ISSUE May 2007

Page 1

MAY 2007

THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

Earthen Scribe

INSIDE: THE VORTEX, PYROMANIA, AND MORE

PAGE 5

GERALD WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE STUDIO BLEND DELIVERY, BUT HE DIDN’T FEEL LIKE HIMSELF, SOMEHOW

Studio Blend Coffee i*U T " .BUUFS 0G 5BTUFu ONLY $7 A POUND AVAILABLE AT THE ART STUDIO

• NOW AVAILABLE GROUND •

A View From The Top Greg Busceme, TASI Director

ISSUE Vol. 13, No. 8 Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Art Studio, Inc. Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Coughlan Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Danna Contributing Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tara Smith, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Rodman Contributing Photographers . . . . . . . Laura Urban, . . Scott Eslinger, Farrel Menard, Sue Wright The Art Studio, Inc. Board of Directors President Ex-Officio . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Busceme Vice-President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Busceme Members At Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Gallaspy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maribeth Jones, Sandy Pate, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angie Phares, Les Warren

The Art Studio, Inc. 720 Franklin Beaumont, TX 77701 409-838-5393 www.artstudio.org artstudio@artstudio.org Issue Submissions: issue@artstudio.org The ISSUE is a monthly publication of The Art Studio, Inc. Its mission is to publicize The Art Studio and its tenants, and to promote the growth of the arts in Southeast Texas. ISSUE is also charged with informing TASI members of projects, progress, achievements and setbacks in TASI’s well-being. Further, ISSUE strives to promote and distribute the writings of local authors in its “Thoughtcrime� feature. ISSUE is provided free of charge to members of TASI and is also available, free of charge, at more than 30 locations in Southeast Texas. Regular features include local artists of note and reputation who are not currently exhibiting at TASI; artists currently or soon to be exhibiting at TASI; Instructional articles for artists; news stories regarding the state of TASI’s organization; and arts news features dealing with general philosophical issues of interest to artists.

Contents The Vortex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Around & About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 TASIMJAE Wrap Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Joyce Philen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 ‘Macbeth’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 BAL National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12 Thoughtcrime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Pyromania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Cover: Joyce Philen with “Gator.� Photo by Farrell Menard

8F XFSF SFDFOUMZ WJTJUFE CZ B WFSZ JOUFSFTUJOH NBO OBNFE #PC 8FQNBO )F XBT GBTDJOBUFE CZ 5IF 4UVEJP BOE XBT WFSZ UBLFO CZ PVS EFUFSNJOBUJPO BOE EFEJDBUJPO PO IJT WJTJU IFSF FBSMJFS UIJT TVNNFS )F QSPNJTFE UP SFUVSO UP USZ BOE IFMQ BOZ XBZ IF DPVME 8IBU DBNF PG UIBU XBT B TUJNVMBUJOH EJTDVTTJPO PG BSU DVMUVSF BSUJTUT BOE UBMFOU *O PVS DPOWFSTBUJPOT POMJOF IF BTLFE NF UP DPOTJEFS IJN B HFOJF BOE JG * IBE UISFF XJTIFT XIBU XPVME UIFZ CF .Z BOTXFS JT UIF BOTXFS * HJWF BOZUJNF TPNFPOF BTLT XIBU JT PVS WJTJPO #PC TFFNFE UP FOKPZ NZ BOTXFS FOPVHI UP ESJWF EPXO BOE QSFTFOU IJT MFDUVSF UP VT *U NPWFE IJN UP UFBST IF TBJE TP * UIPVHIU * E TIBSF XJUI ZPV XIBU * TIBSFE XJUI IJN 5IJT JT NZ BOTXFS " DPNGPSUBCMF TBGF BOE GVOD UJPOBM GBDJMJUZ BEESFTTJOH FBDI PG UIF EJTDJQMJOFT 7JTVBM "SU 5IFBUSF BOE .VTJD &BDI PG UIFTF BSU GPSNT TIPVME IBWF BT QBSU PG UIFJS TUSVD UVSF BO FEVDBUJPOBM CSBODI UIBU BMMPXT BDDFTT GPS ZPVOH QFPQMF FEV DBUPST BOE PSHBOJ[BUJPOT XJUI QSP

HSBNT BEESFTTJOH FBDI PG UIF EJTDJ QMJOFT 5IJT XJMM SFRVJSF JO IPVTF PS PO DBMM BSUJTUT FEVDBUPST 8F DPVME VUJMJ[F UIF VOEFWFMPQFE QBSU PG UIF GBDJMJUZ %PFT UIJT DPVOU BT POF XJTI

" SFBTPOBCMZ TLJMMFE TUBGG PG PS IVNBO CFJOHT UIBU MPWF BOE DBSF BCPVU UIF BSUT JO 4PVUIFBTU 5FYBT UP EP UIF EBZ UP EBZ UBTLT PG UIF PSHBOJ [BUJPO " HPPE TUBGG XJMM HFOFSBUF B HPPE CPBSE BOE HJWF UIFN DPOGJ EFODF 5IF TUBGG TIPVME CF SFBTPOBCMZ QBJE BOE BHBJO UIJT TIPVME JODMVEF BENJOJTUSBUJWF JOUFSOT TFMFDUFE GSPN MPDBM TDIPPMT "O FOEPXNFOU TVGGJDJFOU FOPVHI UP DPWFS CJMMT QBZSPMM BOE QSPHSBN BDUJWJUJFT UIBU JOWPMWF GSFF BDDFTT GPS BMM JOUFSFTUFE DIJMESFO * EPO U XBOU 5IF 4UVEJP DPEEMFE CVU * EP XBOU B TBGFUZ OFU 4UVEJP SFOUBM BOE PUIFS FBSOFE JODPNF XJMM BEE UP UIF FOEPXNFOU 8F XJMM VUJMJ[F HSBOUT BOE EPOBUJPOT UP DPWFS DPTU PG WJTJUJOH BSUJTUT BOE BSUJTU XPSLTIPQT

See VIEW on page 15

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT THE ART STUDIO MAY Joyce Philen — Winner TASIMJAE 2006

JUNE The Alternative Show

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 5

Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ART STUDIO .FNCFSTIJQ JO 5IF "SU 4UVEJP *OD QSPWJEFT JOWJUB UJPOT UP BMM FYIJCJUJPOT BOE POF ZFBS PG *446& UIF NPOUIMZ BSUT NBHB[JOF PG 5IF "SU 4UVEJP *U BMTP HJWFT GSFF FMJHJCJMJUZ GPS NFNCFST UP FOUFS UIF BOOVBM NFN CFSTIJQ BSU FYIJCJUJPO 5"4*.+"& BOE QBSUJDJ QBUF JO WBSJPVT FYIJCJUJPOT UISPVHIPVU UIF ZFBS

Name(s) Address City/St/Zip Phone

e-mail

Credit Card Type:

Visa

MC

Amex

Disc

Number

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

Exp Date Day Phone

THE ART STUDIO, INC.

e-mail SUGGESTED MEMBERSHIP AMOUNT

Individual: $35 Family/Group: $50 Friend/Business: $100 Sustaining: $250 New?

Renewal?

Patron: Angel: Benefactor Life Member: Artist?

$500 $1,000 $2,000 $10,000

for office use pd in comp issue thanks

If yes, list medium

The Art Studio, Inc. 720 Franklin, Beaumont 77701

$

4 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

Rock in a Weary Land — and more

Photo by Andy Coughlan

&DMFDUJD MJWF NVTJD PO UBQ BU MPDBM WFOVF

-00,*/( '03 " 1-"$& UIBU IBT HSFBU MJWF QVOL 8IBU BCPVU 3PDLBCJMMZ #MVFT )BSE SPDL QPQ BMUFS OBUJWF 8IBU JG ZPV DPVME GJOE BMM UIFTF HFOSFT BOE NPSF VOEFS POF SPPG 5IF 7PSUFY PO UI 4USFFU JO #FBVNPOU QSJEFT JUTFMG PO JUT FDMFDUJD PGGFSJOHT i5IFSF T TP NVDI NVTJD PVU UIFSF UIBU JT BWBJMBCMF UP FWFSZCPEZ ‡ BOE XF BSF KVTU USZJOH UP GJU JO BT NBOZ EJGGFSFOU HFOSFT BT XF DBO BT NBOZ EJGGFSFOU TUZMFT BT XF DBO u PXOFS 1IJMJQ (SJDF TBJE i8F EFGJ OJUFMZ EPO U XBOU UP CF KVTU POF HFOSF PS FWFO UISFF HFOSFT i* XBOU FWFSZPOF JO #FBVNPOU UP DPNF IFSF BU MFBTU PODF B NPOUI BOE TFF TPNF HFOSF UIBU UIFZ SFBMMZ MPWF ‡ UIBU T XIBU XF SF TIPPUJOH GPS u 5IF WBSJFUZ PG NVTJD JT BTUPOJTIJOH

Story by Andy Coughlan

&WFSZUIJOH GSPN IBSE SPDL UP CMVFHSBTT QVOL UP QPQ BOE *SJTI SPDL UP BDPVTUJD TPMPT DBO CF GPVOE BU 5IF 7PSUFY ‡ TPNF UJNFT PO UIF TBNF OJHIU 1IJMJQ BOE IJT XJGF 5SJTIB BSF RVJDL UP QPJOU PVU UIBU UIFZ MPPL GPS RVBMJUZ XIFO UIFZ CPPL CBOET i8F USZ UP CF WFSZ QJDLZ u 1IJMJQ TBJE i8F HFU UPOT PG TVCNJUUBMT BOE TFWFO PVU UFO CBOET EP OPU HFU UP QMBZ IFSF u 5SJTIB BEEFE iXF EPO U XBOU UP MFU KVTU BOZ CBOE QMBZ IFSF KVTU CFDBVTF JU T B QMBDF u 1IJMJQ TBJE UIBU UIF RVBMJUZ PG UIF TIPX JT BMTP JNQPSUBOU XIFO JU DPNFT UP XIP UIFZ XBOU UP CPPL i8F MPPL GPS UIF CBOET XF GFFM BSF HPJOH UP CF TQFDUBDVMBS u IF TBJE i8F XBOU 5IF 7PSUFY UP CF UIF QMBDF XIFSF OP NBU UFS XIBU OJHIU PG UIF XFFL JU JT JG ZPV IBWF BO PQFO NJOE UP EJGGFSFOU HFOSFT PG NVTJD JG ZPV DPNF JO IFSF UP TFF B CBOE ZPV XJMM FOKPZ UIF NVTJD i"OE UIBU T UIF NPTU JNQPSUBOU QBSU u 5IF 7PSUFY XBT SFDPHOJ[FE CZ UIF

Photo by Scott Eslinger

Trisha and Philip Grice, above, beneath the concert posters on the ceiling over the bar of The Vortex. Irish-tinged rockers The Kissers will make a return visit to The Vortex on May 19.

