a clown sculpture for the chillins

2007-05-07T21:52:00.000-07:00

well, well. went to the shin-diggery at the selby, and boy are my shins tired! no, seriously, they hurt like hell. i shoulnd't have mocked that child's monkey. no huggie, no 'nanner! anyway, the hotdogs were warm, but the sodas were cold. that's good cuz it was kinda hot and sunny out there for a man all dressed in black, and i ain't talkin 'bout no johnny cash. there were tall clowns, small clowns, goofy clowns and even a sad clown or 2. the artists were photoed for posterity. the photos were 'artisted' for posterity(we signed some posters). all said farewell to their clown buds. next sunday is the final auctioning of our beloved 'uncle maccaroni', as well as all of the rest of those clowny so and so's. bon voyagie, hope y'all make some real buckaroos for the erection of a children's hospice facility here in sarasota. it's black tie so i gotta wear a suit. will i shave? only the shadow knows... perhaps a mohawk with an orange stripe. hmm... but, i digress. it'll be a cool todo with lots of clown chatter and philosophical artistic conversation, and hopefully, ( and i dont wanna sound like a spoiled jerk, but, c'mon!) no hotdogs! if i gotta wear a suit, i don't want to eat a hob-nob ( local reference for all u non sarasotans)! much thanks to my incredibly generous sponsor for providing me with a ticket, by the way! here are a few shots of 'uncle mac' at the sunday farewell party. now my good friend jeff and my parents can revel in thier newfound internet fame. well, well, indeed.

2007-05-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

well, much has happened since last we spoke, some good, some not so good. but tomorrow night begins the end of our clown adventure. i will try to take some pictures to share with alla u special folks out there. to get more info on the blessed events, go to http://www.clowningaroundtown.org/gala.html for the skinny on the big gala next sunday (mama's day!). as for the event this sunday, all i know is that it starts at 5p.m., and goes til 8p.m. have yer photo taken with uncle mac! you may even get on the webblog! worldwide fame will be yours! see ya sunday...(uh, i mean tomorrow..), peace to all,-s.g.

2006-12-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

unkle macc gets da plaque! that iz righteeo my virtual droogies! uncle maccaroni has been christened with an identity placard of hiz very own! so exciting! here are shots of its installation:

2006-11-26T22:18:00.000-08:00

hizz-igh everbodee! after some requests and due to my completely illegible handwriting, i am asked to tell what is written on the signature side of uncle mac. it is thus: "" Uncle Maccaroni" in realistic 3-d! An homage to: Dan Rice, Emmett Kelly, Bozo, R.Buckminster Fuller, Marcel DuChamp, Jack Dowd, Robert Larsen and Chuck Jones. And for: Lee Nelson Guthrie Jr. Nov 7th., 2006 (signed) Steven Guthrie " enjoy! and thanx for the comments. please feel free to leave mo!

2006-11-16T22:20:00.000-08:00

... and with the addition of a little pigment...viola'! and it's all for da chillins! hooray!

2006-11-16T22:19:00.000-08:00

...those bits of clownitude became this...

2006-11-16T22:17:00.000-08:00

...a nice lady named 'lynn' liked the drawing, so hospice sent me these, and a few $....

2006-11-16T22:15:00.000-08:00

so, ladalees and jellybeans, to recap: we started with a drawing. nuttin too fancy...

2006-11-15T18:17:00.000-08:00

gotta say, i freekin called it! whuttupp pee rain!?! what, was yer wierd uncle a 'birthday party' clown who got a little 'touchy-feely' after a few vodkas? made you feel uncomfortable? dirty? so now those clowns gonna PAY! chee-zuss. whatta loser.

2006-11-14T15:16:00.000-08:00

and, of course it wouldn't be complete without a pic of myself, piously admiring my creation...

2006-11-14T15:14:00.000-08:00

finally, uncle maccaroni in his natural habitat: the city hall building at 1st st. and orange av., downtown sarasota.

2006-11-14T15:13:00.000-08:00

oh! the drilling. oh! the screwing.

2006-11-14T15:10:00.000-08:00

here b unka mac, comin down the ramp to be placed on the pad...

2006-11-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

alrighty-odor, here the clown base is being unloaded from said truck by the gentle and courteous folk from hospice.

