Category Archives: Artwork

I’d Feel Empty Without My…

August 15, 2009 – 11:35 pm

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 [...]

By cassiemc | Also posted in Graffiti, Toronto | Comments (0)

Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand

May 13, 2009 – 1:05 pm

Yes, this is definitely old news as the exhibit opened at the ICA back in February and was surrounded by some drama in the news, and a possible publicity stunt/arrest here in Boston. However, I waited until this week to actually go out and see the installation in person. A trip to the ICA is [...]

By Gwen | Also posted in Boston, Design Shows, Illustration | Comments (0)

Somerville Open Studios

May 2, 2009 – 10:47 pm

This weekend is the annual Somerville Open Studios, where artists and designers from all over Somerville, MA open up their homes and workshops to the public. Over 300 artists participate every year, which makes it a wonderful (but lengthy) hike through the city to check things out. I went browsing through a couple studios today, [...]

By Gwen | Also posted in Boston, Design Shows | Comments (0)

Matters of the Heart

April 22, 2009 – 12:17 pm

A little Wednesday eye candy – two new heart prints from Chicago-based designer Jenny Beorkrem aka Ork Posters. I love her city posters, and am so glad she is exploring new subjects in the same theme. This print really fuses two subjects that evidently were made for one another: anatomy and typography. Separate each is [...]

By Gwen | Also posted in Illustration | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Diana Sudyka on Making It.

April 15, 2009 – 11:21 pm

We’ve posted before on the illustrator who worked with Andrew Bird to bring an additional layer of meaning to the new-ish deluxe album, Noble Beast. Following Bird’s storm of a show in Toronto a couple weeks ago (flabbergasting foot-tapping gramophone-spinning orchestrally amazing show) we bring Diana Sudyka back to Black Kettles for some insight into not only how [...]

By cmcdaniel | Also posted in Illustration, Toronto | Comments (0)