Second Friday Skidrow Art Walk

This Friday (the 13th).

Phoenix Asylum in Boulder (2510 47th St., Unit D/DD--Same building as Alpine Sports and around to the right) AND BurnWorks (you know where it is--right next to The Asylum).

7-10pm

First Monthly Art Showing in the spirit of First Fridays.

Come check out art from the Phoenix Asylum Inmates, BurnWorks crew and other local artists! Bring your checkbook in case you LOVE something and just must have it.

This is a FREE event (donations to BurnWorks and Phoenix Asylum are always
appreciated.) Donation beer/wine bar for those over 21.

Lookie, lookie...art's alive in Boulder!!

Black & Blue Table

We've been busy at the BurnWorks and here is the latest piece that was made especially for the Colorado Hemophilia Society.



The Sixth Annual Black & Blue Evening for Hemophilia will be held at Souders Studios in Golden, Colorado on February 21st. All proceeds go to benefit the Hemophilia Society of Colorado, which serves individuals and their families living with bleeding disorders state-wide.

For more info:
http://www.cohemo.org/

Traffic Sign Table

Here is the finished Traffic Sign Table I made for a client. I will be adding a removable frame on top to cover up the tar on the sign that could not be removed.

Shopping and Rocking Chair

Saturday art fun. Building a chair out of an old shopping cart.

Flaming Lotus Girls

Make TV has been profiling some great Makers lately, here are the Flaming Lotus Girls, which create large scale metal artwork for festivals like Burning Man.


Maker Profile - Fire Sculpture on MAKE: television from make magazine on Vimeo.

KBFR Sign Project

The Pirates from KBFR 93.9FM commissioned the BurnWorks to make a sign for their radio station. The sign will be used at official fundraising concerts and when they are commandeering vessels on the open seas. Yarr!


The piece turned out nice and I thank the unknown person that dumped a car hood close to the shop instead of disposing of it properly. Three cheers to recycled art.

If you haven't listened to the newly reformed KBFR, you can tune in on 93.9FM. The airwaves belong to the people and not corporations. Support your local artists, musicians, businesses and keep Boulder weird!

Best Art Car Ever

NYE @ the Asylum

The Phoenix Asylum, Boulders' newest art collective, is hosting a Grand Opening New Years Eve party. Just steps away from the BurnWorks, in the Lower East Side Fire Arts District.
2510 47th St., Unit D/DD Map

$10 gets you state of the art fire performers, fire sculptures, DJ's, VJ's, a huge heated indoor dance space, outdoor patio serving Hot Toddies, separate indoor ambient chill space, $1 PBRs*, free parking, midnight champagne, and more!

Early evening welding, plasma cutting, and wood working demos and workshops, studio and loft tours, meet artists who work in various medias.

This will be a cutting edge NYE party - be there or be mainstream!

*You must be 21 to consume alcohol.

BurnWorks on the Playa

Ah, I love the smell of Playa Dust in the Morning. It smells like, Victory.

Two of BurnWorks' creations made it to Burning Man this year. First, a bicycle chariot that was used to haul around a portable flame cannon and second, a cargo bike based on the Dutch "Longjohn" or BakFiets.

Whiskey Drew spent many long nights making the bike to the right (pictured here with Dr. John next to the Purple Palace). The bike allowed the Doctor to haul around friends in search of art and maybe an all night rave or two... not too hard of a feat at Burning Man.

Here are some more pics:

Woody Trailer Project

Earlier in the Summer I found a free Burley trailer on Boulder Freecycle. The ripstop fabric was dry rotted and smelled a little like dog piss (no wonder it was free).

My idea was to give the trailer a retro, woody look. I've been biking more and relying less on my car and my goal is to use my bike for most of my transportation/work in Boulder. This trailer will help me carry my groceries, haul tools and maybe even a case of beer or two.

Back to the Burn

We will be hosting a Boulder Recompression Party tomorrow night. Please join us for some live music, food, drink, discussions about art, the Burning Man festival and Community volunteering. We will also have LOTS of costumes for sale that will directly benefit BLAST, which is a local community volunteer organization.

When: Saturday, August 16 (Tomorrow!) 7:00pm until 12:00pm
Where: 4747 Pearl, Boulder, CO (map)

The "Lower East Side" will be busy that night. Our neighbors, the Green Guru, will be having an open house and a fashion show so there will be plenty of fun.

