Some of the greats which came to my attention last year – starting with 3 great albums:

Matisyahu: Live at Stubb’s– This hasidic reggae/dancehall artist from Crown Heights is no novelty act. This live album showcases his powerful backing band and a rapid-fire yet soulful voice.
Oranger: New Comes and Goes– Strong 4th album from this Californian outfit … Radio Wave has been one of my favorite songs of this past year.
Dungen: Ta Det Lugnt– Swedish Psych/Folk/Rock which sounds like it was pryed from an early seventies time capsule. Brother J and I caught them at the Bowery Ballroom and they were damn impressive.

Orson’s Shadow– A play showing at the Barrow St. Theater in Greenwich Village. A great true story about the dueling egos of Orson Wells and Lawrence Olivier.
Good Night Good Luck– David Strathairn puts in an incredible performance in this important film.
Cloud Atlas– As Keegan and Kerry could attest – an engrossing, genre-jumping novel.
Superman The Movie– My favorite rediscovered movie of the past year.

A little late on this, but I vowed to do a post on my favorite music from 2005. Here are my favorite albums from 2005:
Laura Veirs – “Year of Meteors”
Aimee Mann- “The Forgotten Arm”
Calexico & Iron and Wine – “In the Reins – EP”
The Decemberists – “Picaresque”
The Frames – “Burn the Maps”
M.I.A. – “Arular”
Mary Timony – “Ex Hex”
The New Pornographers – “Twin Cinema”
Rogue Wave – “Descended Like Vultures”
Stephen Malkmus – “Face The Truth”
Sufjan Stevens – “Illinois”
Some other music NOT from 2005, that I listened to nearly constantly:
Arcade Fire – “Funeral”
The Magnetic Fields – “The Charm of the Highway Strip”
Tilly & The Wall – “Wild Like Children”
Luna – “Rendezvous”
Here’s a link to an iTunes mix I made of some of the best songs from these albums I have mentioned in this post: iTunes: Favorite Songs from 2005

call for art and aritists!

with my love for all things small – i am curating a 2 inch (or smaller) book + printmaking exhibition.
please please submit some mini books or prints! i am looking for a range of work and am excited to see what posting this here will bring. i know the time frame is short, but after all, 2 inches is quite small…
here are a few sites for inspiration:
the miniature book society
art on paper – a great magazine
fun comix ‘n books
here’s how to make a really simple book. it’s one of my favorite ways!
small books exchange
philobiblon – the book arts web
happy new year and happy book and printmaking! 🙂
email zuckee@mac.com for more information or with any questions.

I just finished these silkscreened octopus shirts for my adorable nieces for our post-Christmas get-together. I did a few silkscreens in college, and have always been meaning to do more, and beef up on my silkscreening skills. These came out alright, but I have much work to do…I went through three sets of screens before getting the exposure just right for the photo-emulsion / transparency transfer process.
If you have any interest in doing any silkscreening, be sure to nab the very helpful “Re” guide to reproduction. More silkscreens to come in the new year!

These pictures are from a Mexico excursion, a story for the NY Daily News. And what a marvelous country. These pics are unrelated to the story. I bought a new camera for this odyssey and had lots of fun trying it out.

Another small painting done on the North Fork. This one is of a sod farm in Mattituck. I scouted out (sketched) the location this summer. Doing so allowed me to complete the painting in an afternoon. The painting is oil on canvas board, 8×16 inches.

here is my fun little 2006 pocket calendar.
i sold 20 of them at the center for book arts holiday fair yesterday. now i need to make another batch for the uarts “book party” which is thursday.
they are $5 (+ $1 s/h) if anyone wants one, send me an email. (theres a chance i may not be able to ship it till after the 25th…but it’ll still be good for all next year!) 🙂