AAAAAAAAASw/HzKcE4Ym73s/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/Sa3ORiaf7oI/AAAAAAAAASw/HzKcE4Ym73s/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309126336430730882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >I helped put together this gig, well, I organized the art end of it. Anyway......should be a good time. And since its down the road from Grumpy's, maybe some of that fucked up juice that tastes dangerously JUST LIKE COFFEE will come into play later that evening. Who knows.<br /><br />Dom's press release: //<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Lovelee Buttons invites you to <b>VIGILANTE JUSTICE! </b>at the Aloft Hotel's WXYZ next Friday, March 6. An evening entwined by a spellbinding ambience of music, art and video.<br /><br />Come early to experience <a href="http://www.myspace.com/xaviermarquis" target="_blank">Xavier Marquis</a>, a fresh and exciting sound in Minneapolis hip-hop/soul. Stay late to celebrate the recent release of <a href="http://www.dearlingphysique.com/" target="_blank">Dearling Physique</a>'s <i>Impressions Of The Night EP</i> in an environment specially treated to accompany his sounds with an illustrious visual counterpart directed by Minneapolis by-way-of Brooklyn artist Casey Opstad.<br /><br />Enjoy artwork by:<br />Justin James Sehorn<br />Mark Vomit<br />Jesse Draxler<br />Dain Germscheid<br />Garrett Perry<br />Hannah Haugberg<br />Brian David<br />Casey Opstad<br />Kristina Mooney<br /><br />With your votes, one of these talented artists will be chosen to have their artwork put on display in the Aloft Hotel's WXYZ!<br /><br /><b>VIGILANTE JUSTICE!</b> at the Aloft Hotel's WXYZ<br />900 Washington Avenue South<br />Friday, March 6 at 8:00pm<br />No cover. All ages welcome.</span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span> </div>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252726234521817564.post-23971549373807803092009-02-20T09:26:00.000-08:002009-02-20T13:08:20.413-08:00what would you do if you were in outer space?<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Some PBRs plus 4 hours of sleep equals a rough morning, so this is going to be pretty to the point.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Got the new issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">ELLEgirl Korea</span> from the hip DHL man today. I did a cover image for their 6th year anniversary. Part of their "6th year anniversary special edition cover series." Check it:</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SZ7oXq3NYqI/AAAAAAAAASg/c9lLl3uqJ-4/s1600-h/Cover_Print_LowRes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SZ7oXq3NYqI/AAAAAAAAASg/c9lLl3uqJ-4/s400/Cover_Print_LowRes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304932904429511330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Go to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://dearlingphysique.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">dearlingphysique.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. The typeface was done by yours truly and you can get that fly new EP as well. Its good shit. You can trust me. You can also trust Andrea at the City Pages: </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/02/mp3_of_the_week_4.php" target="_blank">http://blogs.citypages.com/<wbr>gimmenoise/2009/02/mp3_of_the_<wbr>week_4.php</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is going to be fun:</span></span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SZ7qMKzwEEI/AAAAAAAAASo/TWfFgv7Y3Ms/s1600-h/l_4b100a2a7b0747e5818aee96da3540c2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SZ7qMKzwEEI/AAAAAAAAASo/TWfFgv7Y3Ms/s400/l_4b100a2a7b0747e5818aee96da3540c2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304934905869766722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Heres the low down: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bTLDMpN7uA8/SZ7qMKzwEEI/AAAAAAAAASo/TWfFgv7Y3Ms/s1600-h/l_4b100a2a7b0747e5818aee96da3540c2.jpg"><br /></a></span><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong> 02-28-2009 12:00 at The Devil’s Workshop Sound Studio "5 Year Aniversary Party" over 30 bands confirmed<br />400 Cedar Ave 400 Bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota<br />Cost: $10</strong></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"> (MORE BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED!) Accelerated Love Affair Ada Jane Apocalypse Meow Barfly Buildings (REUNION SHOW) Candystore Captain Yonder Cary Aria Cortez The Killer Empires Flock Of Doug God Damn Doo Wop Band International Espionage! Medium (REUNION SHOW) Murzik Red Phone Dispatch Rope Trick Secret Panels Sleeping In Gethsemane The Idle Hands The Nina, The Pinta The Undesirables</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">I could rant for quite some time about how sick the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dearling Physique</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monotonix</span> shows were last weekend, but I won't. Or about how there was more great art at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Open Sky</span> show last Thursday than I have seen in one single place maybe....ever. But I won't. A picture is worth a thousand words though...(isn't that what they say, do I have that wrong...ahhhh fuck it) and guess who has got pictures on facebook (a place for friends yo!) Like I've said before, I'm no lomographer, but you can get the idea: </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60988&id=825946464&l=630ae">CLICK CLICK. </a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >I guess that wasn't as to the point as I was initially imagining. </span>Jesse Draxlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242301463250892317noreply@blogger.com2