7:26 pm CST

An Artist's Tail

Ran across my old ponytail the other day. It became a prop in a silly piece of sketch comedy I've posted on Youtube. Be sure to leave me a comment:

Art In A Nutshell: Would you like to take a class on the subject of Abstract Extractionism? I now teach classes at the Art Pad here in Austin. The class covers everything from the Makapansgat Pebble to a Microsoft Engineer's usage of inkblots in a password encryption program. Learn the skills of Scribblism - the art and practice of the scribble. Along with Scribble Reading one will also leave with a skill for seeing amazing imagery in the meat of the peanut. As the inventor of peanut carving and the Old Man in the Peanut, your peanut sculptures will benefit from instruction from the original, as you carve your own legumes for your peanut gallery! Keeping Austin Nutty since 1993, Ismael Cavazos (the new american carver). Here's the description from Art Pad Studio.Com:

AGES 6 to 8
8:30-11:30am
Summer 2008
ART IN A NUTSHELL
Instructor, Ismael Cavazos

Can you scribble? Have you ever seen clouds come alive with imagery? Then you possess the hand and eye of an artist! Austin artist, ISMAEL CAVAZOS, will lead this class in an exploration of Abstract Extractionism, the discovery of images in scribbles and the patterns of natural objects like clouds and wood grain. Each day will feature a unique art form; inkblots, scribbles, and even peanuts; taking a look at the history of Abstract Extractionism, and learning techniques to transform these visions into art.

Five Days ..... $170
+ $20 materials fee

4:00 am CST

Chance meeting at Bouldin Creek

My path crossed Ron Lyon's & Jenny Paschall's last week while having coffee at Bouldin. A few days later the Old Man in the Peanut was being filmed for a mini-featurette on a new TV series the team is working on entitled Real Strange. I will keep the site updated with an air date as soon as I find out. In the mean time, check out the TV promo:

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2007
News & Updates:

Retail Outlets carrying Ismael's Art

Art	Where
Art In A Nutshell Carved Peanuts	Gomi
Photography Snapshots of the everyday	the Stash
Eye Candy Bars Mini-Drip Paintings	IF+D
Cartoons Opinion/Editorial	Austin Advocate
Scribble Sessions Art from your scribbles	Check schedule for latest coffee shop

12/June/07 : Tue

1:33 am CST

Shop at Eye Candy Bars . Com

Eye Candy Bars 52 - 63 available at IF+D.

Eye Candy Bars 64 - 75 available at ECB.COM.

Eye Candy Bars 76 77 79 82 84 86 87 available at Parts & Labour.

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05/June/07 : Tue

8:12 pm CST

Eye Candy Bars . Com up and running

One can get an Eye Candy Bar at the site or at IF+D.

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03/Feb/07 : Sat

8:20 pm CST

ART - IN A NUTSHELL - IN A MAGAZINE!

Art In A Nutshell, my project involving carved peanuts, has been featured in Austin Monthly Magazine! The Weird Watch in the Table of Contents asks, "Would you shell out for carved nuts?" Also, IF+D has just picked up my Eye Candy Bars line!

Retail Outlets carrying Ismael's Art

Art	Where
Art In A Nutshell Carved Peanuts	Gomi
Photography Snapshots of the everyday	the Stash
Eye Candy Bars Mini-Drip Paintings	IF+D
Cartoons Opinion/Editorial	Austin Advocate
Scribble Sessions Art from your scribbles	Check schedule for latest coffee shop

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08/Jan/07 : Mon

10:14 am CST

DOZENS OF DEAD BIRDS SHUTDOWN THE HEART OF AUSTIN

Downtown, Austin - I left the Green Muse Cafe yesterday after offering my first set of Scribble Sessions (I'll post examples soon), around 6:30 - 7pm. I parked on 7th facing East just short of Congress. I distinctly remember turning right, to go South on Congress, and coming to the light at 5th Street where I looked out my open window to the massive amount of birds that were hopping from tree to tree. I looked over to my left at the car beside me, the inhabitants were busy looking up at the trees and the noisy birds . I might not of thought twice about it, except that the news at 5 this morning was saying they were closing Congress down between 6th and 8th Streets because of dead birds - grackles, sparrows and pigeons. This later expanded from Cesar Chavez to 11th Street - around 8 am. Now they've cordoned off the two streets to the left and right of Congress, with several side streets and all buildings in the area blocked off and expected to remain off-limits until about noon, said police spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz. All this on the eve of the state's 80th legislative session - welcome back "representatives".

