Native Art, Bingorage and Other Stuff

Published on 2010-08-03 18:40:00

Aloha, BingoRagers; Sorry about the posting drought. This summer has been a trial, concerning our OAC Northern Arts grant objectives. It seems that we haven't had a three-day stretch of time without rain and/or severe weather. Our muralwall construction had been plagued by the effects of the wet weather and damaged by high winds, early in its build. Joe's determination and hard work has seen the wall, stage and safe-zone clearing catching up with the season, however. We are still prepar

Ins3ct: - Horizontal Transfer

Published on 2010-04-22 04:28:00

BingoRagers; I apologise for going so long, between posts. here is a quick vid of a piece that stood aside for quite some time; stewing... and serving as a platform for drinks and ashtrays. Enjoy.:Eric--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tags: art process, painting, acrylic paint, insect, Ins3ct, Trip Wamsley,horizontal transfer, Native Art, Canadian blog, First Nation, Native blog,Bingorage, Broken Vulture Art, blog,pics

Eagle / Human Transformation... New video, ArtPost & LinkyPost

Published on 2010-04-06 21:15:00

New BingoRage Studio production: Eagle/Human Transformation.Acrylic on plywood, Digital Photo Manipulation.Remember!! "The Spirit Fire is Lit, Again" event; August 6-7, 2010. Spirit Fire Park; Devlin, Ontario. Generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council.New mural and sculpture installations, new art infrastructure, camping, theatrical presentation, Rodney Brown performance, paintball... other stuff. Register to camp; arrange paintball [zzorhn@hotmail.com].We are seeking mural sponsors to su

DEBATE March 25

Published on 2010-03-25 06:42:00

Most thumbnail pics and medium size pics will now click to a larger detail photo, in separate page. Please let me know of any missing image links. The accompanying video is a comprehensive history of this piece; from its earliest paint until its current incarnation, as seen from a single perspective. Let me know what you think.Thanks.:Eric.The DEBATE composition is painted on a "masonite board". I'm not sure how long the base will last. Maybe the glue in the board will end up disintegrating in a

"The Spirit Fire is Lit, Again" Broken Vulture Art and Spirit Fire Park 2010 project

Published on 2010-03-21 08:25:00

Greeting BingoRagers, new and old;I have been remiss in posting a welcome to new ‘Ragers, who may have found their way here, through the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. Spirit Fire Park (Joe) and Broken Vulture Art (me!) sponsored the March 11 episode: "Go on a Spacewalk with Astronaut Chris Hadfield".The video accompanying tonight’s post is an overview of our Ontario Arts Council-supported project; "The Spirit Fire is Lit, Again". Here is a link to our "Spirit Fire is Lit, Again" project Fac

MetaRage - March 3, 2010 - Linkypost+Artpost

Published on 2010-03-03 05:12:00

As you can see, I have finally made the switch to the "New Blogger" template. The main reason that I have done so, is the ease of access to "older posts". I will tweak the new setup, shortly.BingoRage has had a few technical problems affecting new and old postings, which I’ll tell you about, shortly. The long-promised third installment of the LeechWater story, is in the pipeline; I swear. Find LEECHWATER part 1 [here] and part 2 [here]. *N.B. The chapters contain swear words and offensive, har

Chinaski of Red Lake, Ontario; Winter, 1989.

Published on 2010-01-25 06:41:00

These works by Eric Keast, are licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.Let me explain my Creative Commons license, as it applies to my words, ideas, static images, audio or video, etcetera: * All non-commercial use allowed, with "Broken Vulture Art" attribution and "BingoRage.com" citation, for free.* Don’t be a dink, use the link. {BingoRage}. * Responsible Commercial use allowed, with "Broken Vulture Art" attribution and "BingoRage.com" attri

Published on 2010-01-08 07:26:00

Salutations, BingoRagers.I apologise for having been AWOL for the last two months. My hunting season and my holiday season have been very creative and productive, but has given me an excuse to avoid the administrative parts of my work. The short photographic essay, below, documents the step-by-step compositional evolution of my latest painting, entitled DEBATE, from October 2009 until January 4, 2010. It is being painted with acrylics, on an approximate, four foot square of masonite board. Plea

Hiatus nearly over at BingoRage headquarters

Published on 2009-12-24 12:03:00

Sorry folks. I have been a bad, bad bloggist since hunting season started...then passed... then the holidays.Merry middle-eastern deathcult messiahhood, happy solstice, etc. Will have new updates soon.:Eric--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New canvas, with chalk sketch.

