I was recently invited to participate in SMart: A SMod Art Show at Gallery 1988, which celebrates the release of Kevin Smith’s new book. 25 artists were each assigned a SModcast episode (or a portion of one), to base their piece on. SModcast is a hilarious weekly podcast featuring Kevin and long time friend, Scott Mosier, and is definitely not for the easily offended.
I received a segment of Episode #37, entitled Jennifer Connelly Remake, which basically explores the possibilities and scenarios if Jennifer Connelly decided to remake the life of Scott Mosier. I can’t do this episode any justice by writing about it, so if intrigued, listen to it HERE. It’s a super long episode, so you can skip right to it starting at: 29:00 min.
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Flashe on wood, sealed with resin 30in x 15in
The show opens Friday, October 23rd, at Gallery 1988 LA and will feature awesome art and Kevin Smith himself.
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Dublin-based film critic, John Maguire, sums up this amazing show best by saying, “Taming Light is a group exhibition of new painting, photography and illustration paying tribute to one of the pre-eminent filmmakers of the 20th Century, Stanley Kubrick.” Showing at the Light House Cinema in Dublin from October 1st-31st, the exhibition is organized on a not-for-profit basis and admission is free.
I am really excited about this show (my piece HERE), I wish I could jet to Dublin right now to see it in person! Stop by if you’re lucky enough to live in the area, or view all the art on the brand new site HERE. Below is my favorite piece from the show, by the incredibly talented painter, Fransis Matthews. It makes my eyes pop and my brain buzz:
Overlook Hotel, Francis Matthews
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I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: I had an AMAZING time at Coach during Fashion’s Night Out last Thursday! It was also fun to see & meet some of my favorite fashion bloggers (Keiko Lynn, Clothes Horse, Coquette, nitro:licious, etc), who were also guests of Coach for the night.
Read the long version of my night HERE.
Below are a few pictures from the event, then a few of the 10 min bags I worked on, and finally the bag I did for Coach’s archive.
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10 minute totes:
Archive bag:
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A huge thank you! for everyone who came out to see me at Coach and supporting Fashion’s Night Out Thursday night. I had so much fun!
More pics coming soon, but until then have a great weekend!
As part of New York Fashion Week and Fashion’s Night Out, I’m very excited to announce that I will be a special guest of Coach at their Madison Avenue flagship store TONIGHT!
Along with the amazingly talented graffiti artist Pesu, I will be in store creating completely customized artwork on Coach’s limited edition canvas totes from 7pm-10pm. If you will be in the NY area, please join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to help celebrate fashion, art and the spirit of New York!
Fashion’s Night Out
Coach Flagship Store
595 Madison Avenue
September 10, 2009
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
I was pretty nervous to be working out of my element (aka: alone in my studio), but I have to say that changing paint for paint markers, and wood for canvas totes really wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be. Usually it takes me forever to complete even the simplest of paintings, so I was worried that doing one bag in under 10 min would be a disaster..
Turns out that after some major practice, I found a method that really seemed to work for me. The girls at Coach were nice enough to send me some test canvas a head of time, so I was able to see what I wanted to use well before the event date. I knew that paint would be way too slow for me, so a friend of mine suggested that I try using paint markers.. After ordering about $200 in various brands and colors, I found a few that I was happy with.
I then decided that it may be best for me to do ALL of my drawings a head of time (I get very nervous drawing under pressure). I was also concerned with people standing in line getting bored, so I thought if I printed out the drawings first, it would give them something to do while waiting. Each person could choose their own drawing, which I would then transfer to the bag and color. I eventually got the hang of it as the night went on and the 4 hours absolutely flew by.
What was really amazing though was that everyone in line was so so so sweet and patient! A few people even waited over an HOUR and still had a smile on their face (even when the drinks ran out!) by the time I got to them. I was really thankful for such a nice, calm atmosphere, even amongst the masses of people who attended.
I only wish that I could have had the opportunity to speak with more people.. Unfortunately my multi-tasking ability is a little rusty, so for most of the night my head was down, looking at what I was drawing. Apologies to everyone if I came across as a bit quiet or rude. I really had so much fun, thank you to Coach for having me, and thank you all for coming out!
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