The Ink Well - writings and stories by Michael Schliefke

FROM THE INK WELL

I first used the internet as a way to keep in touch with people back home on some whirlwind tours of Europe I did at the end of the nineties.

I guess I really started to write and edit when about seven years ago when I lived in Ireland. I was living and working there, soaking up the local culture and lifestyle with every ounce of strength my liver could support. On a self imposed hiatus from the solitary act of painting, I found writing to be a great outlet for letting all my thoughts and actions come out in a fruitful manner.

TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE
November, 2007 - After spending nine months writing, researching, drawing, inking and putting everything together in the computer, my first foray into a new medium emerged: a 62 page comic book detailing the exploits of the Really White Vigilante. A young white kid dons a Mexican wrestling mask and tries to put an end to the gentrification of East Austin. I got more than I bargained for with this book, as it turned autobiographical, yet kept its heart and farcical nature true and affixed to its sleeve.

In January of 2003, I acquired the Schliefkevision domain name. I quickly stamped out a poorly designed site filled with ridiculous humor, incendiary thought bubbles, and prodding sarcasm. It wasn't for a few months before the first images of my paintings arrived on my site.

In the four years this site has been around, I've written countless stories about my life, my paintings, my frustrations, hopes and aspirations. I'd like to believe if all the stories were read from the beginning to the latest, you'd see an evolution of thought and get an honest sense of what its like being an artist in today's world.

I'll be changing this page up and the format of the archives, but for now, you'll have to sift through all the stories for yourself, or use the search option down below.

Look at the archives here: SCHLIEFKEVISION ARCHIVES

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ONGOING AND UPCOMING SHOWS
2009

FEBRUARY 21, 2009
Friends of Bearded Lady Bearded Lady East Austin	Group Art Exhibition Fourteen artists show off their talents with the boys of Bearded Lady

APRIL 10-12, 2009
A Show of Biblical Proportions Bearded Lady & Blue Genie East Austin	A Bible Themed Group Show Brought to you by Ian Shults, Michael Schliefke, Bearded Lady and Blue Genie

SPRING 2009
Tales of the Really White Vigilante Volume Three East Austin	Comic Book Release Party General Malaise helps our young hero past some pitfalls as new developments hit East Austin.
FALL 2009
Tales of the Really White Vigilante Volume Four East Austin	Comic Book Release Party Does the final volume of the tale of the White Vigilante bring about the end of gentrification?

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Past Shows

THE INK WELL

+ BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS
Austin's biggest art show of 2009
+ JESUS CARRIES A BIG STICK
A look at my painting for the New Testament Show
+ REALLY SMALL, STILL REALLY WHITE
My friend sculpted a miniature Vigilante!
+ VOLUME THREE: TURNING THE CORNER
Laying out the third RWV comic book
+ 2008 HERO OF THE YEAR
Who is Zina Saunders? Find out now!
+ PINATA TIME!!!
the White Vigilante meets his match
+ A4 PAPER: HOW I LEARNED TO HATE REAGAN
I finally figured out what bothered me all these years...
+ KANSAS CITY BBQ TAKES ON AUSTIN
a gift from the BBQ capital of the universe to Texas
+ AUSTIN CRITICS' TABLE AWARDS
a surprise nomination, win, and a speech or two

MY COMIC BOOK SIDE PROJECT:
TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE #1 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.
TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE #2 the tale continues with the White Vigilante teaming up with Dos XX during Austin's largest music festival to fight a new, more menacing threat to Austin.