First grouse of season.

Published on 2009-10-05 01:26:00

I sent the following message to my MP (NDP), about the provincial push to create a "harmonised sales tax" in Ontario. The federal NDP and Liberals do not suport the HST proposal, and the Conservatives are distancing themselves from it."One ramification of the HST debate that I have not heard elsewhere: Treaty rights. Currently, Ontario status Natives are not required to pay PST; but if taxes are "harmonised", then will First Nations consumers be forced to save receipts and seek reimbursement? Mu

CutFoot Dances On

Published on 2009-09-30 05:49:00

"Cut Foot Dances With A Beast"- continued---The old fire watch tower has been removed from its concrete pad at Pither's Point Park. This would make a great site for a sculptural installation; dontcha think?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Another Native blog. This one belongs to CBC Manitoba reporter, Waubgeshig Rice.My Bud, Ryan McMahon has been plenty busy. He's trying to get a sitcom, shot locally."... McMahon felt his proposed

CutFoot Dances With A Beast

Published on 2009-09-16 05:31:00

Find Maisy and Shannon. Please take a look.My bud, Ryan's immortal curmudgeon, Clarence Two Toes.Inspiring Native author, Sherman Alexie, coming out with new collection of stories; WarDances.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CutFoot Dances With A BeastCreating the Background, July.Yay! Throwing paint makes me happy.---Interlude.Adding human and "beast" elements to composition, September.Pencil added. Beast acquires tail tuft.A magic

First taste of Autumn linkypost

Published on 2009-09-04 04:36:00

Local peace activeist Gene Stoltzfus with some thoughts on low-level racism ("Our Way of Life") in the Northern Ontario hinterlands. (@ Gene Stoltzfus website, PeaceProbe.)"... in the late 50s as a student at Eastern Mennonite University (Virginia) I wrote and delivered a speech for an oratorical contest condemning segregation and racist thinking... After the speech a few people came to me to suggest that I may have stepped over the line and some people were offended by my speech. It was all ve

Labor Day Night Late-Next-Morning post.

Published on 2009-09-02 02:18:00

My bud, Ryan has been on a creative tear, lately!!!!Check him out at ryanmcmahoncomedy.com. I think that his URL has finally settled down. Make sure to check out the Clarence Two Toes podcasts.Check out the first installment of his improv vidcast, "Letters To My Daughters"...Boys Suck.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The YellowFace portrait's evolution This canvas has beeen around for a couple months. I have posted about it, prev

Leech Water story, continued.

Published on 2009-08-30 06:41:00

This posting contains adult words and situations. It and the previous posting are the latest addition to my online short story collection, The Shitbag Opera. Visit, forewarned.Cab Ride I convinced Jesus to get rid of the leeches along the way. Actually; he "released them into the wild". It is arguable that being released into a ditch that is only, theoretically, connected to a lake, isn't really "freeing the leeches". Especially from the leeches point of view. The chances of said l

Post-zoto? linky post

Published on 2009-08-26 00:57:00

It seems like the team at Zoto have been moved to act. According to their temporary support page, they had a big hardware crash, but all is not lost:"Last Wednesday we lost two drives out of our RAID controller on our NAS that houses all the photos on the system. This is typically a "VERY BAD THING"... I'm working on restoring the service on Amazon's services. I started moving photos and code over a few months ago, and we have about 80% of the photos backed up on Amazon's S3 storage service. Giv

BingoRage Square-Zeroed by Zoto.com; Anurag Art and PhotoBucket to the rescue

Published on 2009-08-17 12:11:00

It's grim news, BingoRagers.My image-hoster, Zoto.com, has finally gone "tits up in the Wabigoon".[Wabigoon, being a particularly nastily-polluted river in Northwestern Ontario. Documented in "A Poison Stronger Than Love".]--Isn't this Amazon frame... sexy? and relevant?--No-one responds to queries or forums there (Zoto) and I am beginning to feel like the last hopeful holdout. I imagine that this is what it must feel like at the end of society, when the last TV viewer cranks their generator an

