History of the Pantsuit

PANTSUIT (Paunthas Suticus ) History of: Part 1


Pantsuits were originally made of wood.



Ancient hieroglyphs suggest Aliens may have brought the first pantsuit to Earth.



Pantsuits were illegal during prohibition times. They were only worn in secret societies, and wearers were often jailed or even put to death if discovered. Masks were always worn with pantsuits due to their highly illegal nature.

Hillary Clinton debt retirement contest with James Carville winners

Sorry to ramble on with the name, but what was the name of that contest anyway?

Does anyone know who won "A day with Bill Clinton"?
I can't find any information about this and it's driving me crazy!
If you know, do tell!
I wonder if the winner gets to choose what they do in New York with Bill. Clubbing? Gallery hopping? Sushi? Go see "Hair"?
Enquiring minds need to know!

Lost in Hillaryland

Somewhere in Hillaryland, another victory is won.

Hillaryland natives

Meanwhile, the natives of Hillaryland run to meet the boat.

Calling all Hillary Artists!

ROLL CALL FOR HILLARY ARTISTS:

We've got work to do and attendance must be taken.

If you are an artist who's number one muse is Hillary Clinton, please speak up.

Cricket. Cricket.



"Pantsuits: the myth and the magic"

"Pantsuits through the Ages"

Or "The Myth of the Pantsuit"...

Winners of the Hillary Clinton, James Carville debt retirement contest

Tick tock already. I'm dying to know who won the "Pay down Hillary's debt some more" contest.

If you didn't know about this contest, the prizes are as follows:

Door number 1: Spend a day with President Clinton in New York City. (Hell ya! Pick me! Pick me! Gallery-hopping with Bill!)
Door number 2: Attend the American Idol season finale. (Booooooring! If Shirley Jones isn't one of the contestants, I have zero interest).
Door number 3: Tour D.C. with James Carville and Paul Begala. (ZZZZZZZZ, no thanks! Is this supposed to sound fun?)

This is starting to look like one of those weird Hillary knock-knock jokes.



I just want to win Door number 1! I just found out the winners will be announced TODAY via telephone. So I for one am keeping my phone by my side.

Shirley Jones goes top-less!

What's the next best thing to Hillary?
Shirley Jones of-course.
Here's the latest on Shirl.....

"SHIRLEY Jones just turned 75, but she hasn't slowed down since she starred in "Oklahoma!" in 1955. The grandmother of 10 goes topless in an upcoming episode of A&E's "The Cleaner." Playing a washed-up, alcoholic chanteuse, Jones, who won a 1960 Oscar playing a prostitute in "Elmer Gantry," opens up her blouse in a climactic scene -- we hope with her back to the camera. Plus, the star of the wholesome "Partridge Family" plans a concert tour with Florence Henderson, the "Brady Bunch" star who went head-to-head with Jones in the Nielsen ratings in 1970".

Dig it! I'm imagining they'll tour in a painted bus. I just wish Flo and Shirley would make it a trio and add Hillary to their show.


Shirley Jones strip-tease in which she takes off her crocheted hat...hot!

Magic Hill Masks

They're magically disturbing!

Hillary and Conniff

Monday and I'm painting Hillary masks and listening to Ray Coniff.....

It's the simple pleasures.....

Maudlin over Maude

I am sorry to hear that Bea Arthur died today.
I always loved her and those long vests she wore.

If you have a Maude vest, today is a good day to wear it in her memory.

Flying dreams

I woke up this morning from an excellent flying dream.
I dreamt I was at home on the Vineyard. I went to the thrift shop and found a big brown fuzzy blanket of sorts that was made out of foam and brown fur.
I took this blanket outside onto our street and held it behind me like wings. It was windy and twilight.
I flapped my arms and the wind swept me up into the air just a few feet.
I spent this windy early evening playing with my new discovery.

All my friends were going to play "twilight tennis", so I flew along.
My mother was with me to make sure I didn't fly too high, and pull me back if I did.
I saw a perfect photo Op, and called to my mother to take this photo, and she did.

