Build Something Together

Sorry it has been such a long time to post anything on here. Since moving back to Kansas City we have gotten married, found a place to live and started work. Needless to say, not much time has been idle enough to get on BST until now.

This semester I will be teaching a course at the Kansas City Art Institute titled “Towards a Green Sculpture.” The class was created by Karen McCoy a few years ago, who also taught it up until this year when she became the Acting Chair while the Official Chair is on sabbatical. In this class students are asked to examine their artwork’s impact on the environment, and find other ways of working with communities to develop site specific projects. If you are interested in learning more about the class and projects we are doing, please check out http://greensculpturekcai.blogspot.com

Luckily, I am living 3 blocks from my long time collaborator, Jesse McAfee, so we can keep each other on track. We are hoping to develop ways to expand Craft and Concept into new territories while still maintaining our mission statement.

These are exciting times, and I hope you stay tuned for more updates!

After this hectic week of graduate thesis work I will be hoping on a train headed to Vancouver BC. Tin Can Studios invited BST up for a few days while they sit in front of Emily Carr University of Art. I am currently accepting proposals for this event, so if you are interested please submit a proposal.

Here is the flier for this event with all of the other projects listed as well, including my partner’s Knit Together.

Just finished installing some BST documentation in Portland State University’s Display Cases. Looks pretty good!

Last month I was in New York working at the Brooklyn Museum to make a pinata for Jennifer Rubell’s Brooklyn Ball event. The pinata was a 15′ Andy Warhol head filled with Hostess products such as Twinkies and Snow Balls. Last night someone told me there was a video circulating of Jerry Saltz and other art people beating the hell out of Mr. Warhol so I found the videos and laughed the entire time. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I do!

Build Something Together Workshop Series this weekend at SEA Change Gallery, 625 NW Everett Street PDX. Come check it out!

The workshop schedule is as follows:
May 1 – Build Something Together Workshop Series pt.1
12:00 Sandwich Making with Crystal Baxley
1:00 Micro Terrariums with Vanessa Robertson-Rojas
2:00 How To Ask Questions with Ally Drozd
3:00 Talking to Strangers with Sandy Sampson
4:30 Raft Building with Connie Hockaday

May 2 – Build Something Together Workshop Series pt.2
12:00 Collaborative Knitting with Elysia Contreras
1:00 Book Binding with Dasha Shleyeva
2:00 Easy Planter Boxes with Katherine Ball
3:30 Cat Play Structures with Hollis and Kindred
8:00 Zoo Bombing with JP Huckins

It has been 2 weeks since I left the Free Gallery in Toronto, and a week since leaving the Brooklyn Museum. Needless to say it has been a busy time, but I finally got a second to post the final projects from Toronto. Be sure to check them out by clicking on the links below! I will post about the Brooklyn Museum project after the opening on April 22.

Sam’s McCracken

Philip’s Modernist Table

Amber’s Laddershelf

We just finished working on Karen’s dream chair and you can read all about it on the project page.

Check out the video section for a slideshow of Karen’s project!

Tell all your friends in Toronto!

New project completed today, look at the project page!

You can also see the live blog at http://cakeandcordial.blogspot.com/