2008
June, 2008
THE ART OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS
THE FOURTH OF JULY
THE DOMESTIC LIFE
2001: AN IRISH ODYSSEY
REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE #3
JESUS CARRIES A BIG STICK

• AUSTIN CRITICS' TABLE AWARDS
  a surprise nomination, win, and a speech or two
• IRON MAN AND MY IGNORANCE
  my trouble with Hollywood continues

June, 2008

• MARCH THROUGH MAY 2008
  little notes after my return to Austin
• THE RETURN OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE
  a look at the creative process behind the comic book sequel

February, 2008

• NORTH(EAST)ERN EXPOSURE
  my two month sabbatical in the North

• 2007 YEAR IN REVIEW
  Another look back at the year that was

November, 2007

• A TRIP TO KANSAS CITY
  Thanksgiving with friends and the cold
• TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE
  the satiric tale of one young man's attempts to stop the gentrification of East Austin by becoming a superhero in a Mexican wrestling mask.

October, 2007

• SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2007
  Little notes from a couple of months...

September, 2007

• THROTTLE UP
  my comic book gets serious
• BACK FROM THE FUTURE
  flash forward a few hundred years

August, 2007

• SAVING EAST AUSTIN
  the start of my comic book
• JULY AND AUGUST UPDATES
  all the little stuff you may have missed
• AUGUST STUDIO UPDATE
  penning a new tale
• MY KINGDOM FOR MAREVA
  an obsession worth running for

July, 2007

• JULY STUDIO UPDATE
  changing course a bit
• TAKING LIFE SERIOUSLY
  art by Dan Morrison, Ian Shults, and Michael Schliefke

• MAY AND JUNE UPDATES
  more little findings from around the internet
• JUNE STUDIO UPDATE
  drawing like mad
• MY CONFESSION
  something that doesn't bother me
• ENTER SANDMAN
  what dreams may come

May, 2007

• TO ALL THE FILMS I'VE SEEN BEFORE
  a list of movies I've seen
• WATCHING PAINT DRY
  May's studio update

April, 2007

• APRIL & MARCH UPDATES
  little stories fit for little print
• KARMA TORNADO
  life's tangled web
• REBIRTH OF SLICK
  April's studio update
• A TRIP TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
  freezing in the Gateway City
• PECULIAR TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS ARE DANCE STEPS FROM GOD
  Kurt Vonnegut and death
• THE IRAQ WAR, REDUX
  the changing tide
• THE TEXAS BIENNIAL 2007
  my thoughts on Texas' art party

March, 2007

• DEUS EX MACHINA
  update from the studio for March
• THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
  a look back at my academic career
• THE MURAL IN KERRVILLE
  one week, three friends, lots of laughs
• RIP CALVERT DEFOREST
  my meeting with Larry Bud Melman
• MY PROBLEM WITH SQUIRRELS
  I've never found them to be cute
• BOTHERSOME THINGS
  a list of things that make my skin crawl
• FROM CHINA WITH LOVE
  another crazy aspect of the art world

February, 2007

• THE MOST DISGUSTING THING I'VE DONE
  And it involves McDonald's.
• THE CONCENTRATED BATTLE
  February's studio update
• NEW WHEELS
  sometimes, things just happen at the right time
• HOMELESS PARTY!
  Even artists can have fun
• THE DEATH OF CALIFORNIA NAVY
  venerable hoodie passes away at age 3

January, 2007

• A WHOLE FOODS EXTRAVAGANZA
  how to shop on $50 or less
• NOTES FROM OZ
  Kansas City's an easy target, but I love it
• AUSTIN GROWS... UP
  the sky's the limit!
• STUDIO UPDATE: DOUBLE TIME
  January's Studio Update
• IT HAPPENS WITH AGE
  watching my body break down one joint at a time
• #10 - FATHER'S DAY SHOW
  art show makes the Chronicle's Top Ten

May, 2006

• MAY STUDIO UPDATE: GETTING GOING
• A TRIP TO DALLAS
• MOVIE REVIEWS: ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL, INSIDE MAN and THE MATADOR
• A VISIT FROM MOM AND DAD

April, 2006

• SOLO PAINTING SHOW: WHAT IF WE COULD GET IT ALL BACK
• A WEIRD CONFLUENCE OF EVENTS
• FIVE OVER TWO INTERVIEW
   WITH CHRIS CHAPPELL

March, 2006

• FIVE OVER TWO INTERVIEW
   WITH WADE BEESLEY
• SXSW 2006: FLAMING LIPS AND MORE
• TURNING THE CORNER: STUDIO UPDATE

February, 2006

• A TRIP TO HOUSTON
• KNEEPADS AND BAD POLITICS
• CANVAS AFTER CANVAS
• AUSTIN'S ROTHKO CHAPPELL

January, 2006

• FIVE OVER TWO INTERVIEW
   WITH DAVID OHLERKING
• FIVE OVER TWO INTERVIEW
   WITH SHEA LITTLE
• SCHLIEFKEVISION READER'S POLL
• SLIDE TALK TRANSCRIPT FROM THE WOMEN AND THEIR WORK SHOW AND TELL EVENT
• CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING PALETTE
• SCHLIEFKEVISION COMES OF AGE

