So man, I was taking questions from the audience after my art opening last week, and this one guy asks me why did I use large RED tomato paste on the newspaper covered floors instead of using dripped yellow house paint? He had a legitimate point. My solo show gallery opening was a success nonetheless. Another question had to do with the press release and its relation to the smashed televisions which were hanging by threads. My answer was simple – because the information enclosed in the television screen had everything and nothing to do with the urban scenery just outside the gallery, which also related to the spray paint cans which were strewn about the entryway. I got a nice write-up by local critic Robert Horn, but his last remark on my piece entitled "drains of marble and flower scented disgust" was just out of line. He did not understand that the placement of the wolf teeth inside the blue tinted jar was based upon my experience of fighting my demons inside from back when I lived in Georgia. Which also had a relation to the last Kentucky Derby race, which is why I used BROWN paper bags and not purple ones. Oh well, it is not my fault if the critics just can't communicate easily with my art. Back to the press release... I had to field another question during the artist talk which related to the back wall of the gallery which was covered floor to ceiling with my very own semen (dyed black). I think the smell of this area of the gallery was bothering some of the viewers. I gave an answer which only confused her further, when I replied that "The black magic of Indiana is like the snail-trail of ambition". The gallery owner then tried to steer the questions a different direction. This was just about when Tony Gonzales director of Greenish Gallery walked in and gave me this look of anger and/or disgust. He interrupted my train of thought when he threw his chewing gum at my piece entitled "Hairline Decision". Instead of getting angry, I then pointed him and a few of the other guests of my 2008 solo show artist talk to the bathroom, where I flushed $10 down the toilet as a sort of performance (1 $2 bill and 8 $1 bills, flushed one by one). This probably didn't do any good for the sales of my show. But I tried. Speaking of which, the string collage which was mentioned in the Post review of my show DID sell thanks God. Since selling it, I made 23 more pieces just like it and placed them directly in the center of the gallery space. To mesmerizing effect IMHO. You should see this! Support my art and my latest show at Hand X Dash Gallery!