Iron Giants Plus One

When Giant Gorilla Dog Thing and Iron Mic (Iron Bar Collective and Mic Lanny) asked me to join them on tour earlier this year, I didn’t quite believe I’d be able to make it happen. Now that 14 days of touring are behind us, I am grateful that things aligned and I was able to join along for the ride, even if I was admittedly asleep for most of the driving parts. We trekked over 2500 miles in 14 days, as far as Watertown, Wisconsin, and worked our way back home, concluding the adventure with a homecoming show at Bogie’s.

During the past two weeks, I posted over at my designated tour blog, Iron Giants Plus One, which made me feel like I had some routine with writing, even though our access to Internet was limited. 

A sweaty tour van full of thank you’s to Dez, Mitch, Graffiti, DePhyant, Tao and Lanny for the opportunity and for putting up with me. I can't wait for the finishing touches on our video, which I extensively helped film. Keep your eyes open for it! And if any of you ever need a hand on the road, sign me up. Tour professional over here. 

Full photo gallery over on Keep Albany Boring and sporadic blog posts on Iron Giants Plus One

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Collage night at Tiger Trap Studio

Earlier tonight, I attended a collage night at Tiger Trap Studio in Troy. A collage night is exactly what it sounds like, and I am happy to have finally been able to attend. I absolutely love the idea of a hosted craft night, and collage-making is something that everyone can do with ease, regardless of self-acclaimed artistic or creative skill. It's also a really great idea to get different people together, and with a laid back goal of the night - to make a collage!

I've always enjoyed sorting through old (and new) magazines and catalogs and can remember back to my days of cutting up teen magazines for collages for my bedroom wall when I was younger. I used to study design and composition through magazine layouts specifically, so it was especially nice to revisit that old hobby of mine.  I don't consider myself to be an artist but I like to think that I do have some creative bones in my body, so collaging is a perfect hobby for me. 

Thank you to Ira Marks, of Witch Knots and Caroline Corrigan for hosting!

 

The first collage I made. 

The first collage I made. 

Collage no. 2 I made. 

Collage no. 2 I made. 

Collage's new home on our apartment wall.  

Collage's new home on our apartment wall.