S3V3RANC3 PA(rt)Y

Update: There will be another evening reception for the "Summerotica" show Saturday, August 18 from 8pm to midnight. So if you missed the opening, here's your second chance!"


Had a few minutes to go through the snapshots from the opening reception for the Midwest Society of Erotic Photography show last Saturday at the S3V3RANC3 Gallery in Detroit. Thanks to Josefine and Matt for all their efforts to pull off the show, and thanks to Adam, Iris, BT and all the MWSEP photographers who participated and promoted the show. It was great meeting a few more of the photographers from the group, a new model or three, and seeing familiar faces again. Not the greatest night for sales, but it was a good time, and I may have three or four new shoots lined up, and that's what's important, right?

Sadly, my little P&S didn't do such a great job, and a few shots I had hopes for didn't pan out at all, but still have a few here to serve as presentable documentation. At the top is the smoking lounge of the gallery with its cryptic "Okeh Dokey" logo, and at left, the lovely Heather checks out my pieces in the show. Below, we have: the crowd on the second floor; the Glitterati; Iris and Lela compare notes with AJ Kahn; Heather with hubby John; Iris and Lela posing with "The Luckiest Man in Canada™" Stephen Thorne; Lisolette Gilcrest pitching her portfolio; Stephen Thorne's corner of the show; the bustling museum store with the ever-present Adam at right; the crowded first floor space; spontaneous dancing; MWSEP ringmaster BT with Lela; the upstairs exhibit space pre-show, the downstairs space pre-show, and another corner of the upstairs space. You get the idea.




The show runs three more Saturdays in August, from 10am to 3pm, or by appointment, so check it out!

Saturday Night's All Right...

One last (?) word to remind you folks in the Detroit-ish area that the "Summerotica" opening reception will start at 9pm this Saturday at the Severance Gallery (aka S3V3RANC3). It'll feature work by me plus 19 other members of the Midwest Society of Erotic Photography. Should be a great show, free admission, free wine, what more do you need to liven up your Saturday night? See you there!

And on an unrelated note, I've discovered a great internet radio station, Radio Hidebound, whose motto is "151 proof college radio aged 20 years" so it probably will hold special appeal to those of us who were in college in the mid-80s... tends toward the slightly obscure bands, or album tracks from more popular artists. Not limited to the 80s stuff, which keeps it interesting. You can even make requests online. Check them out!

Or if that's not your musical temperment, find what you like at tun3r.com where you can search the playlists of hundreds of internet radio stations and see who's playing the obscure Estonian folk music you've been seeking.

The shot is Alexis... is it in the show? One way to find out...

Some erotica

Last night I worked up a couple unofficial flyers for the MWSEP show opening coming up on July 28th, which of course means the OFFICIAL flyer (below) showed up in my e-mail this morning. C'est la vie des artes.

The blue pool photo in the top version of the flyer is a BT Charles shot I pirated from his blog that I thought looked "summery" in a dark sort of way. (BT is the driving force behind the exhibit and the MidWest Society of Erotic Photography, too.) The other flyer features my Sativa gas mask shot shown here a couple weeks ago.

Anthony from DVS did a great job on the official flyer, inspired by Patty Izzo's photo. So, if you're in the Detroit-ish area, please pimp the show to friends and open-minded family, and make plans to attend. There will be complimentary wine at the opening reception from J. Garcia, but sadly, I doubt there will be any Cherry Garcia.

The "Summerotica" show is slated to feature work from 20 members of the MWSEP, up to 5 pieces per person, so potentially 100 hanging pieces, plus there will be a "museum store" set-up for smaller and unframed pieces, too. The S3V3RANC3 Gallery is re-opening after a two-year hiatus, so they'll be pulling out all the stops. If you can't make the opening reception, the show will be hanging throughout August, open to the public on Saturdays from 10am to 3, or by appointment. See you there!