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“ReUsed/ReMixed” Painted Vinyl Album Workshop
Sunday April 29 kicked off the “ReUsed/ReMixed” Painted Vinyl Album Workshop at the G40 event space in Richmond, Virginia. We had a great turnout of students who enthusiastically took on the challenge of creating their own design on an old 12″ vinyl record. PONSHOP co-owner, Gabriel Pons, walked the students from brainstorming ideas to applying [...]
2012 G40 part 3: Making of “Hip-Hop Meditation Station”
Here’s a behind the scenes look at the recent art installation by PONSHOP. Thanks to all our collaborators on this project: Crystal and Kevin Rodrigue of Rodrigue Studios for their design/build consultation, Adriana Christesen, Jasmine Lee, Sidney Mullis and Janet Hahn for their research and studio support, Jeff Gulick for the on-site installation assistance and Christopher Stuart for [...]
2012 The Sketchbook Project: Limited Edition
I am excited to have completed my submission for The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1. Organized by the Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative collection of art books by thousands of artists throughout the world. Once completed, the books are archived and displayed to the public at the Brooklyn Art Library. Below is [...]
2012 G40 Opening Weekend: Part 2
Saturday April 7, 2012 marked the second evening of the G40 Summit opening. There was an “Art Battle” event throughout the evening which pitted teams of artists against one another in a creative “duel to the death”. Well not quite, but all in all it was great fun. I only had a chance to check [...]
2012 G40 Opening Weekend: Part 1
Friday April 6, 2012 was the opening night for the 2012 G40 Summit in Richmond, Virginia. The G40 Summit includes over a dozen large-scale murals throughout the city as well as over 500 Low Brow artists from around the world. Below are more pictures from Friday night. Thanks again to Art Whino and RVA Magazine [...]
PONSHOP 2012 G40 Installation: Hip-Hop Meditation Station
“Hip-Hop Meditation Station” ceramics, and mixed media panels, 72″ diameter x 60″ height suspended installation, $8,000 USD. On exhibit at the 2012 G40 Summit hosted by Art Whino. This installation can be reconfigured to accommodate a variety of spaces, contact us to inquire about design variations. Scarlett and I are excited to be participating in [...]
PONSHOP Tutorials: Working With Wheat Paste
As response to the questions brought up in our “Intro to Street Art”, “Mixing the Media” and “Adult Mixed Media” classes – we’ve put together this two-part tutorial on how to make and apply wheat paste when doing paper posters and collage: Part 1: Wheat Paste recipe and cooking 1 part flour to 4 parts [...]
The Sketchbook Project: Limited Edition Progress part 2
Here is an update for my contribution to The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1. Organized by the Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative collection of art books by thousands of artists throughout the world. Once complete, (the deadline is April 30, 2012) the books are archived and displayed to the public at [...]
“Indelible” Art Show Announcement
PONSHOP Studio and Gallery are pleased to announce “Indelible,” a group show featuring seven of the areas talented and bold contemporary artists. The opening reception will be held on “First Friday” March 2, from 6-10pm. PONSHOP will feature the work of Jack Brown’s Tattoo Revival artists Kenny Brown, Kelley Drake, Chance Kenyon, Grady Spades, and [...]
Virginia is for Lovers
Instead of doing a last minute crawl through the shopping mall to find some cliche gift for Scarlett, I decided to go the creative route and make, to this date, the largest Valentine I could within a half hour. Special thanks to our intern (aka Stew) for the video editing.