B.L.A.S.T^ Back to the Burn ~ Costume Sale and Recompression

Boulder Local Action Support Team (B.L.A.S.T^) is having a fund raiser,costume sale, and Burning Man recompression all rolled into one.Saturday August 16th form 7pm to 2am at BurnWorks - 4747 Pearl st. UnitN+1, Boulder

What is B.L.A.S.T^ you ask?
Well, it's local group doing things right here in Boulder: 'To enhancethe community by example. Using art, beneficial civic activities andcelebration as tools.' is our mission statement, and our doors are opento all who would like to participate.Some past B.L.A.S.T^ projects include the Cottonwood Creek clean up lastMay, screening of environmental films, discussion groups, and theBoulder Creek clean up in May 07. Future projects and ideas include public and recycled art, mobilegardens, elderly and low income home improvements, disaster relief andrecovery... and we are always looking for new and exciting projects, thesky is the limit!^

How can I help?
Donate your too big, too small, too old, too weird, worn it too many times costumes to the fund raiser. AND come to the fund raiser and find low priced to die for costumes. Then join up and volunteer at our next B.L.A.S.T^ project.

And what's with the recompression?
Many of our friends will be heading to Burning Man in just a few shortdays, and we want to send them off in style! So how about we have DJEarth spinning out of this world beats on the finest creek side patio inBoulder! Fire art! Tasty brews and barbecue too! Films and slides of Burning Mans past! Costumes, costumes, costumes! (most under $5) Donate your old costumes now! Let someone else enjoy the thrill ofpeople saying WOW!
Northside drop off - Robin's house - email her robinsnest@yahoo.com
Southside drop off - B-Rad's house - email him at b_rad510@hotmail.com
Pickup can also be arranged - email above coordinators.

And to get the ball rolling, I have sold my Burning Man ticket for $200 and I am donating that money, and all profits from the costume sale directlyto B.L.A.S.T^


Get those costumes to us in advance, then come costume shop and recompress in style at Burnworks 4747 Pearl st. (Boulder's lower eastside) August 16th - 7pm - 2am
www.burnworks.org<http://www.burnworks.org/>


Brought to you by Boulder Local Action Support Team - B.L.A.S.T^

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"People doing strange things with electricity"

John Augspurger - Glowfur Drums
Bastion Ridley - LED Art
Boulder BurnWorks - the Burn-U-Lator, Jacob's ladder, the Velomelodium
The Thursday Night Cruisers - applications of electronics and bicycle culture

Friday, July 18th 7 - 11pm
$5 donation

Map to the BurnWorks, click [here]

*UPDATE - Adding photoset*

The Burn-U-Lator

First FRYday - April 4th

It's time for another First FRYday in Boulder at the BurnWorks. This month's art takes on an unexpected biblical theme with a little Roman gladiatorial revisionism thrown in for good measure. We don't plan this stuff, honest. Come out and see the Jacob's Ladder, the Burning Bush and COG-ligula. Special Guest Artist: TBA.

Friday, April 4th
7:00 - 11:00pm
4747 Pearl N+1
(map)

Bike-board-furniture-art

Custom snowboard/bike parts ~ indoor/outdoor bench. Hand built at the Boulder BurnWorks, perfect for your garden, deck or livingroom.
$150

Doors of Perception - Photo essay slide show - First FRYday at BurnWorks

Doors from around the world and around town- From the collections of Julie Holland and AnDrew Brislin.

Also check out the newest creations and works in progress at BurnWorks including Ski Bike, Swing Bike, Full Metal Bracket Bike, and some cutting edge Bike Art Furniture.

Friday Feb 1st
6 - 11pm
4747 Pearl
Unit N+1


"Reality first-hand - in its unpasteurized, unedited, unretouched infinite rawness."


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Start 2008 with a Crude Awakening

~2008~

Crude Awakening at Boulder BurnWorks

Friday January 4th 2008 - 4747 Pearl - Unit N+1

Selected film footage from Burning Man 2007 leading up to Crude Awakening.

This art piece was the brainchild of Bay Area artists Dan Das Mann and Karen Cusolito. A 99-foot-tall wooden oil derrick around which stand eight metal sculptured human figures, most of whose surfaces are made of connected metal rings, each designed with their own different participant-activated fire effects via propane tubing. The statues are 540 percent of the size of a normal human.

http://www.matthewtaylor.net/crudeawakening.htm

Late Saturday night in Black Rock City the derrick was ignited in a spectacular 1,000-foot column of flame, primed by 900 gallons of jet fuel and fed by 2,000 gallons of liquid propane.

Experience Crude Awakening, plus other selected video, art, music, libations, community, and social commentary at the BurnWorks ~ First Friday 2008 starting at 7:00pm