BingoRage midsummer '09 studio update

Published on 2009-08-03 05:22:00

Heyo, BingoRagers!I know, I know...It has been a while. But, rejoice; there are many pics, below.There is also a little bonus: A short story by "yours, truly".It is, however, a bit naughty. Bad language, "wild men" and adult situations, so to speak. So, don't read it to your kids at bedtime. Kids don't read much, nowadays, so we shouldn't worry about them burning out their hippocampus on this posting.I can't remember where I found the Sasquatch sign; will post if I can find source.---Here is an

First strawberries at farmer's market LinkyPost

Published on 2009-07-16 16:39:00

New water product, just in time for 25'th anniversary.10 named to residential school 'survivor' group"Ten former students of Canada's notorious Indian residential schools have been appointed as advisers to the federal government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as it prepares to begin hearing from ex-students across the country...."It used to be a rare event, when a tornado would touch down in Canada. Even our prairie provinces were a little too far north for that. But, lately, Tornado All

2009, OAC Northern Arts Grant Application, Supplement

Published on 2009-07-10 05:44:00

Heyo BingoRagers; I salute yous.Heyo OAC jurors/panelists; welcome to the BingoRage! Thanks, in advance, for taking the time to check out this extra material, on your own time. I spent a week reading applications this spring and I appreciate the extra effort.So, here's the deal:I am applying for an Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Northern Arts Grant, in collaboration with Spirit Fire Park (the park"), in Devlin, Ontario.The grant application is seeking to fund four project elements:- The extension o

T-Bird Finally Catches Sturgeon.

Published on 2009-07-07 17:57:00

Heyo, all BingoRagers.Sorry for the long drought of new material, here. I have been spending much of my time preparing a grant application for my Broken Vulture Art and my buddy, Joe's, Spirit Fire Park. Fortunately, this period has also seen the creation of much new material.I hereby present the evolution of the newest canvas;"T-Bird -Finally- Catches Sturgeon"All pics click to enlarge--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I began this

"The PinkCanvas", part 2

Published on 2009-06-16 04:33:00

Welcome back to "The Pink Canvas", BingoRagers!!Since the last posting, I have actually made progress with this piece and another painting project. Furthermore, I have started work on a sculptural installation at Spiritfire Park in Devlin. Updates on that project to follow.I will be finishing a piece for the upcoming Renew Festival in Kenora.Previous posting at BingoRage, "Pink Canvas" - Part 1---All pics click to enlarge.I wanted to use some spray paint on this canvas, so I masked-off the duckh

June frost linky post

Published on 2009-06-04 04:24:00

Facebook deleting accounts with Native names, assuming that they are fake. No warnings, or consultation. A Battle Worth Fighting: The First Nation Vs. The Washington Football Team."... Professional teams are still using derogatory and defaming logos and names for their teams. The National Football League’s Washington D.C. Football Club and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians are the number one culprits..." Thunder Bay mom wants answers after teacher's aide chops off son's hair."... T

"The Pink Canvas"; kinda like "The White Album", but different - part 1

Published on 2009-05-31 14:51:00

Pics click to enlarge.Building the frame "box".Tacking the canvas, at the Spiritfire Paintball Park.Almost done stretching and stapling canvas onto boxframe.Done.Priming the canvas.Pinking the canvas (oh, alright..."Fluorescent Magenta".).Initial pencil sketch of "feathered head".Some lines erased, others defined, some shading added, second eye area begun.TO BE CONTINUED...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dad; at Helliars Resort do

Post walleye-opener and walleye-hunt-skunk linky post

Published on 2009-05-20 01:27:00

'Arctic exile' monuments to strengthen Canadian sovereignty claim. Inuit artists will help Canada stake sovereignty in the Arctic by creating and installing sculptures, ironically commemorating Inuit communities "exiled" to remote, non-traditional locations.I think that this is actually a great idea, that the Canadian government should pursue, with vigour. Fund Canadian First Nations people to create and install monumental sculpture throughout the arctic archipelago and create a greater Canadian