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CheekyGirl's San Fernando Valley ART/CHOP - 3/19/10 aka "The Great Brownie Massacre of 2010" |
CheekyGirl
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From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
|  Posted: 2010-03-22 09:09 am Permalink
I've got more pics...but I was so tired after the chop. I was busy cleaning my sty in order to make it somewhat presentable for the chop. I will post more after work! Thanks TikiG for the pics and everyone for coming and making it a blast!
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geedavee
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From: South Pasadena, CA
| Posted: 2010-03-22 10:28 am Permalink
Thanks Cheeky Girl for hosting an awesome chop. I wish I had done a little more work, but the food and the fun were great. Can't wait til the next Valley chop.
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Capt. R.H. Falernum
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From: Mar Vista (Los Angeles), CA
| Posted: 2010-03-22 11:25 am Permalink
Thank you CheekyGirl for being a great & gracious host. There could not have been a better introduction to the world of chops.
Thanks also to everyone working on pieces at the chop. Seeing the many talented artists at work was a great inspiration to take up a chisel, brush or blowtorch in the near future!
On a personal note, I'm glad to have finally found a receptive audience to my very specific (and incredibly brilliant) brownie-based performance art. With full humility, we all must agree that this could be the most compelling & important artistic work of our generation. I'll be taking this act on the road in Spring/Summer 2010 -- invite me to your party & I'll lay waste to the tastiest desserts in arm's reach.
Yours truly,
Captain (of destruction) Falernum
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TikiG
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From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2010-03-22 11:29 am Permalink
Hey Capt! -
Are you in anyway related to KEITH MOON?
So. Cal needs a master of the fine art of auto-destruction 
Damn! the beginning of a whole new genre of PolyPop art and I'm proud to say I witnessed its birth 
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CheekyGirl
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From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2010-03-22 10:02 pm Permalink
I don't want to post too many duplicates, so here's a few more pictures:
Kirby arrives to the chop in style...
TikiG working on his piece...
Taking a break...
The "guard dog" protecting his work...
Jeff manning the grill....
Murph putting the finishing touches on the Kracken beachcomber light...
Hiltiki checking out some carvings...
(BTW, Hiltiki, those tortilla chips were killer!)
A closer look at geedavee's tux tiki...
Great chop, hope to host in another few months. By then the tree will fruiting mulberry will end its cycle and will only provide much needed shade in the coming hot months of the valley.
Thanks everyone for coming!
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TikiG
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From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2010-03-23 1:35 pm Permalink
Thanks for the pics! G
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Tonga Tom
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| Posted: 2010-03-23 2:11 pm Permalink
Yes indeed, thank you for all the pix everyone!
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TikiMango
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2010-03-23 4:43 pm Permalink
It looks like it was not only a grand time, but a great event! How come you guys do all this now AFTER I leave Da Valley?
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CheekyGirl
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From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2010-03-29 11:08 pm Permalink
Mango...really we didn't plan it that way!
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Billy the Crud
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From: San Diego
| Posted: 2010-04-21 9:45 pm Permalink
I'm SUPER bummed I couldn't make this one and get rid of some of these logs. Thomas found out he couldn't make it at the last minute and that was right about the time I faded into obscurity for a spell.(stress WILL kill you) I still have an ASSLOAD (as in DONKEYLOAD) of logs. I need a chop soon before I go totally mad.
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geedavee
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From: South Pasadena, CA
| Posted: 2010-06-08 1:37 pm Permalink
Not exactly sure where to post this but since it is a local event in the SGV, I thought I would try it here rather than to start a new thread.
For any carvers in the SFV and SGV areas that are looking for carving tools, there is an Old Tool Swap Meet in Pasadena at Arroyo Hardwoods.
2707 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
http://www.arroyohardwoods.com/
This Saturday, June 12th, 2010
6AM-NOON
I went last year and I picked up a few good tools for a decent price.
These are mostly old-school tools like draw knives, spokeshaves, planers, etc.
Here is some info.
http://www.toolswapusa.com/SwapMeetSchedule.htm
Just passin' it on.
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CheekyGirl
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From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2010-06-08 6:02 pm Permalink
That's good info Dave! Good to know where to get you're hands on some tools.
And the stupid berries are all over the ground right now...I'm hoping to host another chop, maybe in Oct. (I've got a lot of things going in June/July and there are a lot of events in August. The valley is miserable in Aug/Sept. anyhow.
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