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Gabe Gibitz and Psalm 19

I first met Gabe Gibitz in the spring of 2003 at what is now The Crave in St. Louis, Missouri. I was a seminary student and he was a 19-year-old sophomore pre-med student at St. Louis University.

I Can Ride My Bike With No Handlebars

The lyrics are catchy and a bit goofy, but if we pause and reflect on what's going on, there's a whole lot more behind the Flobots song, "Handlebars". Here's some thoughts from the band:

Collaborations

Collaborations are nothing new in the art world, but they are one way to stir up the imagination and have a good excuse for a party!

From my own experience, group projects are fun and have helped birth new ideas for future paintings.

Studio Gypsy

Two of the world’s oldest mediums — poetry and fiber — come together in a vivid and exquisite way within Leilani Pierson’s artwork. Her eclectic style weaves stories out of objects you might have gathered in a drawer: buttons, bits of ribbons, typed words, thread and swatches of cloth. She exposes bits of broken words and images to create meditations on the details of life.

Michael Wilson and The Good Fight

On any given day, Michael Wilson might open a grid-paged book, take out a pen and sketch an image triggered by a conversation overheard on the train. Or, he might scribble some random thoughts under a taped postcard. Later, these parcels might develop into a logo or a four color spread.

So You’ve Entered the Art World (And Everything is Against You)

If you have been attracted to this title, I might guess a few things about you: for one, you might like art and are starting to take the pursuit seriously, and two, you might have experienced a few setbacks already on that path. I’m sure there might be other reasons that you have clicked on this blog but I am just going to pretend those things don’t exist and you are in full throttle toward a career in the art world.

Being a Child of the Creative Age

1. Inviting Monsters into our Hearts
A child uses all of her senses to discover the world. She picks up and finds fascination with a dandelion, feels the bumpy bark of a tree, tastes the baseball, smells the fallen leaf.