If you haven’t heard of the Bazaar Bizarre before, it’s a quirky craft fair that currently visits three cities in the U.S – Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco. In Boston it’s held at a large historic venue in the South End named the Cyclorama – and this year it was packed with fantastic artists showcasing their work, and hundreds of people perusing all the goodies. The selection of vendors and magnitude of the crowd were a bit overwhelming at first, but I slowly made my way through the whole space, and got to catch up with some of the local artists that I’ve covered here on the blog.
First up is Sarah Ressler (images above), who makes lovely drippy bird paintings. I can’t tell you how much I adore these paintings, and I was pleasantly surprised at how reasonable her prices are. For more info on her paintings, you can check out her Flickr page, or email Sarah directly for ordering.
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Hi everyone! We’ve been a bit busy lately with our own personal lives, but we’re ready to jump back into things here on the blog. Winter is always an exciting time for us, and we hope the season is filled with lots of screen printing, paint brushing and photo taking this year.
To celebrate our return to the internet world, we’re having a little holiday sale on these fancy cork tiles in our shop. Click here to scoop one up for $10.
Stay tuned for a great post later today on the Boston Bazaar Bizarre and all the amazing artists that caught our eye at the show yesterday.
This is a series of cutouts I’ve found around Roncesvalles in the High Park area. I wish I knew who was doing it. I feel like maybe it’s a church, but who knows? It’s a nice change from the neighborhood stench of rotting things (thank God the garbage strike is over now) and the torn up road. Apparently the area will be under construction for a year or two while they lay new sewage pipes and repair the streetcar tracks, but it is obvious that the people who remain here still care about it a great deal, and enjoy laying hidden treasures for us around to see, think, care about. It’s also a nice conceptual series as opposed to the random one-off grafitti. Plus I love cardboard graffiti because it isn’t truly being disrespectful – the damage done to Meryl Streep’s face is totally reversible. However, I want to know about the change in tense, between the solid “I …” and “I’d …” – is that intentional? If anyone knows who’s done this, let us know. We’ll try to get an interview. I admit, I have not yet tried to call the phone numbers. I think it’s a crime the way mobile companies operate their pay as you go plans in Canada – charging you to receive calls and texts. I’d feel empty without my cell phone… Not.
New York Times recently published a lovely piece on making art in challenging times.
Artist, friend and coworker Alexander Conner is featured in a short, yet wonderful video in this article in which he speaks on living while breathing art. Alex makes drawings, photographs and new media art despite of enduring what many refer to as “this economy” – because he needs to make.
“It’s between buying paint and buying dinner. If you’re not one of those people, you won’t survive.”
This somber glance into our times is filled with sparks of inspiration.
Cheers.
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“The world’s first alternative motivational posters” by Right Brain Terrain out of Orlando. Adorable? Yes. Am I motivated to plaster my walls with them? Also, yes. I especially love “ego” (above) and “relax” (below).
All of their posters are printed on 100% recycled paper with vegetable-based inks, so you can feel even better about dressing up your walls. You can snatch up one of their posters for only $14.95 right here.
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