Schmoozapalooza

Over the weekend I attended the Dissonance show with Alex and Anna. I got to see the Black Lodge for the first time and meet the owners of the space in Deep Ellum. It was a really neat experience and I enjoyed going to support the crew, but the highlight of the evening was probably meeting both Gideon Swift and Rick Vesny. I didn't talk with Gideon too much, but I did end up adding him on facebook and watching a trailer for an Indie film he's in with a few of the other people that were in the space. He stressed that we should all "be smart" and hit him up, seeing as he's an art dealer. It was cool watching him interact with the artists and the work and to hear what certain dealers find interesting about certain pieces.

Rick and I had a longer conversation, however. I instigated it, as I had noticed he had a camera on him and was curious why he'd brought it along, especially because someone had mentioned a reporter possibly attending. He asked me a bunch of questions about my practice and told me some useful information about the design district as well as a few spaces and galleries that might interest me. I talked to him about illustration and he talked a bit about his photography. Mr. Vesny likes to go to galleries and take photographs of work as a hobby, and he seemed like a very knowledgeable man. He was very nice, too. We exchanged business cards and he went on to explore the Black Lodge and mingling a little more.