soupablog

Preview of Sunday's show

a preview of my show at Viva Books Café this Sunday (12-6), PLEASE come; if you see something you think you might like, email me and I can get you more detailed pix. sorry the reference shots aren't better.

 

^ Credo: SOLD  11/20 ^

____________

 

^ by the way, this is one of a series of 2.  30 inches square.^

These are all originals, above, but I'll also be selling some giclée prints from my previous Moleskine journals including drawings for Jesus for President and the Lentenblog 2007 Series

work in progress

Liveblog: Conversations with Phyllis Tickle (FRI PM)

-- note -- sorry about abandoning the live blogging last night. it was engaging, to be sure, but just not conducive to blogging.

5:52 pm - I'm here at St. Mark's, San Antonio, in the historic heart of downtown. The room is abuzz, and for a so-called emergent topic, the place is brimming with folks over 50. At 39, I'm clearly the youngest person here. Mary Ellen is here from ¡Viva! — and we were able to talk a bit about the upcoming Open House. Phyllis Tickle's flight was delayed, and she just showed up.

reminder - Phyllis Tickle Conference this weekend in SA

Conversations with Phyllis Tickle
Faith in the 21st Century: The Emerging Landscape

Conversations about Christ-following in the 21st Century with one of the most compelling voices on religious life. Phyllis Tickle has her finger on the pulse of the faith community in America and offers a compelling glimpse into its formation and coming transformation.

Phyllis' new book "The Great Emergence" is in bookstores now.

NOTE: Registration is online

Student scholarships are available. Contact Jonathan Wickham (admin of this event) through facebook or Lou Taylor at the Diocesan Offices. (210-824-5387).

Schedule of Phyllis Tickle Conference
November 14 – November 15, 2007

Friday, November 14
5:00 to 6:00 pm      Registration and Reception
6:00 – 7:00 pm      Introduction and First Presentation

Saturday, November 15, 2008
9:00             Registration and Breakfast Reception
9:30 – 10:30          Second Session
10:30 – 10:45      Break (we will distribute discussion questions for use during the break)
10:45 – 11:45      Third Session
11:45 – 12:00        Break (more discussion questions available)
12:00 – 1:00        Fourth Session

Sunday, November 16, 2008
Phyllis Tickle will teach a class at St. Mark’s at 10:00 am

"An Illustrated Life" officially released

Some GREAT early morning news from the book's F+W editor, Amy, via Danny Gregory:

"The book just hit our warehouse on 11/11, so it should be on bookstore shelves in about two weeks. But it has now been officially "released" and Amazon pre-orders should begin moving very soon."

• We had to add more books to the initial print run because of all the pre-orders
• Also, on Amazon, we are #1 in Graphic Design and #1 in  Drawing. (#1,308 in Books overall!)
• You can still hear the An Illustrated Life podcast interviews (including mine) here.
• Please consider pre-ordering your copy today at Amazon - you save $6.40 -- 32%!

disparate thoughts.

1. how does pete rollins do it? he was just up in minnesota with tim snyder, i think. friday, he's in waco, tx with adam moore & co., then nov 24 i noted he'll be doing "an art installation" at neighbors abbey (troy bronsink's community in altlanta). perhaps pete is embodying the grecian concept of omnipresence.

2. three cheers for president-elect barack obama. couldn't be happier. enjoyed celebrating election night with t.j., erin, kathy, amy, and a few sleepy kids in my living room. shed a few tears of joy. ate some of t.j.'s obama cake. i really do realize how important this is, and hope you do, too. this map tells it all.

3. yes, i got a vasectomy this week. recovering just fine.

4. mike crawford, formerly of the spin (my favorite college band), and now at jacob's well church in kansas city, has released a double album of songs from jacob's well. the banner links to the shopping cart.

Paul Soupiset Sketches in "An Illustrated Life"

"An Illustrated Life" is shipping advance copies. With any luck, mine will arrive downtown at my studio tomorrow. see how many of my sketchbook pages you can find in this promo video artfully compiled and narrated by Danny Gregory:

Appetite for Appetite

whomever has my copy
of Appetite by Nigel Slater,
please return it. I cannot
remember who borrowed it.

[full amnesty]

Save The Date: Viva Books Open House

the creek, the back yard, the garage

this past sunday we celebrated my grandmother's 91st birthday at my parents' house — the same house in which i grew up. we got over there before my parents did, so i went down to the back yard, walked back to the creek, and had a good look around, charting what has changed over the past 40 years — and what has remained the same. many of the boulders in the usually-dry creek bed are unmoved, but it's clear that a lot of sediment and smaller rocks have dramatically moved around even though the banks of the creek are relatively the same. the old trail across to the field that's on the other side of the creek is overgrown, and a newer trail, started in the last ten years or so, is now the dominant footpath. seems cleaner. the shady canopy of oaks and elms is thicker than i remember for autumn time. my parents' lawn is well-maintained compared to mine, and it was nice kicking off my sandals and talking around in the green st. augustine while my kids took turns on the tire swing. i nosed around the side of the house and inspected my mom's planting area where she keeps younger transplants, potting soil, clay shards, and the like. i wonder if i'll make more time for tending and tilling and weeding and watering as i get older, or if i'll always be this ambivalent about the work-to-reward ratio. >> after lunch my dad and i took the oak 1x2 boards i had purchased earlier in the month and framed a large canvas that's been hanging in my living room for some time. i think it's time. i'm going to offer it for sale at the Viva Books Open House on November 23. the canvas has a story of redemption that i recount earlier in soupablog. read it here.

Tetradrachm (30 pieces)
Paul Soupiset, 2003-2008, 72" x 60"
Acrylic, Pencil, Liquid Gold Leaf on Canvas
1200.
This is the last piece in the Eucharist Series.

and here's some snapshots of our adding the oak frame and some back-bracing.
dear old dad took a nailgun-propelled brad in the thumb for this one,
so, here's to you, dad :)

23% of Texans are ignorant idiots.

I'm just saying.

Peters Peter Pedro

Socialism

Jesus Christ: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." Sounds One Of Those Dirty, Wealth Redistributing Socialists To Me.

[via]

talk amongst yourselves

שָׁלוֹם

sunday afternoon sketch

levity