Cavazos Collections

2012-01-20T12:18:00.001-06:00

Pogo is excited about Art In A Nutshell's new line of jewelry. To start, the peanuts are grown in the community garden at Slackerville. Single chamber shells are selected and then scraped out of their foam insides revealing a faceted type texture that is painted. The peanut is carved to reveal the Old Man in the Peanut, nestled back into its shell, and then preserved with epoxy. This gem, the only one of its kind in the world, is anchored and affixed to a chain ready for you to sport around town.

2012-01-11T14:21:00.002-06:00

If you haven't heard of LP (Laura Pergolizzi,), I promise you will. Her Warner Bros. debut release is scheduled for the second half of 2012 and I can't wait! I am sad I missed her at SxSW in 2006.

Scientists Watch the Brain as it Watches Faces

2012-01-09T13:27:00.000-06:00

Lead author of the paper, published Jan. 4 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, is Ming Meng, a former postdoc in Sinha’s lab and now an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. Other authors are Tharian Cherian and Gaurav Singal, who is a resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Meng and company make some initial insights into how the left and right sides of the brain process faces. By watching the brain as the individual is shown a series of pictures that range from faces to near-faces, the scientists are able to observe actions in the brain that correlate to the pictures shown. I wish I had access to a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine as I would show these individuals more than just faces to get at how the Recognition of Resemblaces really works! Exciting start. Here are the links to the full story:

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-brain.html

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-complexity-left-brainright-brain-paradigm.html

Waiting tables in the Live Music Capital

2010-03-05T16:19:00.002-06:00

Waiting tables is great when you have the Bruce James Soultet playing in the background for the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau and guests! Their performance last night preceded their Antone's show in which they were performing with Afrofreque. Following is a video from YT of another performance:

1st Saturdays on South 1st

2010-03-05T15:56:00.002-06:00

Art In A Nutshell is a new art gallery located behind End of an Ear Record Shop and is open Sat and Sun 11 - 5pm. Get a FREE flip book with any purchase on 1st Saturdays on S. 1st this March 6th!

Open for business!

2010-03-02T11:20:00.001-06:00

This is the new OPEN sign I purchased today for Art In A Nutshell. It's NEWON, not neon. ? Anyway, got it for $15 cheaper than it was listed for on Craigslist (my first time to bargain with someone via text messages) and the guy met me down the street at Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse for extra convenience. There's a sticker on the back that is dated 2004 and the guy said he got it from a storage unit of someone who didn't pay their bill. Art In A Nutshell is open for business Saturday and Sundays 11 - 5pm at 2209 S. 1st. St. Ste. B1 Come in to have your scribbles read by the Old Man in the Peanut who will transform them into a work of art. Visit www.scribblism.com for an example.

78704art

2010-03-02T00:03:00.000-06:00

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78704Art.com is a directory of the arts in Austin's most famous zip code, 78704.
Learn about the dozen places that show art in 78704, none of which is a art gallery!
Get the list so you can visit one of the ten or so venues that are galleries that show everything from contemporary to folk art. Keep up to date with weekly highlights of art happenings in the 04.

Sorry for ignoring you Blogger.com, you can blame Facebook.com

2010-03-01T13:43:00.000-06:00

Much has happened since August of 2009 - including a broken finger on my right hand, a move into a new residence, opening of a new gallery called Art In A Nutshell, and a 5 year anniversary party for the Old Man in the Peanut at Sullivan's Steakhouse!

Sage of the Leguminati hits 6th Street

2009-08-20T03:27:00.000-05:00

Tonight I conjured the Old Man in the Peanut who ended up groovin' to the sounds of Mau Mau Chaplains at Flamingo Cantina. I'm sure it's been said before, but to look at these guys, you'd never think that that was the crew puttin down that reggae sound. These guys are good. I love the energy of the lead singer, Moe and Mark Wilson on the wind instruments is an added bonus. This is a video of a Chaplains performance (a year ago - 2008) from a very similar viewpoint to the one that the Sage had this evening.

Two hours down in the 6th Street area gave the Sage an opportunity to take 4 different sets of pictures, get called Gandolf at least 7 times, told "Thou shall not pass" at least twice and expose about 15 people to Abstract Extractionism! Quick shout-out to Scott who stopped tonight with his girl while the Old Man in the Peanut was doing Living Statue down on S. 1st St. Thanks for the inspiration. And to the ladies of Dallas, welcome to Austin!

