A Dill of a Day

Materials and Methodology: IKEA paper tablecloth, acrylic paint, Sharpie, my wry mind. Dried for long hours with a hairdryer, with which I very nearly burnt the house down. Wheatpasted with assistance from my brother, whose alias in my postings will be Watson.

Location: The back corner of that little strip mall on the North side of Speedway, just East of Swan. 

This is probably my favorite piece so far. The idea came to me while I was contemplating In-N-Out burger's secret menu, don't ask me why.

I'm still getting used to the very temperamental and low-quality materials I use, which provides interesting results when I'm painting. A lot of the time the paper will get too wet and risk buckling or tearing. Painting with too much water will let the pattern on the paper come through and makes things much less realistic, which I actually rather enjoy. Don't you?

I know, I know, the name is an alliteration. But sometimes you just can't say what you want to in a syzygy. I don't really like the name, so if anyone has any suggestions, comment comment comment!

Snowflake Frosted Bus Stop

Location: Bus Stop at the NW corner of Park Place Mall

Mediums and Methodology: IKEA curtain 'paper'cuts, old Converse shoebox, thread. Packing tape, and a helluva lot of sneakiness.

This project was rushed beyond imaging, I started just this morning. The first bus stop I had in mind had been temporarily discontinued, and my second choice had more people at it then I would have liked. I had to settle for a dingy brown bus stop. My poster wouldn't stick to the perforated metal of this one, and will probably have fallen down by now. Two buses stopped by while I was in the process, which was terrifying, but I played it cool with my innocent and charming smiles.

What's more, my box of free snow was unceremoniously stuffed in a trash can. I rescued it, but really people, why stick a box of snow in the trash? You won't find it that often here in Tucson.

Happy holidays from Syzygy.

Keep Protests Secret

Location: Near the end of the alley East of the abandoned Linens-N-Things

Mediums and Methodology: IKEA paper tablecloth, Sharpie, watercolor, acrylic, an old chair. Wheatpasted.