chalk

I recently did a sort of photo-essay for nomorepotlucks.org in Canada, a piece about being a rural artist. While going through photos I was trying to learn the saddest song I ever heard,  Buddy Miller's "Chalk",  playing it over and over with Patty Griffin howling away in the background. I tossed  some photos into software,…

long ride home

I have a good friend named Earl I feel I owe a little performance or something to for keeping me company and speaking in images so eloquently. This is really a rough performance, he deserves better. Tune by Patty Griffin, performance by Redneckarts. Drawing of earl from a photo series by  Zoe Gemelli

Cowboy Songs

rodeo in town silver buckles and a turquoise sky and a smoky pickup waiting in line and the ring would be dusty- ah but they'd be hosing her down... too hot too see you and the rodeo's in town. Well the buffalo roam these plains in back of burger vans and dream catchers glitter under…

houston

Well there's no dust on the Bible around here. Early July I found the following words to paint by in a pamphlet pressed between tear and face powder spattered pages and I've let it be my ever-loving guide all summer: "The value of natural beauty to the human soul was what inspired the masterful landscape…