The sun was going down behind me, shining through my wings. Yellow, orange, brown, and red.
I was wearing a brown fur hat with ears and a pretty bad-ass brown outfit. I posed like a super hero.

This afternoon I tried to paint the basic feeling and gestures.
It was much cooler than this though.

Dreams and forgetting

For almost a year I have been hounding my friend Melissa to send me a painting that I'd left at her house in North Carolina during the campaign.
It was a painting I did of Hillary, and it was signed by Bill.




It finally arrived at my house yesterday, yea!
Along with this painting came a surprising item I had completely forgotten about...

Over the past year I have found myself pondering this question, "Did Hillary ever sign one of my Melmac plates?"
Deep in my mind's eye I imagined Hillary signing the plate I made depicting her standing in my favorite childhood invention called "Rainbow Candyland". I decided this was only a dream. I was sure I sold that plate in the Hill-art auction.

Well, ta-Da, check out this classic piece of memorabilia!


Sweet!


Note that I made this back in 2007-vintage Hillary!

Though I have no recollection of her signing this plate, I unearthed this photo today which proves it actually happened.


Funny what we forget.

These forgotten items were also in the box...


My up-coming art show is looking bigger and brighter than ever!

Hillary Clinton and Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day I would like to say something serious for a moment. (ZZZZZZZZZ) Please read on...

I have always had the passionate conviction that we live in a time absolutely crucial to the continued existence of our planet.
Although I no longer live as I did for years.... as a vegan living off the land with no electricity, car, or running water... the conviction is still just as strong. We have to make huge changes on our planet or we are all toast.

I believe with heart and soul that Hillary Clinton is a person who will guide us as a country and as a planet into the right direction. I believe Hillary is a rare and powerful spirit of good.
If the purpose of my life is to play the fool for Hillary with a paintbrush, then lucky me, I can't think of a better way to spend it.


(The Fool, painted on a car hood)


Here's what Hillary said today regarding Earth Day.....

“We’re trying to green diplomacy and we want to do it every day, not just on Earth Day. That starts with our foreign policy, and accepting that climate change is more than a scientific phenomenon. It’s a political challenge, it’s an economic force, it’s a security threat, and a moral imperative. We’ve already seen the results of climate change, which has, because of rising waters, because of desertification, displaced communities, and jeopardized food and water supplies, helped to spread epidemics and threatened the continued existence of island nations."

Last painting of the day

I painted this in the last 15 minutes before the sun went down, just in time to photograph it.
I just flew in under the imaginary wire.

Call right now!

Hillary Clinton International Bilateral discussion phone line communication opening now....from 3Pm till 6 PM

CALL 520-236-6342
your access code is: HILLARY (4455279)

Call right now!

Not in MY town!

(Potential letter to the Editor)

To the concerned citizens of Bisbee,

As many of you may have noticed, there's a new disruptive presence in out town, and it's reeking havoc on Brewery Gulch!
It's name is Joseph Klinger, and he needs to be stopped dead in his tracks!
First he took a lovely, historic building and turned it into THIS eyesore!

If this isn't bad enough, he then took a perfectly lovely, over-grown abandoned lot and turned it into an "art project" he calls a dog park! The nerve of some people!


He seems to think that cleaning up the dog poop all over the neighborhood, and giving dogs a shady park with water is going to put him in our good graces...think again Mr. Klinger, I wasn't born yesterday! Your not going to pull the wool over MY eyes!



Every day he adds more junk to this heap of trash he calls "functionable art".
Imagine my horror when I drove by yesterday and saw THIS new edition to his menagerie of trash!


I demand this man return our empty lot and all it's dog poop to the tax-paying citizens of Bisbee.
Not in MY town, Mr. Klinger! Poop on you!

Disgusted,
Mrs. Edna Kravitz

Bilateral extension

Due to the wild success of the Bilateral conference, I've decided to host it again tomorrow.
See post below for terms and agreements.


May the Hillforce be with you.

