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mike - artlovemagic

comics will save the world

About Me


No, we're not mad. We just think really hard.
photo by Jordan Fein

Who I am
I am a professional artist living in Dallas, TX. I support myself through my art, mostly via live artwork gigs and writing and illustration for publication.
I am the founder of artlovemagic- an organization that connects and empowers artists through live art events, direct mentoring, and publication.

Details at www.artlovemagic.com

The above drawing is a collaboration with my boy DTM over at denominatorgraphics.com

What I do Live scribing, comics, prose writing, business writing, graphic design, freelance illustration, concept work, art training
Founder of Art Love Magic - http://www.artlovemagic.com
One of five founding "ghosts"- (Ghostwerks Comics)
Freelance illustrator and live artist.
Published through ghostwerks, Head Press, and various magazines.

My Interests


comics, spirituality, acoustic music, hip hop, writing, scribing, publishing, NBA basketball, teaching art

I'd like to meet:

great people- who let their soul shine

Music:

Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Gift of Gab, The Fugees, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, They Might Be Giants, Oingo Boingo, Aretha Franklin, Janes Addiction, Sam Cooke, Billy Joel

Movies:

Magnolia, Fight Club, The Insider, Meet Joe Black, Raising Arizona, Edward Scissorhands, The World According To Garp, The Muppet Movie, L.A. Story, Brick, Heat, True Crime

Television:

John from Cincinatti, Shaq's Big Challenge, Deadwood, Studio 60,

Books:

Permanent Midnight, Deathbird Stories, Creating Affluence, Conversations with God, Swan Song, The Kid Stays in the Picture, American Gods,
Comics
Understanding Comics. Elektra Lives Again, You are here, Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Maus, Body Bags, Minor Miracles, Blankets, Pride of Baghdad, Marvel Boy, The Sandman, Shade the Changing Man, Mouse Guard, Art & Beauty Magazine

Heroes:

Will Eisner, Frank Miller, Leonard Lagocki, Jesus Christ, Deepak Chopra,

My Blog

ArtLoveMagic 2008

So our second year has begun and the first event was wonderful. ArtLoveMagic's open mic on Jan 19th was an inspiring, kick ass show with tons of talent. The audience really brought it as poets and mus...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:53:00 PST

ArtLoveMagic this weekend!!!!

....Hello Everyone!Okay, big things happening here at ArtLoveMagic. Our first year has been amazing, and it's about to take another step forward.We have a huge event for next weekend, a partnership wi...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:39:00 PST

Back from Awaken

  Wow. The Awaken show is a memory and was another true success. We don't have an exact count, but I'm fairly sure we drew over 400 people in attendance. A very cool crowd, extremely supportive...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:26:00 PST

artlovemagic presents AWAKEN

map to the event, click here ..>                  PRESS RELEASE      Awaken to a ...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:45:00 PST

FUSION- a live art experience

ArtLoveMagic is proud to present our second live experience- FUSION. Our last show was a huge success and this one is coming along even better. Come out and see more than 30 local artists and performe...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:18:00 PST

artlovemagic's first success!

report by Michael Lagocki Art Love Magic's first live event, REACH, was more than I could imagine. It was inspiring, it was artful, it touched people. There is something absolutely magical that happen...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:32:00 PST

why art love and magic

Artists provide a valuable service to society. We dream and we seek to inspire and at our very best, we plant seeds for a better future. We remind people of beauty. When someone's engaged in a piece o...
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:40:00 PST

my blog- www.artlovemagic.blogspot.com

check out my full blog at www.artlovemagic.blogspot.com (..it's awesome, trust me)
Posted by mike - artlovemagic on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:42:00 PST