Archive for 'Art & Design'

Monday, June 29, 2009

LabourLove at Golden Belt

One of our charter contributors, Ellie has posted some great content on her personal blog about the new Labour Love gallery and Cotton Room at Golden Belt. Below the first of those two posts. Thanks, Ellie! After The Cotton Room party, we headed downstairs to check out LabourLove, Durham’s newest gallery and retail space. John [...]

Monday, June 22, 2009

indieNC Workshops & Classes

We are now offering craft, design & business classes taught by your favorite designers. Sign up before July 1st to receive 10% off the class fee. Hurry, space is limited to 10 students per class. We’ll be adding more classes soon from Holly Aiken, Pear Threads, Sew Bliss Sew & More! Register here.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Lauren Scanlon

Right now I am really enjoying the work of Asheville printmaker and painter Lauren Scanlon. In describing her latest body of work, Scanlon states, “My work is about storytelling and the piecing together of parts. I’m drawn towards descriptions of liminal spaces and thresholds – points of transformation or places in between one thing and [...]

Friday, June 5, 2009

indieNC Window Display – 230 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Starting today, indieNC will be working with local artists to curate window displays and showcase local North Carolina made goods in empty storefronts around Raleigh & Durham. Our first window debuts today at 230 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh (between the Mahler Gallery and Port City Java). I hope you’ll check it out, and if you [...]

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Rebus Works

Two great events made Rebus Works the place to be this weekend: Yesterday, Rebus Works hosted an Artist Lecture with Casey Porn and David Eichenberger. This lecture was in conjunction with the closing of their exhibition, Epic Battle. And today is the third annual RebusFest. RebusFest is a one-day, family-friendly celebration of local art and [...]

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Bain Project Interviews

With the Bain Project coming to a close this weekend I asked the project’s creator and organizer Daniel Kelly, as well as several of the artists involved, to answer a few questions about what inspired the project, what the creative process was like, and what they will be taking away from this unique, collaborative experience. [...]

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The Bain Project

Over the past several months, twelve of the area’s most innovative artists have been creating work for The Bain Project, a site-specific installation at the E.B. Bain Waterworks building in Raleigh. Throughout the historic building artists will display work that reflects their unique interactions with the space over the past nine months. The Bain Project [...]

Monday, April 27, 2009

SomethingPressed, Letterpress

SomethingPressed is a new letterpress printing operation in Raleigh run by NC State Design School grad, Ryan Cook. A former YeeHaw intern, Ryan will be soon be offering classes for those looking to learn more about this printing technique. This poster was designed for the Bain Project (more on that tomorrow) and a limited run [...]

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Anna Podris

I have been a long time fan of Anna Podris’ paintings. Her current work incorporates oils and encaustics into dreamlike paintings that are rich in detail, pattern, and color. It’s easy to get lost in her surreal landscapes as you begin to discover the unexpected materials, such as fabric and flowers, sealed between the multiple [...]

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Max Kauffmann at Push Gallery

Artist Max Kauffmann will be showing his work at Push Gallery in Asheville through March 31st. The show is called ‘Ghosts of Industry’ and features 30 new works and a site-specific installation.