Artist Statement

One very human response to serious and dire situations is humor. By using humor we are able to lighten our fears and burdens in our hearts with laughter. Laughter is the best medicine, or so I've been told. Laughter's cousin, the smile is just as important, and it's amazing how pointing a camera at someone makes them smile.

The dire situation that is the state of our world today is very sad and depressing. Children are starving, wars are being fought, and morality has plunged especially in the Catholic church. So what are we to do with all this negative input, how can anyone be happy when so many horrors are taking place, now. Now. And Right now.

JC and ME is an alternative approach to the negativity being fed to us by traditional media outlets. JC and ME flip-flips the negative and puts a positive, humorous spin on the role religion, and specifically Jesus, plays in our society. I feel people should smile when they are confronted with Jesus rather than to fall into a religious stupor. This is why I propose to take pictures of myself with Jesus, this makes me smile, and I want others to feel this same joy by conducting their own photo shoots with JC.

Get serious, get JC and ME.

Thou Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife

Okay, so the ninth commandment states that you shall not covet your neighbor's wife. Pretty simple, if she's married, do not make an attempt to brake the sacred bond of marriage. At least that is what I would consider those words to mean in today's society. Apparently that is not so. If I were to look at a married woman with lust in my eye I have already committed adultery. Holy shit. That's a little harsh, no? I've met some hot wifes while spending the last 5 years of my life as a server at country clubs. Lots of botox and silicone, you might think you were in Cali if you didn't know any better. However I digress from my point.

The commandment says neighbor's wife, nothing is mentioned about fiance. Now more than ever marriage is a option that often ends in years of misery before a divorce finally sets free the two trapped parties. And that's what marriage is after all, a trap, just one you are comfortable being caught in. So in the event of a proposed marriage, one that has yet been made legal, is it (let's not use the word sin, i hate thinking petty things are sins) wrong to desire your neighbor's fiance? After all that sacred bond has yet to be made and perhaps this is just how the cards of life fall.

It's like making that full court buzzer beater to win the championship game, you have to make the most of the time you have. I know I will. Will You?

Chocolate Jesus Part Deux

I find it most difficult to concentrate during the warm spring months. The air is nice and cool while the sun is mellow and warm. It makes for a combination of lazy days and wild nights. Factor into this school work and you can see the equation does not add up properly. While trying to find the delicate balance between end of the quarter work and some nice R and R I figured I would elaborate on Chocolate Jesus a little bit more. For example; did you know that one nude Chocolate Jesus sculpture contains 485,000 odd calories? If you are like most Americans and stick to a strict 2000 calories a day one Chocolate Jesus would be enough to sustain you for 242 days. That's like almost a year. kinda.

This is a book. Chocolate Jesus by Stephan Jaramillo. I couldn't find like an official webpage or anything, but he's basically a dude, who has written three books. Going Postal, The Scoundrel, and Chocolate Jesus. Chocolate Jesus is a story about Wilbur Bea, the son of Mrs. Bea who built a candy empire from the ground up. Wilbur has been appointed CEO or some shit, but as long as his mother is still alive he is second in command. Anyway he enjoys hookers and booze and living frivolously. I imagine somewhere Jesus candy is made from chocolate, but the Amazon.com preview only spanned 8 pages.