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carol es

I plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.

About Me


i make arrrrrrt: see esart.com .

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Everybody's Grandma:

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NEXT SHOWS:

Saturday, August 18th, 10-4
Big Studio Sale -- I am moving!
Check it out here!

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August 30 - September 22, 2007
Carol Es and Tad Lauritzen Wright
Koelsch Gallery, 703 Yale, Houston, TX (713) 626-0175
Reception: Thursday, August 30th 6-9pm
Art Walk (1st Saturday in the Heights): Saturday, September 1st.

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My Interests

i like to ignore others and poop on myself.

I'd like to meet:

pony-riding monkeys, art bunnies, people who like to sleep, people who heard sheep.

Music:

PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Elliot Smith, Automatic Dog Machine, Falcon Eddy, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Brand New Heavies, Nirvana, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Sneaker Pimps, Pretenders, the Beatles, Lennon, Zeppelin, Prince, Steely Dan, Freestyle Fellowship, Public Enemy, Mazzy Star, Little Feat, blah blah blah...

Movies:

ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, Barfly, Manhattan, Tarnation, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Siesta, Swoon, Harold & Maude, Annie Hall, Being There, Rope, Topaz, North by Northwest, Willy Wonka, Rear Window, Chuck and Buck, Eternal Sunshine, Pi, Ruby in Paradise, Thumbsucker, The Ice Storm, Rabbit-proof Fence, Happiness, How to Draw a Bunny, Magnolia, Short Cuts, Clock Watchers, Welcome to the Dollhouse, American Splendor, Year of the Dog, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, The Deer Hunter, Cuckoo's Nest, Kill Bill, Thin Blue Line, Mr Death, many many many documentaries.

Television:

Old Twilight Zones, Nova, I love Lucy, Six Feet Under, Northern Exposure, the Office (UK version), Simpsons, the Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Huff.

Books:

Bukowski, John Fante, Michael Phillips, Miranda July, Alice Walker, J.D. Salinger, some Hemmingway, Lisa Teasley, Dr. Seuss... I read a lot of children's books because my mind is much slower than yours.

Heroes:

Michael Phillips, Miranda July, Jim Henson, Maya Angelou, Sandra Bernhardt, Lucille Ball, John Lennon, Margaret Cho, Rosa Parks, Frida Kahlo, Bukowski, Helen Keller, Nelson Mandela, Stephen Biko, Rosalind Franklin, Bob Marley, Albert Einstein, Ng Mui, Bugs Bunny & Snoopy, sometimes me.

My Blog

White Hot!

'ello! So I recently wrote an article called "The Face of God" for international publication, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, which is run by artist Noah Becker. He's da shit. A busier bee t...
Posted by carol es on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:58:00 PST

the news

Read the news. I just found out I was awarded a grant from the Durfee Foundation that will help fund my show in Houston this fall....
Posted by carol es on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:28:00 PST

Check out this event: Carol Es: All Done But None

Hosted By: George Billis GalleryWhen: Saturday Mar 17, 2007 at 5:00 PMWhere: George Billis Gallery2716 S. La Cienega Blvd. Culver City, CA 90034United StatesDescription:George Billis Gallery Click Her...
Posted by carol es on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

Categories, Catastrophes, & Consistency

Are you coming to the Curator's talk this Thursday? I will be there (Torrance Art Museum, Thusday, February 15th 2:00 pm). I will mostly likely say a few words. I realize it's in the afternoon, ...
Posted by carol es on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:46:00 PST

TAM reception, book completion, and snot.

What a weekend! The opening at the Torrance Art Museum went great! Lots of people, great feedback, and I met lots of interesting new peoples. Most important though, no wise guys tried to tamper wi...
Posted by carol es on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:46:00 PST

Check out this event: A Girl Apart

Hosted By: Torrance Art MuseumWhen: Saturday Jan 13, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: Torrance Art Museum3320 Civic Center DriveTorrance, CA 90503United StatesDescription:Carol Es makes new use of straight pins ...
Posted by carol es on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:04:00 PST

A Girl Apart

I spent this past week installing sewing pins and thread onto a large wall at the Torrance Art Museum. I'm finally finished! It looks pretty good, if I do say so myself. Are you coming to the openin...
Posted by carol es on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:34:00 PST

Gallery Saturday

Life got all slow there last week. I had to go in for a biopsy and it took me a few days to get back to my normal aching self. Now it's Tuesday, in case you need to know what today is called. more...
Posted by carol es on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:26:00 PST

Hello You

This print is now for sale. ...And in other news:I finally finished the first 10 books and they are in-route to the binder. Yeesh, what a load-off. I'm actually half way done painting the next qua...
Posted by carol es on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:14:00 PST

Vote!

slowly recovering from Saturday's opening of Surviving Kinkade, which was well-attended. I got just as many compliments on how I looked as I did on my painting. My hair was ratty that day, so I thr...
Posted by carol es on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:49:00 PST