Bilateral with Hillary Clinton International Art Ambassador

I will be hosting a bilateral discussion today, phone lines will be open between 3 PM and 6 PM (MST).
Conversation will be STRICTLY held to two subjects:
Hillary Rodham Clinton and this video*.

CALL 520-236-6342
your access code is: HILLARY (4455279)




*Federal Communications regulations forbid discussion of unlicensed conversation defined in this agreement. Noncompliance of this stipulation will result in communication termination.

Hillary's schedule/My schedule

Hillary's schedule today:


SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON:
7:45 a.m. Breakfast with Vice President Biden.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. Meeting with Dr. Mutassim Qadhafi, National Security Adviser of Libya.
(CAMERA SPRAY IN TREATY ROOM PRECEDING BILATERAL/ EDITORIAL PRESENCE WELCOME / NO Q&A)
Pick up time for cameras: 8:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Final access time for writers and stills: 9:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
10:30 a.m. Attend The President’s bilateral and press availability with His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the White House.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
12:15 p.m. Host working lunch for His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
(CAMERA SPRAY IN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ROOM PRECEDING LUNCH / EDITORIAL PRESENCE WELCOME / NO Q&A)
Pick up time for cameras: 11:30 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Final access time for writers and stills: 12:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
1:30 p.m. Bilateral with Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia.
(OPEN PRESS / JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY IN TREATY ROOM FOLLOWING BILATERAL AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 P.M.)
Pick up time for cameras: 1:45 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Final access time for writers and stills: 2:15 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
2:45 p.m. Bilateral with His Excellency Yusef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of The Sultanate of Oman.
(CAMERA SPRAY IN TREATY ROOM FOLLOWING BILATERAL AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 P.M. / EDITORIAL PRESENCE WELCOME / N! O Q& A)
Pick up time for cameras: 2:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Final access time for writers and stills: 3:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street entrance

THERE WILL BE A DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
At approximately 11:00 a.m. with Robert A. Wood

My schedule today:

ART AMBASSADOR GRETCHEN
9:30 Roll out of bed
9:50 Bilateral with computer and coffee
9:55 Waste time doing this
10:15 Find two socks that match
10:30 Mail off art show posters to her Excellency, Collena Minister of Candelabra gallery
(CAMERA SPRAY AT POST OFFICE/EDITORIAL PRESS WELCOME/Q&A )
Pick up time for cameras: 10:15 a.m. from the Brewery Gulch Street entrance
11:00 Procrastinate
12:00 Lunch with Her Excellency Ivy the cat
12:15 Telephone bilateral with Her Excellency, Queen Mother Jackie Baer, Ruler of the Dumptique.

12:30 Begin painting
1:15 Bilateral with computer and cat
1:30 Paint
3:PM Host a Bilateral session while painting

Journey to Hillaryland

"Journey to Hillaryland" is a collection of new paintings by "Hillary Clinton International Art Ambassador", Gretchen Baer.
Using vibrant, bold colors, Gretchen pledges her continuing support of Secretary Clinton and her vital work of dramatically improving women's lives worldwide.
Gretchen is best known for her painted, decorated automobile called "The Hillcar", in which she campaigned for Hillary across the country. She also created "The Hillary Clinton Army", which now has thousands of members.
Tucson will be the first stop on Gretchen's International art tour. Come celebrate and enjoy her wild, colorful new paintings as well as the famous 'Hillcar", Saturday, May 9th from 7-11 PM, and Sunday, May 10th for 1-6 PM at the Candelbra Gallery (412 E. 7th St.)



How's that?

The storm is gathering

Studio at night

I'm wondering why I'm using so much orange in my paintings.

Could it be because I feel like I'm inside of a pumpkin?

Journey to Hillaryland

    Poster by Shawnee Hicks

We interrupt out regularly scheduled program for a bizarre family photo break...


(From the Jackie Baer collection)

Now on with the Hillary show!

The power of the pantsuit

Pantsuit power.



Discuss.....

From the vaults

Here is a drawing I dug up from the vaults.

Say what?

What? What things were said out of the corners of their mouths that day?

