The Secret Life of Machines: Model Americans: Art Ru'Maj

(note: there was a type setting malfunction, sorry!)

The Big Unwind

Our first art show! It turned out to be a late and awesome

night. It was also our big unwind from 11th hour paint strokes

and blade passes.

It was down to the wire, guys. We didn't think it was stressful

but we were really conscious of the clock ticking away for a month,

now, and we almost sighed when Andrea finished her painting

and the crooked Obama Commemorative Plate (As Seen On TV)

went up on its shelf.

First hour or two of the show with Abe chugging away and Soda

waving his custom Art Ru'Maj flags, available for free at the show.

Andrea with some last minute painting and my last minute

re-matting...is that even a word?

Model Americans: Art Ru'Maj

Ever heard of Tar'jay? That's how the explanation for our

show at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records starts out.

The collection was largely made up of Andrea's character

studies for her comic and my quick and easy collages and

simple photo retouches a'la Captain America (I painted them

on models and musicians' faces) and that's how the

Model Americans title was born.

We coined Art Ru'Maj to put a pretty name to the pretty

pictures that we made and sold for cheap. It's fancy-talk for

Rummage, and since the show fell on 4th of July weekend

it fit the holiday sale environment that we all find ourselves in

everywhere else.

You've got your garage sales and department store blowouts

why not an art show too? This was our art rummage sale.

My blade and it's effects on art.

Studded and Spangled Stars

We were stoked when Shannon and The Clams

showed up. Nobunny came by early when the last nail went
into the wall, and even put some work in the
show!
East Bay Express Best Painter Nominee Matt Decker
and his wife Hilary (owners of Premium Tattoo and Vintage) were
there and of course there was the curator himself: Steve Stevenson,
owner of 1-2-3-4 Go! Records.
Speaking of curators, Obi Kaufmann came by and bought
one of Andrea's illustrations. He's participating in a show himself
in Walnut Creek soon.
Our friend and sculptor Derek Weisberg came and supported
us, too. The love on 40th street was big. You can see more of their
work in our post about the 40th St Art Quest.
Thanks everybody for stopping by and if you haven't yet please
do, and at least take a free Art Ru'Maj flag. And thanks to Steve for
letting us put our junk on his walls!