Volume 13, No. 8 )PVTUPO $ISPOJDMF MBTU ZFBS SFDFJW JOH UIF 6MUJNBUF )PVTUPO i8PSUI UIF %SJWFu BXBSE 5IF BUNPTQIFSF BU 5IF 7PSUFY DSFBUFT B CPOE CFUXFFO UIF GBOT BOE UIF CBOET UIBU QMBZ UIFSF .PTU PG UIF UJNF UIF CBOET IBOH BSPVOE BGUFS TFUT BOE UBML 5IBU BUNPTQIFSF JT JNQPSUBOU UP UIF (SJDFT i:PV XBML BSPVOE PVS DSPXE ZPV BSF HPJOH UP TFF B EP[FO UP UXFOUZ QFPQMF XIP BSF IFSF GPS FWFSZ TIPX CFDBVTF UIFZ LOPX UIBU JG UIFZ TIPX VQ UIFZ BSF QSPCBCMZ HPJOH UP CF QMFBTBOUMZ TVSQSJTFE BOE FOKPZ XIBU UIFZ BSF TFFJOH u 1IJMJQ TBJE i5IBU T XIBU XF BSF BCPVU 8F BSF USZJOH UP QSFTFOU UIFTF CBOET UP UIF BSFB CFDBVTF XIFSF FMTF BSF UIFZ HPJOH UP HP UP GJOE UIJT TUVGG u 5SJTIB DIJQQFE JO XJUI XIBU DPVME CF 5IF 7PSUFY T TMPHBO ‡ i&YQFSJFODF TPNFUIJOH OFX BU B HPPE QSJDF u TIF TBJE .PTU PG UIF HJHT DPTU PGUFO XJUI NVMUJQMF CBOET i*U T DIFBQFS UP DPNF IFSF BOE TFF B TIPX UIBO UP HP UP UIF NPWJFT u 5SJTIB TBJE

May 2007 ISSUE • 5 5IF QBJS IBWF PXOFE UIF CBS GPS BMNPTU UISFF ZFBST i*O UIF CFHJOOJOH XF EJEO U LOPX RVJUF XIBU XF XBOUFE u 1IJMJQ TBJE u8F XFSF MPPLJOH GPS B XBZ UP HFU JOUP TPNF TPSU PG CVTJOFTT i)F XBOUFE B NVTJD TUPSF u 5SJTIB TBJE i* TBJE AZPV DBO U IBWF NVTJD XJUIPVU CFFS JO JU JO UIJT UPXO ‡ JU T KVTU OPU HPJOH UP XPSL u 5IF QBJS CFHBO UP MPPL GPS B QMBDF XIJDI UIFZ DPVME DPOWFSU JOUP B SFDPSE TUPSF UIBU TPME CFFS 5IFZ TBX B TJHO PO UIF GPSNFS 4BN T 4JEF 1PDLFU QPPM IBMM UIBU TBJE i'PS -FBTFu BOE UIBU XBT UIBU 5IF QBJS BSF CPUI TVQQPSUFST PG UIF BSUT JO UIF BSFB BOE EFDJEFE UP DSFBUF BO FOWJSPONFOU UIBU IBE BSU GSPN MPDBM DSFBUJWF UZQFT PO UIF XBMMT i8F EFDJEFE UP NBLF JU BT FDMFD UJD BOE BSUTZ BT XF DPVME u 1IJMJQ TBJE u 5SJTIB TBJE UIBU PSJHJOBMMZ GJWF BSUJTUT EPOBUFE MBSHF QJFDFT BOE TFW FSBM PUIFST HBWF TNBMMFS XPSLT i1FPQMF TUJMM ESPQ PGG QJFDFT u 1IJMJQ TBJE 1IJMJQ BEEFE UIBU BT XFMM BT HPPE

BSU UIFZ XBOUFE HPPE CFFS "U UIF PVUTFU 5IF 7PSUFY IBE NPSF UIBO EJGGFSFOU UZQFT PG CFFS CVU UIBU XBT KVTU B GFX UPP NBOZ i5IBU XBT KVTU B MJUUMF UPP NVDI WBSJFUZ u 5SJTIB MBVHIFE "U BOZ HJWFO UJNF UIF QBJS TBJE UIFZ IBWF EJGGFSFOU CFFST GPS TBMF GSPN BMM PWFS UIF XPSME "OZPOF XIP NFFUT 5SJTIB BOE 1IJMJQ LOPXT UIBU B TFOTF PG IVNPS JT BO JNQPSUBOU QBSU PG 5IF 7PSUFY BUNPTQIFSF 5IF QBJS DPOTUBOUMZ MBVHI BOE UISPX RVJQT BSPVOE 8IFO BTLFE XIBU UIFJS HPBMT BSF GPS UIF CBS 5SJTIB RVJDLMZ UISFX PVU iHMPCBM EPNJOBUJPOu BOE UIF QBJS CSPLF PVU JOUP MBVHIUFS 6MUJNBUFMZ UIFZ BSF DPNNJUUFE UP CSJOHJOH BO FDMFDUJD WBSJFUZ PG HPPE NVTJD UP UIF BSFB 5SJTIB TBJE UIBU UIFZ IBWF B HPPE SFMBUJPOTIJQ XJUI UIF CBOET UIFZ CPPL XIJDI CSFFET B MPZBMUZ BOE GSJFOETIJQ XJUI UIF NVTJDJBOT i5IFZ MPWF QMBZJOH IFSF u TIF TBJE i/PU KVTU CFDBVTF PG UIF GBOT BOE UIF QFPQMF XIP TVQQPSU UIFN CVU XF SFBMMZ UBLF DBSF PG UIFN 5IFZ EPO U HFU USFBUFE CBEMZ CZ UIF TUBGG 5IFSF BSF WFOVFT UIFZ QMBZ UIFZ UFMM VT XIFSF UIFZ BSF USFBUFE MJLF TIJU i8F USFBU UIFN BMM MJLF UIFZ BSF SPDL TUBST u 1IJMJQ BEEFE i5IFZ EFTFSWF JU 5IFZ BSF OPU NBLJOH NVDI NPOFZ BOE UIFZ EFTFSWF UP GFFM MJLF SPZBMUZ FWFSZ PODF JO B XIJMF 5IFZ BSF CVTU JOH UIFJS BTTFT *U T WFSZ JNQPSUBOU UP VT UIBU UIF CBOET BSF IBQQZ u 5VSCP B SPDLBCJMMZ CBOE CBTFE JO "VTUJO BSF GSFRVFOU QFS GPSNFST BU 5IF 7PSUFY i*U T HSFBU UP QMBZ IFSF u HVJUBSJTU BOE TJOHFS "EBN TBJE i5IFZ SF TP OJDF UP VT FWFSZ UJNF BOE QFPQMF DPNF PVU UIFZ USFBU VT HSFBU 8F USZ

THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

UP DPNF IFSF BU MFBTU FWFSZ UXP NPOUIT PS TP JG XF DBO 8F WF QMBZFE IFSF UXP PS UISFF UJNFT BOE JU T LJMMFS i8F TFF TPNF PG UIF TBNF QFPQMF FBDI UJNF BOE JU T HFUUJOH CJHHFS BOE CJHHFS XIFO XF DPNF CBDL *U T NPSF GVO UIBO QMBZJOH "VTUJO u 1IJMJQ TBJE UIF DVTUPNFST PG 5IF 7PSUFY BSF iSFBMu BOE BSF PQFO BOE IPOFTU BCPVU FWFSZUIJOH i5P TFF UIF NJYUVSF PG DVMUVSF UIBU JT JO IFSF TQFBLJOH UP FBDI PUIFS IBOHJOH PVU XJUI FBDI PUIFSwu 5SJTIB JOUFSKFDUFE i1FPQMF CFDPNF GSJFOET GSPN UIF UJNF UIFZ WF TQFOU IFSF 5IFZ WF CVJMU VQ SFMBUJPO TIJQT CFDBVTF JU T FBTZ i4USBOHFST DPNF JO BOE XF UBML UP UIFN 1FPQMF EPO U SFBMMZ DMJRVF PGG IFSF &WFSZCPEZ NFFUT u 1IJMJQ TBJE UIBU BUNPTQIFSF JT WFSZ JNQPSUBOU i/P NBUUFS XIBU XBML PG MJGF ZPV DPNF GSPN OP NBUUFS XIP ZPV BSF XIFSF ZPV WF DPNF GSPN EPXO PO ZPVS MVDL PS B NJMMJPOBJSF BMM PG UIFN OFFE UP GFFM UIF TBNF i+VTU UP GFFM DPNGPSUBCMF UP DPNF JO IBOH PVU BOE IBWF B HPPE UJNF ‡ GPS ZPV ‡ BOE OPU XPSSZ BCPVU JNQSFTTJOH BOZCPEZ FMTF i $PT XF EPO U HJWF B TIJU u IF TBJE BOE UIF UIF QBJS CSPLF PVU JO SBVDPVT MBVHIUFS BT JG UP FNQIBTJ[F UIF MBJE CBDL BUNPTQIFSF PG UIF QMBDF "T 5IF 7PSUFY BQQSPBDIFT JUT UIJSE BOOJWFSTBSZ UIF QBJS TBJE UIFZ IBWF QMBOT UP UBLF UIF GBDJMJUZ UP UIF OFYU MFWFM 5IFZ TBJE UIBU UIFZ BSF HPJOH UP SFNPEFM UIF CBUISPPNT ‡ iTUSFTT UIBU u 5SJTIB TBJE ‡ BT XFMM BT CVJMEJOH B TNPLJOH QBUJP iXJUI UIF BEEJUJPO PG TQJSJUT BT XFMM u UIFZ TBJE

APRIL 2005

See VORTEX on page 11

MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF THEMSELVES PAGE 7 INSIDE: LISA REINAUER: JUDGE AND JURY, HOT PIG, Photo by Andy Coughlan AND MORE Austin Rockabilly band Turbo 350, left, put on a show at The Vortex owned by Trisha and Philip Grice, above. The Vortex is located at 2530 N. 11th Street in Beaumont. Photo by Laura Urban

6 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

Around & About *G ZPV DPNF BDSPTT BOZ JOUFSFTUJOH FYIJCJUJPOT NVTFVNT PS PUIFS QMBDFT PO ZPVS USBWFMT TIBSF UIFN XJUI VT $BMM PS DPOUBDU VT UISPVHI PVS XFC TJUF BU XXX BSUTUVEJP PSH #F TVSF UP JODMVEF UIF MPDBUJPO BOE EBUFT PG UIF TVCKFDU BT XFMM BT BOZ DPTUT

"6%*5*0/4 GPS 1&5&3 1"/ XJMM CF IFME BU Q N .BZ BOE BU UIF -BNBS 5IFBUFS PO UIF DBNQVT PG -BNBS 4UBUF $PMMFHF 1PSU "SUIVS 5IF QSPEVDUJPO QSFTFOUFE CZ -4$ 1" BOE 1PSU "SUIVS -JUUMF 5IFBUFS XJMM CF QSFTFOUFE +VMZ BOE %JSFDUPS ,FJUI $PDLSFMM TBJE UIBU UIJT TQFD UBDVMBS NVTJDBM XJMM GFBUVSF B MBSHF DBTU PG CPUI DIJMESFO BOE BEVMUT TP BMM BSF XFMDPNF "VEJUJPOFST XJMM CF UBVHIU UIF TPOHT BOE HJWFO SFBEJOHT $IJMESFO NVTU IBWF HSBEVBUFE GJSTU HSBEF UP CF FMJHJCMF UP USZ PVU 'PS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO DBMM $PDLSFMM BU @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5IF "35 .64&6. 0' 4065)&"45 5&9"4 JT BDDFQUJOH FOSPMMNFOU GPS JUT 46..&3 "357&/563&4 $3&"5*7& ,*%4 $".1 GPS DIJMESFO BHFT ,JET BHFT DBO DIPPTF GSPN XFFL MPOH DPVSTFT JO ESBXJOH GPVOE PCKFDU TDVMQUVSF DMBZ BOE UFYUJMFT ,JET BHFT IBWF UIFJS PXO TQFDJBM DMBTTFT XJUI B WBSJFUZ PG GVO DSFBUJWF BDUJWJUJFT $MBTTFT CFHJO +VOF BOE SVO UISPVHI +VOF 4DIPMBSTIJQT BSF BWBJMBCMF 3FHJTUSBUJPO EFBEMJOF JT .BZ $MBTTFT TDIFEVMFE JODMVEF 8FFL +VOF .PSOJOH B N mOPPO BHFT

