Washing in Buckets

When You're Heavy Even Though Every Thing is Great

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:45:00 +0000

I haven't got an idea of what's going on this week. My heart is mush and the stars are all a mess.

November 4, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:56:00 +0000

It's hard to articulate just how incredible of a day it's been. Instead, I'll share two trees that blew my hair back on my way to vote today:

Trubble Club

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:45:00 +0000

Check out the Trubble Club Blog! It occasionally featuring drawings by yours truly:

~All those artists are wonderful characters~

The World is a Fiery Maelstrom

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Halloween was fantastic! A hunchback, deep sea angler fish, and a dance party:
Mosh's brilliant old man in the park costume:
Ecstatic times at Sam's:

Super Silly String Theory & Cute-Cup Over Floweth

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:38:00 +0000

My continued infatuation with String Theory, a boner for Dodecahedrons, & dreams in the theme of the Golden Ratio:

My allegiance to Howard Barker, that fine brained gentleman, is reignited. Time to rent 20 more of his plays from the library~ Yes!

And Michelle sent me an incredible sequence of a newborn panda growing. Aw shit it's cute:

Fuck you! You're so cute my brain's leaking out m'shoes!
Class.

Lil' Pebbles

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:39:00 +0000

Both a painting of Lil' Pebbles taking in the best part of summer AND a birthday present painting for one Courtney Prokopas.

Come and See

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:23:00 +0000

I think I might have seen the most gut wretching movie-film on Earth. Have to view it in portions, it hurts me so, right down the most visceral areas. Probably the most effective thing I've ever seen in my short life:

Vacation 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:01:00 +0000

I whispered "peace out" to September this year with a 9-day, work-free, meditative bang. Partly spent lying down playing with cats, and partly revisiting the eternal Devil's Lake, it was a detox of the SOUL. Below are some fragments. I am taking less photos these days, preferring the film of my old gray tissue cells.

I am Gross

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:58:00 +0000

Why? Because I made a Prosciutto, butter, & Foie Gras pate sandwich for lunch today. If it were not for the wine, I'm pretty sure these arteries would be pumping Twinkies.

Anyway, here's a photo of it. It's a little blurry so I can imagine that it looks funny:

Puke Puppet Brainstorms

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:24:00 +0000

And now for puppet design drafts for a new show by the wonderful Neo-Futurists. This show is called Beer, and it will heavily feature animation & puppets by yours truly. Another joint venture with the wonderful Dan Kerr-Hobert! January is right around the corner. Below, you'll find some drawings for a hat-full of puke that comes alive to become a young boy's friend/guide. We wonder if he out-grows the hat as a chair, at some point wearing it on his head:

And sure enough I managed to make a phallic one before passing out. Why would I do this?

Idhi oka idi le

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:19:00 +0000

Thanks, Journalista! What a wild ride:

Nerd Over-Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:26:00 +0000

~Either I am learning or having fun~Want to explore Poincaré Dodecahedral Space for yourself? This resource might be responsible for how I spend the next two hours:
Curved Spaces flight simulator

Prometheus Rubs the F Ring

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:24:00 +0000

Unbearable!

Mountains of Stars

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:16:00 +0000

Stars that fit into pentagons are a major part of the bloated graphic novel in progress, An Army of Lovers will be Beaten. So here I'm sharing some illustrations from Matila Ghyka's book The Geometry of Art and Life:

Plus one random Google Image search item that illustrates a fractal dodecahedron-sphere, much like how some theorize the universe is shaped. Enter one side and pop out the other. Well, if you were residual microwaves from the big bang at least.
Holy crap!

Dwelling on Today September 14, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:27:00 +0000

Old David Foster Wallace did himself in Friday at the not-old age of 46. It's brought a very real tear to my eye.But along that there have been dwellings on beautiful things like the Megamouth Shark. The first recorded finding of one happened in Hawaii 1976, future home of one blessed Patrick Tianen:

And there is this Incredible Scottish Cow, found while casually looking for references to draw beautiful cows:
The world is a cornucopia of reasons to weep, whether for being all bummed out, astounded, or warmed by something as cute as a super harry cow.

SCRAPPERS

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:38:00 +0000

A few things:

First, can you make it to the Scrappers' Benefit tonight?
I hope so! Info below:

Second, a super-sonically brief Life & Times update.
I socialized:

I traveled to a time where "we don't need roads:"

And I pulled a dying bee off my sweater while waiting for the train:

Fin!

Book 3 Excerpt plus More Army of Lovers Notes

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:49:00 +0000

Thinking of You, Wish You Were Here

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:32:00 +0000

Being in love really is the fuzzy, knot in the super-string of life.

BUH!

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:16:00 +0000

The success of last night's experiment helps us all sleep a little better & keeps my eye on the little miracles in life. Those Swiss geniuses & their Super Collider Beast justifiably leads Alexis Madrigal to call it the "new Chuck Norris, capable of, and culpable for, everything from creating Milk Duds to causing celibacy."

Scrappers Benefit!

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:42:00 +0000

It's 100% essential-fun that you attend this event coming up! I'll be helping to make it possible & would be ecstatic to see your beautiful face there!

This coming FRIDAY there will be a benefit party for SCRAPPERS, a documentary film by Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak, and Courtney Prokopas. It would be splendid if you could join us in all the festivities!

In the meantime, please check out our article in Time Out Chicago, as well as the forthcoming write-up on Gaper's Block.

*****

Benefit for Scrappers

Friday, September 12th, 2008
6-10pm
at The AV-aerie
2000 W. Fulton
Chicago

FEATURING:
-scenes from the film
-large triple-channel projection (one night only!)
-conversation with the filmmakers and subjects
-tickets available to a private screening of the finished film
-musical performances by:

Frank Rosaly
Jonathan Crawford/Frank Rosaly/Michael Zerang percussion trio
The Friction Brothers
DJ John Corbett

$10 suggested donation at the door
RSVP required, to scrapmovie@gmail.com

If you have any questions or require any special assistance please contact us at scrapmovie@gmail.com.

Raging Love for Chicago/ Humanity Today

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Finally completely moved into the new apartment. If you had known where I lived before ~ just imagine about four blocks east. We are indescribably in love with the new setup. Above is one of many Catalpa trees that partially inspires all of "An Army of Lovers will be Beaten." See drawing below:

Doodle and Song that Inspired It

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:14:00 +0000

"Man In The Tree"

By Tom Rapp

The man in the tree is staring at me
All of the blood dripping down
He says: where are you bound?
Said: I'm going to town to pawn my crown
And never come back here again

My lady in waiting is weaving a robe
Of silk and moonlight and now
And she never asks how
So pleasant a task she never asks
And she only listens to friends

The man at the store he looks at my crown
Listens to my sad tale
He says it never fails
If the crown is for sale, I'll give you some nails
But you can only use them on friends

The man in the tree was staring at me
As I passed by again on that day
He said I'd got in his way
Said: nails aren't the way to be free to stay
So I traded them all for the end
Went back to my lady in waiting and all of her friends

Closing Reception/ 4D Performance Tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:49:00 +0000

With every year old Bernie McGovern grows more rational AND self-destructive! Come see how that's possible, tonight from 6p to 9p at the Bloomingdale Arts Building, located at 2418 W Bloomingdale Ave, just west of Western between Armitage & North Ave!

Bring your beautiful face!

NASA Phobia

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Ahh it's true! Click below to read how some are planning to...

Bomb the Moon & Find Water

Adorable Wrestling Match

noreply@blogger.com (Bernie) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:00 +0000

Cute Explosion #2, featuring a giant koala: