Skywriter (T-Shirt Printing and Art Gallery)

There is no Solace

2010-05-11T08:48:00.000-07:00

No hiding
Under cap
Germs
Shaped like
Worms
Squiggling
Tiny
Tentacles
A delicacy
Waiting to
Be plucked
The fig
Mint is
Voluminous
And
Voluptuous
Phat rocks when it walks!

Coincidences Survived

2010-05-09T14:47:00.000-07:00

Follow the wind
Don't forget Mom
Eliminate sin
You are an original
Unharmonizable
Concoction

Open Your Eyes

2010-05-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

"Servants......
Your mission, should you accept it...
Is to express
To mesmerize
To touch
And
To never admit your circumstances!"

The Creature

2010-04-30T18:10:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentleman...I bring your attention to the discovery of "The Creature" who would have gone unnoticed had it not been for the World-Wide earthquake on the 5th of May 2010. It was first spotted just outside the city of Pavia, Italy...in the northeast hills by a lovely young lady named Maria Bottigello....stay tuned for more details!

David Lagreca comes to Skywriter

2010-04-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hey...ya'll....David Lagreca has stumbled into the Skywriter Gallery with an amazing new body of work categorized as Sculptural Paintings. We are pleased to have 3 of his pieces displayed in the Gallery and I'm recommending everyone come down to see them. He will soon have his own website and blog and can be reached currently for commissioned pieces. David is also dedicating some of the proceeds of his sold art to environmental causes. You can see in his art the connection to our surroundings and the integration of all that is natural and beautiful and available in this world for mental and spiritual healing! We will keep you posted for any new updates and coming shows.

People Start Circles

2010-03-06T09:00:00.000-08:00

Never begin a poem with "circles"
People are browsers, never try to fix "circles"
My name is Spider...I'm addicted to "circles"
Welcome Mr. Spider, please tell us your "story"
Well...the truth is...I have no skills except for...
Flicking lint and crumbs and small flakes of
Random unknown substances into the air!
Thank you Mr. Spider , that's exactly why we
Welcome you because quite honestly,
You're sick!

Artist Reception at Bells & Whistles

2010-02-18T15:37:00.000-08:00

I'd like to invite everyone to an Artist Reception at Bells & Whistles (405 Main Street in Glen Ellyn) featuring one of Skywriter's artist's...Tatiana Kuzyk...this Friday the 19th of February from 7:00pm - 10:00pm. She will have multiple works on display for the next 3 weeks and Skywriter will be offering a Haiti Relief T-Shirt using Tatiana's artwork with a special design! White T's are $20.00 and the Black and Chocolate Ladies Carmin Vintage shirts are $25.00 of which $5.00 from each sale will be donated to Haiti Relief Organizations! Skywriter will also post as a special event on the www.skywritershirts.com website where you can purchase on-line. Hope to see you there tomorrow! Sincerely, Mr. Skywriter

Cassie Genc

2010-02-06T10:16:00.000-08:00

Dear Skywriter followers...we have a new addition to the skywritershirts.com website. Her name is Cassie Genc and her images are now available to print on shirts. She's listed under the Illustrator category! I hope you find her work as interesting and exciting as I do! I think we are attracting some real talent here so please take a look and spread the word. Also remember we print ink jet on-demand...so 1 shirt per order is no problem!

Please also notice our new Valentine's Day shirt displayed just above this entry! We are working today on loading to the website but it is available now by sending an email request to - mjskywriter@gmail.com

No Heart No Art

2010-01-27T16:25:00.000-08:00

We have a new addition to the Skywriter Gallery.....Her name is "Alejandra Velazquez" You can see her Bio and Art as we have her website linked on the left hand side of the blog.... just under Rich Cronborg. I hope you take a visit! She's very talented and we are pleased and excited to have five of her originals here at Skywriter for your viewing. Alejandra will also soon be placed on the Skywritershirts.com website as she would like to sell her art on T-Shirts for those who cannot afford an original piece!

The Tree of Souls

2010-01-24T16:45:00.000-08:00

Leviathans and Beasts
Crystal blue jelly puffs
Floating past
Shimmering tentacles
And big blue feet
Sparkling golden leopard eyes and
Tails sprouting multiple fibrous
Optical links
Life interconnected
A tear for terror
A tear for love
A tear of the unknown
Survival depends on the
Tree of souls
The Father
The Son
And the Holy Ghost
We worship you
We devour you
God of heaven, God of light
True God of True Gods
Hear my prayer...
I am not worthy
To receive you
But only say
The word...
And I shall be healed!

1/24/10

Skywriter Gallery Artist's Reception

2010-01-19T18:12:00.000-08:00

Hey folks....see that clock ticking? Yes, I know, "time is fleeting"! That's precisely why you need to come meet and greet the current group of artists at the Skywriter Gallery this Friday January 22nd from 5:00pm - 10:00pm... before they move on to another venue! We are pleased to announce the addition of a few new artists...Tatiana Kuzyk and Don Larson! Also, for the first time, Victoria Caponigro who creates unique hand crafted Jewelry! And also Tom Horn, a metal and glass artisan! So come on down and take a visit.....we still have Rich Cronborg, Pete Sausen, Jim McCormick, Steve Ruiz, Vincent Gordon, Michelle Sipe, Mark Mueller, Eric Peterson, Matthew Perrault, Sue Busch and Samantha Kral.....so check us out.....it should be a fun gathering!

I will miss you

2010-01-07T08:39:00.000-08:00

I am shocked and saddened to learn that a very good friend of mine, Bob Vopenka, passed away yesterday morning. He was a very special man and my heart goes out to his beautiful wife Patty and all of Bob's family and friends!
It's not often you meet someone in life that you can call a true friend! Bob was always there for me...he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it! He was also one of the
most intelligent and fun loving guys to hang out with. My only regret is that we didn't get to spend more time together and also that I never expressed verbally how much I valued his friendship!

Hey Best Buddy
I'm gunna miss you
Only the good die young
Your spirit is still alive!
Although, there will be no replacing you!
I'm beginning to cry...so goodbye for now!
Your spirit is still alive!
Is that you Bob?
"Why yes it is Mike, did you think you could
Hide from me? Eat my brother eat! I know
How you love sweets! You're still alive and
Standing on two feet. Celebrate each moment!
You will never know when your life is complete!
So eat my brother eat! Have a nice raw one on
Me!"

You still got it Bob! I hope to see you again some day!

Sincerely...your buddy Mike

Love

2010-01-05T11:08:00.000-08:00

I'd love to share a snippet from Rich Cronborg's "Chicago Stories and Other Thoughts from a Working Class Guy" the following is a word for word copy from page 69....

LOVE

We rise to love.
For all that really matters involves love.
We rise to love, if we truly live.
What else is there in life...
But to be near you.
We rise to love...
If we are faithful and true.
We two are as one.
Under God's view.
We are what is best, if...
We rise to love...
Through all adversity.
Through pain and torment...
Through rejection and illness...
Even the loss of all we own,
We rise to love.
For what has more meaning?
What has more importance?
Not fame or education.
Not wealth or beauty.
Through health, illness, and death...
Love is most important.
Being loved is the most important reward.
The greatest loss is the loss of real love.
So rise up, and love the ones who love you best.
Nurture your love.
Make your industry one of love.
Love freely and openly.
Spread the love around...
Especially to those who would have none of it.
They might rise to your love, for they need it the most.
You have nothing to lose.
You might open their empty hearts.
Some of them will rise to accept your love...
Hear the melody of your special song.
Follow your song of love.
The time to love is now...don't wait...don't be late...
Rise up to love.

we seek unsacredly

2010-01-03T12:23:00.000-08:00

Fruit in the garden
The virtuous and the gifted
The instinct of affection
The hope of a union
In vain
With adulterate passion
In a web of aromas
Eternally austere and
Deliciously tormented
We snatch the flower
Only to see it disappear

Mj. 3/5/07

Honeycomb

2010-01-03T11:07:00.000-08:00

Six sided
Sex drives it
With a precise
120 degree angle
Each pattern identical
Between one hexagon
And the next
Honey is excreted
It drips and oozes
A few unlucky saps
Get stuck
And are killed
But the work goes on
There must be an active hive
For anyone to survive
A blue man group
To prevent a colony collapse
These are the worker bees
Who
Without a job
Will not be interested
In pollinating
And the crops
Will not mature
And no amount of
Genetic engineering
Will save us!

Cronborg at Caribou

2010-01-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

Hear yeah, hear yeah, come one and all to absorb and enjoy the musings of a true poet ...The South Side Kinda Guy himself..."Rich Cronborg"
He will be showing his artwork and reading excerpts from his three books this coming F
riday the 8th of Jan at Caribou Coffee on Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn ...from 7pm to 11pm...there will also be a guitar player ...so it should be a fun time for all!

Rich will have his books for sale that night but if you cannot make it ...look him up on Amazon.com and buy one of his books! If you've never had the pleasure, I recommend his first one, "The Journey" I promise you will not be dissapointed! Hey Oprah...are you listening?
I've got a hidden gem for you! Yea...it's me..Mr. Skywriter ..I'm bright, witty, humble, intelligent, handsome, and very available! Sorry Rich, but I told you I was going to ride on your coattails!

Artist's Reception

2009-12-31T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hey folks...Skywriter's next Artist's Reception is January 22nd from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. It's open to the public! We will be featuring a few new artists including Tatiana Kuzyk who's blog is now linked to ours! Please take a look at Tatiana's blog and to see a photograph of her works hanging in the Skywriter Gallery! We will be sending an evite for all of our current customers and contacts so please respond if possible! Have a safe and happy New Year's everyone! Peace and chow!

He's a Prized Pig

2009-12-30T08:30:00.000-08:00

He talks to spiders
My gramma called me spider
Cause I caught everything hit my way!
My x-wife called me a pig
Cause I caught everything hit my way!

It's Magic

2009-12-29T10:14:00.000-08:00

We eat the bread
Whose crumbs leave a trail
Back to the seeds in the fields
And to the waters in the clouds
To the winds and the oceans
To oxygen and hydrogen and nitrogen
To the speed and angle of the earth's spin
To the sun and the moon and cosmic rays
To the energy that lay hidden behind a curtain of gray
To the man who said, "Take this bread and eat of it. This is
My body which I sacrifice for you. Do this in memory of me!"

mj 11/22/07

Just a Little

2009-12-28T08:32:00.000-08:00

Just a touch of love
A little bit
Little bit
Just a touch of your love
Blows my mind
Just a little bit
Can we spend some time?
Just a touch of your love
Keeps me high
Keep me high
Just a little
Just enough!
Just a little bit!

Cannon Fodder

2009-12-27T13:37:00.000-08:00

You are my elder
A mentor
I will wait
For the weathered leather
Of letters to
Salt the coffee canter!
I will watch as you
Pour the shots with sleepwalking measure!
I'm ready
Give me a beer, a gun, plenty of ammo,
Ten packs of chewing gum, and
I'll show you a barrel
Of undocumented antlers!

Unrequited

2009-12-27T13:19:00.000-08:00

Where is my love?

Love is never lost!

For love is measured by fullness not by reception

Let no one who loves be called unhappy!

Even love unreturned has it's rainbow!

"A life with love will have some thorns but a life without love will have no roses"

Love is unconditional relationships are not!

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost!

The Leviathan

2009-12-17T16:24:00.000-08:00

It was a giant!
A monstrous beast!
Hear my words you wise men
For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food
Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook?
Who dares open the doors of his mouth, ringed about with
Fearsome teeth?
For it was he that attacked and swallowed the moon!
As firebrands and sparks streamed from his clamped mouth
And smoke poured from his nostrils, the moon became
Brighter!
Unaffected by the earthly devil, the previously impenetrable jaws
Flung open and the moon shot out!
The leviathan floated away tired, sore and defeated!
He was never seen again and is recalled only as folklore
But he will return some day
When the moon is brightest
And days are numbered
He will slither in unnoticed and rise into the sky
Appearing out of nowhere and to everyone's surprise
He will blast his fire and blow our houses down
And the moon will still be shining and going round and round
But seeing isn't knowing and knowing won't be found!
Oh yes, the days are precious few
And fewer yet for those who slumber
For they will be trapped and die in great numbers
And those that remain will wish to die, and die they will, from
Overwhelming hunger
And the moon will shine brighter!

mj 11/23/05

I Want Your Love

2009-12-17T16:20:00.000-08:00

I don't want
To be friends
I hear your heart
It beats with
Extreme intense
You are my muse
You are a beauty
I refuse to lose!
My heart pounds
When you're around!
God you're hot!
You got me good!

Fundraising for School's Art Departments

2009-12-11T10:45:00.000-08:00

Skywriter's goal is to run fund raising campaigns for schools and student art. With our direct-to-garment ink jet equipment we can print any scanned or digital photograph of each and every student's creation. We can then place that school and class up on the Skywriter website and make each image available for an imprint on white t-shirts for a very reasonable price of $15.00 (no set-up fees)! Skywriter will then donate $5.00 back to the school for every purchase. Think about the possibilities....each student can promote themselves to friends and family around the country! If their design is unique, they might just be able to start their own T-Shirt business with Skywriter as their production facility! Remember...anything you can print on your ink jet printer in your office or home...we can print on a shirt!

For any of you PTO Administrators, this is a new and exciting way to promote the arts and to raise funds at the same time. If you are interested please email me (Mike James) at mjskywriter@gmail.com

Dating

2009-12-10T10:34:00.000-08:00

I'm a country kinda evolutionist
I eat eggs and ham
I am what I am
I don't know the theory
of carbon dating
And I don't give a damn!

The Man Who Would Be King

2009-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:00

They thought he was a God
He was given great treasures
He was treated like a King
He could do no wrong
He was given a Goddess
She got frightened and scratched his face
When he bled...his adoring servants realized
He was only human...whereupon, the previously
Brain dead followers threw him off a cliff!

Address

2009-12-04T15:17:00.000-08:00

Forgot to tell you all that our address is - 532 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 and our website is www.skywritershirts.com

Friday the 4th of December 2009

2009-12-04T10:32:00.000-08:00

Hello yal...this is my first attempt at blogging so forgive my inexperience but I wanted to notify everyone that Skywriter T-Shirts is now an official blogger! I'll keep you posted as to the new and exciting developments here at the Skywriter Gallery. As some of you already know, we are a Direct-to Garment ink jet printer of T-Shirts. There are no minimum quantities or set-up charges. White shirts are $15.00 and Black or Colors are $20.00..... printed one side with any of your personal digital images that you created or photographed!

We are also an Art Gallery with 12 local artists displaying their work in the shop!

So...come on down and take a look!