Reprinted from the Austinist, a noble experiment in documenting a city and its social stratas that ended a couple years ago. I met lots of people who sweated and worked hard to make the website interesting, fun and provocative, and Benjamin Reed‘s 2007 review of my satirical comic book started a long friendship: DECEMBER 17, 2007 The Accidental…
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My Onion Interview
In 2007, I took some time off from painting to work on a book. Unbeknownst to me, the story I was about to write was a bit more autobiographical than I ever wanted to admit at the time, and the project took on the format of a comic book. In November, shortly after the book’s…
Art in Context: the EAST tour
During the 2013 East Austin Studio Tour, I was interviewed by KLRU for their Art In Context program. I was asked about a variety of subjects during the hour long process, all done while I was working on my large commission of the Last Supper and greeting visitors into my studio during the busy tour. It was…
Austin’s Art Meltdown – Charlie Sheen Edition
Lately, there have been two sorts of meltdowns making the news on a daily basis. The tsunami stricken Fukushima nuclear plant provided a sad, gripping serial for the rest of the world to helplessly witness. On American shores, the citizenry got wrapped up in an altogether different meltdown: Charlie Sheen’s dip into a facade of…
A Talk About the Really White Vigilante
Michael Schliefke, author of the Really White Vigilante comic book series, takes a moment to answer a question about gentrification as EAST co-founder Shea Little and Austin writer Ben Reed look on at the recent event at Monkeywrench Books.
An Interview with Wade Beesley
Wade Beesley interview originally posted in January, 2006 Wade was one of the first members of Austin’s art community I met when I moved here in 2002. Wade has made an indelible mark in Austin’s art scene. Wade owned and operated Mojo’s Daily Grind for ten years. While serving coffee and beer, Wade was personally…
An Interview with Shea Little
Shea Little Shea is a life long resident of Austin who attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. While studying design, bookmaking and printing, he began to run in an ever tightening circle with Jana Swec and Joseph Phillips. Together, they formed the SODALITAS Art Group, working in a collaborative group that churns…