%FTJHO JO %SBXJOH *OTUSVDUPS %VTUJ +PZOFS $BNQFST XJMM DPNCJOF UIF BSU FMFNFOUT PG MJOF TIBQF GPSN WBMVF UFYUVSF BOE DPMPS XJUI EFTJHO QSJODJQMFT UP DSFBUF POF PG B LJOE XPSLT PG BSU *O UIJT DPVSTF CBTJD ESBXJOH TLJMMT XJMM CF IPOFE BOE HJWFO QPXFS XJUI FBTZ UP VTF EFTJHO UJQT "GUFSOPPO Q N m Q N BHFT

$FMFCSBUF $VMUVSFT JO $MBZ *OTUSVDUPS %VTUJ +PZOFS $PNF DFMFCSBUF EJGGFSFOU DVMUVSFT XJUI DMBZ *O UIJT XIJNTJDBM DPVSTF DBNQFST XJMM FYQMPSF UIF DMBZ WFTTFM JO B XIPMF OFX XBZ NBLJOH SFQ SFTFOUBUJPOT PG UIFNTFMWFT GBNJMZ BOE FWFO GBWPSJUF BOJNBMT PS UPUFNT 8FFL +VOF .PSOJOH B N OPPO BHFT

%JTDPWFSJOH "TTFNCMBHF *OTUSVDUPS +VMJF -FF $BNQFST XJMM MFBSO UP TFF UIJOHT JO B OFX XBZ CZ NBLJOH TDVMQUVSF GSPN GPVOE PCKFDUT BOE USBOTGPSNJOH UIFN JOUP OBSSBUJWFT BCPVU UIFNTFMWFT

"GUFSOPPO Q N m Q N BHFT

5IF .BHJD PG $MBZ *OTUSVDUPST $ZOEJ (SJNFT BOE 3IPOEB 3PENBO $BNQFST XJMM EJTDPWFS UIF KPZT PG DMBZ #BTJD UFDIOJRVFT JODMVEF IBOE CVJMEJOH DPJM QPUT TMBC DSFBUJPOT BOE EFDPSBUJOH XJUI DPMPSFE TMJQT 'JOBMMZ DBNQFST XJMM MFBSO UIF NBHJD PG HMB[JOH PSJHJOBM XPSLT PG BSU 8FFL +VOF .PSOJOH B N mOPPO BHFT

:PVOH "SU7FOUVSFT * *OTUSVDUPS %BZOB %ZSIBVH :PVOH $BNQFST XJMM IBWF UIF PQQPSUVOJUZ UP XPSL JO FBDI PG UIF MJTUFE NFEJB GPS PVS PMEFS DBNQFST GPS BO PWFSBMM BSU FYQFSJFODF 4JNQMJGJFE QSPKFDUT XJMM CF DPNQMFUFE VTJOH B WBSJFUZ PG NBUFSJBMT JODMVEJOH DMBZ QBJOU GJCFST BOE DPMPSFE QFOT BOE QFODJMT 5IFTF DMBTTFT XJMM CF BVHNFOUFE XJUI TUPSZ UJNFT VTJOH BSU SFMBU FE TUPSJFT BOE PVUEPPS BDUJWJUJFT "GUFSOPPO Q N m Q N BHFT

5PUBMMZ 5FYUJMFT *OTUSVDUPS 3FCFDDB #JMMJOHT $BNQFST XJMM IBWF BO PQQPSUVOJUZ UP DSFBUF TPNF GVO XFBSBCMFT PS XBMM IBOHJOHT XIJMF MFBSOJOH UFDIOJRVFT PG GBCSJD EZFJOH BOE TJNQMF XFBWJOH 5IFZ XJMM MFBSO BCPVU UFYUJMFT JO IJTUPSZ BMPOH XJUI TPNF CBTJD FMFNFOUT PG BSU +PJO VT JO FYQMPSJOH UIJT VOJRVF GPSN PG BSU 8FFL +VOF .PSOJOH B N m OPPO BHFT

:PVOH "SU7FOUVSFT ** *OTUSVDUPS %BZOB %ZSIBVH 4FF DPVSTF EFTDSJQUJPO GPS 8FFL "GUFSOPPO Q N m Q N BHFT

:PVOH "SU7FOUVSFT *** *OTUSVDUPS %BZOB %ZSIBVH 4FF DPVSTF EFTDSJQUJPO GPS 8FFL 'PS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO PO UIF DBNQ DBMM PS WJTJU XXX BNTFU PSH @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5IF "35 .64&6. 0' 4065)&"45 5&9"4 XJMM QSFTFOU (&03(& 50#0-084,: 10&53: */ 45&&- "QSJM +VMZ XJUI BO PQFOJOH SFDFQUJPO Q N "QSJM i%BMMBT TDVMQUPS 5PCPMPXTLZ JT B ESJWFO QFS TPO XJUI FYUSFNFMZ EJWFSTF JOUFSFTUT u +BOOB 'VMCSJHIU ".4&5 TQPLFTQFSTPO TBJE JO B QSFTT SFMFBTF "DDPSEJOH UP UIF SFMFBTF i5PCPMPXTLZ DSF BUFT IJT GMVJE TUFFM BOE TUBJOMFTT TUFFM TDVMQUVSFT CZ MPPLJOH BU UIF TDSBQT IF BDRVJSFT BOE UIFO MFUUJOH UIFJS GPSNT DSFBUF B TDVMQUVSF )F QSFGFST XPSLJOH XJUI UIF QSF CFOU NPMEFE FYUSVEFE

QBJOUFE BOE QVODIFE TUFFM QJFDFT UIBU JOEVTUSJBM TDSBQT QSPWJEF SBUIFS UIBO UIF NPSF USBEJUJPOBM NFUBM TDVMQUVSF NFUIPE PG DBTUJOH $PMPST IBWF CFFO BEEFE UP UIF NFUBM CZ UIF PSJHJOBM GBCSJDB UPST PS XFMEFST JO PSEFS UP EJGGFSFOUJBUF UIFN GSPN PUIFS NFUBMT JO UIF NBOVGBDUVSJOH QSPDFTT 5PCPMPXTLZ SFKVWFOBUFT BOE SFDBQUVSFT UIF DPM PST BOE JOUFHSBUFT UIFN JOUP IJT QJFDFT XPSLJOH XJUI UIF PSJHJOBM DPMPST iA* EPOhU MJLF NBLJOH B TNBMM BSU QJFDF BOE UIFO UBLJOH JU UP B GBCSJDBUPS UP IBWF JU DBTU JO B CJHHFS TDVMQUVSF * MJLF XPSLJOH XJUI UIF PSJHJOBM NFUBM QJFDFT BOE GPVOE NBUFSJBMT BOE VTJOH UIFN JO NZ TDVMQUVSFT i4PNFUJNFT 5PCPMPXTLZ GJOET AB SFBMMZ OJDF QJFDF PG NFUBM QIPUPHSBQIT JU BOE TLFUDIFT IJT JEFBT POUP UIF QSJOU )F UIFO XFMET BQQSPQSJBUF QJFDFT UPHFUIFS UP TFF IPX UIFZ SFMBUF UP FBDI PUIFS XPSLJOH XJUI UIF GPSNT PG UIF TDSBQT UP DSFBUF CBMBODFE DPNQPTJUJPOT %VSJOH UIF QSPDFTT DFSUBJO QJFDFT GPS XIBUFWFS SFBTPO SFNJOE 5PCPMPXTLZ PG TJUVBUJPOT JO IJT AEBZ KPC "T B DPOTFRVFODF IJT GJOJTIFE QJFDFT XJMM PGUFO IBWF WFSZ ADPSQPSBUF UJUMFT TVDI BT 5IF "VEJUPST %FBMCSFBLFS $PSQPSBUF (MBEJBUPS PS JO B GJUUJOH OPE UP CPUI GPVOE PCKFDU TDVMQUVSF BOE UIF IPNF MJGF PG B CVTJOFTT BDIJFWFS 'JOEJOH UIF #BMBODF 'PS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO DBMM PS WJTJU XXX BNTFU PSH

Volume 13, No. 8

May 2007 ISSUE • 7

Silver is Gold '*345 1-"$& '03 $"5& "5 5"4*.+"& 1)050(3"1)*$ "35*45 .*$)&--& $"5& XBT OBNFE XJO OFS PG 5"4*.+"& 5IF "SU 4UVEJP *OD .FNCFS +VSPSFE "SU &YIJCJU BU B SFDFQUJPO PO "QSJM $BUF B HSBEVBUF PG -BNBS 6OJWFSTJUZ XPO GJSTU QMBDF GPS i4JMWFS 4FSJFT u B DPMMFDUJPO PG TQPPOT JO B QPU FBDI PG XIJDI GFBUVSFE JNBHFT GSPN GPVOE QIPUPHSBQIT UIBU XFSF QSJOUFE JO UIF CPXMT PG UIF TQPPOT i8IFO 5"4* EJSFDUPS (SFH #VTDFNF DBMMFE NF * XBT SFBMMZ TVSQSJTFE BT * IBE FOUFSFE UIF TIPX CFGPSF BOE OFWFS HPUUFO JO TP * XBT TIPDLFE u $BUF TBJE i* XBT LJOE PG FYQFDUJOH IJN UP UFMM NF * IBE UP DPNF BOE QJDL VQ NZ QJFDF TP JU XBT SFBMMZ OJDF * UIJOL * IBE IJN SFQFBU IJNTFMG * XBT B MJUUMF JO EFOJBM u #VTDFNF TBJE UIBU IF UIPVHIU UIF TIPX DVSBUFE CZ $MJOU 8JMMPVS EJSFD UPS PG UIF (BMWFTUPO "SUT $FOUFS XBT POF PG UIF TUSPOHFTU NFNCFSTIJQ TIPXT JO SFDFOU ZFBST 5IF TIPX XBT DPNQPTFE PG QJFDFT CZ BSUJTUT #VTDFNF TBJE i* UIPVHIU BMM PG UIF TFMFDUJPOT XFSF BNB[JOHMZ HPPE u #VTDFNF TBJE i4PNFUJNFT XF IBWF MPUT PG PEE CBMMT CVU JU TFFNT BT UIPVHI FWFSZPOF IBT CFDPNF WFSZ QBSUJDVMBS BCPVU UIFJS XPSL BOE XIBU JT FYQFDUFE GPS UIF TIPX i* N WFSZ JNQSFTTFE XJUI UIF TPQIJTUJDBUJPO PG UIJT TIPX BOE $MJOU 8JMMPVS XBT BMTP WFSZ JNQSFTTFE u $BUF XPO B DBTI QSJ[F PG BOE B TPMP FYIJCJUJPO BU 5IF "SU 4UVEJP JO .BZ i* BENJSF BMM UIF BSUJTUT XIP XFSF JO UIF TIPX u $BUF TBJE BOE * BN SFBMMZ IPOPSFE UP CF JO B TIPX XJUI UIFN MFU BMPOF UP XJO u 4FDPOE QMBDF XBT BXBSEFE UP 1IJM 'JU[QBUSJDL BOE UIJSE QMBDF XFOU UP $MJOU +POFT )POPSBCMF NFOUJPOT XFSF BXBSEFE UP 4BMMJF *ONBO %PVHMBT .BUUJOHMZ 3BZ %BOJFM BOE /BUIBO .D$SBZ $BUF HSBEVBUFE GSPN -BNBS 6OJWFSTJUZ JO %FDFNFCFS XJUI B #'" JO TUVEJP BSU QIPUPHSBQIZ 4IF JT DVSSFOUMZ B DPMMFDUJPOT JOUFSO BU UIF "SU .VTFVN PG 4PVUIFBTU 5FYBT $BUF TBJE TIF IBT CFFO B NFNCFS TJODF TIF GJSTU TUBSUFE BU -BNBS BOE TBJE TIF BQQSFDJBUFT 5IF 4UVEJP T NJTTJPO i4P NBOZ UJNFT UIFSF BSF OPU WFOVFT UIBU IFMQ EJTDPWFS BSUJTUT BOE FODPVSBHF UIFN u TIF TBJE i5IF 4UVEJP JT HSBTT SPPUT BOE EPFTO U FYQFDU ZPV UP IBWF DSFEFOUJBMT 5IFZ KVTU XBOU UP IFMQ ZPV NBLF BOE BQQSFDJBUF BSU OP NBUUFS XIBU UIF NFEJVN u $BUF VTFT GPVOE PCKFDUT BOE QIPUPHSBQIT UP FYQMPSF JEFBT PG GBNJMZ BODFTUSZ BT XFMM BT UIFNFT PG MPTT PG IJTUPSZ BOE MPTT PG NFNPSJFT 8IFO UIFTF PCKFDUT BSF QVSDIBTFE BU HBSBHF TBMFT PS GMFB NBSLFUT UIFZ BSF TJNQMZ VUJMJUZ JUFNT #Z UVSOJOH GPVOE JNBHFT UP UIFN $BUF TBJE TIF JT FYQPSJOH UIF JEFB UIBU UIFTF PCKFDUT PODF CFMPOHFE UP QFPQMF BOE IBWF B IJTUPSZ BT XFMM BT CFJOH QBSU PG UIF IJTUPSZ PG UIF QFPQMF XIP PXOFE UIFN