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07/Jan/07 : Sun

12:05 pm CST

SCRIBBLE SESSIONS KICK OFF IN AUSTIN TODAY!

The Scribble Sessions, offer art patrons the chance to meet the artist and ask those questions you've always wanted answered, or simply to watch the artist work. The Sesssions are also the most immediate way to get customized artwork, for cheap! Enchanted with the idea that a fan of a band can look up the band's website and find out where they are playing, the Scribble Sessions Touring Schedule will be a permanent fixture here at IsmaelCavazos.com as well as at Scribblism.com for fun and easy access to the art and artist. Today I will be at the Green Muse Cafe from 1 to 5, come get your art on!

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2006
News & Updates:


29/Dec/06 : Fri

10:54 pm CST

SCRIBBLES GETS A MYSPACE PAGE

Won't you be a friend?

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29/Dec/06 : Fri

8:03 am CST

SCRIBBLE SESSIONS KICK OFF IN AUSTIN TEXAS

The Scribble Sessions, offer art patrons the chance to meet the artist and ask those questions you've always wanted answered, or simply to watch the artist work. The Sesssions are also the most immediate way to get customized artwork, for cheap! Enchanted with the idea that a fan of a band can look up the band's website and find out where they are playing, the Scribble Sessions Touring Schedule will be a permanent fixture here at IsmaelCavazos.com as well as at Scribblism.com for fun and easy access to the art and artist.

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28/Dec/06 : Thu

3:01 pm CST

ART IN A NUTSHELL AT GOMI IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN

After a great debut at the Blue Gneie Art Bazaar, Art In A Nutshell gets picked up by Gomi! In the heart of downtown Austin on 2nd Street, across from Jo's Coffee, is where you'll find these amazing peanut carvings - Get One Today!

Peanuts on the Half Shell!

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1/Dec/06 : Fri
	12:56 pm CST
	I love this program - and would like to say thank you to all those who've clicked through the google ads on the left and right!! The easy money rolls in - in the form of a check every month.

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30/Nov/06 : Thu
	8:21 pm CST KEEP AUSTIN NUTTY™ Bumperstickers Available
	Keep Austin Nutty Bumpersticker (BLACK) $3.49	Keep Austin Nutty Bumpersticker (RED) $3.49	Keep Austin Nutty Bumpersticker (ORANGE) $3.49

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29/Nov/06 : Wed
	2:16 pm CST Art In A Nutshell.Com Splash Page
	Art In A Nutshell.Com will feature peanut carvings and will be the place to order your favorite designs (YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM RIGHT AWAY AT THE BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR - 2006!. The Carver Challenge means a goal of 300 different designs. To date I have 25 designs - four of which are ready for market.

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26/Nov/06 : Sun
	7:40 pm CST Ismael Readies for THE BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR 2006!

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22/Nov/06 : Wed
	2:25 pm CST ART IN A NUTSHELL featured at THE BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR 2006
		19 days of Christmas shopping - music - food - over 80 amazing local artists - THIS IS THE PLACE TO GET YOUR ONE-OF-A-KIND PEANUT CARVINGS!! 4 designs to be featured: Venerable Man // Flower // Bat // Skull. See More

