i have been hanging paintings and working in the garden a lot this last couple weeks... getting the house ready for a big event next sunday. i am having a party to show my art, film, poetry... to celebrate the deliciousness of life... to give hope to the masses during this time of economic depression. there will be live original jazz, veggie/vegan finger food, and lots of alcohol! banners and poetry will fill the garden, paintings and film will fill the house. if you are in the los angeles area, come and celebrate the delightful perfume of my existence.

the invitiation is on my website. email for directions.

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what is wrong with us?

the conflict in iran is escalating yet the teaser for the evening news is "how michael jackson impersonators are dealing with his death"... what is wrong with us?

sublime begets sublime

w s merwin the great american poet was on charlie rose the other night reading from his new pulitzer prize winning book, shadow of sirius. he was always a beautiful man and age has not changed that. likewise he was always a lovely writer and the years have not changed that either. the first line of the first poem of his new book was taken from the first line of the first poem of my book from the eighties, flowers of ecstasy. in fact the entire first poem is after the first poem from my book... so wonderful to be that highly regarded by one of americas greatest living poets. i am honored.

the reading was truthful and clear and the dialogue was interesting. much of what merwin said to charlie rose replayed our rare and intoxicating late night conversations in my garden, bottle of wine and crackers not withstanding. it is a delight to speak with someone who actually has original thoughts, something worth saying. you see many of the ideas from our conversations (which are repeated in that interview with charlie rose) in my book, eating god. we have been a great influence on each other.

those conversations on the birth of art/poetry/music are reflected in my new series of paintings, jazz poems. the paintings are meditations on the physics of creativity... sublime begets sublime.

to see my books: http://royanthonyshabla.com

blesstheworld.com

my website, blesstheworld.com, had been held hostage by hindus in india for two years ~ we couldnt update it or fix all the problems they created... they had changed passwords and were extorting money and even my old webgirl miriam (who is in mexico and subsequently dumped me at the height of the problems) couldnt fix the mess she created. my dear friend karen guido saved the day! it has taken awhile but we built a new, stylish, simple, modern website and yesterday did a hostile takeover of my own domain. we have regained control and blesstheworld.com is now live online, functioning and current. the shopping cart works. the newsletter works. and it all makes sense! all the money, time, and energy i spent with the hindus had to be scrapped. it was a waste except for the lesson learned: buy american! i have a wonderful site now and im happy with what we have done. it is a great thing! many many many thanks to karen guido and tinicum designs.

http://blesstheworld.com

war and piece

those who come to class or read my newsletter know i predicted conflict for this month. interpersonal conflict (relationship conflict), business conflict, and social conflict. the riots in iran over their elections, the unrest and terrorism in iraq when things were calming down, afghanistan... the world is exploding with conflict! i am putting out fires in my personal life everyday! i had been a little lax with the peace graffiti but stepped up my output this past week. and others have been helping. i hope everyone is speaking out for peace (you can order stickers, pins, t-shirts, etc from my website if you want assistance with speaking out for peace). peace banners will be displayed at my upcoming fabulous party on sunday july 12. go to the website to see the invitation. i will be showing my paintings and other art. i just picked up from the framer a print i did in the eighties ~ it was reframed and cleaned up... it is surprisingly like paintings i am doing now... we dont really change, we just evolve. if only humans would evolve out of war.

for graffiti t-shirts, stickers, etc: http://royanthonyshabla.com

me me me

i do so much writing i just dont feel inclined to write my blog after (or before) busy busy days... and so this has been neglected. i have been traveling frequently ~ in fact, i leave tomorrow for the bay area again. and go to new york for the first week in may. my paintings have gotten a great reception and i am putting together a nice protfolio of current work. i am picking up the letterpress edition of my second print today. my court case for civil disobedience at the NO H8 rally in long beach last november finally settled. it was pled to an infraction and i got a fine; no jail time, no community service. people have been so supportive of me, i really appreciate it. one wanted to have a fund raiser, a potluck to raise money for my fine. i might still do that ~ its a very sweet idea. if you just want to send money, the address is on my website. i would hope that selling books and prints would help with finances but sales are slow... i have a small small circle that needs to be expanded. spread the word ~ send money, spend money!!!

spend money: http://royanthonyshabla.com