Tales of a Technogypsie

The Meeting Place Statue ~ aka The Hags with the Bags * Lower Liffey Street * (near Ha’penny Bridge) * Dublin, Ireland * Just across the Ha’penny Bridge, one will find the statue of two women engaged in conversation with shopping bags at their feet. This one is nicknamed “The Hags with the Bags” but [...]

Viking Art/Rune Stone, Borre Viking Marked, Borre, Norway The Viking Art StoneBorrehaugene National Park, Borre, Norway In the Borrehaugene National Park lies a modern artistic replication of a Viking runic stone as one walks towards the grave mounds. The Park is home to the largest number of burial mounds from the Viking age – which [...]

Modern Statue of Queen Maedbh * Burlington Road, Dublin, Ireland * The Modern Statue of Queen Maedbh / Maedhbh / Maeve standing strong and naked while holding a bull’s head. Located on Burlington Road, Dublin, Ireland. Photo take June 6, 2012. The statue was presented in 2004, and sculpted by Patrick O’Reilly. It depicts a [...]

* Dublin, Ireland * Hidden in the walkway from the Jeanie Johnson to the Famine Memorial are embedded internally lit glass cobbles with watery shades of green and blue with artistic shells, fish, and other critters swimming in what she calls “Freeflow”. The art piece was commissioned by the Dublin Docklands Authority in 2006 from [...]

Shakefest 2012May 26-27th, 2012 * Charleville Castle * Tullamore * Ireland * Shakefest.net * This year will be Shakefest’s “7th” Annual Dance and multi-cultural festival held at the historic epic Charleville Castle. The festival grounds is starting to bustle with activity as preparations are in the flow to welcome local and international community, visitors, friends, [...]

The Linesman bronze sculpture* by Dony Mac Manus * Dublin, Ireland * As the flavor of Dublin is famous for with its statues, sculptures, and artwork … “The Linesman” begs no difference in popularity. This beautiful bronze sculpture by Dony Mac Manus is classified as a “figurative public sculpture” and is located on the Campshire [...]

Trace Gallery is pleased to present: Ian Welling and Paddy Charles closing reception http://pathwaysart.com/trace-gallery Friday, April 6th, 2012 7pm-11pm. Please join us for one last look of these amazing artists work. * Trace Gallery * 3700 Franklin * Denver, CO 80205 * This is Ian Welling‘s first show in Denver since he returned from San [...]

Ghost Bikes of Dublin * All around Dublin, Ireland (& the world) * http://ghostbikes.org/dublin * An art project? A found art piece? memorial? Its a memorial to a lost bicyclist who was hit or killed on the street. They are placed locked to a crash site with a small plaque and painted in white to [...]

Melbourne Road Side Art Melbourne, Victoria, Australia One of the memorable facets to Melbourne I remember from my travels is the fantastic and sometimes bizarre roadside art one can find on the highways in and out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Many of the roads and freeways around this Metropolis compete for attention by the implementation [...]

Facepainting at the Phoenix Flea MarketPhoenixCanberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia On April 24, 2011 in Canberra, Australia at the infamous Irish Bar “The Phoenix”, bodypainter Leaf McGowan participated in the Phoenix Flea Market. Drinking, revelry, and art was had by all in attendance. Utilizing Ben Nye, Wolf, and Mehron bodypaint, the following is a photogallery [...]

http://www.dragonofshandon.com/ * Dragon of Shandon Samhain Parade in Cork, Ireland on Halloween * Monday, October 31, 2011. This year’s parade featured creations from hundreds of community group participants, Irelands largest articulated sellotape Dragon, scary characters, musicians and an illuminated river parade by Naomhóga Chorcaí and Meithal Mara up the River Lee.

Michael Le Grand* http://www.artwhatson.com.au/cmag/sculpture * Canberra Gallery of Art* http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/ * Cnr. London Circuit and Civic Square, * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Wandering around the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery I had the chance to view the sleek artwork of Michael Le Grand which is on exhibition at the CMAG from March through June [...]

Nolan CollectionCanberra Gallery of Art* http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/ * http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/nolan/index.html * Cnr. London Circuit and Civic Square, * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Wandering into the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery i was able to enjoy 15 of the fine collections of Australia’s notable artist, Sidney Nolan. This was donated by Australia’s citizens and include some of [...]

Canberra Gallery of Art* http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/ * Cnr. London Circuit and Civic Square, * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Right around the corner from the YHA Hostel, in the heart of the City Center, is the Canberra Museum and Gallery located on the London Circuit. It was first opened early 1998 containing a permanent collection called [...]

