One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? “God, bless my family, and please find the atheist squirrels that ate my Christmas lights and fry them with your awesome laser eyes. Amen.” Karen…
Our latest Chow Bella showdown: a traditional holiday cookie exchange. From now through Christmas, we present Chow Bella’s 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Today, we bring you Claire’s Chocolate Chip, Better Than They Look (Really) Cookies. I am not a baker — a tough fact I thought I could…
If you’re looking for a few conversation starters on the tree or for a few priceless reactions from friends and in-laws, look no further than XGen’s line of Pornaments. The line of ornaments, described as “festive, phallic fun,” are crafted from hand-blown glass and are all about 6 inches.We’ll leave the…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Last week, the Art Directors Club gallery in New York opened the doors to a sold out poster show called New York Types. The letterpress posters…
Third Friday in Downtown Phoenix (December 16) December’s Third Friday was abuzz with exhibition openings from a number of local artists, including Tommy Pemberton, Jonathan Howard, Steve Gompf, Sean Deckert, Melissa Martinez, and more. Santarchy 2011 in ScottsdaleSanta is on the loose! Hundreds of costumed Christmas partiers took over bars in…
Sure, it’s a blanket as soft as a vagina, and OK, maybe you’d like that feeling all over your face, but for a cool $70, we can assure you’d be better off paying for the real thing … or buying your girlfriend a really nice peace offering. …
Countless Kris Kringle clones invaded the streets and sidewalks of Old Town Scottsdale when the Arizona Cacophony Society staged it’s annual Santarchy bar crawl on Saturday, December 17. Participants came dressed in variety of creative and kooky costumes inspired by Christmas (including such lesser-known versions of jolly old Saint Nick as…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? … Sorry, there’s drool all over this keyboard. If you’re looking for a last-minute gift idea or a great excuse to use those extra colored…
Sometimes it’s important to have an adventure, and in the spirit of discovery and shallow love for anything (and everything) that sparkles, Jackalope Ranch took a much-needed trip out of town to do some treasure hunting. This time, we trekked to Los Angeles for the Holiday Renegade Craft Fair. Note:…
Mary Lucking and Pete Goldlust are longtime Phoenix artists behind a few of the coolest public art projects in town (see: Lucking’s permanent installation at the Arizona Science Center and Goldlust’s temporary project in conjunction with IN FLUX). This year, the two are working together on an installation, set to take over…
From exhibitions to public art to bottle designs, here are a few opportunities you’ll want to keep an eye on: 1. Herberger Theater Center The Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix is calling for artwork for two shows in 2012 with themes: “Chomp: A Show about Comestibles” and “Memory by Play”. Interested artists…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? The project, currently in research phase with textbook and online resource guides in the works, discovers and documents typefaces and digital display fonts designed…
The two share a passion for large-scale artwork — in different mediums. Breeze is all about paint. His symbolic and Tohono O’odham basket-inspired line work and definitive graffiti styles have decorated walls all over downtown Phoenix. Jetsonorama is a longtime documentary photographer. He creates photographs in black and white and prints…
Ever since the color gods at Pantone crowned Tangerine Tango their color of 2012, we’ve been a little color obsessed. Websites including Pinterest and Tumblr — even Facebook albums — allow users to curate and categorize inspirations by subject matter, sentiment, and color. Pantonism (not officially associated with the Pantone empire)…
Yes, friends, this week scientists announced the discovery of the newest, scariest addition to the already dream-haunting 4,000 species of the sewer bug — and this one jumps. The leaproach, scientific name saltoblattella montistabularis, is noted as an “evolution” of the cockroach with “extreme” bulging eyes to pinpoint landing spots, more aerodynamic antenna sockets…
For a year (he estimates about 210 hours of work time, at 4.25 dots per second), Endara stippled with his Sakura Pigma Micron pen on a plain piece of paper. The result is “Hero”, which is one of Endara’s few pieces of artwork — mostly, he says, because stippling takes so…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Scottsdale home, studio, and workspace, Taliesin West. To celebrate, Phoenix Art Museum will present “Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century,” a milestone perspective on the architect’s 70-year career and countless contributions to modern architecture with rarely…
Watercolor is a finicky medium — one that depends on its surroundings as well as the careful skill of its artist who determines how the paint will pool and dry. 35 local masters of this medium, along with members of the Arizona Watercolor Association, will showcase their work at Mesa…
Beth Tom’s the kind of artist who’s not afraid to show up to an art show with an oversized, papier mache rabbit head on her shoulders. She’s quirky, she’s well-versed in the gallery and street art scene, and now the longtime Tempe artist is opening up her own space, Hello…
Each week, local artist, GIF afficionado and Holy Page creator Christian Fillardo, creates The Weekly Tween, an animated image of something he finds in the local art community. …
If you’ve been thinking about adding a few words, portraits, or hipsterific symbols (we hear the fox is up and coming) to your skin’s permanent collection, you’re not alone. In December, daily deal machine LivingSocial asked residents across the country to weigh in on their own city’s vanity and lifestyle choices. The…
