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Patrice Tullai
www.alicedean.us
alicedean@hotmail.com
Patrice Tullai was born in Los Angeles California in the false eyelash era. Her mother raised six children alone in the ghettos of Los Angeles while suffering from the disability of common sense, something she has seemingly passed on to Patrice.
At an early age Patrice was moved to be creative, always making things, often times, forced by poverty to make something out of nothing.
In high school Patrice twirled baton (including fire) which she still does today. As part of the marching band she participated in many parades, including the Disneyland parade inside the park. She quit this group after discovering the politics of favoritism. Patrice went on to be chosen “Miss El Monte/South El Monte 1979”. The day after she won the contest, the executives arrived at her house and wanted to retrieve the crown. Her mother was upset as the contest had been entered for her sake. Apparently other contestants had accused her of hanging around the local hamburger stand and of being a “stoner”. Some had even accused her of offering ‘favors’ to the judges of the competition. The matter was resolved and Patrice was asked to refrain from activities that could be misconstrued.
During the 1980”s Patrice attended college on and off, working in between to support herself. Her early studies were in anthropology but she changed over to art when she moved to Seattle and attended the University of Washington. Patrice graduated in 1992 with a BFA in Painting, a BFA in Sculpture, and a BA in Art. She has been making art relentlessly ever since. The examples of her work shown her give only a glimpse at the prolific portfolio that she has created over time.
In the spring of 1993 Patrice answered an ad in “the Rocket” for a soft singer. She teamed up with some stellar musicians and recorded an 8-track demo for the next few weeks. She and a band mate took off in an old Dodge Dart and headed back to Los Angeles. They left a cassette tape of their recordings on the coffee table of a local dealer. Two weeks later a call was received from A&M records showing interest in the group, Pretty Mary Sunshine (PMS). PMS had never done a show, so one was booked at “the off ramp” so the A&R guy could see the band. The show was possibly the worst show in the history of music. The band had been booked with a punk rock act and the punk fans booed PMS. Patrice simply turned her back to the audience and droned on.
Persistence, determination and sheer gall resulted eventually in an invitation for the band to meet executives in Los Angeles. The record deal process began...on and on...tours, albums. Patrice has since recorded with “frownland” and with “alicedean”.
For many years Patrice has been painting her own type of POP art; pills & booze being the icons of the era. However, she also paints beautiful unique land and seascapes that have been inspired by her time spent in Hawaii. Patrice has also had much interest in protecting endangered species and has painted a series depicting birds.
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* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist