Painting Urca Harbor, Rio de Janeiro
Here’s a little video of a painting made as an extension of the FlutuArte project. It was painted by Makatron, Bruno Smoky, Pazitos with help from friends. Enjoy!
Golden Dragon River Cruises
Life is sweet. I am thrilled to be back in New York with my family of friends. Lately we have been taking our golden dragon catamaran our for spins on the East River. The talented Walker Fee plays the guitar and we accompany him with drums as we paddle around underneath the massive Manhattan bridge. […]
Battle for Mau Mau Island (continued)
…continued photos by Tod Seelie Our gang arrived at Jamaica Bay, Queens and unloaded our freshly painted, sparkly, golden water dragon catamaran, and loaded it with ammunition, drinks, ice, fruit, and six Vuvuzelas (plastic African horns). We clothed ourselves in matching gold sequined swimwear. Bronze body paint, gold glitter and shimmering liquid gold fingernail polish […]
Return to New York and the Battle for Mau Mau Island
Do you ever experience synchronicities in your life that boggle your mind, things that are just too coincidental… just too unusual to be random chance? After five months of painting boats in Rio de Janeiro I come back to New York and the first thing I am invited to do is paint a boat. Swimming […]
Rio de Janeiro, The Last Day
It’s all very surreal. Tomorrow is my last day in Rio. We just celebrated the opening of the FlutuArte gallery with a big party at sea. It was indescribably amazing and the joy I experienced was overwhelming. Now, two days later, I feel a dull, sad feeling like no matter what I do I will […]
FlutuFESTA! A recap~
I awoke early with bubbling anticipation, kind of like the feeling I used to get as a child on Christmas morning, except this excitement was larger and threaded with pulsing anxiety. There was a lot to do. It was the big day of FlutuFESTA, the culmination of four months of hard work and sweat, four […]
FLutuFESTA = magic
I have so many words to describe the epic party that was FlutuFESTA… but I am exhausted and still decompressing so I will write it all tomorrow.
General Merriment
Tomorrow we float the high seas! We will make a procession with the art boats and tie them up into a circle in the middle of Guanabara bay. There will be music, there will be art, there will be lots of crazy people in costumes, there will be surprises at the jail(!) and there will […]
FlutuFESTA the epic floating party, Rio de Janeiro
Things are insanely busy as we prepare for the most epic party we’ve ever planned. It’s packed with surprises. Hopefully you are in Rio so you can experience it -but if not there will be three helicopters documenting the party from the sky. We will put together a video for you. 🙂 Don’t forget your […]
Advance FlutuFESTA tickets available
Ahoy Scallywags and refined Yachtsmen alike! Set sail this 29th of June on the high seas with a FlutuFESTA as the Free Art Society celebrates the success of the floating gallery known as FlutuArte!! Board the freshly painted fishing boats at the Urca Harbor and float in a procession of color to the middle of […]
The Tears of a Fisherman
I have been living in a hostel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the last three months while working on the FlutuArte project. In my time here I have met many travelers from around the world who have come to revel in the natural wonders of this beautiful city. Some have come to paint boats […]