Vasilios Billy Mavreas

"Found taped to the wall in the washroom in the basement of the church
at 309 Rachel East Nov 7 2006"

Courtesy of Jamie Salomon

yup.
the ability to recognize and remember realizations
and implement them via attention tends to itself be forgotten.
as if it's day one again.
to actually have to remind yourself that all of creation is awe inspiring.
to remember to breathe.

to not dolt on the potentiality. to slough off dead cells.
to mine juvenalia. to recall first loves. to pour out and reserve.

well there are many ways. and the tracing of error is one. watching the nods and counting the dreams are two.
cataloguing all actions. smiling for the camera.

the perception of time. wheels in the sky. long growths.
loss of ego via arrogance.

an archive of minutiae. a lathering of ghosts. a doorknob.
echos in the still. closet born of wanting. reaching for the tongue.

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interrupting television and the constellations of taste : an approach to a furtive stance on culture
welcoming the mudbucket : rhyme and reasonesque posturings of hair tribes
a collection of standstills : root and impasse - from striding gas to the planet cards, things i haven't done

CIMC
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oktolc/e/7/17:____: outer workings

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oh yeah, nebulas are gods. the gods once worshipped worldwide.
the passions, the minor deities, the demons and the monsters.
bulge at the equator and GIANTS!
doorways for the creatures and co-mingling.

DEEPSKYOBJECTS
OPENCLUSTERS

A Possibility

It would seem that I am tempted to do what I've repeatedly told myself I wouldn't...
and that is post 'word driven' posts. Who reads all these blogs ? I just like looking at the pictures.
But it also would seem that I am a little on the delinquent side of things so I'll begin like this...
self-referential with the threat of infinite regress.
I'm just getting warmed up.

A Little Slow On The Upload

so...some of you fine browsers may have noticed that the posts are few and far between.
i'm in a bit of a state of upheaval since returning to reality. i've been working on the shop lots and it's still nowhere near complete (if it will ever be...hmmm...no one knows). i see things that i tell myself i'll scan and upload but i don't. same with the drawing blog and all such things.
mayhap, i'll get more of my act together and juice up this joint.
mayhap, i'll post words until i figure more out.
thanks for your patience, great unknown.
more to come.

everything is a-ok

Rosy Crossings

a couple of nice graphics from an early 80's edition of The Rosicrucian Digest.

Billy in Banff

BABEL, BABBLE, RABBLE : On Language and Art
is where I'll be for a bit.
As of May 14,
the posting here will slow to a standstill as i forget about the internet and rediscover people, mountains and art.
Thank you for your comprehension.

Beauty Is A Liar

is the title of the new book by my good friend Valerie Joy Kalynchuk. If you were fortunate enough to read her amazing All Day Breakfast, be sure not to miss this one!

Both are available from the always exciting conundrum press which will soon celebrate their 10 year anniversary.

Thank You For Your Support

Thanks to everyone who came out to my show and bought tickets and art and had fun and mingled and all that.
I really appreciate the support you all showed me.

Art for Articule Auction

I just made this thing. It's one of my hand carved stamps all over various details from event and art flyers.
I made it as part of a stuffed envelope to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for Articule.

Bunnies @ Boa

I'm having a show of fresh prints at a fresh bar.
The goal is to raise funds to help pay my way
to an artist's residency that I was invited to in Banff, Alberta
So....come on down !
Enjoy art, see friends, have fun!

BUNNIES AT BOA
NEW MONOPRINTS BY BILLY MAVREAS
FUNDRAISING VERNISSAGE
THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2006, 8 PM
5301 ST-LAURENT
exhibition up 27/28.29 april only!

Vasilios Billy Mavreas

Acid Nightmare

It Has Been A While