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THE CURTAIN GETS PEELED BACK...
A RANDOM DAY IN THE LIFE OF MICHAEL SCHLIEFKE
August 24, 2004

HARD AT WORK  With plenty on the plate to do, I needed to get going fast if I wanted to try to sneak some painting in before my five o'clock class.  I had to cut, assemble, and stretch four canvases, and write up a guide to putting together shows.  I really wanted to continue on the slight progress I've made on a couple of my paintings recently, so getting the little stuff out of the way was my top priority. I set up my power tools, prepared myself for bearing down and getting this done, and dug through my pile of wood for the right materials.  With just enough canvas on hand for the job, things were starting to fall into place.

I: Morning Times II: Hard at Work III: Breakin' & Paintin' IV: Dinner with Destiny  CLICK ON ANY THUMBNAIL BELOW FOR A BIGGER VERSION

The Mighty Makita

Miter Ready

All Lined Up

WOODSHOP LOVE
With my woodshop acumen and confidence at historic heights, I feel like I can bang out stretchers almost at will.  It's amazing what ten years of experience can do for one's confidence with tablesaws and knowing good shortcuts to follow, without sacrificing safety.  I made some disastrous woodshop projects over the years, and now my stretchers are dead on, and I've got a system down to make them fast too. 

Lunch in the Studio

I hate cellphones

The Fine Falafel

MODERN COMMUNICATION
Once My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult CD stopped, I thought it was only right to finish stretching my canvases to some Southern Culture on the Skids.  Wearing a new foam hat shipped in from Southern California the day before, it fit the part well, and I chewed down one of the falafels as I stretched and gessoed canvases.  I missed a call on my phone, which is now newly repaired with the help of rubber bands holding it all together.  It was Chris, who left a message surprised my line hasn't been disconnected yet.  I called him back when I realized I missed the call, and told him to give it a few days.  When my phone was broken the past couple months, I really enjoyed not having it around.  I'm seriously considering ditching it, but am somewhat fearful of retreating to Unabomber status in my life. 

Working at Home

Pluggin' Away

Figurin' stuff out

So I ran upstairs, after finishing my falafel and covering the last canvas in gesso to write up a guide to putting together shows, detailing hanging wire specifics and including a press release how to.  I was more than disturbed to check my email and find the little message below forwarded to me from the Bush twins.  It's nice to see young Americans put their lives in perspective and make something of themselves.

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