"
So you'll have to read "Chasing Hillary" to find out!*

*There's a pretty good back-story, I promise you.

The weather according to me

There's sun

There's snow



There's rain

There's Hillary.

Hillary always welcome

Oh look! It's another Bisbee gallery where Hillary is always welcome!


Kate Pearson ( AKA Love 23)

"Baby Hillary" and "Snow Hillary" can be seen this weekend in another one of Kate Pearson's famous "Art Marts".
This art show is chock full of fabulous Bisbee artists, so come check it out Saturday night!

Who should play Hillary?

It's time for more fun and games!



HBO is making a movie about the 2008 election and have yet to decide on the cast.
This sounds like a job for the H.C.A.!
So who do you think should play Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, Sarah Palin, and John Mccain?

Hmmm.... I've got to give this some thought, but please bring on your picks!

Hillary dreams

I'm so pathetic.
I dreamt last night that I went to a Hillary event with some friends from New York and, surprise, surprise...Chelsea Clinton.



Do you ever have Hillary dreams?
If so, bring 'em on!

We will miss you, Tom Kennedy

We are all saddened to hear that our dear friend
Tom Kennedy, art car magician, musician, and political activist, drowned yesterday, April 12th, on Easter Sunday.



Tom was a force of nature and a huge inspiration to us all. He lived life absolutely voraciously, and taught others to do the same.
Art car royalty, Tom created more bad-ass art cars than anyone I know. He gave up all the conventions of life in order to change the world.



Tom was a powerhouse of art and love. He used art to fight against the powers of war, corruption, greed, and the destruction of our planet. His life's mission was to create freedom and peace for everyone.

I think Tom lived life more fully and meaningfully in a single day than most people do in an entire lifetime.

Thank you for all you have given us, Tom.





Tom gave his all to the election of Barrack Obama.
Please watch his video.

The devil has seen his day

"THE DEVIL HAS SEEN HIS DAY"
By the Hillary Clinton Army


(The players: the Devil and the Hill-angels)


It is with open arms and an open heart that Hill-angel enters stage left.



The Devil plots.


The battle between good and evil rages on...






The Hill-angels work their magic


And love triumphs once again.


The Devil has seen his day.


Fade out.

THE END

The Twelve Apostles of Hillary

And so it came to be that the Twelve Apostles of Hillary doth climbed the mountain.
They stood high upon the mountaintop and St. Hillary speaketh unto them.
"Go forth, my children, and BLOW SOME SHIT UP!"




Easter, by Patti Smith

Time has come.
Does everyone have their TNT ready?



But first, I trust that you will all join me for Hill-mass.

HILLARY CLINTON INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW in New York City?

Seems like a good idea to me!
I'm just sayin'.

Hillary Clinton and Easter

Any Hillary Clinton Army member worth their salt knows that Easter goes with Hillary Clinton, like... well, Easter and Hillary Clinton!



Is it the colorful array of pantsuits, or that Hillary's favorite color is yellow?
No one really knows.
It's one of those mysteries of life meant to be pondered upon while biting the head off a Hill-Peep.
Today, this is exactly what I find myself doing.

I suggest everyone rest up for tomorrow, when all of us Hillarys hop up the bunny trail for some explosive fun!

The Clinton Cut-off Collection

Here's is today's hastily drawn representation of an idea I have called the "Clinton Cut-off Collection"...

Early bird

I've changed the date of the opening of the Martha's Vineyard showing of "THE HILLARY CLINTON INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW"
to Saturday, August 15th. This date is final.

The early bird catches the worm.

Lillery

Who's that hiding behind an Easter lilly?


(semi-abstract work in progress of the day)

Oh, crap...it's Lillery!

*This painting may not live to see another day, so I thought I'd better post it now.

A Hillary chia pet? I want one!

Here's a story send to me by our German Hill-friend Moni, of HILL FORCE ONE.

cartoon by Hill Force One

I want one too! Sign me up for a Hillary chia pet!

Looks like we're on!

The Hillary Clinton INTERNATIONAL! Art show will be shown on Martha's Vineyard at
Hastings in the Alley
Opening: Saturday, August 22nd, 4-8 PM
.

