Archive for 'Art & Design'
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 [...]
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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 will [...]
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 [...]
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.
Lark & Key, One Year Anniversary Exhibit
Lark & Key, a boutique & gallery in Charlotte that we profiled a few months back, will be hosting an anniversary exhibit featuring the work of San Francisco potter Diana Fayt. In addition, there will be new works from co-owner Duy Huynh and music by Nicolette Emanuelle and Fritz Kessler.
The opening reception is Thursday February [...]
Pamela Pecchio
Photographer Pamela Pecchio’s dream-like images explore the places we inhabit and the inanimate objects with which we choose to surround ourselves. Pamela currently splits her time between North Carolina and the Univeristy of Virgina, where she is a professor.
Jody Cedzidlo of Flytrap
This week I interviewed NC designer Jody Cedzidlo of Flytrap. Jody has beautiful work in addition to some valuable advice for anyone looking to start a small business.
1. How did you get your start?
Let me just say first that Flytrap is about 18 parts screen printing on apparel, 1 part screen printing on various sundries, [...]
No Boundaries
For about 2 weeks this past Fall, 17 artists from 12 countries gathered on Bald Head Island, NC for the biennial No Boundaries Artist Colony. No Boundaries was founded in 1996 by Wilmington artists Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin, and Dick Roberts. The best thing about the Colony, according to Pam Toll in Megan V. Williams’ [...]
Mario Marzan
Mario Marzan is a painter, sculptor, video and installation artist currently teaching at UNC Chapel Hill. He was born in San Juan, and much of his work references his memories of Puerto Rico as well as the shifting landscape of his old home due to an increase in hurricanes. Mario writes, “my work responds to [...]
Kacie Rushton
I met Kacie Rushton at The Handmade Market this past fall where she was selling her gorgeous Heirloom Journals made from vintage books. Although I’ve seen (and loved!) her work at past craft shows, I didn’t know much about the girl behind them. I asked Kacie to answer a few questions for us, and learned [...]
