Calle Ocho 08

I haven’t been to Calle Ocho since I was very young and decided to go back in 2008 just to see if it has changed at all. What I was to discover is that it has gotten bigger, louder, and more crowded, if that was possible. The day started out manageable but it then it became hotter and more claustrophobic. I suppose it does have its charm but I got pass that after a while. The only thing that kept me going was how annoyed my girlfriend became. She had never been and her reaction to the event was very amusing to me. I collected a number of photos of the event and decided to make a drawing of one in my sketchbook as shown above.

The question remains, why draw such a claustrophobic event?

My answer, its Miami.

The Infinities

"But lo!"

Hermes exclaims.

"See what they made of this mess of frottage. It is as if a fractious child had been handed a few timber shavings and a bucket of mud to keep him quiet only for him [to] promptly erect a cathedral, complete with baptistry, steeple, weathercock and all. Within the precincts of this consecrated house they afford each other sanctuary, excuse each other their failings, their sweats and smells, their lies and subterfuges, above all their ineradicable self-obsession. This is what baffles us, how they wriggled out of our grasp and somehow became free to forgive each other for all they are not."

An excerpt from The Infinities
By John Banville

Heard about this book on NPR. I found the quoat notable.

Bear and Bird this weekened

That's right boys and girls stop on by and check out your favorite neiborhood artist showing his painting of a can of soda. Here is a link if you need any direction or to have questions answered about the show: Bear and Bird Gallery