my studio

80 square feet of glory and color

And speaking of Jesus....

Jesus grew up after he was a baby.
He must have established a neat
connection with animals during his
infancy, because he also chilled out
with Alpacas.

The fruits of a Christmas Gift exchange

This is quite possibly the best nativity scene I have ever
laid my eyes upon.
It might be hard to see, they all have blond hair!
Joseph doesn't have white hair, it's yellow; same with
Mary and little baby Jesus.

Jesus was Swedish apparently.

I might rename this little trio - Nazi Nativity

TWO POEMS IN ONE DAY!!!!

ON PLANET RALPH
RALPH IS THE KING.
RALPH OVERSEES THE MATTERS
OF ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
WHEN STARTING TO COUNT
WE GO 1, 2, 3...
ON PLANET RALPH IT IS THE SAME.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
THE A, B, C'S IT IS NOT QUITE THE SAME.
HERE, WE CONTINUE ALPHABETICALLY
BUT ON PLANET RALPH
THEY START
RALPHABETICALLY.




-Trifisken

I'M A NATIVE NATIVE
ALSO KNOWN AS DOUBLE NATIVE
OR COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
NATIVE SQUARED.
WHICH MEANS I AM A SUPER NATIVE.
I AM MORE NATIVE THAN YOU.

NATIVE.
NATIVED.
NATIVEST.
MY MOM ISN'T EVEN AS NATIVE AS I AM.
DON'T ASK ME HOW THAT HAPPENED.
SHE REMAINS PRETTY DANG NATIVE THOUGH.

I AM MORE INDIGENOUS THAN THE DIRT.
THEY BROUGHT THE DIRT OVER WITH THEM
A LONG TIME AGO.
I REMEMBER.
I WAS THERE.
I AM THE NATIVEST.



-Trifisken

I made this painting back in June and I wasn't sure exactly why.
It's Richie Tenenbaum on the cross.
Even as I wrote that I think I should have probably put that in quotations ("the cross").
The odd thing is, a lot of people throughout the history of the entire world have been crucified.
Lots of people who had beards were crucified.
But if I put Richie Tenenbaum on "A cross" I am some how being blasphemous for my possible reference to Jesus.

And then, what if I am specifically referencing Jesus? Would that be so bad. Pop culture Christian marketing has done a really great job making Jesus look really cool; maybe even as cool as Richie T.

I'm not quite sure what this means yet, and what the implications could be, but I have the urge to do a series of crucifixion scenes. So here is #1 - Richie Tenenbaum. Perhaps #2 will be Abraham Lincoln.

-Trine.

a poem.

KNEES KNOCKIN',
WINDS TALKIN',
BOATS ROCKIN',
THIS IS THE WORST STORM
I'VE SEEN IN YEARS

I'D BE FINE,
BUT I'M HANGING ON THE SIDE
RE-TASTING MY
ONE-TOO-MANY BEERS


-Fred Trifisken

some new drawings

the ghetto way to show new images - photo booth pictures

simple little trick i just figured out.
this could produce some really neat effects; ideas for new drawings

Heather is a ninja.
Sam is also a ninja.
I guess I was so focused while painting this piece that she was able to sneak up on me and scare me. Equally incredible, was Sam's ability to snap a perfect picture of this moment with handy old polaroid.

Fred Trifisken

A poem.


WORRY IS COSTLY
BUT IF YOU GO TO
COSTCO YOU CAN
BUY IT IN BULK;
LIKE A GIANT KETCHUP
JUG THAT WON'T GET
USED UP FOR LIKE
8 YEARS
OR, YOU CAN AVOID
PRACTICING HYPER
CONSUMPTION AND
SPEND MONEY ON
OTHER THINGS.
BECAUSE WHO REALLY
NEEDS AND EIGHT YEAR
SUPPLY OF KETCHUP?

awesomeness

now!