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State of the Gallery: May 2020

Posted on May 14, 2020 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: May 2020

The first third of 2020 has been quite the decade, hasn’t it? We should be thankful: it hasn’t gone full Mad Max: Fury Road (or even the Canadian version), and the current federal plan to open up everything was named … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: April 2020

Posted on April 24, 2020 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: April 2020

A solid month after the COVID-19 lockdown started, and everyone understands my hometown’s unofficial motto: “So…aside from THAT, Mrs. Kennedy, what do you think of Dallas?” For those having issues with shelter-in-place orders, I sincerely sympathize and empathize with your … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: March 2020

Posted on March 15, 2020 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: March 2020

Well. Skip out on one update in February, and look at what happens. All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi…er, I mean, all of those years of mental preparation for the collapse of human civilization, and here’s what … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: December 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: December 2019

And so we come to the end of yet another year and another decade. (And please don’t start with how officially the Twenty-Teens end on December 31, 2020. You’re probably the sort who begged teachers for homework over holiday break, … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: October 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: October 2019

And so we come to the end of the 2019 carnivorous plant growing season. (Cue the national anthem.) The cold front that whipped through the Dallas area early Halloween morning saw to that: right now, the Venus flytraps and Sarracenia … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: September 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: September 2019

95 days left until the end of calendar year 2019, and the gallery thrives. If you haven’t checked out the Triffid Ranch account on Instagram, you’re missing out on the spectacle that is “Mandatory Simon,” in which my walking brisket … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: August 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: August 2019

Seven months of 2019 down and dead, and five to go. We just might get to the end of the Twenty-Teens in one piece after all. Of course, I also said that at the beginning of August 1989, and we … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: July 2019

Posted on July 17, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: July 2019

 39 years ago this month, what was later known as the Heat Wave of 1980 kicked into overdrive across Texas, and kept going until the end of September. Considering that was my first summer significantly below the 45th Parallel (and … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: June 2019

Posted on June 4, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: June 2019

 It’s hard to believe what’s changed with the Triffid Ranch since 2015: it was four years ago this month that wandering through an ArtWalk at Valley View Center meant coming across a freshly vacated space at the dying mall that … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: May 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: May 2019

So there’s no State of the Gallery report for April 2019. This is completely my fault, mostly due to my addiction to gas station sushi, but I have an excuse. After a little over ten years of trying to turn … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: February 2019

Posted on February 22, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: February 2019

Anniversary time at the Triffid Ranch. As of next week, it’s been two years since we packed up the last of the stuff in the old gallery, swept out the floors, handed in the keys, and drove the moving truck … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: January 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: January 2019

Coming up on the new gallery’s second anniversary, the main theme around the Triffid Ranch this month is…cleaning. Lots of cleaning, shifting, moving, sorting, cataloguing, and launching into the sun. Pots and containers that almost made sense when they were … Continue reading →

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The State of the Gallery: November 2018

Posted on November 20, 2018 | Comments Off on The State of the Gallery: November 2018

It took long enough, but summer is dead. Deceased. It’s not pining for the fjords. Its leavetaking proves that there’s still room in Hell. It’s GONE, MacReady. The heat is gone, defunct, bereft, and on its back and kicking like … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: November 2019 – Special Edition

Posted on November 21, 2019 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: November 2019 – Special Edition

A lot has happened in November so far, and more is gearing up for the rest of the month, in what the author Harlan Ellison called “the hour that stretches.” November has always been an, er, interesting month in my … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: October 2018

Posted on October 8, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: October 2018

“We are now approaching the end of 2018, and will be crashing into 2019 shortly. Please return your solar cell array to its upright position, stow all weapons and sublight propulsion devices in the bins provided below your seat, and … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: September 2018

Posted on September 14, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: September 2018

It’s midway through the month already. We’re now a little over a week away from the official autumnal equinox, and just over six weeks until Halloween. Next thing you know, the calendar will have switched over, we’ll be looking over … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: August 2018

Posted on August 10, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: August 2018

The days end the way they begin: covered with glue, paint, epoxy putty, and random bits of styrofoam. First comes the watering, and you don’t want to know how much water moves through the gallery on a weekly basis. The … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: July 2018

Posted on July 6, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: July 2018

It’s dry. Not standard “Dallas in July” dry: that still implies a touch of atmospheric humidity. We’re talking “the grass along the highway is a grassfire waiting to happen” dry. It’s “sweat bees want to be your bestest friend” dry. … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: May 2018

Posted on May 11, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: May 2018

Well. With Texas Frightmare Weekend recently ended (and photos and discussions on same will be online shortly), it’s time to shift gears, relax, and take a couple of weeks off to recover. And if you believe that, I have some … Continue reading →

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State of the Gallery: April 2018

Posted on April 13, 2018 | Comments Off on State of the Gallery: April 2018

Nearly a third of the way through the year, and April 2018 is already shaping up to be a lot less exciting than April 2017. Of course, this time last year involved frantic shelf-installing and box-unpacking after the move from … Continue reading →

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