Sun Hillary ( work in progress)

Art show on the Vineyard

I'm working to bring my Hillary Clinton INTERNATIONAL! art show to Martha's Vineyard during the time the Clintons and the Obamas are reportedly visiting in August.
Things are looking good! I got a definite YES from a gallery in Oak Bluffs, just setting the date right now!
Keep your fingers crossed, would you?


Hillary Partridge ( work of the day in progress)

The Clintons and the Obama's on Martha's Vineyard

Looks like the Clintons and the Obamas will be vacationing at the same time and the same place this summer.
Hmmm.... as Martha's Vineyard is where I'm from, it looks like I might choose this time myself.
Perhaps I'll have my Hillary Clinton INTERNATIONAL art show then...
This seems too good to pass up. I'll have to think about it I'll do it!


random photo as a teen

Gem Sweater of Death

Last night's Leslie Hall show not for the weak of heart. It was chock full of danger and death-defying stunts gone awry. Besides the usual problems with malfunctioning mics and lights, it seemed like everything went wrong.
This just made it an even more delightful train wreck to behold.
The girls took each mishap in stride however, and continued to barrel through their way through a fabulous jumble of songs about gem sweaters, trolls, and junk food.


Leslie

The show was fraught with disaster from the first confusing stunt where Leslie seemed to fall into a huge box covered in gold lame. The box was then rolled away and never seen again.
The audience was really in for a treat when Leslie dramatically ripped down the projection sheet to reveal Mona and Dr. Laura hanging in harnesses tied to some scaffolding.


Laura and Mona

When they both flipped upside down, Mona's pleas of "help" alerted Leslie and the audience that things were not quite right.
Mona cried out, " my harness isn't on right!" Laura's pleas were soon to follow.
Leslie had to get assistance to pull them down. They were suspended about a foot off the ground.

It was extra fun watching this show with Nadia and Paul from Flam Chen.


Nadia and Paul

Flam Chen is a pyrotechnic circus that is like Cirque De Soleil with fire. Massive ariel stunts with explosives and fire are their specialty. They have a 3 million dollar insurance coverage.
Leslie's show was far more dangerous, and Nadia and Paul were completely charmed by it.

When Leslie high-kicked Laura in the face, the show had to stop for a moment to make sure Laura was O.K.
She took it in stride and the show went on. It was great to see Laura back in the act, by the way.
She'd been missing for a while and the show wasn't the same without her.


Laura, Leslie, Mona

I highly recommend you see Leslie's fun, over-the-top show.
I don't know if you'll be so lucky to see as many mishaps as we did, but I guarantee you haven't already fallen in love with Leslie Hall, you soon will.
Sigh......

Leslie Hall and Hillary Clinton

At last! It's been years in the making. The missing link has been linked. The Leslie Hall/ Hillary Clinton connection has been made!

Congratulations, Bill!

Today is a big day for our dear freind, Bill Carter.

Bill is in Sarajevo today receiving an huge recognition from Bosnia. They are making him an honorary citizen!



Bill lived in Sarajevo during the 1992-1995 Serbian, Montenegrin and Croatian aggressions against Bosnia.
He helped for more than 1 500 tons of food to be delivered, and spread of truth about Sarajevo to the outside world.
If you haven't read his amazing story, or seen his documentary film, "Miss Sajajevo", you really must.
It will change your life.



Congratulations, Bill!

Swimming Cities of Swoon

SAILING ART RAFTS: THE NEXT GENERATION

A new generation of raft artists have hit the water!
Giving myself a little credit here, I think I was the first to bring full-blown art onto the sailing raft scene.
There are art rafts all over the world, but very few that sail.
NYC Artist SWOON has brought this art raft concept to new heights. She is creating art rafts and sailing them in exotic seas in far away lands.
Her third adventure with her sustainability circus is entitled Swimming Cities of Serenissima is comprised of three rafts that will float through the Adriatic Sea from Slovenia to Venice throughout May 2009. The final destination will be Venice.







