Holiday decorations have sprung up in Kansas City, and so too in Japan.    But first....there is only one official holiday in Japan this month - December 23 - Tenno no Tanjobi... The Emperor's Birthday.   This is always a national holiday.  When the emperor changes, the holiday will, too.  The current Emperor of Japan is Akihito, whom the Japanese refer to as Tenno Heika.  There is a small ceremony at the Imperial Palace that is open to the public, but not much more. Otanjobi omedeto!  Happy Birthday! Although Christmas is not a holiday in Japan, it is celebrated by more people each year.  To be honest though, it is more akin to our Valentine's Day.  Rather than candy canes and sugar cookies, the Japanese enjoy eating "Christmas Cake" and giving small presents to loved ones. On.. (Read More)

I know that we're all insanely busy, and that we each have about a million things to get done in the next week, but take my advice, get out and see the shows that are opening this Friday! I'm sure you're all aware of the fact that there's going to be a ton of senior thesis shows opening up around town this weekend, along with several other cool shows. But let me tell you about three shows you have to go to! Casey Hannan is actually an alum who graduated from the Fiber department in 07 or 08 (I cant exactly remember) and has been cranking out the work ever since.This is Casey's third show at the Syringe Gallery which is headed up by other Fiber alum. The show titled Eat opens at 6pm on December 5th and is located at the Syringe Gallery- 923A W 17th.. (Read More)

The bad news: I've destroyed my Big Head.  The good news: I can rebuild it--I am, in fact, rebuilding it. I love working under pressure, especially now that I have two beta versions under my belt. Seriously, mid-semester crits are in four days--lesser students would be hyperventilating at this point. (Not that I'm superior, but fourteen-hour working days do help.) .. (Read More)

happy thanksgiving.  having wednesday and thursday off was pleasant but short-lived.  i'm back in kansas city already because a critique awaits me monday morning.  so much for a break.  i need to go buy supplies and get to work.  i'm ready to be done.  i think i'd like to move away.....but then again, maybe not.  i think i might be a teacher.....but then again, maybe not.  i'm short on long term goals.  it's time to start taking the future more seriously and addressing it in the present. .. (Read More)

Lock up your daughters and hide your pic-a-nic baskets! Advancement's own Joe Fuller `11 is bear-suited up and causing mischief on campus.  Alumni, if you don't have enough excitement in your lives, you should visit us more often to see our fascinating wildlife (not just rabid squirrels anymore!). Okay, okay: I'm pulling your leg.  Joe isn't really doing anything untoward.  In fact, he is making art just like we're encouraging him to.  Check out the blurb Joe wrote below, in reference to his performance on Nov. 14: (Read More)

The KCAI printmaking department welcomed Drive-By Press to campus Nov. 5. Drive-By-Press, a mobile printmaking studio, talked about their experiences in a lecture in the Dodge Painting Building. The lecture was followed by an on-site printing demonstration by Joseph Velasquez and Katy Seals in the parking lot of Vanderslice Hall. Drive-By Press and KCAI students collaborated to print t-shirts with designs by Drive-By Press as well as student designs. In the last two years, Drive-By Press has visited well over 100 Universities, Colleges and public schools, traveling over 100,000 miles to spread the contemporary relief printmaking canon and good cheer! Photos by Philip Gresham .. (Read More)

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The president of Red Circle Press in Idaho has contacted myself and our fearless leader Joe about possibly participating in a print exchange. Everyone would make an edition print set and send them enough prints for everyone, then you would receive one of everyone else's submitted prints. If you are interested, you MUST contact me and let me know. I'll only send further details out to people that contact me. Get it? Got it? Good. Don't forget- Our meeting tomorrow night is still a go. Be thinking about what images you want to use for the "mini" prints we're going to sell on Etsy and on the first friday of December at the incubator press. If you already have images you want to donate for the benefit of gaining a profit for PC, bring them as well so I can get them listed on our etsy store. .. (Read More)

Here are some pictures from the party. Enjoy! .. (Read More)

 It is funny how the pen is mightier then the paint.   If you want to know more go look at the Painting Department show.               .. (Read More)

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Exciting event this Saturday! The Kansas City Japan Festival is taking place at Johnson County Community College from 10:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Carlsen Center. There will be ikebana and Japanese garden displays, miniature Japanese tearoom and garden, exhibits of kimono and hina dolls, martial arts demonstrations, workshops for calligraphy and the tea ceremony, and vendors of manga and anime. Also, there will be great food and music. Check out the website Hope to see you there! .. (Read More)

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here's the I, Me, and My being mentioned in theese most beloved of webbed pages> and here's my swamp puppy thing> .. (Read More)