The Website is live!

The website, www.buttlestuart.co.za, is live (and well). The site has had a holding page for a couple of weeks, but now you can find a number of Stuart Buttle's artworks. These include quite a few photographs: Studio tableaux, Portraits and some available light shots. You will also find some images from Stuart's assignments: Portraiture for other artists, flash-free concert photography and some action photos.

Lost and Found

After much searching I found a workable version of an Illustrator file I need for a drawing. It was hiding on the Lacie Rugged drive. (You won't hear too many product endorsements from me, but that drive is awesome. It bounces and gets right back to spinning) Finding that file is fortunate, what maybe cost me 2 hours in searches saved me 10 or 15 hours redrawing. Note to self: give files meaningful names, and then add multiple keyword - _MG_2406.ai means nothing to nobody.

Performance Art: Africa Style

Spent the morning in Cape Town shooting Abri's performance of The Water Carrier.

The Irma Stern Museum's dressing room

There's Someone at the door...

Abri in the bush

Abri began his journey indoors - poor light

This was funny. The opera singer is embedded in an artwork as part of Liza's exhibition. She drones on in three languages, but when Abri came into the room she got spooked and stopped singing.

Abri suffers for his art, or, the pain inflicted by Lyn's bra

Fully Awesome

It is funny, and that means it qualifies.

Driving Sucks

I'll be frank, I hate driving two and a half hours everyday to get to college. But, views like this one go a long way to making up for it

raisins deserve their fate

I don't need one more step between me and toast. nuff said. (Mitch Hedberg said it, check him out on youtube if you need a good laugh.)

William Eggleston is my uncle

Hehe. So I am not related. It is still a cool shot. How was it lit? In the dark, nothing but the K800i's Xenon flash. Creepy, but cool.

Gape into the Void

I have been reading "Ignore Everybody" and have been enjoying the humourous style and solid advice offered for the meaningful life of a creative. If you do not know of Hugh MacLoed or his art you should head over to gapingvoid.com and check him out. He is sassy, down-to-earth and pragmatic: a winning combination.

Ten Tips For Better Sex

Exciting news! Work has begun on the book: "Ten Tips For Better Sex". Release date is TBA. As I have mentioned to a couple of you in conversation, this book has little to nothing to do with sex. Rather, it (the title) plays on the requirement of including 'sex' on the cover to boost sales (which, incidentally, has a lot do with the subject matter of the book). Stay tuned for excerpts and updates.

Heritage Day

Today, 24 September, is National Heritage Day here in South Africa. Of course, in true 'hallmark card' style the popular press has renamed it National Braai Day. (Pronounced be-reh-high, feel free to 'brey' the 'r' for effect.) A braai (noun and verb) is an outdoor barbecue and apparently the only symbol of unity and heritage we citizens have. Interestingly, Heritage Day is one of just a few holidays of ours that are not rooted in Judeo-Christian tradition. The weather in the Western Cape is being totally rebellious though (wet), and I for one, will not be doing any braaing today.

CBD

23 September is international Celebrate Bisexuality Day. How did I celebrate? I wore an intense purple / blue / pink shirt and I was myself. I will have to find a picture of the iridescent garment.