nyt feature on the grocery studios
We are honored that The Grocery Studios was featured in the New York Times “On Location” column on March 21st! Mutuus Studio, …
gen AI as artistic collaborator
I have a few quotes in the spring issue of PublicDisplay ART, in Amanda Manitach’s article, “Pandora’s Toolbox.” “Generative AI (at least …
dream souvenirs
Sweet Dreams and Dark Dreams are sets of souvenir photographs from dreams. Each set of 16 photos is contained in a black, …
release
Humbled to have a new piece in the group show “Pink” at Fresh Mochi on Beacon Hill, curated by Elizabeth Jameson. March …
pocket deity at orcas paley
Pocket Deity is an art exhibition at Orcas Paley in Seattle that ran October 15 – 31, 2021. I was invited by …
seattle art spaces round up
Humbled that The Grocery is part of this great roundup of Seattle arts and culture spaces.Thank you to Margo Vasynghel and Crosscut! …
resilience and rough drafts
All the creative folks and activists I know are working so hard to keep it together in this pandemic time, in this …
spring ditty (stop motion with flowers)
During the covid-19 quarantine, I’ve been doing some demonstration videos to put some uplifting content into the world, with an eye to …
rock garden: generator
“Rock Garden: Generator” is a site-specific installation created for the Goodwitch / Badwitch group exhibition at the Museum of Museums in Seattle …
fireside chat at hotel sorrento
Demi and I will join Greg Lundgren in a chat at the Hotel Sorrento on Tuesday February 18, to talk about art …
science + tech implications for art and performance
On December 8, I’ll be one of the speakers at the symposium at Northwest Film Forum, “Futures: Trends in Science + Technology …
curating at bellwether 2019
Art trio SuttonBeresCuller are the creative directors of Bellwether, an art festival running September 13-22 in Bellevue, encompassing 10 days of art, …
rock garden
Rock Garden is a projection-mapped video installation and soundscape that premiered at the Borealis Festival of Light in Seattle, October 2018. It …
love, math, and design
Kevin Lin, creator of the podcast series Folkstories, interviewed me about a bunch of things, including how the creative process of doing …
mathematical habits and speculative design
A while ago, a former colleague at Microsoft, Thore Graepel, shared a post on “Habits of Highly Mathematical People” by Jeremy Kun …
evening guest
A short macro film made on our kitchen table.
some thoughts on buying art for the shy
There are a few nudges from me in the July 2018 issue of Seattle Business Magazine, in an article about buying art …
seattle times article on the grocery
The Seattle Times published a nice article on The Grocery, a space that Demi and I bought in 2015 and are renovating …
morning in södermalm
I had a wonderful time traveling in Scandinavia in August, settling into Stockholm for a week. During the visit I picked up vintage magazines …
balancing creativity at work and home
Some colleagues at work started a creativity website and blog, Bright and Bloom. They interviewed me about how to stay creative at …
artifacts from baikonur
I was invited by artist Chris Crites to participate in a group show he’s curating called Russia, Mother Russia. The show opened …
raw material
I’m excited to show this surreal little sci-fi-horror film on the big screen as part of Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Festival, September …
my favorite things tour at SAM Remix
Last night was the SAM Remix party at the Olympic Sculpture park, and thanks to Allison Kudla, I was invited to give …
uncertainty
A new short film featuring the lovely sara_x. Story, animation, and sound by Janet Galore. Filmed at The Grocery studios in Seattle, …
catalyst endowment
If you had 48 hours on the moon, what kind of art would you make? Giant Steps, an exhibition of conceptual art …
paac appointment
I’m proud to announce that I have been appointed to the 4Culture Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC). I’ll be part of an …
waterfall at estuary
“Waterfall” was a site-specific projection mapping by Janet Galore onto shipping containers at “Estuary” by Christian French. Estuary, part of Duwamish Revealed, …
porchlit: the machine stops
My friend Yonnas helped start a project called Porchlit, a space-based arts/history project where everyday people read aloud in public places. On …
participate in creating the future you want
Here’s a talk I did at the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park pavilion, for the Seattle Pecha Kucha Night on art and technology, …
chelloveck: a fictional artifact
Inspired by A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess. This is an artifact from Alex’s world, a magazine that he would have subscribed …
the imp of the perverse
The art exhibition TOUCH ME: I Am Violent, opens Thursday February 13 2014 at Vermillion Gallery and runs through March 8. Curated …
thinking about guns
I have a few pieces in an art exhibition opening this Friday, June 14th, at Bherd Studios Gallery. The exhibition, Second Amendment: …
ready-to-hand
As we move into the era of “natural user interfaces” (NUI), I think designers struggle with what it means for a digital interface to be natural. …
cleaning a digital house
Like many people my age, I’m trying hard not to accumulate more physical stuff, and I’m actively trying to reduce the amount …
hi.
Hi. Welcome to my new site. It’s a bit rough around the edges, and I’m continuing to add content, but I think …
geist-hof (peace, love & understanding)
Paper sculpture, Geist-Hof (Peace, Love & Understanding) “Rest in Paper” at Lundgren Monuments, September 2012 This is a paper urn, created in …
jesus of peeps
494 marshmallow Peeps™, wood frame, 4.5 ft tall x 3.5 ft wide Part of the Official Bad Art Museum of Art (O.B.A.M.A.) at …
deconstructing blue boy
“Bumber by Number” at Bumbershoot, September 2011 Review discussing Deconstructing Blue Boy by Gary Faigin, Art Dish Listen to a review that …
merry merry
This is my 2012 holiday card.
der gesteingeist
This was a site specific installation created as a part of a residency at sub-art in Ražanj, Croatia. August 2010. I wanted …
we are our patterns
[repost from 2010] We are our patterns. I’ve been thinking about how many ways this is true. Certainly our habits, the little …
equation tooth
[repost from 2008] I got a new tooth this summer. It’s porcelain. I had been contemplating a tattoo of this equation, but …
combine demolition derby
[repost from 2008] Last weekend we headed out to Lind, WA (near Moses Lake) to see the Combine Demolition Derby. Our friends …
layers of time in belltown
[repost from 2006] Ugh. I’m really getting old. I don’t feel old, and I don’t think I look that old, but I’ve …
listening to air traffic
[repost from 2005] While I’m working on an animation or otherwise fiddling on the computer, I like to listen to live air …
walking and falling
[repost from 2005] There’s a Laurie Anderson song called “Walking and Falling.” In it she says: You’re walking. And you don’t always …
tesla night and dale travous memories
[repost from 2005] Last Sunday dorkbot seattle celebrated its second anniversary with Tesla Night. I celebrated my first appearance at a dorkbot …
explained by andy warhol
[repost from 2005] From The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again). “Today my favorite kind of atmosphere …
google: command line interface to the world
[repost from 2005] It hit me a couple of weeks ago… the search box in Google is quickly becoming a command line …