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08/Aug/06 : Tue
	4:39 pm CST ABSTRACT EXTRACTIONISM, THE TABBY, AND THE 'M'
	These kittens came to me via the back patio just weeks ago. What a gift! I was set to give them away and as the weeks have gone by, that has become more difficult to do. So, how is this photo an example of Abstract Extractionism? THE 'M' OFCOURSE! Many tabbies have a distinct 'M' marking on their forehead. There are several legends about where this came from. One relates that the Virgin Mary bestowed an "M" on a tabby's head after it helped keep the baby Jesus warm. In another legend, the prophet Mohammed bestowed the marking upon his beloved cat's brow after it warned him of danger, and the M remains today to remind us of Mohammed's blessings upon cats.[1] In reality, neither of these figures would have used a Latin 'M': Mary spoke Aramaic and the first letter of her name is the Hebrew letter Mem, and Mohammed's name begins with the Arabic letter Miim. [2] Join Ab Ex @ Flickr! See More

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07/Aug/06 : Mon
	2:43 am CST DASANI DUDE : SCARY FACE JUMPS OUT OF DASANI DISPLAY
		Going into the store, the Dasani Display screamed out for a photo op. The perfect place for the photo? Ab Ex @ Flickr of course. Look for the Face next time you go shopping - you'll never look at Dasani Da Same! See More

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03/Aug/06 : Thu
	12:49 pm CST THE BIG SCREEN : LAST DAY TO CHECK OUT FREEDOM TO FASCISM
	AMC Barton Creek Square 12:35 3:05 5:35 8:05 10:35 This is a must see movie. Read More

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02/Aug/06 : Wed
	2:42 pm CST "Sweet Misery - A Poisoned World" - A FILM ON ASPARTAME TOXICITY
		After 7000 miles, and 25 hours of footage, "Sweet Misery" reveals one of the most pervasive, insidious forms of corporate negligence in the history of the industrial revolution. "Sweet Misery" is produced and directed by J. T. Waldron & Cori Brackett - released by Sound and Fury Productions. Please regularly check the ingredients of the soda you drink and the gum you chew; it's not just in 'diet' foods anymore. Read More or click Play below to see the movie NOW.

"Sweet Misery"

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01/Aug/06 : Tue

11:09 pm CST

FLASH IN THE SKY OVER AUSTIN

About ten minutes ago, my neighbor and I were outside speaking when a flash in the northwest sky caught our attention. We then witnessed what I can only relate to a firework, complete with green and blue color changes in the trail line as it descended, accented by large sharp sparks emmitting from the bright white head. Maybe two minutes after its disappearance a report was heard - a low, but sure thud that we both acknowledged. Then Gina drives up and says she saw the flash on the way over and attributed it to lightning. Wow.

31/Jul/06 : Mon

4:08 pm CST

NEW WEBSITE : EYEING IT . COM

The simplest form of Extraction is pointing it out (using your finger or camera). The second simplest form is putting an eye on it. That is to say, the Extraction is achieved by the use of a mark, in some way, to elude to an EYE. At Eyeing It . Com, the eyes are achieved using Squiggly Eyes!!! Then photographed to document.. (Here's what a friend wrote: Ismael Cavazos (http://www.ismaelcavazos.com/) was a really great artist who does a lot of work with GOOOOOOGLY EYES sticking them on things in public spaces. He gave me a set of magnetic ones and I loved them waaaaaay too much in fact I couldn't stop playing with them.) Read More

29/Jul/06 : Sat

12:04 pm CST

ARTISTS WALK ACROSS THE USA FOR FREEDOM AND AWARENESS!!

United Souls of Awareness is a group of independent artists, and musicians who are walking across the U.S.A. to meet with artists and individuals concerned for our country. While on the walk the U.S. will share ideas and information, such as what happened on 911, and why we are in a state of constant war and violence. Join these brave "Souls" on their journey, and help them make their way. (Kevin Smith of the U.S. will be a guest on DEADLINE LIVE Friday, July 28th 2006 Listen Here) Read More

29/Jul/06 : Sat

1:32 am CST

Exciting addition in the Celebrity Scribbles™ Dept. : acquired Jack Blood's scribble tonight! That makes 5!!