• SCHLIEFKE SANDWICH
• A VISIT TO THE BAY STATE
• A TRIP TO SCHENECTADY,  NEW YORK

May, 2005

• RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
• TRIP TO THE OC Page 1 - the Pacific, pelicans, and food
• TRIP TO THE OC Page 2 - In N Out, politics, Newport Beach
• TRIP TO THE OC Page 3 - family, the joyful woman, the slick shopper
• TRIP TO THE OC Page 4 - scrabble, golden hydrants, and wheelchairs
• A NEW YEAR, A NEW GAME PLAN...
• GUNS, AMMO, FIREWORKS AND FLAMES
• AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF STARDOM SHONE DOWN...

• A SPOOKY, GLUTTONOUS TREAT

• A MOMENT TO BREATHE
• SHOULDA BEEN A PLUMBER PREVIEW
• RISING IN FALL

September, 2004

• RAMBLING THROUGH SEPTEMBER

• ACL FESTIVAL 2004
• ON LUCK

• TOP TEN LIVE SHOWS

• REMEMBRANCES...
• OFF THE MAT!

• LUCKY DOGS!

• SCHLIEFKEVISION GETS A NEW LOOK

• MICHAEL'S NEW BIKE
• THE SHARPEST KNIFE
• A RANDOM DAY IN THE LIFE OF MICHAEL SCHLIEFKE
• THE SAGA OF THE OYSTER CRACKER SANDWICH
• KC: FAMILY LIFE II
• KC: EXPLORING K-TOWN
• KC: PARTY IN WESTPORT II
• KC: PARTY IN WESTPORT I
• KC: RETURN TO THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
• KC: MEETING JOHN KERRY
• KC: FAMILY LIFE
• KC: ARTHUR BRYANT'S BBQ
• KC: KANSAS CITY EATS
• QUESTIONS OF FAITH
• NOT ALL LAWYERS ARE EVIL...

July, 2004

• PROGRESS ON THE BATHROOM

• IT'S SUMMERTIME!!!

• IRISH MILITANTS LOVE SCHLIEFKEVISION

• THE ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES...

June, 2004

• DON'T BE A JACKASS AND BUY CRAPPY ART

• THE COLOR OF PHLEGM
• ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
• JACKALOPE OPENS ON SIXTH STREET
• THE O.C.
• FOOD IN CALIFORNIA
• ON THE HUNT FOR LOCAL PAINTING TALENT

• THANKSGIVING DINNER
• EAST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR
• CHOCOLATE TRUCK CRASHES ON IH-35.

October, 2003

• HALLOWEEN AT BLUE GENIE...

• CONSTELLATION INSTALLATION
• SHOULDA BEEN A PLUMBER ART EXHIBITION

September, 2003

• AN OPEN LETTER ON CUTTING ARTS FUNDING FURTHER IN AMERICA

• SCHLIEFKEVISION SCOUTS OUT ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA

• OUT AND ABOUT IN EAST AUSTIN

• RASSLIN' AND GASSIN'

• HOW FAR THIRTY DOLLARS GETS YOU IN EAST AUSTIN
   

June, 2003:

• SEX, LIES AND VX NERVE GAS: A LOOK AT GEORGE W. BUSH

• AUSTIN MAN LOCATES JOHN AIELLI IMPOSTER
• LOCAL MAN EATS DOG
• SCHLIEFKEVISION RELOADED!
• TRAVEL SECTION LAUNCHED!
• PORTFOLIO PAGES ADDED TO THE ARTS SECTION!
• BUSH NAMES MARK FURHMAN TO HUNT FOR IRAQI WMDs
• HIS MORALITY WAS AS EMPTY AS THE DRYER

April, 2003:

• WELCOME TO GROUND ZERO OF THE FOURTH REICH

• RETRO NIGHT AT THE ART HIVE

• MAN DECIDES PINEAPPLE CHUNKS DON'T TASTE LIKE SHAW'S

• OPERATION IRISH FREEDOM UNVEILED BY AMERICAN REPUBLICANS
• GREEN AND BROWN SHOW AT ETHAN AZARIAN'S IN-HOUSE GALLERY
• MY DAY WITH ALEX JONES

March, 2003:

• SCHLIEFKEAUDIO LAUNCHES

• ON THE ROAD TO EXCESS

• WHEN NOT BEING STUPID IS NOT ENOUGH
• NASA TO LAUNCH PADDYS INTO SPACE
• REASONS TO LOVE FRANCE

February, 2003:

• TOO WILD FOR TV? SCHLIEFKE MAKES TV APPEARANCE, ART DOESN'T!!

• 2003 CHILIMPIAD CANCELLED.  WOMEN OR TERRORISTS TO BLAME?

January, 2003:

• TWENTY INCH BLACK DILDO FOUND, BLACK MEN UNIMPRESSED
• AUSTIN'S APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION TO BE SORELY TESTED
• THE ORIGINAL SCHLIEFKEVISION LOOK