Story and photos by Andy Coughlan

Silver Series, top, by Michelle Cate was named first-place winner of TASIMJAE 2007. “Metamorphosis Prayer” by Dana Dorman is shown above.

8 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

PHILEN’S ART THERE 8*//&3 0' 5"4*.+"& 50 %*41-": $&3".*$4 */ .": -PPL BOE UIFO MPPL BHBJO 5IBU JT XIBU +PZDF 1IJMFO XBOUT UIF WJFXFST PG IFS BSU UP EP BOE TIF TVDDFFET JO IFS HPBM )FS TDVMQ UVSFT i0OEJOFu BOE i$FOUBVSu BSF QSJNF FYBNQMFT PG UIJT i0OEJOFu NBLFT B QFSTPO MPPL UXJDF CFDBVTF PG JUT CFBVUZ *U JT B TUBSL XIJUF HMB[FE DFSBNJD TDVMQUVSF PG UIF XBUFS OZNQI JU JT OBNFE BGUFS 5IF UPQ PG UIF OZNQI T IFBE JT CBSFMZ SJTJOH PVU PG UIF TVSSPVOEJOH XBWFT &WFO XJUI UIJT TDBOU WJFX PG IFS GBDF BOE OP CPEZ POF HFUT UIF GFFMJOH UIBU UIF DSFBUVSF iVOEFSOFBUIu UIF XBWFT JT FWFSZ CJU BT HPSHFPVT QPXFSGVM BOE USBHJD BT UIF NZUIPMPHJDBM TUPSZ TUBUFT 5IF QJFDF i$FOUBVSu OFFET B TFD POE HMJNQTF CFDBVTF PG JUT TVCUMFUZ BOE BNCJHVPVTOFTT *U JT B EJGGFSFOU UBLF PO UIF (SFFL NZUIPMPHJDBM DSFBUVSF CFDBVTF JOTUFBE PG UIF VTVBM IVNBO IFBE BOE UPSTP BUUBDIFE UP B IPSTF T CPEZ UIF WJFXFS POMZ TFFT B GBDF XJUI B NJYUVSF PG FRVJOF BOE IVNBOPJE GFB UVSFT i* XBT USZJOH UP HFU IVNBO GFBUVSFT BOE IPSTF GFBUVSFT CMFOEFE UPHFUIFS u TIF TBJE i* OFWFS TBX B DFOUBVS JO NZ NJOE UIF XBZ ZPV TFF JO A'BOUBTJB u 0OF JT MFGU UP QPOEFS XIBU FYBDUMZ JU JT UIBU IF PS TIF JT TFFJOH i*U JT OPU JNNFEJBUFMZ BCTPSCBCMF u 1IJMFO TBJE iBOE * XPVME MJLF UP UIJOL UIBU JU JT BSU UIBU UBLFT B TFDPOE MPPL CFGPSF ZPV DBO TFF JU u 1IJMFO XIP MJWFT JO /FEFSMBOE EPFT OPU SFDBMM B DFSUBJO BHF BU XIJDI TIF CFHBO EPJOH BSUXPSL 4IF IBT B CPPL PG IFS ESBXJOHT GSPN XIFO TIF XBT GPVS ZFBST PME BOE IBT IBE B MJGF MPOH BQQSFDJBUJPO JO GPS BMM UIF BSU GPSNT )FS JOUFSFTU JO UIFBUFS GMPVSJTIFE XIFO TIF UBVHIU TQFFDI ESBNB BOE BSU BU UIF IJHI TDIPPM MFWFM EVSJOH UIF T BOE T 'PS UIF OFYU ZFBST IFS XPSL XBT JO QVCMJD TFSWJDF BOE UIBU MFGU

Story by Tara Smith Photos by Farrell Menard

Volume Volume 11,13, No.No. 1 8

September May2004 2007ISSUE ISSUE••5 9

Distinctly Diverse

FOR THE LOOKING

UJNF POMZ GPS ESBXJOH BOE TLFUDIJOH GPS 1IJMFO DJUFT (FPSHJB 0 ,FFGF BOE IFS PXO FOKPZNFOU 4FSJPVT BSUXPSL JNQSFTTJPOJTU QBJOUFST BT IFS iTQFDJBM XBT EFMBZFE VOUJM SFUJSFNFOU JOTQJSBUJPO u " QFSTPO WJFXJOH IFS XPSL NJHIU i8JUI TDVMQUVSBM XPSL u 1IJMFO TBJE The piece consists of an automatic tennis serve exans have their “Twang,� the disOPU CFMJFWF UIBU TDVMQUJOH BOE QBJOUJOH i* BN JOTQJSFE CZ UIF PME DMBTTJDBM TDVMQ machine that fires a series of balls (each labeled tinctive vocal style that distinBSF OFX NFEJB GPS IFS BOE UIBU POMZ UPST m .JDIFMBOHFMP BOE UIPTF m * GJOE “Joey�) against a wall on which is a large Argyle patguishes them from people from SFDFOUMZ IBT TIF UBLFO VQ UIF PDDVQB NZTFMG SFGFSSJOH CBDL UP UIFN RVJUF B other states. “Twang� also refers to tern that may or may not be a net. The machine is UJPO PG CFJOH BO BSUJTU CJU u labeled “Playmate� and the balls are fired with the guitar sounds of Texas R&B 4IF SFUJSFE JO BOE POMZ CFHBO )FS TIPX i&BSUIFO 4DSJCFu PQFOT monotonous regularity, with the gallery walls echoand country. TDVMQUJOH JO BOE QBJOUJOH JO BU 5IF "SU 4UVEJP XJUI B SFDFQUJPO PO ing a repetitive thud thud thud, like the Dada soundAt the Art Museum of 8PSLJOH XJUI DMBZ XBT BU GJSTU B MJU .BZ BOE SVOT UISPVHI .BZ 5IF tracks of Kurt Schwitters. Southeast Texas, “Twang� is a UMF JOUJNJEBUJOH UP IFS TIPX JT B NJYFE NFEJB DPMMFDUJPO PG The “Joey� of the title refers to Joey group show of contemporary i* TUBSUFE PVU WFSZ UJNJEMZ u TIF DFSBNJD JNBHFSZ BOE UXP EJNFOTJPOBM Mussacchio, a childhood friend of the artist who is Texas sculpture featuring work by TBJE i* XBT XBUDIJOH BMM UIF ZPVOH BSU now dead. a dozen artists. TNBSU TUVEFOUT PO UIF XIFFM BOE <UIFJS i* IBWF IBE QJFDFT BU 5IF "SU Does the lifeless “Playmate� long for someone Texas is both Western and DSFBUJPOT> XPVME BMNPTU EBODF VQ PGG 4UVEJP CVU OPU B TIPX PG NZ PXO u TIF Southern, cotton and cowboys, and with whom to play? It seems to connect with the UIF XIFFM * DPVME OFWFS EP UIBU BOE JU TBJE quintessentially American past-time — a simple a multitude of clashing cultures. If KVTU EFGFBUFE NF DPNQMFUFMZ *U TMVOH NF 4IF TBJE IFS TDVMQUVSF i5IF #JSUI PG game of catch. there is one thing that defines BSPVOE FWFSZXIFSF u 7FOVTu JT UIF SFBTPO XIZ TIF JT IBWJOH Visitors to the opening witnessed the balls Texas, it is its indefinability. 4IF IPXFWFS EJE OPU HJWF VQ UIJT TIPX “Twang,� like the state that bouncing off two walls and back into the machine, 1IJMFO JOTUFBE GPVOE IFS OJDIF JO GPSF i*U XBT UIF XJOOFS PG MBTU ZFBS T completing a never-ending solitary game of catch. links these artists, incorporates a HPJOH UIF XIFFM CZ TUJDLJOH UP IBOE 5"4*.+"& NFNCFS TIPX u TIF TBJE plethora of styles and forms. The piece had a melancholy quality that reflected NPMEJOH TMBCT PG DMBZ *O BEEJUJPO IFS XBUFSDPMPST IBWF Among the strongest pieces on display is “Love- both the loss of a childhood friend and of childhood i* UBLF UIF DMBZ BOE SPMM JU PVU JO CFFO BDDFQUFE JO PUIFS WBSJPVT KVSJFE Joey,� a study of friendship, loneliness and loss by itself. TMBCT BOE TUBSU XPSLJOH XJUI UIBU PS BSU TIPXT JO UIF BSFB However, visitors at a later date may have seen Michael Powers. DPJMT u TIF TBJE BOE CFDBVTF * IBWF NZ )FS QBJOUJOHT BOE DFSBNJD TDVMQ IBOET PO JU UIF XIPMF UJNF * DBO DIBOHF UVSFT IBWF CFFO FYIJCJUFE BOE TPME JO JU BU B NPNFOU T OPUJDF u HBMMFSJFT UISPVHIPVU UIF SFHJPO Among"MTP the works UIF GVMGJMMNFOU TIF BUUBJOT 'PS JOGPSNBUJPO DBMM 5"4* BU featured in GSPN TDVMQUJOH JT UPP NVDI GPS IFS UP “TWANG: QBTT VQ 5IF "SU 4UVEJP JT MPDBUFE BU Contemporary i* MPWF UIF GFFM UIF UBDUJMF FYQFSJ 'SBOLMJO JO EPXOUPXO #FBVNPOU Sculpture from 1IJMFO TBJE iKVTU HFUUJOH FODF PG DMBZ u Texas,� ZPVS IBOET JO UIF DMBZ BOE IBOEMJOH UIF on display XBUFS m * SFBMMZ FOKPZ JU u through Sept. 26 1IJMFO JT JOTQJSFE CZ B NZSJBE PG at the Art TVCKFDUT QFPQMF BOE JEFBT 4IF BWJEMZ Museum of SFBET BOE TUVEJFT BOE JT JOWPMWFE XJUI Southeast Texas, IFS DIVSDI are,i#JCMJDBM clockwise NZUIPMPHJDBM BOE MJUFSBSZ from left, UIFNFT DPNF PVU JO NZ XPSL B MPU u TIF “E.B.� by TBJE i* SFBMMZ BENJSF MJOHVJTUJDT BOE TP Erick Swenson, NVDI PG PVS MBOHVBHF DPNFT GSPN UIF “Museum Bench� JNBHFSZ PG UIF (SFFL NZUIT BOE UIF by Chris Sauter, BSDIFUZQFT PG BMM UIF QFSTPOBMJUJFT u “Two3FDFOUMZ Paintings 1IJMFO TBJE TIF IBT CFFO on HPJOH UISPVHI B NZUIPMPHJDBM QIBTF JO a Rock� IFS BSUXPSL by Bill i5IF TIPX * IBWF DPNJOH VQ XJMM Davenport and “Sell Me IBWF NBOZ NZUIPMPHJDBM QJFDFT CVU NZ Something JOUFSFTUT BSF WFSZ CSPBE u 1IJMFO TBJE i* Brown� EP UFOE UP XPSL JO TFSJFT * XJMM EP B by Franco BOJNBMT CJSET PS GJTI GPS TFSJFT PG GMPSBMT Mondini-Ruiz. FYBNQMF u "SFB BSUJTUT BMTP BDU BT BO JOTQJSB UJPO i5IJT BSFB IBT TP NBOZ BNB[JOH BSUJTUT u TIF TBJE iBOE PG DPVSTF * MPWF +FSSZ /FXNBO T XPSL BOE XBT IPOPSFE Review and UP CF BCMF UP TUVEZ XBUFSDPMPS XJUI IJN photos* IBWF B DPVQMF PG QBJOUJOHT PG by *O GBDU Andy IJT UIBU * CPVHIU * BMTP BENJSF -JOOJT #MBOUPO T XPSL Coughlan UPP u "T GBS BT UXP EJNFOTJPOBM XPSLT

