OBJECT/RUNWAY: FEBRUARY, 2010

OBJECT/RUNWAY: FEBRUARY, 2010

I am getting my sewing machine warmed up ... and working on some sketches for this very fun event happening in February. I guess the judge is from this season Project Runway - Christopher Straub. I don't have a tv ... so I have never seen the show.

I think type will definitely be involved in my little piece. I am looking for a model though ....

THE CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE WEARABLE WORKS OF ART. CLOTHING SHOULD FIT INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES/THEMES:


• IMPRINT (use magazines, newspapers, newspaper bags or other)

• GRAPHIC (graphic design-inspired, letters, drawing-inspired or other)

• SURVIVAL (& the Great Outdoors)

• EVENING

• MILITARY-INSPIRED

• BUTTONS

• FOOD

• REMADE OR RECYCLED

• BIG, WILD LIFE

• APPROPRIATION (open to interpretation)

• ENTWINED (rope, string, ribbon, or other)

• VALENTINE

• WEATHERED

• THEN & NOW / TRADITION & INNOVATION

• MUSIC

• ANYTHING GOES

Awards will be offered to winners. Open to 5 entries per artist.

All works will be on exhibit at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art from February 7 - 28.

typekit - WOW

I am happy to write about typekit - a new subscription-based service for using open type fonts for websites. It is really incredible. I know in some cases you can do this using flash --- but let's face it --- if you use your iphone like I do, this does not work.

Typekit can use any type from leading foundries. Look at this .. I am highlighting all these HTML based characters!!!!

I think I might just start enjoying designing web pages again....

IGCA berth exhibition

Up at the IGCA is an exhibit on the berth happenings back in September. The first Friday event had lots of performances. Michael Gerace did a good job of putting it all together! I did not put up the ladder again ---- the ladder looks much better at a distance than close up. There are a few photos of it in the exhibit. It will be up for the entire month.

Cluster mobile

I am working on a little mobile type sculpture to fill our ten foot wall space. The top will use an old bike rim and rotate. Letters will be clustered onto it --- and revolve. I am hoping to have it done in a week or so. Stay tuned.

Alta Bike

Okay we bought the bike. And it is one fast single speed.

Alaska Design Forum was selected (out of a hat) to be one of the four recipients of the profits from the Mayor's Charity Ball. Frost Produkt, from Norway generously donated the bike to ADF. Jan and Sondre Ustrad, the two brothers that started Frost lectured in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Great guys --- doing some really nice work.

Our's is green.

This is a funny promo photo.

anchorage yoga

ANCHORAGE yoga is a new studio opening up. Katey Inman is the amazing teacher behind it. The studio will focus on power, flow and bikram yoga. They are install a new heating system to make it one hot studio. I can't wait for it to open.

Artist at Play exhibit

Artists at Play is an exhibit that just opened at the Anchorage Museum. It a companion exhibit to Science in Toyland. My piece took a lot to build ---- lots of lite brite pegs .... there were TONS of children creating designs at the opening. I have to check out this week how it is holding up. And take some pictures of it with the illumination.