28/Jul/06 : Fri

5:45 pm CST

Summer 2006 : The Scariest Horror Flick EVER - Opens Tonight!!!! Freedom to Fascism
If you live in Austin (one of five cities to open the movie), you have the opportunity to wake yourself up. If Russo's site isn't available - check out the trailer!

Recently realized The Aware Group is no more!

AWARE focused on a wide variety of information, including:
• Taxes - Can you lawfully stop filing? We'll show you what others have learned.
• Social Security - Can you permanently free yourself? Get the latest.
• Land Patents - You can take back true lawful ownership of your land.
• Asset Forfeiture - You can protect yourself against losses through the use of Pure Trusts.
• Licensing - Do you need permission to travel, marry, work, etc? Get the truth.

You'll now have to go somewhere else for this special info!!!

Added F.A.I.R. : Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting to the links of Good Luck Waking Up, since the Aware Group is gone. Not the same kind of information - but still, a great source for real coverage of the coverage.

25/Jul/06 : Tue

5:07 pm CST

Update to Ab Ex . com: New Feature! Cool photo-banner from Flickr adds stickiness to the site. GO SEE
Scroll down to see two more Flickr banners - one photograph each. The photos alternate randomly with each visit/refresh of page. Hover your mouse over the photo to get the title.

Approx. one month into the Sage's MySpace experience yields some 1500 friends. WITNESS IT

24/Jul/06 : Mon

9:11 pm CST

www.flickr.com More of ismaelcavazos' photos

I've created a new group at Flickr! It's called . . . Abstract Extractionism. Flickr has Badges that allow one to feature their photos. The one to the right is of my photos in the group Ab Ex @ Flickr.

Get blown away by some amazing examples of this artform at these exciting groups at Flickr:

• Lifeless Faces
• Facial Impressions
• Pareidolia
• Anthropomorphism
• Abstract Faces
• I See Faces

Here's one of my favorites right now: The Green Skull

11/Jul/06 : Tue

5:13 pm CST

I've got a new domain: Pareidolia.US!

Much gratitude to all those who've left kind comments about the Sage. Creating a profile for the Sage and adding friends has created a fan base that spans the globe, from Australia to Spain, from Cali. to N.Y.! Check out some of the comments from my guestbook. Also, don't forget to join in the discussion taking place at the bulletin boards of Glasstire.com.

03/Jul/06 : Mon

4:47 pm CST

Here is a temporary banner for The Secret of the Sages:

I used to have the sound of a croaking tree frog embedded in the site but feedback was negative.
I removed it today.

20/Jun/06 : Tue

6:04 pm CST

I made an amazing discovery in 2004. I'm just starting to make sense of it all. Tell me what you think. new!! Join in the discussion taking place at the bulletin boards of Glasstire.com.

19/Jun/06 : Mon

7:54 pm CST

Updates to the links section, AGAIN, of Abstract Extractionism, that makes over a dozen total!

16/Jun/06 : Fri

4:43 pm CST

Updates to the links section of Abstract Extractionism.

14/Jun/06 : Wed

11:50 pm CST

Wikipedia has removed 50% of my submissions - the self-serving half, ofcourse. Just as well.

14/Jun/06 : Wed

4:15 pm CST

Fresh Cup closed it's doors in May. Which is unfortunate because The Cup had agreed to keep my photography as the look of the coffee shop. Oh well, one can still visit The Stash on south First St. to check out a dozen of my photos.

I recently added Abstract Extractionism to the list of External Links for the word Pareidolia. I'd like to add the word Abstract Extractionism itself but it looks like I need to publish the idea first (more than internet publishing). I found it troubling that Wikipedia has added a new word: Religious Pareidolia, which is how the word pareidolia itself got its start. The nature of Wikipedia and the ability to add-as-you-go has allowed the word to morph and slowly become the meta label that has been missing - the fracturing of the word into "religious pareidolia" proves this. As these words still lack in helping to describe my art, Abstract Extractionism still has a chance.

Please help by posting a link to: Abstract Extractionism. Also writing about it in your blogs will help. Thanks.

