"what a hoot" owl show: opening night at world of wonder's storefront gallery

last night, i boogied on down to world of wonder's storefront gallery for the opening reception of WOW's owl-tastic show "what a hoot: an artful discourse on owlism in contemporary society."  the featured artist was clancy cavnar, who is legend for producing one piece of owl art per day.  one per day, people!

owl-gasmic debauchery was had by all:  an owlish go-go boy danced throughout the evening and passed out treats to appease late-night munchies;  a rainbow display of craveable, vintage, ceremic owls (which originally functioned as aerosol can cozies in the 60s) lined the walls and window displays;  hand-crafted cardboard trees sprouted to the ceiling;  a fabulously feathered james st. james fluttered amongst the crowd with microphone in hand;  and in celebrity news, a video loop of famous owlsters graced the back wall -- from woodsy owl, to harry potter's hedwig, to tootie roll's perky professor "mr. owl."

it was all owls, all the time.

{above: james st. james interviews my gal pal, jessy; below: project runway's darling, santino rice.}

and guess which noctural creature made it into world of wonder's "daily freak show" video montage?  that would be yours truly!  i flash by faster than a baby meerkat being snatched up in the night by the vicious claws of an eagle owl, so don't blink!

click here and see if you can spot me.

{the handsome artist, jay shuette, and his owl painting.}

{artist angus oblong gives me a smile.}

{above:  owls on film.}

{left: owl boy, nathan kim passes out treats:  right:  a happy patron.)

{my fab friend, laine bateman. shares his deep thoughts on owls.}

{world of wonder's producer/founder, randy barbato.}

{above:  i contemplate the artful discourse on owlism in contemporary society.}

where:
WOW storefront gallery
6650 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

when:
tuesday-saturday
noon-6:00
november 13th-28th

admission is FREE!

Comments

[Marilyn]

I LOVE OWLS!!! This looked like so much fun. Oh, and I spotted you in the video. You're pretty easy to find :)

[Rodney]

Diggin' that owl dancer!

[Jesse]

I wonder why they chose to just highlight this one artist when there is so much great owl stuff out there (lamps, sculptures, letterpress, silkscreening, etc.) I guess because this woman produces one piece of owl art per day? That's cool and all, but it seems like they missed an opportunity to really up the show a notch. I love your cameo in the video, though!

[Trudy Tyler]

I just realized this gallery is associated with the TV company that makes some of my favorite shows. Love it and I love the owl-only art show theme!

[Suzy]

GREAT PIX! Looks like so much fun. I'll have to check it out.

[Lady Peacock]

Why does everything in LA look so fun once I've moved away from it. Nice to know you are there rubbing shoulders with my gal, Brandi C of Charm School, formerly of Rock of Love!