Hey, have you heard about InLight this weekend? It’s happening at Pine Camp out in Northside, and it’s going to be an immersive community / art experience. Every year, 1708 Gallery puts on this big nighttime art show where they take over a different spot in Richmond...
...And just a wild guess, you've never lived in Texas. Yes we all get the irony of a city girl wearing cowboy boots. The most ironic part of this accessory is how widely they receive praise at your vegan book club. It's leather. From a cow. Or it's alligator or snake or some other animal you wouldn't dare raise to your lips. ...And just a wild...
A behind the scenes look into the Grape Cloth Photo shoot for RVA Magazine Issue #6. The shoot was set in Maymont Park in the Japanese garden. Iain Duffus (owner of Grape Cloth) provides the voice and a brief history of his company. A behind the scenes look into the Grape Cloth Photo shoot for RVA Magazine Issue #6. The shoot was set in Maymont...
This show combines the work of two talented young emerging artists educated and living in Richmond. Jenna Chew’s paintings and drawings from her personal journals focus on some of Richmond’s favorite locations [e.g. Can Can] and other subjects that catch her perceptive eye. Her impressions of what we observe on a daily basis using her...
My question: is this needed? Doesn't everyone know that cigarettes will kill you? Here is a sample of the new warning labels that will be gracing your cigarette packs in 2012. The FDA must be getting a huge boner nailing the tobacco industry for lying all those years, because this is brutal. My question: is this needed? Doesn't everyone know that...
When I travel on the highway, I allow my imagination to run wild, creating farfetched circumstances of what could be inside of those unassuming tall white box trucks. The kind with no corporate label, the kind being driven by average people wearing regular clothes, on a path to get that important something from one location to another. I have...
Throughout the month of July, Ghostprint Gallery will be showcasing the art of Catherine Brooks. Brooks’ body of work reflects her personal mythology, depicting her views on love, memory and the cycles of life. Painting the female figure nude or “en deshabille” (partly clothed), Brooks typically blends poetic and mythic elements with insects,...
Upon hearing that Bouncing Betties Burlesque was coming back on the scene, I was thrilled and excited to have the burlesque troupe I sponsor shimmying and shaking back on stage. I adore BB for more than the sultry moves they invoke, but I love them because they are the only non-profit troupe in RVA. Founder Miss Skye Sinclaire and her lovely...
Was digging thru old matchbook designs in preparation for a new run of RVA matchbooks to be out all over Richmond. Matchbooks used to be a main resource for a restaurant to get the word out. Check these out and appreciate that the designers behind them have been lost in time. Damn, I love the old school work and wanted to share. Was digging thru...
A combination of many styles from hyper-realistic to graffiti, Ronald Ventura is one of the most acclaimed artists to come out of the Philippines. Both an illustrator and sculptor, the guy is an amazing talent. One of the most highly acclaimed contemporary artists from the Philippines, Ronald Ventura has garnered enormous international attention...
