presidential puns (and pumpkins)

One of the greatest things to come out of this election: Yes We Carve. Check out these presidential pumpkins. I carved the Ooobama stencil last night and it turned out great!

Don't miss the pun-kins page. Puns, presidents, and pumpkins: what could be better?

Andre!

Today (of course, since this seems to be the way the world works), I saw my first Obey Giant poster. They are real and I, as usual, am a few years late to the party.

Obey Shepard!

Shepard Fairey used to be known for street art: graffiti and stickers. He was best known for his Obey Giant campaign, a plastering of public spaces with a black and white image of Andre the Giant, often with the word "obey" written underneath. (As a side note, I still don't quite believe that this campaign was ever as prevalent as some make it out to be, as I have never actually seen one of these images plastered to anything). But now he's best known for creating a series of limited-edition prints depicting Obama, prints that sold out almost immediately.

His first solo museum show opens at the ICA in Boston in February.

On why I haven't posted in one month

Everyday for the past 3 weeks, I've woken up and travelled across the city to spend most of my day with this mural. Well, down the hall from this mural.

It's official: I finally have a job.

I'm the Assistant Director of Student Life at the San Francisco Art Institute, a position that provides me with the benefits of health insurance (!), a steady paycheck (!!), and exposure to new art on a daily basis. And yes, of course, Diego. That's him sitting on the middle rung of the scaffolding.

I'll leave you with a promise that I'll post more regularly (or at least try!) and this, my favorite portion of Rivera's mural in the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City recounting Mexico's history. Check out the blue-eyed baby.