the power of photography (and easy ways to help)
i don’t even know where to begin with this post. there is so much to say.
first, i guess that while i intellectually understood the gulf oil spill, it wasn’t until i came across these images that the boston globe recently published that the magnitude of it really hit home for me. and made me cry.
and want to help, in whatever way i can. to start, riding my bike everywhere i can. i figure the less oil i consume, the better.
and strange as it may sound, have my dogs groomed. i will send their fur (and there’s a lot of it) to help soak up oil via an organization called matter of trust. i know it sounds crazy, but it works. if you don’t have a dog, you can also get your own hair cut at a participating aveda salon that will send all hair clippings to matter of trust.
i know they are little things, but i want to help in my own small way. and all the little things add up. really. if you have any other ideas how we can help, please comment and share.
(thanks a ton to april and her wonderful blog for bringing these images and efforts to my attention. images are, of course, from the boston globe.)
that we hope to see you tonight!
it’s our very first first friday with the lowertown art scene and we’d love to spend it with you!
friday, may 7 (tonight!)
6:30 until we’re tired
the jax building #307
253 east 4th street, st. paul
have you heard of first fridays in lowertown? it’s a simple concept, but one that totally works: artists open their studios on the first friday of every month (except for april and october, when everyone is getting ready for the art crawl).
and so we’re going to have our studio door open and have us a little party while we participate in our very first first friday. so swing by, check out some fine posters by us and some of our lovely friends (like brad surcey, barrett and melanie haroldson, the middle coast collective and bill ferenc). we’ll have some soda and other beverages (and a bottle opener this time – thanks, kate!), but feel free to bring your own and add to the fun.
the details:
first friday with redblackbrown
the jax building #307
253 east 4th street, st. paul
friday, may 7, 6:30
hope to see you there!
One of my favorite things about working at BrainstormOverload (in addition to the gourmet hot cocoa) is the studio garden. Like all the other projects at bsol it’s a work in progress but one that is particularly wonderful in Spring when the garden seems to change almost daily. Why am I keeping all this blooming goodness to myself you demand? Good point. In an effort to share this is the first in a series of desktop calendars I’ll post (not daily but regularly) on the bsol blog. (I hope regular RedBlackBrown readers will forgive me for wanting to avoid posting on multiple blogs.)
The calendar makes it useful and I’ve always liked the texture of type over a photograph. Each date following a vertical line is a Monday. I’ll also provide the plant name in case you are inspired to work in your own garden which I highly recommend as a terrific creative outlet. I’ll start with the following standard (Mac) screen resolutions. Post a comment if the size you need is not represented.
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1440 × 900
1920 × 1200
Our favorite bike-themed poster show is coming up fast! April 10 to be exact and this year two of the redblackbrown crew will be participating. Jessica and I will have posters in the show this year along with all of these amazing artists:
Aaron Purmort • Adam Brackney • Adam Turman • Aesthetic Apparatus • Allan Peters • Amy Campbell • Amy Jo • Angel Bomb • Andy Skoglund • Anthem Heart • Ben Levitz • Bjorn Christianson • Brian Hartley Sago • Briana Auel • Broken Crow • DWITT • Elizabeth Mullen • Erik Anthony Hamline • Gregory Hubacek • Jennifer Davis • Jessica Hall Burns • Johnny Slocum • Joseph Duffy • Katherine Lamm • Kelly Munson • Lovely Mpls • Lure Design • Maranatha Wilson • Middle Coast Collective • Rob Angermuller • Ross Bruggink • Scott Agrimson • Scott Neff • Spencer Haugh • Tara Costello • Tim Kramer • Tonja Torgerson • Zara Gonzalez
Get more info at ARTCRANK MSP
I was lucky to be asked to participate in the Manifest Equality show in LA earlier this month. The whole show was surrounding the idea of equality and equal rights for all. This was my piece for the show, “100 Faces”.
I still have a few posters left you can find them here
The Spring Equinox is almost upon us and temperatures today are almost halfway to being tolerable. I’m happy to see the ice on the windows of the bsol studio start to recede.