Our show at the Twilight

Above is pretty much the only picture from our show at the Twilight on August 15, in which I played bass, where you can actually see my playing bass. So there you have it, proof that I did it. And I rocked, if I do say myself.

Also, Melodie played drums for us that night.

And Suzie Q was the lone Vignette. And she ruled.

More shots from the evening:

Cootie Platoon's set:

Corina and Andrew:

Primping in the ladies room:

The Hickmans:

Rico and Melodie:

Kathryn, Melodie, and Rico of Cootie Platoon, posing with a cool car:

Kathryn's awesome painted car:

I love it!

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Dartgun at the Twilight - Saturday, August 15

Punch and pie!

Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 9:00pm
Twilight Cafe & Bar, 1420 SE Powell Blvd., PDX

Dartgun - with Christine on bass (that's me! I'm excited to wield an axe again!), Melodie on drums and Suzie Q as a lone Vignette - our strangest lineup ever! Chad is camping, Emie quit (wah!), and we still don't have a freaking drummer!

COOTIE PLATOON will save the day.

With help from much-loved psychos the Hickmans!

The flyer says Advisory is playing but we're not really sure about that...

The Twilight is a cool rockabilly old-style diner so come hang out with us, have your beers and get up and dance for God's sake! Yeah SE Portland. See you on Saturday night!

Pink Ladies

It was pink and black night in the Dartgun world Friday night. Here you see the Vignettes: Emie, Suzie, and me, in our special pink wigs, plus Melodie, who is a true rock star and a true friend: she bailed us out by filling in as drummer for the show (unfortunately, Billy has quite the band, and we are sad. We are also looking for a new drummer so if you know of anybody please send them our way).

Here we are on stage at the Ash Street.

Chuck and Suzie in the green room:

At Suzie's apartment getting ready before the show - we are so lucky to have a makeup artist in the band (I should say, a Beauty Dominator):

We played with Hairspray Blues:

...and the Pity Fucks (they have a rad keyboard sound):

...and it was a CD release party for Scott "Deluxe" Drake (of the Humpers fame):

But this is my picture, taken in the bathroom of me and my love:

I know I have been blogging a lot more about the band lately than I have about my art, and I'm sorry! I have been busy in the studio, but haven't had much to say about it.

I'm mostly restocking a lot of my sold designs and getting ready for the Recycled Arts Festival this coming weekend. It's June 27 - 28, 9 am - 4 pm both days, at Esther Short Park in Vancouver. This will be the fourth year that I've participated in the event. I'm looking forward to it. See photos from the 2008 and 2007 shows if you like.

I have a new wholesale order in the works for Grasshopper 510 in Chicago.

In the news: my work has recently been reviewed by Mandala Colors , Tethyis Dreams, Portland Picks, Handmade Nation's facebook page, Gay List Daily, Colorful Dayz, Mable's Unique Gifts, Best Green Home Tips, Etsy Lounge, and Sweet Margarita Studio.

I've also been interviewed for an article that should be coming out this Thursday in the Columbian. It should be in their special section on green living called Clark County Revitalized. The article is about home decor made from recycled materials and will be published just two days before the Clark County Recycled Arts Festival - I'm really hoping it will help me sell some home decor items to Vancouverites at the show!

My kids are out of school and having loads of fun hanging around the house. We celebrated Chuck's grandma's 86th birthday at a family picnic out in the beautiful country. Juke's birthday is coming up and he is planning an Oaks Park adventure. We are also looking forward to going to the beach for the first week of July - four nights in a yurt! I am super excited. See pictures from our vacation last summer here. Yes, we will be hanging up the velvet Elvis.

Rock show wrap-up

These are just some selected photos from our show on Thursday night at the Village Ballroom, which is a beautiful space upstairs from Rumpspankers Cafe & Bar at 700 NE Dekum in Portland.

It was a Last Thursday art opening for Sara Cella and Tyson Stanger. Here are some pictures of Sara's awesome art:

More photos of the space:

Our first ballroom!