Black Velvet Magic

Before reading  this post, I recommend cueing up Martin Denny in Pandora and then give this a look…

I came across these black velvet paintings and had to post them. Robb Hamel reinvents the scholcky black velvet medium as anything but schlock.

Here's what the artist says about the paintings:

“…my work is based on a range of values (levels of brightness) that have a certain effect on the human psyche, especially with respect to the sense of mood. Translation: my paintings are not the screamingly bright things that people have come to expect from todays art. One reviewer described them as "brooding" - this is my exact intent.”

Mahalo nui loa.

Via Boing Boing

Print Cart

Just take a look at this fantastic print cart.

Back in the day I used to screen decks at a little indie Skateboard company, first in in Los Osos, then in San Luis Obispo, California. At Smallroom we built our own silkscreen print carts, drying racks and mini halfpipe to complete the scene.

Recently, I stumbled across a blog post from back in 2010 on Printeresting about a poster exhibition called Printervention. The show’s theme is around the styling and substance of the posters from the WPA and feature contemporary artist’s work that reflect current social and political grumblings.

The print cart was put together by Mike Slaterry and details of the cart and highlights from the show can be seen on their Flickr pool.

Hey Mike Slattery (whoever you are), wanna find a new home for your cart? Drop me a line.