Tales of a Technogypsie

* 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Wandering Leaf Designs, also known as “Wandering Leaf, LLC” was a web studio located in the region of North America’s Pacific Northwest – servicing its clients in the United States & Canadian provinces. A Limited Liability Company, Wandering Leaf Designs provided their clients with top-notch web designs, logos, art, graphics, wireless / nomadic technologies, and [...]

Excellent Adventure Excellent Adventure* Burning Man 2010 * Black Rock City, Nevada * Contact: bm10 (at) carbonworkshop (dot) com * A art piece near the Temple of Flux stands voice-reacive audio-visual laser-blastin’ phone booths created by Gustavo Huber and Shelly Brown of Carbon Workshop. In tribute to the time travelling “Bill and Teds Most Excellent [...]

The Temple of Flux Burning Man 2010 * Black Rock City, Nevada * www.temple2010.org * Designed and constructed by Rebecca Anders, Jessica Hobbs, Peter Kimmelman and their crew from Berkeley, California. This year’s temple stands as a counter-monument rather than the usual Burning Man temple that echoes the churches and mosques of history. It serves [...]

“Bliss Dance” * http://earth.burningman.com/brc/art_installation/758/ * Burning Man 2010 * Black Rock City, Nevada * Contact Email: production@blissdance.org * An extroadinary art piece at Burning Man 2010 by Lloyd Taylor that I’d have to say was my most favorite art piece. A unique steel sculpture made of cutting edge design replicating the human form as a [...]

Itchy-O @ Smash Club* Private Party * Denver, Colorado * Saturday, August 21, 2010 * www.itchyo.com * An AMAZING Marching Band by the name of “Itchy-O” graced our presence and spiced up the already fantastic party to enlightened levels at Odd Todd’s Junk Yard “Smash Club” this particular Saturday. A major compilation of ambient, experimental, [...]

Book of Kells* Trinity College Dublin Library * Dublin, Ireland * Leabhar Cheanannais or “Book of Columba”, “The Book of Kells”, is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book written in Latin that contains the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various texts and tables. It was written in 800 C.E. by Celtic Monks. The [...]

The Three Wishes Faerie Festival* http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk/ * Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Bodmin, Cornwall, England * June 18-21, 2010 * One of Europe’s most infamous and exciting Faerie Festivals, Three Wishes does not disappoint in the Realms of Enchantment. It was my first (of hopefully many) Three Wishes Faerie Fests. A gathering place for the faery [...]

A Tribute To Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits, Scholar & ArchDruid Emeritus Rest In Peace : October 1, 1949 – August 12, 2010 Isaac @ Newgrange, Irelandphoto given to me by Isaac, photographer unknown I fondly remember when I first met Isaac back at the Gathering of the Tribes in Atlanta Georgia in 1991. At the [...]

The “Goddess Quest” Promotion Adventure for “Cliff Dreamers” During my visit this summer to Saveok Archaeological Site, upon meeting the magical and inspirational Jacqui Wood … I was introduced to the fantastical tale of “Cliff Dreamers”. “Cliff Dreamers” is a amazing novel written by Experimental Archaeologist Jacqui Wood as a ‘fantasy’ fiction tale rocketing you [...]

“The Launching of Santa Christ” Artist Ron English * Saturday, April 3, 2010 * America The Beautiful Park * Colorado Springs, Colorado * Mid-morning the sunny, yet windy day at the infamous “America the Beautiful” Park in Downtown Colorado Springs saw its green dotted with jolly red creatures, elves, Easter Bunnies, and other freaky characters [...]

Ron English – Barack Obama Ron English (1959-Present) : New York One of today’s most inspirational and controversial contemporary pop artists, Ron English over the last decade has been making stunning waves with his popular brand imagery, advertising, and propaganda. He takes his influence from Andy Warhol and has been labelled “the celebrated prankster father [...]

Good Faeries Masquerade Ball Good Faeries Masquerade Ball * January 29th, 2010 * McDonald Theater * Faerieworlds Winter 2010 * Eugene, Oregon * Blossomed forth from the infamously successful Summer Faerie Festival extravaganza … Faerieworlds … comes a rather new evolution of their festival – The Winter Celebration. Hosted indoors similar to a “Con” rather [...]

Punks & Monks @ the Rubbish Art Gallery * January 8th – 28th, 2010 * Rubbish Art Gallery * 17B Bijou Street * Colorado Springs, Colorado * www.rubbishgallery.com Opening night began on January 8th at the Rubbish Art Gallery, in the alley across from the 15C Bar at 17B Bijou from 6 pm until 10 [...]

Faun Faun – Day 3 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 2, 2009 * 7-8:45 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * Somehow I didn’t come to expect that I’d be blessed and lucky enough to see my favorite band twice at this festival. This time, for the finale for Faerieworlds, they played in the daylight as [...]

Mythmaker Mythmaker – Day 2 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 11:20 pm – midnight * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * http://www.mythmaker.ca/ * One of my most favorite cirque-like troupes for entertainment, dance, firespinning, and performance. By far one of the most talented and enchanting circus troupes and performance companies I’ve ever encountered. They [...]

Delhi 2 Dublin – Day 2 @ FaerieworldsFaerieworlds * August 1, 2009 * 5:45 – 7 pm * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * I had heard of Delhi 2 Dublin and rave reviews of their music. But I never “heard” them. What a sensational band! The Irish fusion with Indian hop really made me want [...]

Harp Lessons by Lisa LynneFaerieworlds 2009 * Day 2 – Bad Faeries Day * Lisa Lynne Harps * http://www.lisalynne.com/ Had an amazing time stopping into Lisa Lynne’s booth of harps. She is a fabulous teacher and musician, friendly, knowledgeable, and very talented. Lisa Lynne brought her arsennal of harps to Faerieworlds to continuously give introductory [...]

Faerieworlds 2009http://www.faerieworlds.com * http://www.myspace.com/faerieworlds * July 31st – August 2, 2009 * Mt. Pisgah Arboretum * 34901 Frank Parrish Road * Eugene, OR 97405 * Just off I-5, exit 189 Each year towards the close of summer arrives and opens a gateway between the worlds allowing mortals and faeries to dance and frolick together. One [...]

The Mythmakers special performance* http://www.woodlandmusic.net/ * performance at Faerieworlds: Day 1 * July 31, 2009 * from 11:30-midnight on the main stage * “To create, integrate, and to perform a new cultural mythology. To live and inspire a new dream, which empowers the individual, community, and culture to co-create a sustainable future for all life.” [...]

Tree Leaves’ Oracle Bodypainting and Tarot Booth @ 2009 Dreamtime Festival * July 16-19, 2009 * Paonia, Colorado * www.dreamthefuture.org * www.treeleavesoracle.org Our first time at Dreamtime Festival in Paonia was definitely a hit for some incredible designs and paintings, as well as some phenomenal oracles and tarot readings. It’s true that we haven’t been [...]

Dreamtime FestivalPaonia, Colorado * July 16-19, 2009 *http://www.dreamthefuture.org/Each year, in the high desert Rocky Mountain valley outside of Paonia is a music, art, and educational festival born to inspire creativity, awareness, sustainability, art, music, festivity, networking, personal growth, and social change. Its focus is learning and transformation bringing together community with members old and new [...]

Leaf bodypainting tribal designs [ Back to Chapter 6: Dreamtime, Day 1 ]   [ Chapter 7: Dreamtime, Day 2 ]   [ Chapter 8: Dreamtime, Day 3 ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 17th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era “The [...]