DIFFERENT APPROACHES U NITE ‘TEXAS TWO DOZEN’ THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

T

APRIL 2005

the balls hit the wall and bounce randomly away as a museum guard chased after them. This viewing emphasized a sense of “play,� with the machine, like a rambunctious child, teasing its reluctant “playJoyce Philen mate.� on her The same piece, but two games and, works therefore, piece titled two different pieces. “Phoenix,� Even though the “Playmate� is inanimate, page, Powers has created a performance piece opposite reminiscent in the Lamarin of the 1960s Fluxus group, whose creations existed University Art the reactions of the viewer. Powers plays with our emotions and Department. delicately balances the the joys of childhood with the loss of Philen examinnocence. the glaze, Another piece that demands viewer ines participaleft, on one of tion is Justin Kidd’s “In and Out Box.� her ceramic Consisting of a crudely constructed mailbox vases. hanging on the wall, visitors to the exhibit are invited to “mail� a postcard from the Czech Republic “Ondine,� below, sold at See TWANG on pageLe11Grand Bal earlier this year.

MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF THEMSELVES PAGE 7 INSIDE: LISA REINAUER: JUDGE AND JURY, HOT PIG, AND MORE

10 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

Dustin Quebedeaux plays the title character in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” presented by Port Arthur Little Theatre beginning May 4. Roxane Gray, in the background, plays Lady Macbeth.

PALT to present ‘Macbeth’ in May %FBUI EFTUSVDUJPO FWJM BOE TVQFSOBUV SBM TQJSJUT /P JU T OPU UIF MBUFTU UBCMPJE DFMFCSJUZ TDBOEBM CVU B ZFBS PME UBMF PG B 4DPUUJTI LJOH BOE IJT QVS TVJU PG QPXFS 1PSU "SUIVS -JUUMF 5IFBUSF XJMM QSFTFOU 8JMMJBN 4IBLFTQFBSF T i.BDCFUIu CFHJOOJOH .BZ BU UIF 1PSU "SUIVS -JUUMF 5IFBUSF 'PS EJSFDUPS ,SJTUB $PVSUT B UI HSBEF &OHMJTI UFBDIFS BU 7JEPS )JHI 4DIPPM UIF PQQPSUVOJUZ UP EJSFDU UIF QMBZ JT B ESFBN DPNF USVF i* IBWF CFFO UFBDIJOH JU GPS TP MPOH UIBU * IBWF FOWJTJPOFE JU JO NZ IFBE TP * UIPVHIU AXIZ OPU u TIF TBJE %JSFDUJOH B 4IBLFTQFBSF USBHFEZ TIF TBJE NFBOT PWFSDPNJOH TFWFSBM PCTUBDMFT i.PTU PG 4IBLFTQFBSF T QMBZT

IBWF B HPPE TJ[FE DBTU MPUT PG NFO u TIF TBJE i5IBU JT QSPCBCMZ UIF IBSEFTU

Story and photo by Andy Coughlan

UIJOH HFUUJOH FOPVHI NFO UP BVEJUJPO "OE CFDBVTF JU T B QFSJPE QJFDF DPT UVNJOH JT B QSPCMFN CFDBVTF JU T OPU KVTU TUVGG ZPV IBWF MBZJOH BSPVOE 8F SF IBWJOH UP NBLF PS CVZ FWFSZUIJOH XF OFFE u .BDCFUI JT QMBZFE CZ %VTUJO 2VFCFEFBVY B OFXDPNFS UP BSFB TUBHFT )F TBJE IF XBT VSHFE UP BVEJ UJPO CZ %FCCJF .JMMFS XIP QMBZT POF PG UIF XFJSE TJTUFST i* MPWFE A+VMJVT $FTBS A)BNMFU BOE A.BDCFUIu UIFZ XFSF UIF POFT * FOKPZFE SFBEJOH JO IJHI TDIPPM u IF TBJE i* UIPVHIU UIBU UIFZ XFSF WFSZ JOUFSFTUJOH A.BDCFUI IBT B MPU PG BDUJPO XIJDI BQQFBMT UP NF TP * UIPVHIU AXIZ OPU HJWF JU B TIPU i* USJFE PVU BT POF PG UIF FYUSBT BOE UIFZ UIPVHIU JU OFDFTTBSZ UP HJWF NF .BDCFUI u 2VFCFEFBVY QJDLFE B DIBMMFOHJOH SPMF JO XIJDI UP NBLF IJT DPNNVOJUZ UIFBUFS EFCVU 5IF NBJO DIBMMFOHF IF TBJE XBT iBMM UIF MJOFT 4IBLFTQFBSF QMBZT BSF SBUIFS MPOH BOE BT UIF UJUVMBS DIBSBDUFS * IBWF B GFX UP MFBSO u

5IF QMBZ GFBUVSFT MPUT PG BDUJPO BOE UXP TXPSE GJHIUT UIBU 2VFCFEFBVY TBJE XJMM BQQFBM UP UIF BDUJPO TFFLFST JO UIF BVEJFODF i 5IF GJHIUT BSF HPJOH UP HFU B MPU PG PPIT BOE BBIT JU T HPJOH UP CF BXFTPNF u IF TBJE i8F IBWF CFFO XPSLJOH XJUI TPNF WFSZ TLJMMFE TXPSE GJHIUFST UP HJWF VT BVUIFOUJD TLJMMT 8F XJMM CF VTJOH SFBM CSPBE TXPSET 5IFTF BSFO U MJUUMF QMBTUJD UIJOHT UIFTF BSF SFBM MJWF NFUBM i"OE XF XJMM CF TMBTIJOH BOE TUBC CJOH BOE DIPQQJOH BOE BMM UIPTF TPSUT PG UIJOHT * HVBSBOUFF ZPV XJMM CF QMFBTFE XJUI UIF SFTVMU u 1"-5 QSFTJEFOU +PIO )PMMBOE TBJE UIBU QFPQMF TIPVME OPU CF QVU PGG CZ UIF 4IBLFTQFBSF OBNF i8F BMM FYQFSJFODFE 4IBLFTQFBSF JO WBSJPVT GPSNT BOE UIJT JT B XBZ UP TUFQ CBDL UP MFTT GSJFOEMZ UJNFT BOE UP FOKPZ XIBU XF GFBSFE TP NVDI CBDL UIFO u IF TBJE i8IFO ZPV BSF JO TDIPPM ZPV BSF BMXBZT VOEFS QSFTTVSF UP MFBSO UIF QMBZ GPS B HSBEF BOE IFSF JT BO PQQPSUVOJUZ UP TFF JU BOE FOKPZ UIF BSU u

$PVSUT FODPVSBHFT FWFSZPOF UP DPNF BOE TFF i.BDCFUIu BOE HJWF JU B DIBODF i8IFO ZPV TBZ 4IBLFTQFBSF ZPV TDBSF PGG TPNF QFPQMF u TIF TBJE i*U T OPU BT CBE BT JU TFFNT *U T OPU UIF 4IBLFTQFBSF ZPV SFBE JO TDIPPM 4IBLFTQFBSF OFWFS JOUFOEFE UIF QMBZT UP CF SFBE )F JOUFOEFE UIFN UP CF TFFO PO UIF TUBHF i5IJT POF PG BMM IJT USBHFEJFT IBT HPPE BDUJPO BOE JU T OPU B TVQFS DPNQMJ DBUFE QMPU * LOPX QFPQMF XJMM CF BCMF UP GPMMPX JU u 2VFCFEFBVY TBJE QFPQMF TIPVME DPNF BOE TFF UIF TIPX iBOE BQQMBVE BU UIF FOE u "OE XIP DBO BSHVF XJUI B NBO XJUI B TXPSE 4IPXUJNFT GPS i.BDCFUIu BSF .BZ BU Q N BOE .BZ BU Q N 5JDLFUT BSF GPS BEVMUT GPS TUVEFOUT BOE TFOJPST 5IF 1"-5 1MBZIPVTF JT MPDBUFE BU +JNNZ +PIOTPO #MWE JO 1PSU "SUIVS 'PS SFTFSWBUJPOT DBMM 1"-5 PS WJTJU XXX QBMU PSH

Volume 13, No. 8

VORTEX from page 5 i5IF CBUISPPNT XJMM CF CFBVUJGVM u TIF TBJE i(JSMT XPO U CF BGSBJE UP QPUUZ i5IFZ XJMM TQBSLMF MJLF B EJBNPOE BOE TIJOF MJLF B TUBS u TIF BEEFE MBVHIJOH 5SJTIB TBJE UIBU QFPQMF XIP IBWF OPU WJTJUFE 5IF 7PSUFY TIPVME OPU CF QVU PGG CZ UIF MPPL PG UIF PVUTJEF i%PO U KVEHF B CPPL CZ JUT DPWFS u TIF TBJE

The Legendary Shack Shakers, above, and Back Porch Mary are just two of the bands who have made repeat visits to The Vortex.