It's no wonder why people graffiti

2009-08-09T02:34:00.001-05:00

The flier to the right was created after events that took place on the 6th of August 2009.
Last week brought the 1st Thursday of the month on South Congress in Austin, Texas. From the website: "On the First Thursday of each month, merchants of the historic, pedestrian-friendly South Congress Avenue keep their doors open until 10 pm (and later in some cases), playing host to an array of events and activities."
Busking adds excitement to the free sights and sounds that make up the unique fabric of this strip of shops and any strip where pedestrians frequent in any city. It's actually directly tied in to your right to free speech from atop your soap box. At any given time, despite the City of Austin's efforts, one can discover a trumpet player, living statue, guitarist, dancer, percussionist, vocalist, painter, print maker, jeweler, glass maker, or even face painter - all free to witness and of course donations welcomed.
When the Right-of-Way Police come through, they sterilize the streets of all buskers. You can stay if you pay such as the vendor of cold treats in front of Lucy's in Disguise, but the ultimate message here is that the city's concern for being able to express the sidewalk in times of danger can be overlooked for money.
I came up with the title of this blog, "It's no wonder why people graffiti", when I realized that permission was needed to have a side-walk art show. If an artist wishes to express himself, he must pay and be filed away into a 10' x 10' square, "where the artists stay", either in a cubicle by Vespaio or by Guerros. The cops recommended the church across the street (where there's no foot traffic and the sun blazes the color right off your artwork!). When I asked questions after being asked to move my art, one of the officers sarcastically suggested "or we could confiscate the art work?" What a two-faced city. You deserve your graffiti!

I crossed over

2009-02-09T02:08:00.000-06:00

And am now a part of Facebook. If you've joined, here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1331985773&ref=name

Don't forget to become a Fan of the Old Man in the Peanut:
http://http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Old-Man-in-the-Peanut/60656843763

Behind the Scene at Sullies

2009-02-07T14:03:00.000-06:00

Many have asked about my "day" job. The following video allows for one to sneak a peek in the kitchen of the restaurant I work. The video (from 04 Dec 2008) was initially taken to document the mishap my buddy Tim had while cracking pepper over a guest's salad, I then went on to do a quick tour:

Click the "up-arrow", then "HQ" button on the bottom right of the screen of the video for a "High Quality" version

Lucky Lizard calls for more flipbooks!

2009-02-04T12:41:00.000-06:00

Lucky Lizard called yesterday for more flipbooks. I packaged another half dozen right away and got them down there by 5. I also debuted the Ambassador Peanut line. Also, you can get your very own peanut carving in a glass vile on a necklace. If you've not been to Lucky Lizard, the Museum of the Weird is a must see.

RSS feed

2009-01-30T14:17:00.000-06:00

For those who don't know, RSS is really simple syndication. I have embedded the feed from this blog within my personal site http://www.ismaelcavazos.com Enjoy!

Litsa's Party of Dreamz II

2009-01-29T12:45:00.000-06:00

24 January 2009 Saturday :

When artists party... Here's the Flyer :

The hosts of the party: Litsa & Aaron (Happy Birthday Litsa!)

Couple of shots of the DJ:

Cold night brings everyone to the fire pit!

Friends by the fire (Gina, Sam, Jun)

The Art Boards:

Artists work the paint:

Me & G

2008 - 2009 commission

2009-01-24T13:46:00.000-06:00

My latest commission is my last of 2008 and also my first of 2009. Dr. Arturo Espinoza of Austin Texas has asked me to creat a piece for his new home. The dimensions are 40" x 30" x 1.5". My usual technique is to extract representational imagery from abstract patterns. In this case, Dr. Espinoza has asked me to extract another abstract pattern. I will be updating this blog as I progress. As of today I have spent 14 hours applying the first layer of color to the white canvas. Time is eaten up quickly at this stage as I am having to color around every line in the drip painting! The first layer is a canary yellow with an amberish color as the goal.

Man In The Peanut

2006-08-16T15:29:00.000-05:00

Man In The Peanut 2 : artapt.com, originally uploaded by ismaelcavazos.

Man In The Peanut - This is what Abstract Extractionism has gotten me into! What a journey it has been since I discovered the Sage of the Leguminati. I even created a profile for him at MySpace!

Here's another look at Pareidolia

Do you have a photograph that fits the bill? Join http://www.flickr.com/groups/abstractextractionism/ to post it!

Another Website ?!

2006-08-16T15:05:00.000-05:00

I have many websites where you can find my work and this is yet another!

Here's a list:

I-C-Gallery

Ismael Cavazos

Abstract Extractionism

Scribblism

The Secret of the Sages

Pareidolia

Art In A Nutshell