Goldfield, AZ

Way back several blogs ago, I created a bandanna from an old gold map. Well, the town really exists and here is a photo of the old ghost town. In the background are the Superstition Mountains. When I made that bandanna I didn't know it was a real place, much less that I would actually visit there on a family trip to Arizona! The owner of one of the gift shops wants some bandannas...

Gold Council & Mining Bracelet

The Gold Council recently rolled out a new advertising campaign, "Only Gold" with pithy slogans engraved on gold bullion, with sexy photos of gorgeous women wearing gold. I just couldn't resist taking their slogans and juxtaposing them with some not so pretty mining sites, imprisoned people, you get the idea. Click on the image for a closer look.

Three Rivers Show, January 2008

Happy New Year to all. I am starting off the new year by exhibiting in the Three Rivers Arts Festival gallery 937 Show, "Deliciously Disposable Earth." DDE is a critical look at the impacts of mining through the eyes of the arts. This show is curated by Carolina Loyola-Garcia. This is an international juried show. (with a stipend yeah!) I am traveling out to Pittsburgh to check it out this weekend. I am showing my ever popular charm bracelets (check the archives of this blog for images of Not So Charming pages) and my film, "Liar with a Hole in the Ground." This film was shot on-location in Virginia last year at the GPAA Treasure Show and takes a look at what drives "gold fever" among gold prospectors.