Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Night of Ten Thousand Ants!

Since I am a sculptor, I have my studio in an old warehouse in downtown Los Angeles at an artist community.  When you live in a warehouse, you get used to a life that is not as cushy as living in a regular home.  For example I can't have carpeting because when it rains hard I get water flowing through my studio like rivers.  I make paths for the water to follow with piles of T shirts to direct the water away from the computer and such.  Once in a while I get some wild animal invasions as well.  I have had a possum in the kitchen, several feral cats have snuck in (one who stayed a month!), and a few various birds.  With the exception of that one cat who wouldn't leave, these creatures are fairly easy to get back outside.  Insects are another story.  One day I saw the largest millipede I have ever seen walking across my floor.  It had to be ten inches long as least.  Luckily there has only been one sighting of those nasty looking creatures.  So, one night I went to bed, and something felt not quite right.  I realized there was something crawling on me, and in several places.  I threw off the covers and turned on the light and to my horror there were gazillions of ants everywhere.  My body was covered in them.  I ran downstairs and took a shower to get them off me, then spent the rest of the entire night spraying insect killer all around my bed and entire studio.  Next came the shop vac, and I vacuumed up ants all over the place.  Finally I was rolling a roll of duct tape over my sheets to pick up the rest of the ants.  Not a pleasant way to spend a night.  It took me a long time before I got into bed without a good inspection beforehand.  Oddly enough, this only happened one time, and I found out later that a friend of mine had the same thing happen to him, on  the other side of the artist complex, and on the same night.   So, they are out there, and when you least expect it, they may come out of a crack in your floor by the thousands.  


Pleasant Dreams!


Stay tuned for tomorrows story about my day of 1000 eels!



Thursday, June 14, 2012

Kinetic Sculpture in Innovation Contest

Are you a Bruce Gray sculpture fan?  Make sure to vote for Bruce's rolling ball sculpture video submission, California Dreamin. The video has a chance to win over $20,000 in cash and prizes as part of the Boca Bearing Innovation Contest. Bruce plans to use the winnings to create a new rolling ball sculpture with lots of mind bending magnetic tricks.  Please help by sharing this post as well as voting for the video at: Innovation Contest

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

I Am Hoping For A Very Bad Leg Injury!

The art world has been quite sluggish lately, so I applied for an appearance on a new TV show. So far I have made it past the application and photos process. I have my on camera audition next week. I am hoping to break a leg!

Monday, June 11, 2012

Vote for Sculptor Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray: Click on Bruce Gray, then on "Collect Me" to help me win a gallery show in New York City and a $10,000 cash grant : Self - A Creative Competition

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Capital Steel & Wire, Inc. just featured Bruce Gray as the #3 pick for their Spectacular Steel: Our Top Ten Steel Sculpture Websites. Bruce's Big Cheese #4 Sculpture is featured here: Top Ten Sculptures