Photos by Scott Eslinger

May 2007 ISSUE • 11

i8F LOPX JU MPPLT MJLF B TIJUUZ EJWF CBS CVU XF SF OPU B TIJUUZ EJWF CBS ‡ XFMM LJOE PG #VU TIJUUZ EJWF CBST IBWF HPPE TUVGG JOTJEF UIFN TPNFUJNFT i4QFOE NPSF NPOFZ IFSF TP XF DBO GJY UIF QBSLJOH MPU GPS ZPV u TIF BEEFE MBVHIJOH i*G ZPV XBOU B QSFUUZ PVUTJEF DPNF BOE QBJOU JU u 4IF TBJE UIBU TIF VOEFSTUBOET UIBU QFPQMF NJHIU UIJOL BU GJSTU MPPL PG UIF PVUTJEF UIBU UIF CBS JT B MJUUMF TIBEZ i#VU XF EPO U FWFO IBWF GJHIUT IFSF u TIF TBJE i*O UISFF ZFBST XF IBWF IBE GJWF PS TJY JODJEFOUT JO

UPUBM ‡ UIBU T OPUIJOH u 1IJMJQ TBJE UIBU NBOZ QMBDFT IBWF UIBU NBOZ PO B TJOHMF XFFLFOE OJHIU i5IBU T OPU PVS DSPXE u 5SJTIB TBJE i*U T FBTZ HPJOH ‡ MJLF 4VOEBZ NPSOJOH u 5SJTIB TBJE UIBU UIF QFPQMF XIP XPSL BU UIF CBS BSF BCTPMVUFMZ EFEJDBUFE CPUI UP UIF DVTUPNFST BOE UIF NVTJD i5IFZ MPWF JU u TIF TBJE i5IFZ LOPX UIFJS KPCT BSF TPVHIU BGUFS BOE UIFZ EPO U NFTT BSPVOE CFDBVTF UIFZ EPO U XBOU UP CF GJSFE u 5IF 7PSUFY IBT B TUBGG PG FJHIU XIP UFOE CBS XPSL UIF EPPS BOE PQFSBUF UIF TPVOE TZTUFN 5IF 7PSUFY XJMM DFMFCSBUF JUT UIJSE BOOJWFSTBSZ JO +VOF XJUI B TJY CBOE HJH PO +VOF i8F GFFM MVDLZ u 1IJMJQ TBJE i8F BSF MVDLZ CFDBVTF QFPQMF BQQSFDJBUF VT 5IFSF IBWF OPU CFFO UIBU NBOZ BMUFSOBUJWF WFOVFT JO UIJT BSFB UIBU IBWF NBEF JU UISFF ZFBST u i8F WF TUSVHHMFE PO BOE PGG UISPVHIPVU CVU JU BMXBZT DPNFT EPXO UP AJT JU XPSUI JU 5IFO ZPV IBWF TPNF CBOE DPNF JO BOE ZPV WF HPU QFPQMF JOTJEF IFSF BOE ZPV KVTU EPO U DBSF XIBU JU DPTUT DPT JU T XPSUI FWFSZ QFOOZ KVTU UP TFF UIF QFPQMF IBQQZ u 5IF 7PSUFY JT PQFO .POEBZ UISPVHI 4BUVSEBZ GSPN Q N B N 5IFZ BSF BMTP PQFO PDDBTJPOBMMZ PO 4VOEBZT JG UIFSF JT B CBOE 5IF CBS JT MPDBUFE BU / UI 4USFFU JO #FBVNPOU 'PS JOGPSNBUJPO PO 5IF 7PSUFY DBMM PS WJTJU UIFJS XFC TJUF BU XXX UIFWPSUFYPO MJOF DPN BOE XXX NZTQBDF DPN UIFWPSUFYCBS 5IF 7PSUFY T XFC TJUF IBT MJOLT UP UIF CBOET TJUFT XIFSF DMJQT BSF PGUFO BWBJMBCMF GPS QSFWJFX

12 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

BAL National exhibit on show in May 8JMMJBN +BNFTPO POF PG "NFSJDB T MFBEJOH MBOETDBQF QBJOUFST IBT CFFO OBNFE BT UIF #FBVNPOU "SU -FBHVF T /BUJPOBM FYIJCJU KVSPS i+BNFTPO JT BO BDDPNQMJTIFE QBJOUFS BOE JT LOPXO GPS IJT TQFDUBDVMBS XBUFSDPMPST BDSZMJDT BOE PJMT u %BOB %PSNBO #"- EJSFD UPS TBJE i#FDBVTF UIF TIPX JT OBUJPOBM UIF NPTU QSPGFTTJPOBM KVSPST BSF TFMFDUFE GPS UIF QSPDFTT +BNFTPO JT OP FYDFQUJPO u 5IF TIPX XJMM PQFO .BZ XJUI B SFDFQ UJPO BU Q N BOE DPOUJOVF UISPVHI .BZ 5IF OBUJPOBM TIPX GFBUVSFT BSUJTU GSPN BSPVOE UIF DPVOUSZ BT XFMM BT MPDBM BSUJTUT i0VS OBUJPOBM FYIJCJU TIPXDBTFT UIF IJHIFTU RVBMJUZ PG XPSL PG FOUSJFT

XFSF TFMFDUFE GPS UIJT TIPX u #"- EJSFDUPS %BOB %PSNBO TBJE i*U T FYDJUJOH UP TFF TVDI B SBOHF JO NFEJB BT XFMM BT UFDIOJRVFT i* DBO IBSEMZ XBJU UP TFF XIJDI QJFDF XJMM UBLF UIF #FTU PG 4IPX BXBSE CFDBVTF UIF DPNQFUJUJPO JT WFSZ TUJGG u #FTU PG 4IPX XJMM CF QSFTFOUFE XJUI B QVSDIBTF BXBSE BOE CFDPNFT QBSU PG #"- T QFSNBOFOU DPMMFDUJPO $BTI QSJ[FT GPS TFDPOE BOE UIJSE QMBDF XJMM BMTP CF BXBSEFE 'PS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO PO UIF #FBVNPOU "SU -FBHVF T /BUJPOBM &YIJCJU DBMM PS WJTJU UIF PSHBOJ[BUJPO T XFC TJUF BU XXX CFBV NPOUBSUMFBHVF PSH “Garlic” by Alice Powell and “Hey Burned Until Morning” by Tatjana Versaggi are among the works on display at the Beaumont Art League’s national exhibit in May.

Photos courtesy of BAL

413&"% 5)& 803% M F U V T I P T U Z P V S X F C T J U F

"ENJO 1IPOF 5FDI 4VQQPSU 'BY

XXX DPVOUSZOFU OFU

"ENJO &NBJM BENJO!DPVOUSZOFU OFU 5FDI 4VQQPSU TVQQPSU!DPVOUSZOFU OFU 4BMFT TBMFT!DPVOUSZOFU OFU

Volume Volume11, 13,No. No.1 8 "MM 5IFTF 'BDFT

September May 2007 2004ISSUE ISSUE••13 5

5IP VHIUDSJNF

Distinctly Diverse

* TBX B CMJOE NBO

4JUUJO PO UIF DPSOFS

IF IBE B DVQ GVMM PG QFODJMT

"OE B TJHO UIBU SFBE iUISFF GPS B EPMMBS u i $BVTF * OFFE UP GFFE NZ EBVHIUFS "OE LFFQ NZ IFBE BCPWF XBUFS #VU BU UIJT QPJOU NBO

Submission Guidelines and Disclaimer donors to TASI. Send typed works to: ISSUE ISSUE solicits and publishes the work of 720 Franklin, Beaumont, TX 77701 local authors. Poetry, short fiction, scholarly or e-mail: works and opinion pieces may be submitted for artstudio@artstudio.org review. All works must be typed or submitted on a disk (using approved word processing software), or may be sent to TASI by e-mail. All works are Authors must submit a daytime telephone subject for review by our editor, and may be rejectnumber along with all submissions. Pen names ed or edited on the basis of grammar, spelling or are acceptable, but authors must supply real content. names for verification. All submitted works The piece consists of an automatic tennis serve balls hit the wall and bounce randomly away as aor The opinions expressed inthe “Thoughtcrime� become property of TASI, and whether rejected machine that fires a series of balls (each labeled museum guard them. Thistoviewing do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TASI, its chased accepted,after are not returned the author. ISSUE of Directors, staff, ora sense doesof not“play,� notify of with rejection mail or telephone. “Joey�) against a wall on which Board is a large ArgyleISSUE’s pat- editorial emphasized thebymachine, like

DIFFERENT APPROACHES U NITE ‘TEXAS TWO DOZEN’

