posted: March 4, 2010

Diana Bryan -Respected illustrator, teacher at Parsons for over 20 years.
I just found out that my dear friend Diana Bryan passed away February 22, 2010
The last time I saw her I was helping bring her computer to get repaired. We went to a gallery together in Kingston and of course she made a lunch for us. Diana was one of those people I thought would be around forever. I'm going to miss her.

Diana died peacefully in her sleep on February 22nd at Benedictine Hospital. She was 67 years old.
That's all I know - I got a beautiful note from Bob, her partner. My heart goes out to you Bob.

http://www.dianabryan.com/

posted: December 24, 2009

I hope Santa stops by your homes tonight. We are expecting Melvin the Elf to pay us a visit.

posted: December 12, 2009

Closing Party for David Goldin's Exhibition 

Sunday 1-5 pm Dec. 13th at LiloVeve Gallery
457 Grand Street, Brooklyn NY 11217
Located on Grand between Union and Keap Sts.
(L / G train to Lorimer St. / Metropolitan Ave.)

T: 718.388.2190

For those of you who couldn't make it to the opening, or even if you were there - here's a chance to see some artwork, buy a great gift, or just say hello. I'll be there Sunday between 1-5pm and I'd love to see you.

- David

posted: November 5, 2009

On a crisp early November morning my pal Mike and I set off in search of Clarence.
I'd spent years learning bits of information about Clarence Schmidt and now I was going to
see where it all happened. We scaled down a steep slope at the top of Ohayo Mountain and began to see signs of Clarence right away. Past enormous stacked stone walls, past foundations to forgotten shrines and into the woods over looking the Ashokan reservoir.

We found grottoes, tall towers of rocks and walls that make my back ache just thinking of hauling that much stone.
It's hard to tell from the photos but these are massive and go up the side of the mountain.

Then we began to see more signs of Clarence. Stuff nailed to trees,  a piece of the space shuttle and even the car he lived in after his house burned down. Wait... that's not the car... that's too small.

At the bottom of where his house had been we found debris all around.
But nothing like it used to be. Now it's just rock formations in disrepair and garbage strew all over.

Then we found it - the Studebaker station wagon upon which he had built a 2 story “tower” with a viewing deck on top.
The view is glorious but It was a strange somber feeling to be standing where once had stood Clarence Schmidt's broken down palace. Nothing like that could ever be built now a days. Not with the newer building codes and the Woodstock Planning board having to sign off on everything. The building inspector would have a melt-down and the high property values make it impossible.

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