The Wizard

I've got a little Blakbook interview with Tallis. A local airbursher that has been recently helping Bobby out with the airbrush side of the business.

Blakbook: Can you give me an introduction to yourself?

Tallis: I'm Tallis from the Bay. I'm 34 years old. Been airbrushing since '98. I went to college for art. I got a degree in illustration and graphic design. My love of art started with grafitti.

Blakbook: Do you have any major influences?

Tallis: I get a lot of inspiration just from the street. As far as the artwork it's the street. From my dad. He never took his stuff professionally but he always practiced.

Blakbook: So you've been eluding to your descent lately?

Tallis: I'm Hawiian, Filipino and Spanish. My dad is Hawiian and Filipino. My mom is Spanish......

Read the rest of this interview in the next issue of Blakbook Pages coming soon! Also check out Tallis at airbrushtheworld.com and myspace.com/wizard_707

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"De Memoria" creator Migel Delgado

I finally got a chance to sit down with Migel since our unveiling of his "De Memoria" here at the Blakbook Art Gallery. I have to admit, this guy is interesting. He has a very fluid chaotic process of thought. It works. It's genuine and forthcoming. With that being said let me let him introduce himself.

Migel: I'm originally born in Burley, Idaho. 3rd generation migrant farmer. Everybody in my family decided to go into the military so I went to college instead. My parents never anticipated I would even graduate from high school and I've been proving people wrong along the way. They told me I couldn't do art because it wasn't a field to make money. So I decided that looking at what's goin on in the world you gotta get rid of the idea of making money.

Blakbook:So why don't you describe your artform to me...

Migel:I started off doing drawing and painting. [Then] I was doing a lot of research into this thing called semiotics the study of signs...

You can catch the full interview in the next issue of Blakbook coming soon! Don't forget to come in and actually see Migel's Installation. 1708 Main St Boise Blakbook Gallery.