friday last minute...

Today we knocked out a ton of stuff on our list, including finally hanging the art, landscaping the front, created dividers, put up final turf sign, finished the merch table, cleaned up, replaced bulbs, and way more than I can type here.

To make things better, my buddy Matt swung by and helped out, here he is applying the final touches to the turf sign...

I'm finally feeling happy with how the place looks and can't wait for tomorrow night...

new t-shirts...

So my good friend Ed over at Danger Press just dropped off the limited print t's a few hours ago...


...thanks to Erin for modeling :)

it's a fuzzy sign...

Just finished the lettering for the outdoor sign! Since our next show will be a moss-graffiti theme, the type is in green turf (I didn't have time to use real moss). Swing by on Saturday to check out the final piece!

this weeks progress...

Opening a gallery is hard work! Today I'm making the sign


...made buttons last night


...and had flyers printed out to give out this week


I'll keep you guys updated on the progress... t-shirts are being delivered tomorrow and I'm picking up the art on Friday (talk about last minute!). I have a huge list of other things, but I don't think they would fit in this entry

...future show at the gallery

I'm planning a future show (mid '08) at Hushpuppy Gallery that will feature Moss Graffiti... still working out the details, but in the meantime, check out this starter:

* Take a clump (a small handful) of healthy moss and crumble it into a blender.

* Add 2 cups of buttermilk, 2 cups of water, 1/2 tsp. sugar

* Blend at the lowest speed until it is completely mixed and the consistency of a thin milk shake (add water if necessary)

* Paint the mixture onto wherever you'd like your moss to grow

Here are a few more detailed sites for you... Ideas Factory & Heavy Petal. For some inspiration, check out the work of street artist Edina Tokodi.

Y'all So Stupid #4

Ping Pong Love Sport

neo-deo

Amazing installations from Fred Eerdekens, using shadows in very interesting ways.

flyer for our opening night...

If you're in the Atlanta area, you need to come out to our gallery opening next month! And if you're feeling lucky, add us as a friend on our myspace page - myspace.com/hushpuppygallery - to keep updated with our schedule, artists, etc!

h/g

Check out the new animation from HunterGatherer for the first annual Swerve Festival this month. Very nice stop motion and the music is pretty sweet too!

Christian Lacroix

Antoine+Manuel always amaze me, and they've updated their site with even more top notch work.

This is your home

Copenhagen based design student Sofie Hannibal has some pretty amazing work. Alot of her stuff is part of a collaboration dubbed Hvass & Hannibal.

"Journey of Puro"

I love the animation style of Motomichi Nakamura.

Full Circle

Here's a trailer for a short film I made a couple of months ago...

La Planète sauvage (Fantastic Planet)

Rene Laloux directed this animated sci-fi classic, a band of humans -- known as Oms -- are kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue humanoid giants called Traags. Said to be based on the Soviet occupation of the Czech Republic, the film nabbed the Grand Prix at Cannes and is one of the best animated movies ever made.

St. Vincent

Just discovered this band lead by 24-year-old singer-multi-instrumentalist, Annie Clark. She's also the veteran guitarist for two musical armies, The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Steven's touring band.

"Marry Me," St. Vincent's debut record, and was just released this month... check it out!

50 Years, 50 Films.

Extrordanary box set from Janus Films. I'm counting my pennies starting now... available at the Criterion Collection store.

New podcast from Receiver Gallery

I'm hooked on their latest French pop episode!

Deth P. Sun

The New Works. Or Newer-er Works are simply amazing. Also check out the prints for sale over at GRSF before they're all sold out...

Qui est-vous, Polly Maggoo?

Directed by master photographer and filmmaker William Klein in 1966, this short clip stars Dorothy McGowan being followed by a French television crew.

House of Burvo

Very nice typography from Matthew Burvill

Helicobacter Pilory

Italian based artist Ericailcane has a wide variety of work ranging from film, wallpaints, drawings, etchings, and installations artist. I especially love his short animated films!

Triptych

Triptych is an amzing resource, a digital initiative of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore College libraries. The entire collection is available online and includes collections ranging from:
Button Pin and Ribbon Collections
The Castle Collection of Natural History Illustrations
Japanese Lantern Slides
Soviet Posters
Stamp Sticker Seal and Envelope Collection
... and much more than I can list here.

Ace and Ion Adventure #47

Tara McPherson has an amazing way of blending storytelling within her painted illustrations, creating very fresh unique style I absolutely love.

Sylvia Ji

Ji's work explores themes of beauty, sexual provocation, and social notions of femininity juxtaposed against the dystopian reality of modern cities to create highly charged paintings of women. You can buy some of her prints here.

Boogey Fervor

Mark Dean Veca's work will floor you.

Tagtool

Tagtool Session at the Planet Prozess Block Party... like what you see? Here's how to make your own...