National Gallery of Art* http://nga.gov.au/ * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia One of Canberra’s largest attractions is the National Gallery where over 120,000 works of art is housed celebrating Australian and world art. It was established in 1967 by the government as a National Public Art Gallery after alot of the lobbying by the famous [...]

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – the night before the burning of the regional effigy’s (all 21 – largest planned controlled burn on the planet outside of war) our CORE group – Ireland – got together for a small party and Irish jam session as our effigy – the Celtic Dragon to wish her farewell into [...]

“Whiskey in the Jar” Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – the night before the burning of the regional effigy’s (all 21 – largest planned controlled burn on the planet outside of war) our CORE group – Ireland – got together for a small party and Irish jam session as our effigy – the Celtic Dragon to [...]

Lentil as Anything restaurant , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. April 15, 2011. Lentil as Anything * www.lentilasanything.com/ * Abbotsford Convent * 9 am – 9 pm except mondays noon – 9 pm * (03) 9419 6444 * 1 St. Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 * A most excellent dining experience after a day of sightseeing around [...]

Lake Light Sculpture* www.lakelightsculpture.com.au, Lake Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia * This giant round metal artistic ball sculpture was a bit of intrigue for me and Marco as we drove by it while travelling from Cooma to Lake Jindabyne. “What in the world?” as it was fenced off and located in the middle of nowhere. [...]

National Museum of Australia * Lawson Crescent * Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601 * (02) 6208 5000 * One of Australia’s most brilliant and diverse museums is the National Museum of Australia in Canberra within the heart of the Australian Capital Territory. It was established in 1980 by the National Museum of Australia Act to [...]

Australian National Museum, Canberra, ACT, Australia Boomerangs One of the popular icons of Australia, the “boomerange” is a throwing weapon with a curved shape used for hunting, battle, or sport. Most commonly made of wood or bone, some modern boomerangs are made of plastic or light metal in a variety of sizes and weights though [...]

Australian National Museum, Canberra, ACT, Australia The Milky Way and Crocodile Story Upon wandering around the Australian National Museum in Canberra of the Australian Capital Territory, I discovered this fine bark painting. This unique Aboriginal folklore masterpiece consists of a application of ochres and polymer on bark with wooden restrainers attached to its rear. It [...]

Pukamani Poles The Australian Aborigine “Tiwi” people of the Bathurst and Melville Islands of the Northern Territories have symbollic material cultural artifacts littering their landscape similar to the use of headstones or grave markings in Western culture. These are called “Pukamani Poles” and represent individual people who have passed away incorporating a mourning process into [...]

Kungkarangkalpa: Seven Sisters Tjukurpa Dreaming “A Man pursues the seven sisters across many parts of Australia, trying to trick them into marriage with him. They create landforms as they travel and eventually flee into the sky to become the constellation known as the Plaeides or “the Seven Sisters””. Pitis have been made as women’s carrying [...]

Mediterranean Platter & Chai Agia Sophia* http://www.agiasophiacoffeeshop.com/ * 2902 W Colorado Avenue * Colorado Springs, CO 80904 * (719) 632-3322 * A great little coffee shop and reading library right off of Colorado Avenue in historical Old Colorado City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Old world charm with a great cup of Joe and spiritual benedictine [...]

Echo Park Time Travel Mart* Echo Park * Los Angeles, California * http://www.826national.org/stores/ * 1714 W Sunset Blvd * Los Angeles, CA 90026 * (213) 413-3388 * In the heart of Echo Park is the thriving little convenience mart for “Time Travellers”. Is your flux capacitor out of commission? This is the place to go [...]

I’m tagging many movers and shakers from various communities, event coordinators, festival planners, discussion group organizers, entertainers, and/or vendors because I think this may be beneficial to you from one organizer / entertainer / and vendor to another. However, I realize I may be stepping on the toes of some who don’t agree with my [...]

September 19, 2010: Zombie Bodypainting and Photo Shoot at The Werks, Denver, Colorado View the photos below: Zombie Soldier Bodypainting by Leaf McGowan: Hand painting, home-made clay based paints, Ben Nye, Acryllic, Mehron, and Wolfe. Liquid Latex, Stage Blood, Rice, and Special Effects. 9/19/10: Denver, CO. Current Mood: artistic

Painting a Zombie Army: The Werks Sunday, 19 September 2010 * Denver, Colorado, United States of America * After a evening of debauchery that led into the wee hours of the morning at Brethren Con, Sir Thomas Oisin Leaf slept in at Lady Allison’s parents royale home. Awakening and up by noon, he was soon [...]