My Dragon raft, which was abandoned on the Hudson river in 1997 has lived at Swoon's art retreat on Long Island for over 10 years. It is currently being restored.



I've never been to this place, but one of these days I'd like to check it out.
Either that or meet I'll meet Swoon in Slovenia.

Sunday's work in progress

( S.S. HILLARY 4' by 8' oil on canvas)
Hillary silhouette borrowed from All Things Hillary Clinton.

Leslie Hall, Flam Chen, and Stereo Total

What does Leslie Hall, Flam Chen, Stereo Total and Hillary Clinton have in common?

I don't know yet, but tomorrow we will find out!

Tomorrow we will be going on a field trip to Tucson in the Hillcar to play with all these people.
If you can't make the trip, I'll be taking lots of pictures. If you can, I'll see you there!

We will staying at the home of the intriguing Nadia and Paul, the creators of the mind-boggling pyrotechnic circus,
Flam Chen.


Flam Chen

We will then be treated to some music by Stereo Total .

Stereo Total "Automatique"



To put this day over the top, Leslie Hall, will will be making the scene!

Leslie Hall, "Gem Sweater"


Leslie was our very first show of our art cabaret, El-Change-O!


Myself, Leslie, and DJ Laura.

I can't wait till tomorrow! But today I have a lot of painting to do, so stay tuned!

The Rhythm of Life

I'm completely fired up to be alive in these days of Barrack and Hillary...

I'm so excited that last night I dreamt I was doing back flips in the air to this song....



This was such a fun dream that I woke up laughing!

Art Ambassador for Hillary Clinton

I'm just sayin'

Saint Hillary

Siouxsie Sioux appreciation moment

I'd like to take a moment to go off THE SUBJECT and talk about another fabulous female icon, Siouxsie Sioux.



Siouxsie has been consistently been putting out fantastic albums for the past 32 years, a rather shockingly long time.
She is 52 years old.
As one of the main cultural icons of the Punk/Goth generation, how she escaped the 80's seemingly unscathed is a mystery to me.
She has always been, and continues to be, one of my favorite female role models.
After 30-some years, Siouxsie continues to be a smart, original, prolific and compelling individual.
This, I find, to be a rarity.


Siouxsie interview at 50 years old.


Siouxsie interview at 19 years old.


I wonder what Siouxsie thinks about Hillary?
I tried googling this but all that turns up is that blasted Hillary Clinton Army!

Go to jail!

Today I get the "Go to Jail" card in the game of "Ready or not!".



If your just tuning in, "Ready or not!" is a game I play in which I have to make a new piece of Hillary art each day.

Vote for Obama...again?

MSNBC has a new poll up about President Obama.
Republicans are flooding it with "F" votes.
Please take a half a second to give the man an "A" like he deserves!

VOTE FOR OBAMA



Now let's get back to THE SUBJECT!

The S.S. HILLARY

The S.S. HILLARY has set sail.


(4' by 8' painting I started about a half an hour ago)

It's passengers; the mythic creatures of our ancient past.

They have been awakened from their centuries of slumber for this specific moment in time.

Hill-cleanse/Hill-shrine

Today I feel a new vigor and excitement about what I'm doing, you know, this Hillary thing.

It could be due to my 3rd week of being on the "Hill-cleanse", or it could be just spring.

Anyhow, I have begun building a Hill-shrine on top of the mountain.

I leave it to Siouxsie to best sum up my feelings today....

Latest

Works in progress of the day:

Tune in for torture!

I've been invited to be on BISBEE RADIO ( streams on the net) tonight at 7 PM Arizona time.
This week's theme is "musicals".
I will be blowing the dust off some of the worst musicals ever, such as....


"THE BATHROOMS ARE COMING!" An "American Standard" industrial musical.
This was one of my favorites growing up, I still know all the words... scary!


LET MY PEOPLE COME! A nude musical. Turns out one of Bisbee's own is featured on this album.
Tune in to find out who!

I'll be mining the depths of stinky musicals, so tune in for torture!
Call in and harass us at 520-432-1400