Manda Bala

From director Jason Kohn, comes a powerful documentary explores the cycle of violence that plagues Brazil’s upper and lower economic classes, sparking rampant corruption and violent kidnappings. This looks to be one of the best films of the year - check out the trailer, and judge for yourself.

Happy Hipster Day!

And we're off...
Hipster Stand-Off:

Hipster Olympics:

POP Montreal

Oct. 3-7th!!

Takeshi Murata 02

Nice fresh work from TypeNerd.

Quote of the day

"...the road is long and there are many hurdles, but if you work hard and get your style together then the snowball effect will start..."
Neil Duerden

creative experimental lab

I just became a huge fan of happypets , and couldn't stop clicking through their gallery... great work from Lausanne, Switzerland.

We love you, please love us back.

Mopa is an illustration and graphic design studio based in Brasília, Brazil, with some great new work up their sleeves.

Yet another edit of the retro-futuristic motion logos

Creating a Movie with Web 2.0

Nice little resource on how to use the web (2.0) as a powerful tool in the filmmaking process.

Bioshock followup...

Composer Garry Schyman created the orchestral masterpiece that serenades you through your journey into the heart of Rapture. All 12 tracks that create the eerie string compilation are available for download.

Slice #2

Josh Keyes creates psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior of and the interaction between humans and animals. The dystopian model creates a dynamic playing field where he experiments with these ideas and forms.

Shawnimals

Hurray for Ninjatown!

Quote of the day

"It’s so important to work with a small group of the very best. Anything [but the best], and collaboration risks dragging a good idea down to the lowest common denominator."
Elliot Kealoha Blanchard

*** BIG NEWS! *** (part 2)

So we've decided on a name - Hushpuppy Gallery. We'll be in Grant Park, right across from the old Oakland Cemetery... now on to the interior design, booking artists, lighting, screen printing, etc!!

The most successful ideas don’t have anything to do with any part of the 'design process.'

Joshua Clancy is a freelance designer and artist based in Minneapolis, and has kickass work. There's a great interview with him over at Behance as well.

Hannah Stouffer

Great work from this San Fransisco based artist.

*** BIG NEWS ***

I'm signing the lease tonight to open an art gallery...

with all ten fingers

A recent graduate of Glasgow School of Art with first class honours, Chris Thompson's work is very fresh.

Bernhard Wolff/Leslie

Nice photography and site too!

näytös07

Very nice work from inka järvinen

The Beast IS BACK

Christopher Lee has quite an impressive portfolio of illustration/motion!

The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance

Who I Am And What I Want

Short animated film by David Shrigley and Chris Shepherd.

Brenda Dickson

This is fast becoming the most hilarious video we've seen at Super Deluxe now... we can't stop watching it...

Antipasto

Check out the crazy illustrations from Rome based freelance artist Alberto Seveso Here, here and here!

The Raftman's Razor by Keith Bearden

West Add Radio

In the words of my buddy Black Sunshine, this is one dope ass podcast.

2003-2005

Amazing multi-dimensional illustrations by Taylor McKimens.

MS Paint by freeloveforum

Pretty funny parody for the "new" version of Paint, this year's "must-have killer app".

Bioshock is amazing

I usually find it easy to ignore the uninspired videogame world and constant titles that underwhelm, but last night I was in awe after playing the demo for the upcoming game Bioshock. The art direction is mind-blowing, the story, ambience, and soundtrack are all stunning as well. I've never been so impressed by the artistic direction from a game before. Check out the free art book you can download from the art team.

Mike Mills New Project

Check out the trailer

QBN

Newstoday is hostin a design lecture September 7th at The Getty Center in Los Angeles with creative inspiration and discussion followed by cocktails and music with views of the city lights below.

Spin.

New work from Patricia Finegan is pretty sweet!

Be Kind Rewind

The latest movie from Michel Gondry looks pretty sweet!

loose talk sinks ships #1 & #2

I found an old WW2 propaganda poster that inspired these two, couldn't decide which one I liked better... so here's both.

Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat

"A"

Today's piece... enjoy :)

shrimp n'cluck

So I'm working on creating a new little piece of art a day to brush up on my illustration skills, this one is for today :)

Japanese Poo!

Blu

A film about improvisation, inspiration (and perspiration), innovation, self-exploration and all the other good things in life that end with -ion. Check out the trailer!

Thou Shalt Always Kill

Thanks to my buddy Leigh for introducing me to Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius, a lil 2 piece band based either side of London...

Silver Machine

Basreliefs in reclaimed timber by Rotterdam based artist Ron van der Ende.

perspective...

My fav magazine released blank issues dubbed Colors Notebook. They were distributed throughout the world and this short film documents the artists in Uganda, India, Australia, Japan and the States. Watch the film.