so this is a collage called swamp. i made it in february of last year. it is currently framed in a homemade, hand-painted frame. it is paper collage on a book binding panel. it is 7" x 10". and i am giving it away. i've been wanting to have a blog giveaway for some time, and the time has finally arrived. here's how it works. all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. by leaving a comment you are automatically entered into the contest (as long as your comment offers a way for me to get in touch with you, or you know that i know you). the contest will be open until next wednesday at noon, eastern standard time. at that time the contest will officially be closed and i will pick a random number. the person whose comment matches that number wins! for example, if i happen to pick the number 33, the thirty-third comment will win. oh, and one more rule: you can only post ONCE. if you win, i will send you the collage, signed by me, the artist, free of c...
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Curious as to the origins of the title "agentorange." i get the "orange" part, obviously. But i was just wondering about the agent part, since everytime i check your blog, Tori Amos's song containing this phrase comes to mind...
erin
thanks for a great christmas. we had a wonderful time with all of you, only it was too short.
it may be the year of the pig, but for me, it needs to be the year of the skinny pig.
no real significant origins. agentorange was the name of my imaginary record company in college. under the moniker 'agentorange records' i produced several popular mix tapes (including a collection of 10 acoustic mix tapes called the diet albums), and, since then, a long list of mix cds. it has always been a dream of mine to help people hear better music. but, i digress...
really, the only significance is, as you astutely noted, the orange. i, i suppose, am agentorange, although i want nothing to do with the actual chemical.
hope that clears it up. thanks for your curiousity. and say hi to tori for me.
greg.
ps. the slogan for agentorange records is ...die trying