Artist Attending: Winter Open Market
Details about the 2019 Winter Market at the Artisan’s Asylum.
Category: Events
Not much in-person stuff has been happening lately, due to the recent pandemic: however I do look forward to the time when we can safely gather in large numbers. Here is a list of past events to reminisce over.
Child’s Play at the Society of Arts and Crafts Boston
Details about Child’s Play – an art show at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, Winter 2019.
Artist Talk: Chaos into Order – Practicing the Way of the Organized
Folks who have visited my studio can probably tell that I’m very much into organizing objects; in a level you don’t expect from a junk-metal sculptor. I was excited to give a talk at the Artisan’s Asylum about it in 2017. Here’s a summary of the talk.
Artisan’s Asylum Winter Market & Open House
Fifteen Astrobots: ain’t nothin’ but a robot party!
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Talk at the Robbins Library: Space Exploration by Bicycle: the Adventures of SCUL
Wednesday, May 11th: 7:00 p.m.
Robbins Library
700 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington MA […]
Somerville Bicycle Committee Presents: Bike Talk at Aeronaut Brewing Company
It was a real pleasure to speak of the amazing group of pilots known as SCUL. I went over the influences, history, and philosophy evolving over the nineteen seasons of hundreds of epic adventures.
Double Vision: Talk at 13 Forest Gallery
Back in August I gave a talk at 13 Forest Gallery about my childhood, starting and growing a bicycle chopper gang, and the evolution of the Astrobot as a species designed to live through the ages. It was a real pleasure to have such an engaging and provocative dialogue with the folks who came to the talk. Gallery hosts Marc Gurton and Jim Kiely are always going out of their way to help everyone feel welcome and at ease.
Talk: The Evolution of a Bicycle Chopper Gang: Leadership, Management, and Teamwork for Fun on a Saturday Night
When I started a bicycle chopper gang nineteen years ago, I had no idea it would become anything more than a light hobby. As SCUL approaches its twentieth orbit, it’s time to look back and reflect on how we have evolved into an important part of this incredible culture we have in the City of Somerville.
SCUL at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem
Back in May the friendly neighborhood chopper gang infamously known as SCUL received a transmission from Soniya Tejwani, the Museum Educator at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, inviting us to participate in event called B.Y.O.B. or Bring Your Own Bike night, on May 15th from 6-9 p.m. While typically we ride on Saturnights, we were excited to travel to a system we had never chopped, and to be involved with something as grand as this event was an offer we couldn’t pass up.
Grand Opening of the Ready Room Microgallery
As some of you may have heard, I’m transforming the upper-half of my studio space at the Artisan’s Asylum in to a microgallery: to be called the Ready Room. Please join me in celebrating my new level of commitment towards sculpture and art in a celebration, and see my newest never-before seen works. Warning: this is a fifty foot space, so things will be crowded to say the least. I will do my best to accommodate!
July 10-28, 2013 – Phantomaton Show (co-curator with Joe Keinberger) at the Nave Gallery Annex
This was the first show Skunk co-curated, or acted as curator in any way shape or form.
Participating since 2007 – Somerville Open Studios
Somerville Open Studios is an event not to be missed. 401 artists in twelve hours? That gives you 1 minute, 47 seconds to see each artist. Good luck! No one hu-man can possibly see it all without the aid of time travel devices. If you don’t have one handy, check out the Somerville Museum: they’ve got the artist’s choice exhibit, which acts as a targeting computer for your brand of talent. Romer is there, posting watch.
March 17-31, 2012 – The Tinman & Friends at the Nave Gallery
Art inspired by fictional characters, curated by Susan Berstler
February 18-22, 2012 – Skunkadelia and The Art of Welding (solo show) at Mobius Art Gallery
an exhibition of Museum-quality heavy-duty TIG welded toys and sculpture made from recycled steel by Skunk
Artscope Magazine: Toys and Games
Your sober art reporter thought he escaped to Storyland upon entering the modestly scaled environs of Somerville’s Brickbottom Gallery to view “Toys and Games.” In through the front door, past the seating arrangement in the lobby, a sharp right and… there they all were.
January – February 2011 – Pop and Lock Shot at Ride Studio Cafe
Thumbnails from the Pop and Lock show at Ride Studio Cafe.
November 2010 – Our Town Show at the Nave Gallery
Images from the Nave Gallery ‘s ‘Our Town’ exchibit
December 2010 – January 2011 – Plenty Show at 13FOREST Gallery
The opening for the Plenty show was last night. The show will be up until January 28, 2011. There are 50 strong artists, with the theme of affordable art for the holidays. Come by the space and check it out if you can, there’s a lot to see.
Hallowheels 2011
Hallowheels is a SCUL tradition.
Career Achievement Award for Kevin Kline
The fine folks of IFF Boston commissioned me to make actor Kevin Kline his career achievement award.
2010 Somerville Open Studios Artist’s Choice Exhibit Reception
Stop by the Artist’s Choice Exhibit at the Somerville Museum for a chnce to preview the work of many SOS artists in a single location. With participating artists invited to submita one piece of their choosing, the show is ana enjoyable and convenient way to help plan your SOS itenerary.
I… You… We… Robot on WBUR/NPR
Here’s the link to the news story. I said “sexy oily bits” on NPR.
I… You… We… Robot! Exhibition at Space 242
I… You… We… ROBOT!
Space 242
242 E. Berkeley Street
Boston, MA
Speaking at Nubtalks MIT
Yesterday I gave a talk on SCUL at Nubtalks, putting cool people in a room together since 2008. The talk was entitled: The Dirty Secrets of Miracles – What it takes to keep a bicycle-nerd-gang in the air.