In the first part of July I am featuring a special item on Ebay. Get ready - it will be on this level: but not religious!

Two new links for the Local Links section:
Cantanker
Bout What I Sees

09/Mar/06 : Thu

12:41 am CST

Tonight's the night.
My photography show "Hello Photo" is on view at Fresh Cup (200 San Jacinto - across from P.F.Changs at the base of the Hampton) from February to April.
Business hours: M - F 7am-7pm / Sat 8am-7pm / Sun 10am-4pm
The opening reception is on the 9th of March, Thursday from 6 - 11pm
See you there!

Also, if you're cruising art shows on this beautiful Thursday in Austin - check out "Child's Play". Featuring : Yvonne Beltran, Ismael Cavazos, Lisa DiRocco, April Garcia, Greg Garcia, Maria Graziani, Emily Kieson, Holly McCastlain, Marla Ripperda, Virginia Samsel, Jenny Frost Smith, Arie Stavchansky, Cherie A. Weaver, & Glade Whitworth

20/Feb/06 : Mon

5:56 pm CST

Create an e-annoyance, go to jail!!

20/Feb/06 : Mon

12:58 am CST

Find out why you are dumb - free!.

18/Feb/06 : Sat

4:15 pm CST

New!! 78704 Studio Tour . com is up and running. It's art sites for art enthusiasts - in the 04! Check it out.

17/Feb/06 : Fri

4:32 pm CST

This is my proposal for the Watershed Public Art Project:

11/Feb/06 : Sat

1:27 am CST

My photography show "Hello Photo" is on view at Fresh Cup (200 San Jacinto - across from P.F.Changs at the base of the Hampton) from February to April.
Business hours: M - F 7am-7pm / Sat 8am-7pm / Sun 10am-4pm
The opening reception is on the 2nd of March, Thursday from 6 - 10pm
See you there!

08/Feb/06 : Wed

8:19 pm CST

I found the following post at Craigslist:

austin craigslist > artists > ARTIST CALL: Mexic-Arte Museum, Compensation Included
last modified: Tue, 3 Jan 11:45 CST

please flag with care :   [miscategorized]    [prohibited]    [spam]    [discussion]    [best of]

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ARTIST CALL: Mexic-Arte Museum, Compensation Included

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Reply to: pr@mexic-artemuseum.org
Date: 2006-01-03, 11:45AM CST


Mexic-Arte Museum is seeking enthusiastic artists to plan and teach interactive projects with the youth of Austin for future, after school art programs. Programming will take place at the schools, and artists will complete a specified number of classes for paid compensation.

Artists must be bilingual and have a college degree, preferably in art!

Please send resumes to: Mexic-Arte Museum, P.O. Box 2273, Austin, TX 78768
Attn: Lacey Richter, Education Outreach Coordinator

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Mexic-Arte Museum is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. We are dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture. Founded in 1984, Mexic-Arte Museum has emerged as The Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas. Mexic-Arte Museum is located on the corner of 5th Street and Congress Avenue.

• this is in or around Austin, TX
  
• no -- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
  

The great news is after responding and working with Lacey Richter, I and my curriculum - "Becoming a Cartoonista" was accepted! And thanks to a grant from Applied Materials I am even getting paid.

08/Feb/06 : Wed

12:39 pm CST

O.K., I did it - I created a page at My Space.

News & Updates:
2005
2004

WWW.ISMAELCAVAZOS.COM is a creative-intense site - Please Respect Copyrights. All Rights Reserved Copyright 2002-2006 Ismael Cavazos. CONTACT the artist with inquiries.
To fully understand my art and my intentions, please read the LA Times article entitled, "Just whose idea is it anyway?" by Marc Porter Zasada "Hundreds and soon thousands of myspace users have changed their default profile image to one of a candle representing a request for peace in the Middle East and the world. The vigil, which lasts from the 20th to the 27th, is catching on like wildfire on the net's most popular social networking site. The website also boasts over a million signatures. The flame burns for peace!"