cagivaduc

August 2008

2008-08-04T08:20:00.002-07:00

Some photos from this past weekend.

summer '08

2008-07-17T09:06:00.001-07:00

Some recent photos. A couple from my daily 100 mile round-trip motorcycle commute to my new job.

Recent Paintings

2008-02-21T07:27:00.008-08:00

2007-12-05T11:39:00.000-08:00

My friend, Greg, took this photo this summer.

Lazar's Wedding

2007-09-26T10:52:00.002-07:00

I slipped into New York for 30 hours to be there for my pal's wedding. I'm very proud of him. I thought it was wise of John to separate Jennifer's family from the rest of us. Instead of being assigned to the kids' table we got half a room.

Kansas City

2007-07-09T10:11:00.001-07:00

My sister is the director of legendary gallery Leedy Voulkos Art Center. She curated a massive group show that includes me, my wife, my sister, and my brother as well as STRETCH, Hugh Merrill and a number of other important people to her. My family members came in from Minnesota, Michigan, & Iowa for a quick reunion. Our friend, Kevin Dowd was giving us a special behind the scenes tour of the newly rennovated Nelson Atkins Museum of Art when we ran into former kcai school-mate, Robert Parke Harrison.

Random summer stuff

2007-06-30T11:59:00.003-07:00

We invited the local fire dept to my son's birthday. They let the kids climb all over and in the truck to try on the gas masks, sit in the drivers seat and check out the tools. Hugo got to shoot the water cannon down the street and the kids got naked and ran around in the water. My buddy Daniel who owns an eatery called Bread & Roses hosted a vintage and classic motorcycle rally on fathers day. And my brother and Alex visited so we surprised him with a visit to the Olympic Game Farm in Sequim. You drive around in your car and Buffalo, Yaks, Elks, and Peacocks follow you around and stick their heads in your window (not the peacocks) for bread. I still have Buffalo saliva all over the side of the CRV. We ended up doing a short hike to the Dungeness Spit. There's also a couple images of a recent show of black and white paintings at The Art Mine by Port Townsend painter Newel Hunter.

random images

2007-06-15T18:38:00.001-07:00

Port Townsend Riders

2007-05-22T11:39:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I rode (through rain all day) with 12 other guys to what is billed as an antique motorcycle show north of Seattle. There were probably 20 vintage or antique bikes on display. Then there were the 8 thousand Harley riders! Actually, I was impressed with everyones riding skills. Considering the rain and the fact that we got lost a couple times, - and there were a lot of us, - there were no accidents, no tickets, no close-calls. All of us were different ages and all represented different kinds of bikes. (sporties, tourers, off-road, including a few Hondas, Triumph, Suzuki, Kawi, BMW, Ducati). Of course, - the only bike that needed servicing was mine (*^&%!) The chain was loose by the time we arrived so it needed tightening and one of my fairing bolts was missing by the end of the day. This means that I won't hear the end of it at Jim's shop (our fearless leader stuffing his face above) where I stop for coffee on the way to work.

dinner with friends, - tired kids by the end of the day

2007-05-18T12:08:00.001-07:00

a few more...

2007-05-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

more views of our new place

2007-05-01T12:48:00.000-07:00

our new house

2007-04-19T12:55:00.000-07:00

spring

2007-04-05T12:50:00.000-07:00

Mt. St. Helens ride

2007-03-18T18:30:00.000-07:00

I went on an incredible ride today to Mt. St. Helens with some of the Desmo Northwest club members. That's 400 miles round trip from Port Townsend with the routes we took

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First visit to NYC since moving away 1.5 years ago

2007-03-10T12:09:00.000-08:00

Bill Viola @ The Met; Janel on the train; my reflection in Hell's Kitchen

Portland Zoo last week

2007-01-16T15:31:00.000-08:00

flywheel problem

2006-12-30T10:42:00.000-08:00

I've only clocked 300 miles on the Supersport I picked up recently and have discovered that my flywheel has sheared off. Depressing.

Recent, random shots

2006-11-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

My new bike, artist Margie McDonald, with my family on the Washington coast, and my kid on the local Farm Tour.

