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October got off on the right foot as Laura and I took a road trip on my annual pilgrimage to Kansas City.  The trip was super - showing off the sights of one of my favorite cities while eating BBQ and laughing the whole time.  Hell, we even cooked hot dogs in the microwave.  I also snuck in an ultimately so-so date with Neil Diamond in Houston.  I was also up to my neck in work for the big unicorn show, and as the number of artists increased from 12 to 20 to 40 to 60, I cut things off at 75 and heard the buzz all over town. 

When my good friend Ian Shults approached me about doing a large group show with unicorns as the theme, I thought it'd be fun, but even I admit I was a bit skeptical.  As word spread throughout town, the show took on a life of its own.  By the time 'Will There Ever be a Rainbow' opened, there was a palpable buzz that exceeded anyone's expectations.  The art produced by the 75 artists in the show was amazing, the turnout huge and even sales took off.  Take a look at the excitement and sheer joy that was the Unicorn Art Show.
 

Fresh off the Studio Tour before Thanksgiving, I helped Blue Genie set up for their annual Art Bazaar, and spent too much time printing lino blocks and t-shirts for the show, putting together my first string of three all nighters in years.  At the same time, my press broke, my bank account was less than robust, temperatures fell and ice covered Austin, and to top it all off, my Grandfather passed away.  If there was ever a month that the calendar needed to change to a new year, this is it.