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Recap: Happy Serum @ Starkweather Arts Center

Happy Serum, featuring artwork by Kill Taupe, Heather Hansma and Crystal Mielcarek, debuted earlier this month. Starkweather Arts Center out in Romeo is totally worth the drive, and you should check out the show in person if you can. Our pictures definitely don’t do the work justice. Happy Serum ends next Saturday, June 25th.

Read more…Happy Serum Photo Gallery>

Happy Serum opens on June 3 at Starkweather Arts Center

Our friends Kill Taupe, Heather Hansma, and Crystal Mielcarek have a show opening at Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo, Michigan. Entitled “Happy Serum”, the show focuses on happiness,(though perhaps taking a tongue in cheek approach to the subject) something that the artists feel that Metro area seems to be lacking . The show opens on June 3rd and runs through the 25th.

Click behind the cut to get a sneak peak at some of the work.

Meth and Hotdogs 2 Recap

We had so much fun at the opening for Meth and Hot Dogs 2. I don’t think I had ever seen so many people crammed into Lift, and the work was excellent. It was a honor to show along side Kill Taupe, Lauren Moyer, Heather Hansma, Emi Slade, among many other talented artists. Thanks again to Lift and Kill Taupe for letting us be part of this.

See many many more pictures of the show behind the cut.

Meth Motel Print for Meth and Hot Dogs 2 at Lift Detroit

We wanted to participate in the upcoming Meth and Hotdogs 2 show at Lift Designer Toys & Gallery in Royal Oak, curated by Kill Taupe. Kill Taupe suggested that we do a collaboration of sorts. So he tasked us with creating a print using his Meth and Hotdogs Character. We decided to push ourselves a bit and try to make our first ever four color process print.

See the process of how we made the print behind the cut.

Call for Artists / Graphic Designers

Graphic designers: AIGA Detroit is looking for submissions for Design Re:View 2011. This competition only happens every other year. This year, AIGA Detroit and AIGA Toledo are joining forces, making this the first regional competition of its kind. It will showcase the most successful and creative print, interactive, motion and environmental graphic design created in the region over the past two years. More than 300 entries were received for the competition in 2009, from which 55 pieces won awards. Pretty good odds, yes? Check out the Call For Entries website for details. The deadline is January 26.

Artists: Kill Taupe is curating a show at Lift! Meth & Hot Dogs 2 is a group show celebrating original character art by emerging and established artists. The show will contain artwork and custom toys featuring characters that are unscrupulous, mischievous, lowbrow, shady, crazy, and unkempt. The opening reception will be on April 30th. There is no fee to apply or participate in the show. To apply please send a link to your online portfolio / website to killtaupe@gmail.com. Selected artists may send one wall piece and one custom toy or original sculpture to be included in the show. Artwork must arrive at Lift no later than April 15th. Information on the first installment, which took place in St. Louis in 2009, can be found on the old Kill Taupe blog.

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