Sustainability, Fanaticism, and Fashion at USF!

"Sustainability, Fanaticism, and Fashion at USF!," an upcoming fashion show, will take place November 14, 2009 at 8:00pm at the University of South Florida Marshall Student Center, room 2100A.  There is no cost to attend this event.  Free refreshments will be provided, and catalogs of apparel will be dispensed.  This event is funded in part by a USF Graduate Student Challenge Grant. 

The purpose of this event is to display a new line of apparel, which has been designed to fit the opinions expressed by USF students who took a recent survey measuring attitudes on fanaticism in relation to sustainability.   

For more information, please visit http://www.ellenmueller.com/fashion or email Ellen at emmuelle@mail.usf.edu 

Sustainability, Fanaticism, and Fashion at USF! Date/Times: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:00pm Location: University of South Florida Marshall Student Center, room 2100A 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620 More Info: http://www.ellenmueller.com/fashion Media Contact: Ellen Mueller, emmuelle@mail.usf.edu

Promotional Image available for download at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iJ1kDuLErsnxPGE6Ju2zzA?feat=directlink

700 x 467, 72dpi (web quality)

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Pj3vm01Kku7RHcyAEqt6_Q?feat=directlink

6" x 4", 300dpi (print quality)

Linear Thinking

Know anyone up around Madison, FL?  I have some new panel drawings in a 3-person show for the month of November, so send your North-Florida friends to go check it out!

LINEAR THINKING

Nov. 3-30, 2009

Reception:  Nov. 10, 12-1:30pm

at North Florida Community College

Hardee Center for the Arts

Hours: M-TH, 10am-4pm

850-973-1642

Featuring the work of Ellen Mueller, Sayward Henry, and Wendy DesChene

Wrap-up of the Sustainability Mixer

I'm lucky.  Clark Brooks has done an excellent job of summarizing the events of the "1st Annual Black & White Sustainability Mixer & Recognition Ceremony" in this recent blog post.  I hope you'll take a look and see how the evening went.  He has a bunch of pictures as well as some humorous commentary from his point of view as the CEO of the evening.

Enjoy!

Making of the fish trophy

Just for fun, I thought I'd show how I made the 3 foot long chocolate fish trophy that was featured in last Friday's "1st Annual Black & White Sustainability Mixer & Recognition Ceremony."

Step 1: Make wood fish

Step 2:  Make a mold of the fish (I vacuum-formed the wood fish in 2 pieces because our vacuum-former was not big enough to do the whole thing at once, and then taped the halves together and embedded them in plaster for sturdiness)

Step 3:  Pour chocolate into the mold, let cool completely, and pull out a chocolate fish!

Step 4:  Decorate with little chocolate disks that look like scales.

 

Step 5: Give the trophy away to people that will eat it!

 

Interview at Clark Brooks' blog

Check out this interview at Clark Brooks' blog, "Ridiculously Inconsistent Trickle of Consciousness."

Clark Brooks

We talk about my work as a whole, and upcoming events, including the "1st Annual Black & White Sustainability Mixer & Recognition Ceremony."  Hope to see you there!

Canvas5 Exhibit on October 16th

http://www.canvas813.com

How to Get There 

I'll have a drawing in this show, and I'll be at the opening after I finish up at the "1st Annual Black & White Sustainability Mixer & Recognition Ceremony "...

See you there!

New Panel Series on Fanaticism, Sustainability, & America

Here are some pics of my most recent series of paint and charcoal on wood panel.  The works are inspired by my recent research into the relationship between fanaticism, sustainability and America.  These are the first four in the series of eight.