2006-11-14T15:03:00.000-08:00

well, spank my butt and jump for joy! Uncle Maccaroni makes his official debut in front of the city hall on 1st st. near orange av. here he be waiting in the truck with his freshly repaired clown-homies!

2006-11-09T18:11:00.000-08:00

unka mac all snug as a bug in a rug. strapped in and on his way to the clearcoating. cest la vie, mon cherie!

2006-11-09T18:09:00.000-08:00

a clown sans head, and another one probably doomed to the same dark fate.

2006-11-09T18:08:00.000-08:00

mo pics of finished clown.

2006-11-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

well, the day has come and passed. the boys from hospice came and took 'uncle maccaroni' away. wah. bye, bye unka mac. ya know , with kids, ya do the best ya can and then... out into the real world. so off to the clear coat place in venice on tues. mornin, then to be set out in the mean ass streets of sarasota. no sleep fo me for the next 5 months! anywho, here b some pics from the blessed event.

2006-10-28T20:10:00.000-07:00

hey everybody! no pix today, but soon ma droogies, soon. no, today i want to address the person or persons who have been commiting the clown-molestation, harlequin-desecration, and over all jester-amputations in my sleepy lil town of sarasota.. for ease of conversation and simplification of terms, i will refer to you (or 'y'all') as 'dipstik'. all others may scroll down and enjoy some fine blogging about making this thoroughly mystifying and aesthetically pleasing clown sculpture i call "uncle maccaroni". ahem. dear dipstik, WTF?! are you some purist art-nazi who thinks these temporary statues somehow bring down the cultural 'property-values' of sarasota? is dick vitale freekin picasso? i don't think so. jerry springer the new mattisse? not likely. and even though i think that some of these pieces were definately 'phoned-in', and may not be as visually pleasing as, say, 'memory walk', or 'unconditional surrender'(sarcasm added), the artists took the time and effort out of their schedules to help raise much needed $$$$$ for the treatment of terminally ill children. so, in effect, the statement that your effort is making, dipstik, is that you don't believe that sick and dying infants and children are worthy of the care and treatment that a children's hospice can provide for them. i try to keep this blog family friendly, but really, dipstik; what an asshole. what do you do in your spare time, try to dry your poodle in the microwave? pull the wings off hummingbirds? roll around in your own feces? don't you understand that the more you vandalize these things, the more hospice has to pay this 'clown dr.' to repair them, and the less $$$ they have to build a new children's facility? and repair them they will! and they will return stronger than they were before. but in the meantime, hospice loses all the funding bucks due to repair costs and beefed up security. whoever did this; i know you will be caught. you know you will be caught. dipstiks like yourself can't help but screw the pooch due to lack of cranial horsepower. so make it easier on all of us and turn yourself(selves?) in. slowly, you can learn to love yourself again, and with love comes forgiveness, and with forgiveness,... the healing can finally begin. so get over it dipstik. if you really want to make a statement, try doing something positive with your energy, like building a hospice for sick and dying kids. just a thought.

2006-10-24T00:53:00.000-07:00

oh, man! baby, we is so dangnabbit close that i just wanna es-creeem! o.k., here is the latest wit 1 maybe 2 days left to paint ( barring any unforseen doodads and/or thingys). now with facial close-up!

2006-10-24T00:43:00.000-07:00

thanks to steve pat's magical 'cutzall', i was able to take my internet copy of "acme, 1 ton" ( which i got striaght from a wile e. coyote fan site) and cut out the letter forms( actually mr. patmagrian was kind enuff to do the cuttin) in a beautiful, accurate and timely fashion! cut 'em out, goo 'em up, and stick 'em on. had to leave a bit more room at bottom than 1st anticipated due to the fastening system they chose for these tings.

2006-10-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

up 2 date pix of uncle macc!

2006-10-18T21:12:00.001-07:00

hey every one and i mean the one or maybe two of ya out there who might b checkin this oot. this is uncle macc todate. still need 2 get the base finished but need s.p.'s machine to do it. tomorrow, he says... all good. the face and hands still need finished, but hat, daisy, coat and shirt are close, pants are 2/3 way there. below that comes this weekend if i have work, thurs-fri if not. white knuckle time, boyz n grrlz!

2006-10-18T21:12:00.000-07:00