*U GFFMT MJLF * N CPVU UP TUBSWF IFS /P * DBO U TFF NZ HJSM

THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

T

APRIL 2005

#VU * LOPX TIF T TLJOOZ UIPVHI exans have their “Twang,� the distinctive vocal style that distin* DBO UFMM CZ UIF GFFM PG UIF XBZ guishes them from people from 4IF GJUT JO IFS DMPUIFT u a rambunctious child, teasing its reluctant “playother states. “Twang� also refers to tern that may or may not be a net. The machine is "OE BMM UIJT NBEF NF UIJOL labeled “Playmate� and the balls are fired with mate.� the guitar sounds of Texas R&B "CPVU UIF TUBUF * N JO monotonous regularity, with the gallery walls echoThe same piece, but two games and, therefore, and country. "GUFS "MM ing a repetitive thud thud thud, like the Dada)VTI soundtwo different pieces. At the Art Museum of -JGF JT IBSE DBO U BGGPSE tracks of Kurt Schwitters. Even though the “Playmate� is inanimate, Southeast Texas, “Twang� is a UP UIF FEHF PG UIF CFE BOE TBJE 5P HFU CZ PS HJWF JO *U T B TJO The “Joey� of the title refers to Joey Powers has created a performance piece reminiscent group show of contemporary 1JDUVSFT BU EVTL i/PUIJOH u )PX NBOZ PG VT XPO U HFU UP TFF Mussacchio, a childhood friend of the artist who is of the 1960s Fluxus group, whose creations existed in Texas sculpture featuring work by 4IF SPMMFE IFS TPGUOFTT TOFBLJOH HMBODFT BU ZPV BMM EBZ 5P XIJDI * DPVME OPU GJOE " EBZ XIFO XF DBO XBLF VQ now dead. the reactions of the viewer. a dozen artists. IPQJOH ZPV EPOhU OPUJDF NF TUBSF UIF SJHIU SFQMZ Does the lifeless “Playmate� long for someone Powers plays with our emotions and delicately Texas is both Western and "OE SFBDI BMM PVS ESFBNT the balances the the joys of childhood with the loss of Southern, cotton and cowboys, and with whom to play? It seems to connect with " TNBMM UBML BMPOF JO B DBS BGUFS TXJOHJOH CSFBUIJOH JO UIF TBNF .BZCF XF OFFE BOPUIFS BOHMF innocence. quintessentially American past-time — a simple a multitude of clashing cultures. If ZPVhSF OFDL MPPLT TP JOWJUJOH 8F MBZ GPS B NPNFOU /PU TP UBOHMFE JO HSJFG game of catch. Another piece that demands viewer participathere is one thing that defines NPOPUPOPVT NPMFDVMFT :PVS TLJO DSFBNZ BOE TPGU tion is Justin Kidd’s “In and Out Box.� Texas, it is its indefinability.DIBOHJOH UIFNVisitors to the opening witnessed the balls "OE B DIBODF GPS VT BMM CFHT UP CF CJUUFO Consisting of a crudely constructed mailbox “Twang,� like the state PWFS BOE PWFS BOE PWFS BHBJO that bouncing off two walls and back into the machine, 5P GJOE TPNF JOFS QFBDF JOUP TUBMF TIBEPXT %FTTFSU BU ZPVS QMBDF CFGPSF EJOOFS hanging on the wall, visitors to the exhibit are invitcompleting a never-ending solitary game of catch. links these artists, incorporates a PG UIF NPNFOUT CFGPSF 4P XIBU ZPV UIJOL BCPVU B NBO ed to “mail� a postcard from the Czech Republic plethora of styles and forms. The piece had a melancholy quality that reflected CFGPSF IBOET PO LOFFT BOE GJOHFST JOUFSUXJOFE VOEFS UIF 0VU UIFSF USZJOH UP SBJTF B DIJME Among the strongest pieces on display is5IF UIJDL IFBWJOH “Love- both the loss of a childhood friend and of childhood UBCMF PG XFMM UJNFE CSFBUIT Joey,� study of friendship, loneliness and loss by itself. -JWJO aPGG UIF TUSFFUT BOE CFBUT #FGPSF B DBS SJEF BOE UFFUI NBSLT PO NZ DIFTU DBNF MPOHJOHMZ However, visitors at a later date may have seen Michael Powers. See TWANG on page 11 "OE UIF GSVJU PG UIF XJME FYIBMFE #FGPSF EBODJOH BOE XJTIJOH * DPVME NPWF CFUUFS JOIBMFE :P JU NBZ UBLF BXIJMF XJTIJOH UP CF PVU UIFSF XJUI ZPV TPGUMZ FEHFE JO EFFQ EBNQ DSFBTFT #VU * UIJOL UIBU * MM CF KVTU GJOF Among the works 8IJTQFST JO ZPVS LJUDIFO GPS IPVST &YIBMFE "OE JO UIF NFBOXIJMF featured in GPMMPXFE CZ B MJOHFSJOH IVH UFFUI PO NZ OFDL /PUIJOH “TWANG: * MM TUSFUDI UIJT EPMMBS *OIBMFE BOE MJQT NFFUJOH PWFS BOE PWFS Contemporary &EHFE JO TJMFODF -JLF XBUFS UP XJOF * DBOhU SFBE ZPV BU BMM Sculpture from $BO * SFQMZ *HVFTT XF DBO BMM CF B MJUUMF CMJOE FWFSZ TFOUFODF JT B TVSQSJTF 4IPVME * Texas,� -FU JU TMJQ BXBZ 'SPN UJNF UP UJNF on display -FU JU HP through Sept. 26 $SBXMJOH CFIJOE UIF CSJDL XBMM * MPWF JU at the Art &YIBMF 5IBU XF SVO PWFS JO PVS NJOET Museum of $IBOHF JOUP B EBSL XFU *U T MJLF SVOOJOH GPS DPWFS +FGG %JYPO VOIBSEFOFE FEHF Southeast Texas, 8IFO UIF UFNQFSBUVSF EPVCMFT are, clockwise +FTTF %PJSPO from left, -JLF MFBWJOH ZPVS HJSM “E.B.� by 5P HP BOE IJU XJUI BOPUIFS Erick Swenson, 4UBSJOH *OUP " 4NBMM 1POE *U T MJLF DSPTTJOH PWFS CPVOEBSJFT 0CTFTTJPO “Museum Bench� by Chris Sauter, 8JUI PVS FVFT DMPTFE 5IF TQFDLMFE HSFFO KFMMZ PG UIF UBEQPMFT TXBZT “Two Paintings 4XJNNJOH UISPVHI UIF RVJDLTBOE 5IBU JT UIF TPVOE * XBT UFMMJOH ZPV BCPVU *O UIF DVSSFOU DSFBUFE CZ UIF FTDBQJOH CVMMGSPH on )JHI VQ PO PVS UJQ UPFT 5IF TPVOE PG B EPPS BT JU TMBNT 'SJHIUFOFE JOUP UIF JTPMBUFE QPPM CZ NZ BSSJWBM a Rock� 5IF TJMU DMPVE TUJSSFE VQ CZ UIF CVSSPXJOH GSPH 8F HPU B MPOH XBZ UP HP "OE JU XBT EPOF CZ UIF QPXFS PG ZPVS PXO IBOET by Bill Davenport 6OEVMBUFT JO B XBLF SFWFBMFE and “Sell Me 4P * EPO U UIJOL * N HPOOB TUBZ IFSF "OE GBUF LFQU DBMMJOH CVU OP POF FWFS DBNF #Z DPVUMFTT NJOJTDVMFT CVCCMFT Something $SFFQJOH UISPVHI UIF USBGGJD "OE UIBU JT XIFO JU IJU NF " NVSLZ USBDF BO BNQIJCJBO VODFSUBJOUZ Brown� 5SZJOH UP GJOE B QMBDF UP TUFFS 8IFO UIF CVSO GSPN NZ TUPNBDI GJOBMMZ SFBDIFE NZ CSBJO -JHIU TMBOUT EPXO TPNF TQBSLMJOH by Franco 0GG UIF TVSGBDF TLJN TPNF TIJOJOH * N PO UP CMVFS TLJFT BOE XIJUFS MJFT 'PVOE BMM NZ EJTQMFBTVSFT GSPN XIBU XBT QSFWJPVTMZ NFOUJPOFE Mondini-Ruiz. 5ISPVHI UIF FWPMWJOH TPMVUJPO "OE BQQMF QJFT 1BDJOH CBDL BOE GPSUI PWFS NZ EJTQMBDFE BUUFOUJPO *MMVNJOBUJOH UIF WJTDPVT NBTT TVOTIJOF JO NZ CBCZ T FZFT .Z GBWPSJUF SFOEJUJPO BCPVU VT CFJOH VOEPOF 5IF EJSQFOTBUJPO PG TFEJNFOU 'FFM MJLF * N IBMG BMJWF XJUI B UPVDI PG ZPVS GBWPSJUF DPMPS "T * BN GPSHFUUJOH UP XBJU 'PS UIF XBUFS UP DMFBS #VU NPTUMZ CSPLFO 7BHVF BOE BMM UIBU JT MFGU JT PVS PXO TUVCCPSO XBZT 'PSHFU * BN XBJUJOH Review and $BVHIU VQ JO UIJT VOEFSHSPVOE "CPVU UIF UJNF XIFO MPWF XBT OPU UIF RVFTUJPO 'PS UIF CPUUPN UP CFDPNF photos byBOE DIPLJO * N TUBSWJO .PSF BCPVU UIF XIFO CVU XIFO OFWFS DBNF 7JTJCMF GPSHFU * XBJU UP TFF BOE TFF Andy

MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF THEMSELVES PAGE 7

INSIDE: LISA REINAUER: JUDGE AND JURY, HOT PIG, AND MORE

Coughlan

"OESFX 4USBOHF

1FUFS 4IFQMFZ

$PEZ 1BTUPSFMMB

14 • ISSUE May 2007

Volume 13, No. 8

FUN WITH FIRE Comment by Rhonda Rodman

&EJUPS T OPUF " HSPVQ PG UFOBOU DFSBNJDT BSUJTUT XIP XPSL JO UIF CBDL PG 5IF "SU 4UVEJP EP UIJOHT UPHFUIFS 5IJT JT UIF TUPSZ PG POF PG UIFJS SFDFOU KBVOUT

5)& i-"%*&4 */ #"$,u UPPL PGG GPS BOPUIFS SPBE USJQ UP -BGBZFUUF GPS UIF UI BOOVBM i1ZSPNBOJBu GFTUJWBM PO UIF HSPVOET PG #MBDLIBN DPMJTFVN JO -BGBZFUUF JO .BSDI 1ZSPNBOJB TQPOTPSFE CZ UIF -BGBZFUUF "SU "TTPDJBUJPO JT B XFFL FOE TZNQPTJVN EFEJDBUFE UP UIF 5)&

Ceramic artists Don Ellis works on the wheel during Pyromania 2006 in Lafayette, La.

FYQBOTJPO PG BXBSFOFTT PG GJSF DSFBUFE BSU GPSNT :PVOH BOE PME BMJLF BSF JOWJUFE UP XBUDI BOE DSFBUF BSU JO BMM GPSNT PG NFEJB 3IPOEB .D/BMMZ 4VF 8SJHIU BOE * UPPL PGG PO 4BUVSEBZ NPSOJOH GPS B EBZ GJMMFE XJUI CMBDLTNJUIJOH CSPO[F DBTUJOH XIFFM UISPXJOH BOE SBLV GJS JOH %VSJOH UIF DPVSTF PG UIF EBZ #FBV ,BSFO +BTPO BOE +FOOJGFS KPJOFE VT JO -PVJTJBOB &WFO UIPVHI UIF SBJO DBNF UIF GBJUIGVM GFX 5IF "SU 4UVEJP DSFX IVOH BSPVOE BOE IFMQFE CSFBL VQ XPPE GPS UIF XPPE GJSF LJMO BOE XBUDIFE BT UIF BSU TUVEFOUT GSPN UIF VOJWFSTJUZ CVJMU B QBQFS LJMO "SUJTUT GSPN FJHIU TUBUFT XFSF PO IBOE UP EFNPOTUSBUF UIFJS DSBGU BOE JOTQJSF UIF SFTU PG VT UP FYQMPSF OFX

XBZT UP XPSL JO PVS DIPTFO NFEJVN 3BOEZ #SPEOBY BOE %PO &MMJT XFSF PO IBOE GPS UIF i$MBZ 0MZNQJDT u B HSFBU UJNF PG QVMMJOH B GFX OPWJDFT UPHFUIFS QVUUJOH B QBQFS TBDL PWFS UIFJS IFBE BOE MFUUJOH UIFN USZ UIFJS IBOE PO UIF XIFFM 5IF "SU 4UVEJP XBT XFMM SFQSFTFOUFE CZ +BTPO BOE #FBV " HSFBU UJNF XBT IBE CZ BMM BOE NBOZ OFX GSJFOET XFSF NBEF BOE UIF iMBEJFT JO UIF CBDL u BMPOH XJUI B DPV QMF PG HVZT BSF SFBEZ GPS UIF BEWFOUVSF UIBU XJMM DPNF GSPN USZJOH PVS IBOET PS MVDL XJUI UIF OFX UFDIOJRVFT XF MFBSOFE 1ZSPNBOJB JT IFME UIF MBTU XFFL FOE PG .BSDI .BLF QMBOT UP BUUFOE JO

Mission Statement Founded in 1983, The Art Studio, Inc. is devoted to: providing opportunities for interaction between the public and the Southeast Texas community of artists; furnishing affordable studio space to originating artists of every medium; promoting cultural growth and diversity of all art forms in Southeast Texas; and providing art educational opportunities to everyone, of every age, regardless of income level, race, national origin, sex or religion.

PURPOSE The purpose of The Art Studio, Inc. is to (1) provide educational opportunities between the general public and the community of artists and (2) to offer sustained support for the artist by operating a non-profit cooperative to provide studio space and exhibition space to working artists and crafts people, and to provide an area for group work sessions for those artists and crafts people to jointly offer their labor, ideas, and enthusiasm to each other.

GOALS 1. 2. 3. 4.

To present public exhibitions To provide educational opportunities To provide accessible equipment for artists To provide peer feedback through association with other artists and crafts people

OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Photo by Sue Wright

To present 10 art exhibitions per year To maintain equipment for artists in a safe working environment To provide better access to artists for the public To offer regularly scheduled adult and children’s classes To develop and maintain public activities with all sectors of the community To develop and maintain equipment to aid artists in their work To provide a display retail outlet for artists To expand programming and activities with increased facility space

Volume 13, No. 8

May 2007 ISSUE • 15

VIEW from page 3 FYIJCJUJPOT BOE QFSGPSNBODFT 5IBU JT BT TJNQMF BOE DPODJTF BT * DBO NBLF JU 5IF 4UVEJP DBO U EP JU BMPOF BOE USVTU NF ZPV XPO U HFU LOPDLFE EPXO CZ UIF DSPXE USZJOH UP DPOUSJCVUF 8F IBWF B MPOH SFDPSE PG EPJOH XIBU XF TBZ XF MM EP 8F IBWF BTTJTUFE DPVOUMFTT PSHBOJ[BUJPOT JO UIF SFHJPO JO UIFJS UJNF PG OFFE BOE OPX XF BSF CFJOH QVU UP UBTL UP GJOBMJ[F PVS EFCU TJY ZFBST TPPOFS UIBO FYQFDUFE $PNCJOF UIJT XJUI UIF IVHF JODSFBTF JO VUJMJUJFT NBJMJOH BOE QSJOU JOH DPTUT BOE TIJQQJOH BOE ZPV DBO TFF XIBU XF BSF VQ BHBJOTU * XBT UPME UIBU EPJOH HPPE XPSL GVMGJMMJOH ZPVS QSPNJTFT IBWJOH B TJHOJG JDBOU QPTJUJWF JNQBDU PO UIF DPNNVOJ UZ BOE GBJUIGVMMZ TFSWJOH UIF QVCMJD EPFT OPU OFDFTTBSJMZ USBOTMBUF JOUP GJOBODJBM TVQQPSU GPS UIF PSHBOJ[BUJPO 'VOOZ UXFOUZ GPVS ZFBST BHP UIBU XBT FYBDUMZ UIF GPSNVMB GPS GJOBODJBM TVDDFTT * HVFTT JU T BMM B MJUUMF EJGGFSFOU OPX

BATTLE OF THE BANDS May 19 at The Art Studio, Inc. Proceeds to benefit The Art Studio, Inc.

