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The People’s Arts Festival and An Announcement!

Perfect Laughter will be at The People’s Arts Festival all weekend! The PAF is pretty special and meaningful to us. Two years ago, it was our very first event, ever. It was the first time that Dennis debuted his paintings in public, and I was starstuck by the positive feedback that he got that day. A few paper goods were sitting on a table with no display, not even a tablecloth. And our business cards were made last minute on tea stained paper, screenprinted and cut by hand. It was a humble beginning to be sure.

Many of our faves will be there, including Audrey Pongracz, Sloe Gin Fizz, All Things Grow, Nerl Says Design, Emi Slade and Kill Taupe (who snagged this week’s cover of Real Detroit!) There are so many booths this year, I’m really looking forward to discovering new Michigan artists to blog about. Are you going to be there? Let us know in the comments!

An Announcement…Spoiler Alert

We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes, and I can safely say now that our new online shop will open for business by September 1st! We even got our prints and paper goods professionally photographed. No grainy iPhone photos like you’ve been seeing from us on Facebook and Twitter. Everything that we’ll have at the PAF will be in our online shop next week. In the meantime, here’s a crappy iPhone pic of our newest screen print, “Moonstruck”. Hope to see you this weekend!

Recap: Layers @ Rivers Edge

Saturday night was the opening of Layers at Rivers Edge Gallery. The 2nd floor walls were jam packed with work from Dennis Jacobs, Jeremy Hansen, Eddie Thiel and Rudy Salazar. Not only did they produce a ton of individual pieces, all the guys worked in different pairs on collaborations. These are my favorites from each artist:

Lots more pictures behind the cut, but as always, my photography never does the show justice. In fact, there are many more pieces to be seen in person that didn’t photograph well enough. The amount of work that these guys did is staggering. If you’re interested in any of these pieces, contact Rivers Edge.

See the whole photo gallery…

Heather Hansma’s A Bun a Day Solo Show at Five15

For her second time in as many years Heather Hansma is having a solo show at Royal Oak’s Five15. On display, once again, will be Heather’s Puff Bun characters taking jabs at American pop culture. The show opens August 13th from 7-10pm and runs through September 10th.

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Layers Group Show @ Rivers Edge Gallery, August 7th

I was invited to be part of a four person group show at River’s Edge Gallery, in Wyandotte, with three other artists, Jeremy Hansen, Eddie Thiel, and Rudy Salazar III. The show, titled “Layers” will consist of over 30 individual pieces as well as a few collaborations. “Layers” opens August 7th at 6pm and will run through the 27th. Select pieces from the show will also be on display at the People’s Art Festival on August 28th-29th where we will also be painting live. The show can also be viewed on the River’s Edge online gallery. Below is a preview of some of our work for the show.

Dennis Jacobs

Eddie Thiel

Rudy Salazar III

Jeremy Hansen

Recap: The Tattoo Show @ Starkweather Arts Center

Earlier this month, I visited the Starkweather Arts Center for the first time. I loved it there, and I wish it wasn’t so far away. It’s definitely worth the trip to Romeo. Their latest show, The Tattoo Show, was curated by Mark Arminski.

Thanks to Heather Hansma for taking pictures for us. There’s a lot more on her Flickr page. The show runs until July 30th, so if you want to head out there, here’s the details.

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