Hugo

2006-10-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

My gear did its job a couple days ago

2006-09-23T14:59:00.000-07:00

My first motorcycling accident in 19 years of riding. As I was entering Hwy101 out of Port Angeles, a car turned left in front of me (said they were blinded by the sun) and I t-boned their Subaru at approx 45 mph. I was launched down the freeway where I skidded a while on my face shield. After tumbling I sprinted off to the side of the road to take stock of any injuries, which there were NONE. I couldn't believe it. Luckily I had full gear on. My bike is a goner so I'm in the market again.

sept shows: caroline douglas and deedra ludwig

2006-09-03T17:32:00.000-07:00

Art Clokey, Joe Clokey, and Gumby

2006-07-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

I hosted Art Clokey, creator of Gumby, and his family at my gallery to celebrate Gumby's 50th birthday. His son, Joe Clokey, now runs the dynasty and has just signed a motion picture deal in order to bring Gumby to the next generation of kids. The exhibition features original clay puppets, sets, props, and archival footage. It's the west coast exhibition that coincides with New York's Museum of the Moving Image (our show is 3 times the size though :))

Hugo's Birthday

2006-06-30T10:40:00.000-07:00

Junior turned 3 last week.

Bike Show north of Seattle

2006-05-25T15:24:00.000-07:00

cute kid stuff

2006-05-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

2006-04-13T23:01:00.000-07:00

So I finally tried out another, newer, larger Ducati. And sure enough, I didn't want to go back to my smaller 650cc bike. So I sold the Alazzurra and have a new project.

the art mine grand opening

2006-04-01T14:36:00.000-08:00

the gallery is finally in place and we had the grand opening. here's a few photos to start with.

east coast fix

2006-02-28T10:26:00.000-08:00

Just returned from DC, Philly, and Baltimore, where we were doing studio visits and buying stuff for the gallery. Stayed at the Tabard Inn, my favorite hotel anywhere.

Inaugeral group show at the Art Mine

2006-01-18T13:15:00.000-08:00

Jim Sajovic, Melissa Watson, David Henderson, Christopher Kurtz, Anne Senstad, Caroline Douglas, Aaron Wuerker are among the many others.

building the gallery

2006-01-17T12:17:00.000-08:00

Here's a few images of how the gallery is looking after three months. Grand Opening: March 25, 2006

no sleep in brooklyn

2005-12-22T17:13:00.000-08:00

It's been 13 weeks since we left Brooklyn and I do not miss it yet. Especially with the week's strike. In Port Townsend it's in the mid 50's and sunny - well a little rain mixed in. It does get dark here early though. Sleeping much better without the Times Square neon flashing in our bedroom windows and without the constant sirens.

random photos of gallery & my garage

2005-12-15T11:02:00.000-08:00

Jim Rose from St. Louis did the head.
Caroline Douglas in Boulder did the ceramic piece.

Mentors

2005-11-23T12:37:00.000-08:00

When back in KC recently, I was able to spend time with my three main professors: Jim Sajovic, Steve Whitacre and Wilbur Niewald. It was great to see them doing so well and making the best art of their careers.

new home - couple weeks ago

2005-11-13T18:22:00.000-08:00

We left a city of 8 million and arrived in a small harbor town of 8 thousand.

Bob's garage full of ducs

2005-11-07T06:59:00.000-08:00

Armando and Jill introduced me to their neighbor last night in Prairie Village (KC). Amazing garage. Great bikes. Super nice guy.

last stop in brooklyn

2005-11-04T11:18:00.000-08:00

Hugo's last visit to the Pratt Coffee Shop. I ate breakfast here most mornings for the last 7 years.

Molloy College

2005-11-04T10:46:00.000-08:00

It was a big deal to have my first solo exhibition in New York with my son being able to run around during the opening. For some reason, that's how I always imagined it.

blog

2005-11-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure how I feel about blogs but my friend Tina encouraged it. so I'll experiment with this and post things I find interesting. Mostly bikes & art or random snapshots for now. like this image of Ed Milich's clutch cover on his old Alazzurra. He vented it to shed some weight (he races it) and make it sound/look better. I may have to try that on mine.