39 posts tagged “culture”
My $15 print sale that is:www.bellavendetta.etsy.com Look, even the SF Weekly says you should hop to it. I only have a few left of each print, after that they are gone!
I will however, have a super-duper limited edition 11x14" gilcee print of this...
issued by Mahan Gallery early this summer. I won't be advertising or selling it on any websites, only my email list, so hit me up if you want to be notified about it: arabella(at)elephantstonerecords.com
Thanx!
I'll be doing some large fun giclee prints with Mahan Gallery next week, but in the meantime all my prints on Etsy are now $15 until April 30th.
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and finished a commission based off my Space Is The Place painting...
I'll have two pieces in this show curated by www.creepmachine.com, should be pretty fun and I wish I could go. My two portraits of a character I call "Switchblade Sue" are just based in general off all the girl gang related teen exploitation movies I've seen over the years. Here are some clips to get you in the mood. High School Caesar is one of my favorites, although the clip doesn't show the gang leader's girlfriend with huge knockers and bizarre eyebrows. But boy, I wish I could have an "anything goes party!" like in the High School Hellcats. Maybe when I turn 30 in June?
Well it was a fine weekend indeedy down in Columbus. I never really walked around or did much there, so it was nice to get a tour of some parts at least. I tell you, High Street is amazing, and I've already made plans for two more trips before June to hang out with friends and start working on some giclee prints with those fine good-looking folks at Mahan Gallery.
Well, being this was the first weekend of not complete crap weather, the art walk on Saturday was pretty insane! It was difficult just walking a normal pace for one block. Already at 6pm the street was starting to fill up...
And hey, look at that. You can't see but I was totally rocking my Sisters of Mercy t-shirt. Everyone thinks this painting is a portrait of us; I don't see the resemblance especially since I don't have black hair or a button nose...
Our friends Sherri and Todd...
Friends Bill and Natasha, they go way back with both our families.
We walked around a bit more after the show; our friends Piss and Vinegar debuted their t-shirts over at Tiger Tree store. We stopped in real quick at Magnolia Thunderpussy, but we'll be back there soon to take our time on another trip for sure. The next day Bill and Natasha took us to their favorite place on High Street called Betty's. The wallpaper and pin-up art is worth it besides yummy grub...
In all the Short North Arts District is pretty hopping. It makes me sad Cleveland can't have just one huge place to put everything that is walkable like this -- instead of being spread out and spotty as hell. And I may also note that nowhere the whole weekend did I ever see Ohio State Buckeye clothing on anyone -- nowhere! So why do dorks in Cleveland wear Buckeyes gear when it isn't even their team? I'm from Ann Arbor so I don't care, but I thought it was amazing in a good way.
Of course now our friends want us to move to Columbus.
Well looky that, I done got all interviewed and stuff at FrogCast the Podcast: http://www.22forty.co.uk/frogcastthepodcast
God does my voice really sound like that!? Ah well. This also gives some of you lazy bums a chance to hear some Elephant Stone artists as well. Yeah, we're coming outta hiatus baby!
If you are in the Columbus area tomorrow (Saturday), be sure to come by the art walk on High Street. Lots of stuff going down over at Tiger Tree, Rivet Gallery and more. I'll be in the group show "Isn't It Romantic?" over at Mahan Gallery between 6-8pm so come say hi! Rumor has it I will be in the company of some rock stars from Floorian.
Hey looky, another Juxtapoz plug about the show too.
My friend Mike Enright is one of the curators for the Philadelphia Film Fest. Besides his animation work, he is a kick ass painter. Here's an interview with him and Michael Lerman. I don't know how they watch so many films in the selection process and not go blind after a while!
My pal Shannon Okey was interviewed on the show "Applause" which will be airing a few more times on the Northeast Ohio PBS stations. Or you can just watch the interview here about 12:20 minutes in. Ah, Boiler Room, that movie cracked me up. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I had seen Wall Street first.
Oh yes, I'm a part-timer now at www.StitchCleveland.com, so come on by and say hi! I'll be helping with some web stuff along with putting my touch on some new products. Yay! Here's one of my favorite things in the store right now...
Out of morbid curiosity I may be attending a free seminar at Cleveland Public Library this part of the The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute series they normally charge for -- just to lay into them with questions. Because hell, what artist do you know has as spare $150 laying around to be told how to make more money off art? I mean really, these are two non-profits orgs that are charging artists in a economically challenged city for info they can get at the library for free. If you are going to operate as a capitalist enterprise, just do that and say so. The fact that websites that sell advertising can gets grants is beyond me! But oh wait, being a 501c safe guards you against failure in case your lack of business savvy screws you in the end.
I like how all these organizations always have seminars and info meetings on weekdays during business hours too; like no one has to work between 9am-5pm? A friend pointed out to me that this is done on purpose so only certain people who are able to show up get the info and the grants. But hey, because they are "helping artists and contributing to culture" the Ohio Arts Council will bank roll them for another year to stay in business. As you can tell, I'm really wary of non-profit organizations that focus on the arts unless a solid education program is put in place. I have been part of three in the last 4 years, and I bowed out of them, mostly because they didn't do anything and they only seemed to hold meetings -- again weekdays before 5pm -- when I had to be at my JOB. Overall they were just very inconsistent. Sometimes I think I should start one because that's how people seem to pocket the most money! We should have just made the record label a non-profit, you know, contributing to culture and all.
Which leads me up to saying, guess what: I was offered a little job! I can't say yet as it is being put into place, but the timing was just right, and they were simply appalled I didn't get the summer teaching job. Besides the administrative work I get to hang out with a bunch of girls, design products and illustrate stuff, and sell cool things too. They give classes and contribute to culture as well; thankfully they are a real for-profit business who knows what they're doing!
Looks like I'll be showing in a lot of places around N. America the next two months. I'm glad I got it together enough to do some pieces specifically for the themed shows -- I've been lazy since October. So here, mark your calendars if you are in any of these cities...
Friday, March 7th
“All Girl Show” @ Anxiety
Gallery in Madison WI. I'll have two mixed media pieces in this one, wish I could go.
Saturday,
March 8th
The 2nd Annual 'Ladies
First' art event in Vancouver, BC. As part of the Indie
Music Video Festival
This show will also be traveling to Chicago, IL in May and Portland,
OR in July and possibly more.
Many hot artist chicks involved in this one. Here's some work you'll find And I'll probably be attending the Chicago event.
Saturday,
April 5th - 26th
"Isn't It Romantic" group show @ Mahan
Gallery, Columbus OH. I'll be attending this with my posse -- watch out!
Saturday,
April 12th
"World Space Party" group show. Space themed art in honor
of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
@ Art Whino Gallery, Alexandria
VA. I'll have a painting I made just for this on display. Wish I could go to this.
Apirl
14th - 20th
"Attack of the B Movie Show" @ Space
Gallery 1141 Polk St (at Sutter) San Francisco. CA.
Curated by The Creep Machine. Opening Reception Friday, April 18th,
8pm - whenever. My "Switchblade Sue" series will be on display. A lot of awesome people involved in this show too, damn I wish I could attend.
You can also find my stuff at Boxheart Gallery in Pittsburgh, Gina's Gallery in Cleveland and well as on display at Velvet Tango Room in Cleveland.
