COISAS ESQUISITAS

Finishing up the work for the upcoming CAVE Gallery show: COISAS ESQUISITAS

Friday October 2, 2009 (7-11pm)

Here’s some info on the lovely ladies I’ll be showing with. Just got the official show card in the mail and will be posting it and some teasers of the work shortly…

Mel Kadel is real good.

I first saw Mel’s work hanging at Thinkspace Gallery (LA). I adored the simplicity of her images juxtaposed with finite details. Her color palette adds just the right compliment to her subject matter and imagery.

The pictures above are from her new Australian wine bottle series, Strong Arms Shiraz. I came across the bottle at the small, but packs a punch wine store (Artisan) in Beacon, NY while we were living there. I loved seeing her work so unexpectedly walking down the aisle.

Mel lives in  Echo Park (Los Angeles) with her boyfriend and fellow artist Travis Millard in a cabin built by Mormon’s in the 1920’s. Pretty neat.

Read her interview on Fecal Face here.

I’ve been working on a wine label for my friend Mike. We were going for a Holga type feel, blown out colors & silhouettes, California Dreamin. Finishing up the type in the next few days is my mission.