Bifrost Arts

The Bifrost Arts music project "Come O Spirit" is available for pre-order. It ships on 9/8. Buy it here. YAY!

*UPDATE*
to my surprise, it shipped on the 1st and arrived last Friday- and after 20 spins, i think everyone should buy a copy. go now- iTunes or the link above... GO!

"Facebook II" by 3KTA

amazing. that's all i have to say. see more here.

iQuote sylas [age 4]

[while scribbling on paper with a red crayon] "Look, Judah! It's some fallen ketchup!"

Bulletin Board of the Brain

my friend kj is sharp. she is well-versed in the realms of psychology, theology and the arts. this makes her a great reviewer of books, films and theater as far as i'm concerned. i've enjoyed her recent reviews of the twilight books-turned-movies [which i havn't read or seen but whose rabbid-rappid rise to POPularity i've been intreagued by- the phenomenon of it and what that may indicate in regards to understanding ourselves as a media-consuming-culture].
part I, part II, part III.

Come O Spirit!

this is exciting and wonderful and i can't wait. i won't write anything about it because you can read about it here, here, here and here. [thanks for the heads-up blaine].

when the same event means different things to each party involved

i don't follow sports much at all. but i always pay attention when these two countries play soccer together. the event means such different things to each side. yesterday, mexico won 2 to 1 on home turf in mexico city. the event sold-out el estadio azteca with 105,000 in the stands and many more spilling out into the streets. on the north side of things it was barely a blip on the radar. for mexico, it is honor, identity, culture and so much more. i'm not sure what it means for the states. regardless, i was happy to hear that mexico won, continuing to this day to never allow the us team to beat them in a south-of-the-boarder match.

steak holder

7x11, image copyright: phil nellis, 2009. $75 (original).

happy anniversary to us! [8 yrs!]

Tree/Trinity Triptych

I just finished a commission for our friends Shane and Cindy.

The concept was a trinitarian piece on three horizontal panels that had the imagery of earth (Father), land (Son) and sky (Holy Spirit). The tree tied them together beautifully.

Tree/Trinity Triptych
Fluid Acrylics on Canvas, 28" x 38"
image copyright: Phil Nellis, 2009