This Week at McLeod Residence

Please join us this week for...
First Friday at McLeod Residence!

Friday, April 6, 2007
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Two artists creating high-tech interactive art are showing at McLeod Residence through April 30. Seattle artists Maggie Orth and Paul Rucker create very different work, but they both combine traditional techniques and practices with new media to create art that is participatory and humorous, providing a sense of warmth and humanity to the often-cold world of technology and computer programming. Maggie Orth is showing interactive electronic textiles, and Paul Rucker has created a multimedia installation of a "new interactive instrument." Also at McLeod Residence through April 30 is Seattle Notables, a multimedia project celebrating famous figures of Seattle, featuring photographs by Adam L. Weintraub and Alice Wheeler, as well as a painting exhibit curated by Laurie Kearney; neon by Jeremy Bert and Jen Elek; and an exhibit of Northwest paintings which includes an early work by Chuck Close.

Please join us on Friday, April 6, from 5-9pm to view the exhibition. Wine and snacks will be served.

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MEMBERS! This Thursday is Egger McLeod Happy Hour, featuring (fingers crossed, if all equipment comes together properly) a PURRRING sound installation + (if one of us can figure out how to boil eggs) Egger McLeod Easter Egg Coloring Contest. See you then, 6-9-ish-or-maybe-even-later-ish. If you're not a member, it's easy to become one. We are awesome and fun.

p.s. Check out our new spooky pic by Troy Critchlow.

Comments

[Maggie McLeod]

Marty Stew's method for perfect hardboiled eggs is foolproof, although I usually let them sit for about 15 minutes and then just run them under cold water for a couple minutes because I'm too lazy to deal with ice. I just did this last night, as a matter of fact:

"Despite its name, a boiled egg shouldn't be boiled (which will yield rubbery results) but rather immediately removed from the heat once the cooking water comes to a boil. Place eggs in a saucepan large enough to accommodate them in a single layer. Fill pan with cold water, covering eggs by 1 inch. Bring water to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 90 seconds to 2 minutes for soft-boiled eggs, 1 minute 45 seconds to 2 minutes 15 seconds for medium-boiled, and 11 to 12 minutes for hard-boiled. Once the hard-boiled egg is cooked, transfer it to a bowl of ice water (this will prevent discoloration and facilitate peeling); let stand 2 minutes, then crack by gently pressing egg against a hard surface. Peel under cold, running water."