People’s Arts Festival

Now as for that, well… on Saturday (just in case anyone missed it) I got extremely drunk as according to plan. Other than alcohol I also spent a bit of money on art as I tend to at these sorts of things… and my daily flickr views has grown quite a bit since the festivals close. Speaking of that… here are some pictures…

Oh well… time to start preparing for work. More information coming soon… and a new revised portfolio site is on the way.

Wow, so it’s been exactly 1 month since my last post… and my PAF collages (for this weekends art fair) have come a long way. Let’s take a quick walk through the process and how it’s been working out in the last month.

Well, we all know about the first step of making the collage, right? No? …shhhh. Shut the fuck up then, no one asked you. Here’s where we start with the stickers. It all begins with an index card containing a sketch of a schoolgirl holding a pair of sais.

Noted. The following process (partially documented here) involves converting the index card into a 1:1 copy for a better resolution on the sticker. In this case, the size was about 15×26 give or take. Once it’s been scaled to size, and drawn out better it is then transferred to the sticker material. In this case we’re using a simple method of a scanner and printer. The separate sheets from the printer then have to be trimmed down so to fit together as one.

Once this process is completed, the sticker is then trimmed down in order to maximize the amount of visible background. After all, the process of making the background collage is just as interesting, and we don’t want it to be lost.  The sticker is then applied. Easier said than done with a sticker of this size. It will sometimes still have imperfections as problems arise during this step. However, these small issues will ultimately give the piece it’s individuality.

Stay tuned to learn more…

I’ve been taking apart furniture to transform it into artwork. Hopefully people will buy it… hopefully my new process will work, because I’m out of some vital colors to make my more “traditional” paintings. I’ve constructed a few ideas based on: a) things I’ve seen at other art shows b) things I’ve seen on the internet c) things I’ve seen around my living room d) things I’ve seen inside my mind… that’s pretty much it. This is day 3 or 4 of the process… here’s a couple of pictures.

Russell Industrial Center

The website is getting a complete makeover. I’ll let you know a few months after I’m finished…

Headaches

I’ve been making new menu’s and daily specials cards for all of the Boydell restaurants. This is quite a process… the websites have had recent overhauls as well. The Coaches Corner stuff looks a little like this…

Hey Weird

Yeah, so this is totally not news. This band hasn’t existed for at least 2 or 3 years, but I just ran across it today at work. Decided to put it up on Coats & Corpses. Just click the link on the right.

Sketchbook

So I was in a slump for a minute, and I thought I had forgotten how to draw. (Which sucks, because I actually have to do it very often.) Then today I decided to do up a couple of sketches available on flickr…

…and also here apparently. I will now be filtering all images through flickr because this Wordpress site has a back end that is fucked and dying. Meaning that I can no longer upload pictures to it (Insert sad frown face.)

Remedy667

That’s right it’s back, and in full force. Check that shit, yo!

Niki’s Pizza

Rolling out the 30th Anniversary for a Detroit favorite they’ve got me doing some lightboxes and billboards. Presumably a new menu design as well, but stay tuned for all of that shit. However, it’s neighbor…

Loco’s Tex-Mex Grille

…had an awesome Cinco de Mayo this year. Did the posters… here’s a little bit of the process…

…and the final.

Anyway, there’s always more, but that’s all I feel like sharing right now. Check out those few websites, and my flickr page. Also, look for more lies from a dead acrobat in the near future.

Well, I was up all night working up this flyer, and it just went to print today. We should get them in by Friday, so expect to see a posting of the printed version sometime next week… then rejoice when I finally post it a month from now. I started up a flickr account to use for my blog (since the upload button no longer works in the ancient version of wordpress) …anyway, you can check that out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fukur/ …but enough about me. Here’s the flyer…

Early Alternate Versions

…it’s not about the process.

…that’s all for now. I’ve been working on remedy667.com… right now it’s just a flickr photostream, but trust me… it’s coming way sooner than the Coats & Corpses website. Just in case you are hungry for something new, check out the Dance N Graff site… that’ll be in progress for a bit, but it’s live.

doDetroit TV

Well, phase one has begun on doDetroit TV. Check it out at www.dodetroit.com/tv/. We’re still looking for music videos from bands, short films by local filmakers, commercials,and other places that would like to be featured. Check out the contact page if you would like to be featured, or if you would like to run the DVD in your business starting in the next month or so.

The Hadituptoheres Record Release Show

March 19th at the Old Miami. I designed the poster for this one, and they’ll be available at the show. Probably with the purchase of a record, but I’m not sure exactly how the band is handling that.

I’ll have a few additional ones for purchase at $3 each. If there are any left for the People’s Arts Festival, I’ll be giving them out as change. Yes, I do have plans of doing the festival this year… but we’ll see how that plays out as August 28 & 29 approach.

Ded Dave Show

I’ve got some paintings currently hanging up on set, you should be able to see them in an upcoming episode. Also, the St. Paddy’s Day Parade this year will feature the Ded Dave Show, and I’m going to try to make it out for that walk.

Detroit Dance N Graff 2010

I’m actually pretty pleased with how this logo turned out. It’s damn near impossible to find Graffiti fonts that aren’t total crap, so I opted for no fonts. Amazingly, I was actually able to come up with something. I’ll post an image of it later. I’ll be working on the website and flyer for that one later tonight.

I’ll do an image posting later tonight (if I have time)…

…speaking of doDetroit,

What would I like to DO today?

TODAY (level:easy)

• Update Russell Bazaar Vendor List
• Update Pricing on 5&10 Menu
• Design New Window Sign for Kresge
• Flyer for Dance N Graff
• Redesign MIAF Poster
• Logo’s for all the Lofts
  • Brooklyn Park Lofts
  • Grand Lofts
  • Greektown Lofts
  • John R Apartments
  • Lafayette Lofts
  • Milwaukee Park Lofts
  • Universal Lofts
  • River Park Lofts
  • Coat Factory
• Lightbox Website Ads
• Niki’s Menu Lightbox
• Loft Brochure (Needs Pictures & Outside Layout)
• doDetroit TV (Update show page with ONLY current shows)

That’s work time fun, but I made it in the morning before work. It’s just work related. Give it five stars, post it places, send it to your friends. Watch it too, because it’s pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLEEkU6Bb74