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Reclaimed Preview: Emi Slade

Wow! That is all I can come up with when trying to describe Emi’s contribution to Reclaimed. The “frame” for this piece is actually the top of a clock that was found in the trash at Eastern Market. The creature inside is hand sculpted and painted and must be seen in person to be full appreciated.

Reclaimed opens this Friday, October 21, 6-10 pm at Rivers Edge Gallery and runs through November 18.

Reclaimed Preview: Jeremiah Britton

Jeremiah Britton is an artist and graphic designer originally from Portland, now living in the mitten. He first caught our attention with his screenprinted art prints when was still a student at Central Michigan University. For Reclaimed, he used a piece of his grandfather’s weathered wooden gate as the backdrop for a three color print. Love!

Jeremiah on the interwebs: website | dribbble | twitter

Reclaimed opens Friday, October 21, 6-10 pm at Rivers Edge Gallery and runs through November 18.

Detroit Urban Craft Fair Artist Preview: Part 2

We’ve been working super hard around the clock to prepare for the four craft shows that we’re doing this holiday season (see tour dates!). In addition to what you see above, we have much more that we haven’t gotten around to photographing, unless you count some iPhone pics taken in the middle of the night. We’re excited for our work to be shown alongside all the other talented vendors that Handmade Detroit chose this year. Here’s Part 2 of our preview of vendors who focus on art and illustration.

By the way, if you missed Part 1 of the preview, you can find it here.

Detroit Urban Craft Fair Artist Preview: Part 2

Recap: ArtPrize 2010

This weekend, we drove up to Grand Rapids to check out the big ArtPrize competition. There’s no doubt that it takes over the entire city. Luckily, we had two amazing tour guides to show us around. My cousin lives up there, and so does our very talented artist friend Ryan Weiss (interviewed). Ryan was also nice enough to give us a sneak peek of what he’s working on for his next show, so stay tuned for that in a few days.

Let’s just get Steam Pig out of the way. ArtPrize is all about making something that’s larger than life, so there’s no question that he was the star, suspended over the crowds in the B.O.B. parking lot. This was done by the same group responsible for Nessie in the river last year.

I loved these horses made out of plastic utensils. These were done by Sayaka Ganz.

Hands down, my favorite was called “you can’t fall off the floor” by Lora Fosberg. Lora placed hundreds of hand lettered pieces of paper on walls that intersected to form a room-like atmosphere.

Behind the cut, there are lots, lots more pics of my favorites. Unfortunately, unless you knew to register ahead of time, they make it a pain for attendees to actually vote. So if you see something you like, vote on my behalf! The top 10 is going to be announced tonight.

Click for lots more ArtPrize pics…

VisuaLingual

I love the work of Cincinnati design studio VisuaLingual, especially their use of upcycled test prints and old gas station letters. VisuaLingual consists of couple Maya Drozdz and Michael Stout whom collaborate on every product they put out through their Etsy shop. They produce a wide variety of products from screenprints to customized porcelain.

Screenprinted place mats on vintage gas station numbers.

Upcycled Screenprint on discarded test prints.

Screenprint based on a vintage letterpress poster.

To get a little more insight into their process be sure to read their Etsy interview.

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