The Process to Pre-planning a trip of a lifetime.

So here we go again....that's it, I'm holding myself accountable to updating this blog. For real.

I'm in the early stages of planning my long awaited, very anticipated trip of a lifetime!

In order to make this happen, I sold my condo, got rid of my furniture (except for a couple of pieces), purged half my belongings, and resigned from my daytime job. This process began mid summer, I'm almost there. It's hard, but at the same time very liberating. I have a couple of weeks until I leave my home and biting the bullet to go live for free for a month and a half with my parents in North York. I know, I know. It's only for a month and a half, and I probably won't be there that much in the first half of December as I still have a few loose ends to tie with work and my studio.

Red Boundaries (New Beginnings), 

Red Colour Pencil on Panel, 20"x20", 2006, Nurit Basin

What trip am I talking about? Stay tuned for the next post. Let's just put it this way, tomorrow is my first appointment to the travel clinic for getting my shots that will be catered to a country located somewhere in Africa.

Absent With Out Leave - SQUARE FOOT is in the House

700 artists, 1200 works of art, $225 each.

Catching up...not with Depeche Mode

This is no excuse to not update my blog, but I was away in NYC at the Affordable Art Fair with AWOL Gallery. As always New York is always fun without any dull moments. The artwork at the fair was very inspiring. My favorite neighbourhood this time around was DUMBO. Gotta go back there when the galleries are open.

AWOL Gallery, AAF 2010

I'm also very excited to announce that a selection of the "1985" Part 1 - Cassette series will be exhibiting with Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery from London, England in the San Francisco Fine Art Fair running from May 20 - 23, 2010. And then heading over to London.

more info: http://www.sffineartfair.com/index.php

"1985" Part 1 - Cassette Series, Ricky Schroder, mixed media on cassette case, 2010

25th Anniversary today!

25 year ago today, I figured out what I wanted to do...forever....
which is to draw and listen to music on my sony walkman.


I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped me put the "1985" show together last month. With out your help, it wouldn't have been what it was, a fun trip back to 1985!

1985 (part 1) - Installation views

"The Bedroom", 2010

The Cassette Series, 2010

"1985" Pre-Show Elements

Once the show is over, I will post the full installation with detailed shots. For those who have not seen it yet, these are some of the things/elements that make up "1985" (Part 1) An Installation of Dreamy Pin-Up Drawings from 1985. And for those who have seen it, this is is what it looked like in the studio.

The Buttons.

The Cassettes....waiting in line to be recorded.


The Vinyl Stickers that go on each Poster Pin-Up Print.

The Drawing tools for the Poster Pin-Up Prints

The Poster Pin-Up Prints, in a box waiting to be taped to the wall.

The painted Cassettes, waiting to be displayed.


Just some other stuff...

1985 (Part 1) - Opens This Week starting Thursday

Opening Reception is on Friday, April 9 at 7pm.

It should be fun and a heck of a trip back to 1985!