The Lodge 42 and drunkin Kanji

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So just to start out…   I was  time sucking on Facebook today and my friend Yancy Martinez posted the following that made me laugh so I thought I should share.

  1. A corn dog is just a meat Twinkie
  2. Vodka mixes well with everything… except decisions.

Speaking of Vodka and decisions… I got drunk one time, Vodka and Cranberry times lots.  I decided it would be a good idea to get a tattoo.  I have a strong connection with Asian culture due to many many years of martial arts training.  That said the logical drunkin choice for a tattoo was some Kanji.  While the various martial arts I have studied the most and the longest are Japanese (Ninjitsu, Aikido) I have also studied Tai Chi and shaolin kung fu some as well.  So Chinese kanji seemed like an ok fit.  So I decided on this.

kanji

I thought it was an excellent choice since friendship is so important for a healthy life.

I don’t have a lot of close friends because family and work seems to take up a lot of my time, I honestly have only one really close friend, Rubey san. Rubey San and I go back nearly 30 years to the time as a young man I set out to make my way in the world and moved from Gillette Wyoming to big ol Lexington Kentucky.  Anyway Mr. Rubey is the owner of the Lodge42.  The lodge42 is the man cave dwelling in his backyard where we play darts and have philosophical discussions, laughs and bourbon cocktails among other things.  I imagine you might be wondering what the hell is 42?  Well that would obviously be the answer to life the universe and everything… There is usally at least 2 artists present having drinks, cracking jokes and playing darts on any given Saturday night.  The company is always top notch and the Lodge itself is eclectic to say the least.  I have taken 12 million great, quirky, pop art photos at the lodge over the years and am so grateful to my favorite host Rubey san.  Mike and I have trained in martial arts together off and on for many years and inevitably end up with bo staves in hand doing Kata or a fire staff spinning fire.  Here is an image of mike with a mask on, ala Ralph Eugene Meatyard.  Oh and notice the wizard with the fire is charming a snake in the upper left hand corner.  Not sure how the snake got there but I’m all in for magic

fire spinning

Who by the way has an amazing retrospective about to go off at the University of Kentucky art museum (Sep 8th)  including a shitload of un published work of his.  I can’t wait to see that show! 99 pieces of mostly unpublished work from his family.  WoW!

 

Signing off for now, check out #thelodge42 on Instagram or #thelodgelexington.

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I am Eric Spangler. I am an artist currently living in Lexington Ky. My artistic focus is photography. My photography consists of images created out of the ordinary objects I pass by daily. I see things with an artistic vision in which everyday objects or other physical manifestations are re-interpreted as art, and reorganized within the photographic medium. My most recognizable and best work is abstract in character. Many of the pieces I create are studies of the coexistence, synchronicity, and interplay of shadows and light. I use light, line, form, texture, value, color and negative space placed in complex and interesting composition to try and balance the masculine (angular) and the feminine (rounded). I often use small details of found objects, and ordinary items to create contemporary abstract or pop art pieces. I work in both monochrome and color. My monochrome work tends to have warm tones to it and my color work is more contemporary and rich in color. I usually have 2-3 series' s of work going on at any one time. Currently I am working on a series studying reflections and how they change the visual reality of an image or abstract a normally uninteresting image to create something considerably more stimulating. I continually create what I term pop art images of whimsical or culturally popular iconic characters. I post new art daily on Instagram so please follow my Instagram feed (etsphoto13, #etsphoto) for new work. I currently offer work in editions of 2.

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