Musings of an Artful Mind

Hello Friends and Fellow Revelers! I am pleased to announce The Dark Bohemian Carnival is opening first Friday January 2nd 2009. This event will be held at Vino Vixens, a wine bar on SE Powell in Portland, and will run through April 2nd 2009. The Dark Bohemian Carnival, is a multi-media show with 20 artists contributing original works of art, is revelry in mesmerizing art and music that fosters the spirit of community and creativity. Participants are predominately from the Portland metro area but some of the contributors such are also sending their work from abroad, such as Zach Bohenkamp (Seattle, WA), Jesse Schafer (Vancouver, WA), and Kristen Katz (Las Vegas, NV) especially for our celebration. We are all coming together for The Dark Bohemian Carnival, to ring in the New Year with open hearts and foster lasting ties among our community at large. Come join us for the opening festivities that will reflect the mission of this salon style exhibition: showcase works of art by establish

I am deeply saddened to have found out one of my colleagues at the Portland Art Museum , Terry Toedtemeier Curator of Photographer died last night. He was one of the all time sweetest men I've ever met. He was jovial, kind, intelligent, passionate about photography, and just an all around exceptional human being. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. His legacy exhibition features rare photographs from the Columbia River Gorge many of these photographs have never been displayed publicly.

MURALS TOWN HALL: DEC 16, 2008 - I am going to this meeting because I think its ridiculous we live in a city that is lauded for its art community and yet has such strict guidelines for creation of public works. Join a discussion to help create a permitting process exclusively for murals. This discussion will interest neighborhood leaders as well as artists. This new opportunity could transform Portland’s visual landscape. 5:30-7:00 PM, Council Chambers, Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th, Portland, Oregon 97204. For more information, download Murals Town Hall Invite.pdf Regional Arts & Culture Council 108 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 97209 info@racc.org www.racc.org

November 7, 2008 Artist Carolina Presents Dark Bohemian Carnival at the VINO VIXENS WINE BAR CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Artist Carolina is currently accepting art work from established and emerging artists for a three month exhibition opportunity at Vino Vixens Wine Bar, located at 2929 SE Powell in Portland Oregon. Artist reception and opening will be held on Friday January 2 nd 2009 from 7pm till midnight. The evening will include live music, guest Dj's, installations, artwork, sales of artwork, and Vino Vixens award winning wines for sale. Submissions are encouraged by all artists. Artists may submit up to three works of art. Site specific installations will also be considered. Selected artists will need to contribute $10 for the cost of printing show cards. CALENDAR Thursday, Nov 20 th 2008 –CD Digital / Email Entry Deadline Friday, Dec 5th 2008 - Notification to Artists Saturday, December 27th 2008 Art Delivery to Venue 3pm- 10pm Friday, January 2 nd 200

Here I am with my submission to our museum staff show. The piece is a collage made from a collagraph print I made and a calender picture of a Hokusai woodblock. I was happy to hang my work on a different find of surface, instead of the standard white flawless wall this neutral bare wall is concave and one of several donated by Portland Center Stage. My camera is not happy right now with its purple stripe on the side but it's what I have and it'll do until I can get another one. I may have to start using my film camera again. Gasp!

Portland Art Museum Staff Show August 26 – 30 th 2008 Artist Reception 5pm, August 26 th Works of Art by more than 30 museum employees MarionMiller Gallery Mark Building 119 SW Park Ave. PDX, OR Today!! Join me and fellow museum worker bees for reflections on art, work, and the precarious balance between the two.

I’m excited to be here breaking in this new virtual space! I will speak out aloud, fleshing out my ideas for projects and respond to stimuli from the around the world around me. To show this will not be a dry toast bread ‘art blog’ I will also share my writing, my journal drawings on occasion, and of course the development of various personal works. Images from the pieces on display at Vino Vixens coming soon! ~ Poema 6 : Slip me down, underground where all the roots grow Let me speak in rain drops Let them whisper Heart beats, Children chattering, Dreams untold Sinking deeper I am close Enough to taste She is everywhere I am there With her A newborn awoken in haste I can feel the wind blowing Sweetly From the room across the hall Tell me about the last time you died In the arms of sleep The axe blade slipping in his teeth Red candle wax was dripping Fractal patterns on my skin I am naked in the garden

Thanks to my friends at sevencube.com and R& D technologies I have a new snazzy website check it out at http:///www.carolinamedinadupaix.com The August opening of my new encaustic series at Vino Vixens went very well and I'm so elated my friends, family, curators, and collectors were there to help celebrate with me. Thank you all so much!