Tag: Art

Favorite Kickstarter projects!

Three of of my buddies have excellent Kickstarter projects out right now: + Jana Kinsman wants to bring beekeeping to the masses with hives sprinkled all over Chicago. She plans to build a custom-made trailer and bike across town to care for her bees. Backers may rent hives, but pledging at $55 or higher means… Read more »

Support with Quite Strong + CAC

Sister Corita Kent, 1964. Song About the Greatness. (Screenprint) Via Art Tattler. Got another show in the works! Instead of building a line of sellable products like I did in December, this one is definitely, squarely in the art camp. Support is curated by my Quite Strong girls and the Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC) is… Read more »

Estela Cuadro

Breathtaking work from Argentinian illustrator, Estela Cuadro. Such divine texture, really really makes me want to break out the ‘ol paintbrushes.  

Friday Links

[audio:http://pitchdesignunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-Aimee-Mullins_-A-Work-in-Progress.mp3|titles=01 Aimee Mullins_ A Work in Progress] + Hear: Aimee Mullins‘ story on the Moth Podcast. Aimee is a double amputee who also happens to be an athlete, model, actress and comedian. She even got to be in Matthew Barney’s Cremaster, with custom designed faun legs (above, eat your heart out, Gaga). Easily my most… Read more »

Peculiar Bliss

I’m generally not a huge fan of online magazines because I find myself getting distracted from the actual content by the swoopy page effects and multitude of viewing options. So when one DOES happen to grab my eye, I definitely sit up and notice. There’s so much personality in every page of Peculiar Bliss, just… Read more »