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Second Life & Jake Wikifoo

Second Life artist Jake Wikifoo Jake Wikifoo, whose most distinctive physical attribute is a prominent proboscis, is an artist and art gallery owner (Galerie Wikifoo & Wikifoo Art Museum “WAM”) who lives in the city of New Toulouse—in a spectacular mansion across the lane from the Governor’s mansion. Behind Wikifoo Manor’s sprawling oaks, ornamental iron gates, fluted columns, and pink brick sheath is housed a world class collection of original art. Aside from art collecting, Jake’s interests include drunken carousing, boating, travel, architectural design, and hunting zombies. Mr. Wikifoo is an avatar who lives in the world of Second Life. Wikifoo Manor, New Toulouse, Second Life Second Life is an online virtual world developed by a ...

By |2014-12-30T11:43:00-05:00August 18, 2014|Artists, Lifestyle|
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Ghost Bikes

Ghost Bike at Dunlavy & Westheimer, Houston The other day while driving around Montrose, discussing “LOVE” signs, a friend suggested that I write a post on Ghost Bikes. My reaction was initially a bit tempered, not sure if the topic of Ghost Bikes relates to art but also concerned it might be a bit somber. “But everyone in Houston is talking about Ghost Bikes,” she countered. Ghost Bikes are memorials for bicyclists who are killed on the street. We have probably all seen them—the installation is assembled with a bike painted all white, chained to a street sign at the site of the accident, and is accompanied by a small plaque and flowers. They not only memorialize a ...

By |2015-01-08T17:30:51-05:00August 14, 2014|Lifestyle|
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A Vegetarian in Cajun Country

"Squirrel with Apple" © Gavin Spencer, RGBStock.com During my great “swamp artist” adventure (aka midlife crisis) in Louisiana a few years back, one of my close friends planned a visit from Texas. I met Willem Overwijk several years back when he was new in Houston by way of Amsterdam. Recruited to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Overwijk’s specific area of proficiency, in layman’s terms, is cancer immunotherapy and vaccines research, tumor immunology, with specific emphasis how immune cells can be manipulated to destroy cancer. It’s wildly complex, technical, intellectual, and important. At any rate, he is tall and handsome, gregarious, exceedingly meticulous, a bit eccentric, and spiritual—he meditates daily and he is a devoted vegetarian. I ...

By |2015-01-29T21:00:48-05:00August 9, 2014|Food & Beverage, Lifestyle|
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The Art of Balanced Environment: Feng Shui

Sketch by Troy Broussard I recently had an Asian client who rebuffed the notion of a mirror in the bedroom. When pressed on the issue he cited Feng Shui. What ever happened to the Feng Shui craze? I can’t tell you how many presentations I did in the 1990’s followed by a question like, “But is it Feng Shui?” Even into the 2000’s I recall taking a couple continuing education classes on Feng Shui for my design license. At some point around 2005 I showed some paintings at the Feng Shui Gallery—I hardly remember the gallery, I guess it didn’t make it… Feng Shui (pronounced “phung schwee”, meaning “wind water”) is part of an ancient Chinese philosophy of ...

By |2014-07-29T13:41:07-05:00July 29, 2014|Lifestyle|
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