Archive for 'Art & Design'
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Ioana Balasa
Today’s interview features Ioana Balasa, a recent graduate of NC State’s School of Design. Ioana has a wonderful portfolio, and keeps up a photography blog in addition to a blog about her graphic design work. What’s your dream job? Beekeeper. What are you excited about? 1920′s fashion illustration! Where do you get your inspiration? Ok, [...]
UNC / Hanes Art Center Print Sale 2008
Ellie, one of our contributors (and blogger elseware), just sent me a great tip about an upcoming art sale hosted by the UNC Printmakers, this Friday Dec. 12 from 9am-10pm in the old SchoolKid’s Records location on Franklin Street. Here is some more info from their facebook page: This is a one-day opportunity to stock [...]
Janet Talus
My first memories of Janet Talus start in 2nd grade in Wilmington, North Carolina when she wowed us all with her drawing skills. I remember one day she had a little line going in the classroom and was taking requests for illustrations of various animals, which she would make on the spot. At the time [...]
Yuli Inks
A few weeks ago I was doing some shopping in Chapel Hill, and noticed some cute tote bags with “Yuli” tags. Since I’ve only met one Yuli in my life, I had a feeling that these were the work of my college friend Yulianna Aparicio. I looked her up and we met in Chapel Hill [...]
