Foodist Colony 2: Temple of Food!!!
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I’m so excited for this show. It’s been my pleasure to assemble some of my very best buds to contribute to this unique art experience. Everyone has generously donated pieces to be displayed for barter or purchase the night of the opening, more on that in the press release below. This time of year is always so crazy, it’s really nice to attempt something good in the midst of all the chaos.

PRESS RELEASE:
Thanky is pleased to present the second installment of everyone’s favorite food trade for art: Foodist Colony!Clean out your pantry and bring your non-perishables for bartering during the opening reception on December 5th. Up for grabs in the trading post will be work by more than 30 artists. Special consideration will be given to high protein and organic donations.

Last year we were able to raise over 300 pounds of food. With your support we can exceed that number this year! Use this opportunty to give back to your commmunity and support artists that have that same goal in mind. Like last year, all donations will benefit the Central Virginia Food Bank. 

Artists involoved in the show are a diverse group with close ties to central Virginia, including:

Alex Lukas, Andy Jenkins, Allyson Mellberg, Archie Lee Coates IV, Dash Shaw, David Abbott, Dolan Geiman, Garrett Morin, Jeremy Taylor, Joel Speasmaker, Josh M. Powell, Kate Duffy, Kate Horne, Kristin Smith, Lump Lipshitz, Massimo Pacchione, Matt Leech, Matthew G. Wells, Max Hubenthal, Mike Ball, Nathanael Roney, Oura, Patrick Costello, Paul Goode, R. Nick Kuszyk, Ryan McLennan, Scott Eastwood, Sto, Studio 23, Thomas Dean, Tim Skirven, TJ Huff, Travis Robertson, & Tyler Thomas

There will be an opening reception featuring complimentary cupcakes and holiday fare on:
First Friday, December 5th from 6pm to 10pm

The exhibit will close on December 28.
Open hours are from 12 pm to 3 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and by appointment.

Thanky is located at:

407 Brook Road

Richmond, VA 23220

New Poster! originally uploaded by travbot

I whipped up this 3-color jammy for Thanky this week. If you are in the area come on out!

Here is an excerpt of the press release:

“Thanky is happy to announce Technicomfort, a group art show about

bright colors, featuring works by Joseph Buzzell, Dearraindrop, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Megan Whitmarsh, Crystal Stokowski, Mumbleboy, Leif Goldberg, Molly O’Connell, Raphael Lyon, Jesse Spears, Brian Blomerth, Apak and more!

Artists in Technicomfort work in collage, painting, embroidery,

screen-print, drawing, and sculpture — all in glorious saturated

life-like and death-like colors!

There will be an opening reception on First Friday, November 7 from 6pm to 9 pm with musical performances and complimentary cupcakes.

The exhibit will close on November 29. Open hours are from 12 pm to 3 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.”

A little late on the notice, but I’ll be at the zine fest here in Richmond VA tomorrow, starting at 11 and going until 5. I’ll have newish prints and backstock galore! Jeremy Taylor is sharing a table with me and also Andy Jenkins. Come say “hello” and support capitalism and the economy, but also anarchy and DIY type stuff.

Again, not on the ball. This is a flyer for the trade print show at SNAP mentioned a few posts back. More pictures to come on that I’m sure. Thanks to David for including us!

I’ve been adding stuff to the different sections, please make me aware of any blatant mistakes or omissions.
It’s October tomorrow, that means Fall nostalgia is almost in full swing. It also means that the next “Handmake” is right around the corner. October 25 in the Quirk gallery parking lot. More details as soon as I figure them out. Send me an email if you think you might want to set up a table, or if you want to be added to the mailing list. If you couldn’t make it out this summer, here’s what you missed.

poster packet originally uploaded by thankyspace

Did you know I could blog other people’s photos straight from flickr? fun.
This is a poster (wrapped in it’s own special paper) I designed and printed for Thanky’s grand opening. It’s a scaled down version of a split poster we originally did with the Autumn-Addict show. But when Thanky’s opening date changed, I whipped this one up.
Brothers and sisters have been working hard on the space, and expect it to knock you on your ass every month. Richmond needed this.
Please visit, you will not regret.

David asked Max and I to participate in a “trade print” he was helping organize over at SNAP. These are the prints bound up in their specialized packaging ready to ship. Max’s is on the left, and mine is on the right. Can’t wait to see pictures from the show, and get my very own copy of all the work. Printmaking is, by far, the superior way to share art. 

It’s been a busy month, but I don’t see any signs of things slowing down soon. I’m working on a sign for Thanky, and various other print projects are right around the corner. And don’t worry, a mega update is in the works!! Like maybe tomorrow? Don’t quote me.

   

new site, originally uploaded by travbot.

hello!
please bear with me while I sort through the ins and outs of blogging and the internet. I’m in the process of taking pictures of work/dealing with life situations so it may be a second before a full blown documentation is revealed. In the meantime I will use flickr to help me post photos, and share opinions of things you didn’t even know I cared about.

The print above is my entry for the “change for a ten” exhibit being organized by Art 180
I made the print using screens from my new print in the Attumnaddict show at Chop Suey. More on that to come…..

look out world, here comes my blog