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I love these embroidered collage art pieces by Jill of Fighting Spirit. I met Jill a couple of months ago at the OCH Art Market. She’s a recent NOLA transplant – she moved here from Pittsburgh last year.
Check out more of Jill’s work in her Etsy shop, or check out her blog or Facebook page.
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There are so many great projects on Kickstarter, I’m going to start featuring some of my favorites regularly. First up, Flesheaters Anonymous is a film 2 years in the making that needs your help to get it finished. I learned about it via my Rising Tide friends, thought the concept sounded campy and fun, but wasn’t prepared for just how good this film looks already. While I was watching the trailer on their website, David even came over and remarked about a nice dolly shot. (Film geek in the house.) This isn’t just any other zombie movie – I think it’s actually a pretty clever take on something that has been done to death. (Hah!) They take the zombie theme but put it in the context of an addiction – making it remarkably human, while at the same time, still a fun and campy zombie movie. They’ve got some great trailers and parts of the movie done, but they only have a couple days left on their Kickstarter to get the rest of the film funded. You know you want to see this at your local cineplex, right?
The second Kickstarter pick for today is a local one. The guys at Constance, the uber-hip New Orleans arts & literary journal, have put together a new project called Catalogue. This will be a free city map of New Orleans that plots art galleries and institutions with an accompanying bi-monthly gallery guide listing. The idea is to give both locals and visitors alike easy access to all of the different art offerings around town in one comprehensive, pocket-sized guide. Plus the pocket maps will be free! Well, once they get them printed. But they’ve set up lots of great rewards for people who pledge to help make it happen. Depending on your pledge level, get goodies by Constance, Defend New Orleans and lots of other local artists. Check out their Kickstarter project here.
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Last weekend I finally watched Man on Wire on Netflix. Why did I wait so long? If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you must!! I think the reason I finally decided to watch it was hearing an interview with the director James Marsh on NPR where they referred to Man on Wire as a “heist film”. I think that’s a pretty apt description! It’s technically a documentary, but so much more! It’s amazing to think that they pulled this off – Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk between the the Twin Towers in NYC in 1974 – something that has to be seen to be believed!
Obviously I am not the only one inspired by Philippe Petit’s daring feat or by tightrope walkers in general:
Man on Wire Woodblock Print by Louise Chen of flavorful
Tightrope walk “MAN ON A ROPE” – Necklace by François Locher of Klimbim Berlin
Man on Wire illustrated poster by Claudia Varosio
“Long Stories” Print by Tanya Pshenychny of Razorberries
Elvira on a Tightrope Choker Necklace by Tina Tarnoff
The Spaces in Between – Signed Art Print by Kristin Kemper
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A little positive thinking can go a long way. Fill your home with these inspirational messages by INK ! STOMP. These handcrafted linocut prints retail for just $20 each, plus you can get free shipping anywhere now through June 30th – just use the coupon code “GRANDOPENING”!
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Not only is she a talented artist, not only does she have a super awesome name, but Sarah Rose Storm also has a degree in environmental science and biology, and by day she works as a horticulturist. I think you can see her love of nature pretty clearly displayed in her artwork.
Personally, her original fine art watercolors and prints are my favorite, but she also does some beautiful nature photography too. Oh! And you should check out her blog, where I discovered something new today: Japanese String Gardens. (Seriously, click that link, they are super cool!)
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A couple of interesting projects of note by some New Orleans friends:
First off, my friend Karina Nathan is currently raising money via Kickstarter to take her papier-mâché tricycle-powered unicorn across NYC for a month, spreading joy and attention for New Orleans’ cultural economy.
Karina is pretty awesome – I first met her not long after Hurricane Katrina when she put together a regular market for New Orleans fashion & jewelry designers at the Maple Leaf Bar. Karina is also the founder of the Bearded Oysters Dance Troupe, which marches during the Muses parade at Mardi Gras, among others. She has a super fun Etsy shop featuring her recycled clothing and costume creations, including her infamous merkins. (As seen on Regretsy! Actually – I know a lot of New Orleans artists who have been featured on Regretsy – I think maybe we’re just too eccentric for the rest of the world sometimes down here!)
If you want to help Karina make her dream of spreading magic and joy across NYC come true, help her out over at Kickstarter!
Meanwhile, my friend Justin Shiels of InvadeNOLA just announced the release of their first ever book: InvadeNOLA No. 01: Once Upon an Ever After. A little about the book:
In this book, you will read one writer’s search for a “Playgirl” magazine featuring famous Blaxploitation actor Fred Williamson; you will learn the Muslim roots of an Urban Outfitters trend; and experience one writer’s near breakup with New Orleans.
It’s our personal testament of sex, music, and culture from the perspective of some pretty awesome coolhunters. But the real magic is that we did it ourselves for ourselves, funded by people who genuinely believe in the power of independent media.
You can purchase it for just $12 in the InvadeNOLA store, or check out the rest that the free weekly lifestyle zine has to offer over at InvadeNOLA.
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