WE CARRY

ART SUPPLIES IN OUR SALES GALLERY 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday

Ceramics • Paintings • Jewelry Plus Art Studio merchandise including shirts and tote bags.

Whether you are an art collector or just shopping for gifts, we have something for you.

VISIT OUR SALES GALLERY TODAY AT 720 FRANKLIN IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT

409-838-5393 • www.artstudio.org

14 • ISSUE September 2004

720 Franklin, Beaumont, Texas 77701

THE ART STUDIO, INC. CLASS SCHEDULE This fall we are offering another class, but these sessions will be 1 mask-making class, and Cindy eclectic mix of classes at The Art hour shorter. So, it will cost a little Picou will show you how to make less. wire-wrapped jewelry. Studio, Inc. There are a few changes to a George Wentz will be teaching Make sure you pay attention to some of the familiar classes. Salsa another acrylic painting class. Grace the ISSUE, your e-mail, and fliers at INSIDE night is now on Wednesdays. Life Megnet is coming back in October the Studio for updates as we add • ‘THE VORTEX drawing has not been attracting the to do bookbinding. No photography even more classes to the list. • THOUGHTCRIME: FROM session,AREA but lookPOETS for it to return numbers it used to, so weMUSINGS will now this hold it every other week. in the future. Ren Brumfield, • AROUND & ABOUT: INFORMATION ABOUT ART HAPPENINGS Greg Busceme is going to offer We are offering several new TASI education coordinator • EARTHEN SCRIBE BY JOYCE PHILEN a daytime clay class. It will meet the classes. Andy Coughlan fuses the• ISSUE SUBMISSIONS: issue@artstudio.org same number of times as the night ater and visual art in a creative new

Volume 11, No. 1

Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Permit #135 Beaumont, TX

Mission Statement

Founded in 1983, The Art Studio, Inc. is ADULT BEGINNING DRAWING KIDS CLAY MASK MAKING devoted to: providing opportunities for interacTuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. tion between the public and the Southeast Texas Aug. 31-Oct. 12 Sept. 18-Oct. 23 Sept. 16-Oct. 21 community of artists; furnishing affordable stu$115 ($95 for members) $75 $100 ($80 for members) dio space to originating artists of every medium; Explore the rich tradition of masks in the- You CAN draw! Learn to draw realistically Beginning clay class introduces a variety of promoting cultural growth and diversity of all art in this fun and easy class. handbuilding techniques, preparation and ater. Create and decorate large-form masks forms in Southeast Texas; and providing art eduapplication of glazes, and the raku firing for performance or decoration using a vari- Instructed by Karen deMedrano. cational opportunities to everyone, of every age, process. ety of techniques from painting to collage. regardless of income level, race, national origin, Instructed by Katheryn Rogers. Imagination is the only limit. This six-week BOOKBINDING sex or religion. course will also include tips on using your Fridays, 6-8 p.m. When you support The Art Studio with your membership, you receive ISSUE, WIRE WRAPPED JEWELRY masks in performance and the history of Oct. 8-Nov. 12 Southeast Texas’ and Southwest Louisiana’ s alternative press as well as class schedules,5:30-7:30 invitationsp.m. to opening receptions and various Studio functions. $110 ($90 for members) Wednesdays, masks around the world. PURPOSE Learn terms, tools and basic techniques in Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8 Instructed by Andy Coughlan. this introductory class. $45 per session The purpose of The Art Studio, Inc. is to (1) ACRYLIC PAINTING Instructed by Grace Megnet. Introduction to creating unique jewelry provide educational opportunities between the Thanks to all these new and renewing members. These people are using wire and beads. You will learn basic Saturdays, 1:30-3 p.m. general public and the community of artists and Member support is the backbone of our operations! ADULT CLAY (MORNINGS) techniques and complete a bracelet or theSept. life11-Oct.16 blood (2) to offer sustained support for the artist by D ISTRIBUTION POINTS Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–noon anklet. Students will need to purchase $95 ($75 for members) of our organization. operating a non-profit cooperative to provide some materials separately, list available at Learn to express your own ideas andINDIVIDUAL feel- Sept. 14-Oct. 14 %08/508/ Rhonda McNally WE COULDN’T DO IT studio space and exhibition space to working 5)& "35 456%*0 */$ '3"/,-*/ ($80 for members) TheNenque Art Studio. ings with painter and art educator George Andrew Rhonda $100 Rodman "35 .64&6. 0' 4065)&"45 5&9"4 ."*/ artists and crafts people, and to provide an area WITHOUT #"#& %*%3*,40/ ;")"3*"4 .64&6. *) & ThisPat course is designed for the complete Wentz. YouYOU! will explore brush techniques, Joyce Instructed Philen by Cindi Picou. Cyndi and Grimes #&"6.0/5 $0/7&/5*0/ 7*4*5034 #63&"6 ."*/ for group work sessions for those artists and To acrylic volunteer, drop by */ $*5: )"--

novice at clay work. Students learn Amanda the paint mixing, and layering Megan paint. Addison Talcott #&"6.0/5 "35 -&"(6& '"*3(306/%4

(6-' 45 crafts people to jointly offer their labor, ideas, LIFE DRAWING GROUP basics FitzPatrick of clay manipulation, glazing Kyle and Baxley, )"#*5"5 '03 )6."/*5: 3& 4503& 53*/*5:! '"//*/ TheSupplies Art Studio, Inc., Jr. Phil to be purchased separately. List& Nancy 4&5"$ */ +6-*& 30(&34 5)&"5&3

and enthusiasm to each other. 1&"3- 453&&5 Every other Monday, 7-9:30 p.m. firing. Peggy Scott Carlene Higgins available from the Studio. ! '034:5)& or call 409-838-5393. 5"5500."/*" 1"3, Sept. 13, 27, Oct. 11, 25, Instructed by Greg Busceme. George Wentz Sonia Galewsky 4065) &/% -"."3 6/*7&34*5: GOALS $"3-*50 4 3&45"63"/5 "."3*--0 ! $0--&(& Nov. 8, 22, Dec. 6, 20 Clint Ray Nel Morrison BASKET CLASS %04 ".*("4 '3"/,-*/ )FBUIFS &BHFS ADULT CLAY (EVENINGS) ,".164 ,03/&3 3&45"63"/5 $"--"()"/ $5 per session Sandy & Richard Laurette Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ,0$) 4 '-08&34 (*'54 "7&/6& $ 1. To present public exhibitions #FOFF #FSOBSE Uninstructed group creating studies of the -6 "35 %&1"35.&/5 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.FAMILY/GROUP Sept. 18, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 4 Laura Kerr 2. To provide educational opportunities Avril Kimler Marianna Measells human form, drawing from a different -6 4&5;&3 456%&/5 $&/5&3 Sept. 14-Oct. 14 $32 to $50 0-% 508/ $MJOU %FBSCPSO 3. To provide accessible / 5) ! -*#&35: equipment #"/%0 4 Robertmodel & Donna Fong Crittenden each session. ($130 for members) Step-by-step instruction in creatingMargaret a dif- $150 $"3-0 4 3&45"63"/5 $"-%&3 3IPOEB 3PENBO for artists (3&&/ #&"/&3: .$'"%%*/ Suzanne and Lee Roy Garrett This course is designed for the complete ferent functional and decorative Pattie basket Daniel )"*3: #64*/&44 4"-0/ .$'"%%*/ 4. To provide peer feedback through associaTHE READING +"40/ 4 %&-* Renee and Trish Coughlan Patricia novice Bullardat clay work. Students learn Andy, 4VF 8SJHIU ("5&8": 4)01 $/53 the THOUGHTCRIME: each session. Instructed by Emma Hughes. ,"5)"3*/& $0 $"-%&3 tion with other artists and crafts people James basics of clay manipulation, glazing and Third Thursday of the month 5)& 5"55&3&% 46*5$"4& For more information and to register, call Vanderholt $ZOEJ (SJNFT 3"0 4 #",&3: $"-%&3 FRIEND/BUSINESS Kerry &firing. Terry Radley Free Emma at 337-527-5328. 4*(/ */5&3/"5*0/"- &913&44 OBJECTIVES -"63&3IPOEB .D/BMMZ 4 5) Chuck and Sue Father Jim Vanderholt Poetry night:Wright read, hear, think, and corrupt 46/3*4& Instructed by Greg Busceme. 48*$&(00% .64*$ $0 $0--&(& Torchy’s Inc. Douglas Mattingly $&/53"- 8&45 &/% original poems, rants, and stories. "OEZ $PVHIMBO FOUNDRY WORKSHOP #"4*$ '00%4 %08-&/ 1. To present 10 art exhibitions per year Ray & Tesha Daniel Led by Guiseppe Barranco. #*( % 4 4 ."+03 %3*7& SALSA WITH AMBER AND GORDON Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m./Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. 3FOFF $PVHIMBO &"3-: #*3% $"'& 1)&-"/ 2. To maintain equipment for artists in a Wednesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. (6*5"3 #"/+0 456%*0 $"-%&3 Dates to be announced safe working environment $"-%&3 ,3*45: 4 ,03/&3 0MJWJB #VTDFNF Sept. 8-Oct. 13 $100 (80 for members) -0(0/ $"'& $"-%&3 3. To provide better &"45&9 '38: access to artists for the 5)& ."44"(& */45*565& 46*5& +BOOFMM 3JHBMEP In this two-day workshop, you will design $10 per session ($5 LU students) ! %&-"8"3&

public /0730;4,: 4 $"-%&3 and cast your original artwork in aluminum. Salsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Cumbia, 6SJBI ,FOTTPO 5)& 01&/ #00, $"-%&3 4. To offer regularly scheduled adult and 3&% # #00,4 $"-%&3 Ages 15 and older. Limited to six partici- Rhumba. 3&&% 4 -"6/%3: " 1)&-"/ ! 1&:50/ children’s classes -FT 8BSSFO 5)& 30:"- 4501 ."+03 %3*7& ! (-"%:4 pants. Instructed by Rhonda McNally. 5. To develop and maintain public activities 1"3,%"-& 5PSDIZ #"3/&4 /0#-& %08-&/ 3"0 4 #",&3:with all sectors of the community %08-&/ 4*-, 30"% %08-&/ $PMMFFO #POOJO 6. To develop and maintain equipment to aid .*% 4065) $06/5: -"."3 45"5& $0--&(& 1035 "35)63 artists in their work #FUI (BMBTQZ .64&6. 0' 5)& (6-' $0"45 130$5&3 7. To provide +"41&3 a display retail outlet for artists For more information on TASI classes, call 409-838-5393 or visit us on the web at www.artstudio.org ("--&3: 426"3& -"."3 -JHF 8. To expand 03"/(& programming and activities with -"."3 45"5& $0--&(& 03"/(& $ISJT %PNCSPXTLZ increased facility space

Volunteers

Memberships

REGISTER EARLY AS CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED

ISSUE

Articles inside

Thoughtcrime

1min
page 12

BAL National

1min
page 11
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.