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icecreamcomicsfest : Poster design by Blair Gauntt

icecreamcomicsfest:

Poster design by Blair Gauntt

Rachel BuseFebruary 19, 2018

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New map to all of our murals now available for download. (Link in bio) Check it out. And if you go out in search of any murals please remember to tag our artists in anything you share or post. And also pick a business or two to drop a few bucks at. Whether it's food or a service, there are plenty of great businesses and great people around our murals that would appreciate your support too.

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In 2013, Tim Gallenbeck of Marion bought an Etch A Sketch at a thrift store for 99 cents. ⁠⠀
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In time, he got so good that he started taking commissions for drawings he made on the sketch pads. He’s shipped his creations to private collectors in Las Vegas, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Montana, has been commissioned to create an Etch A Sketch for Snap-On Tools. He was also recently featured on Netflix’s “The Kindness Diaries” social media pages. ⁠⠀
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In order to make the drawings permanent, he pops off the back of the sketch pad, removes the mechanism that allows for sketching, and empties out the extra powder. As far as he knows, he’s the only artist working with Etch A Sketch as a medium in Iowa and sells his creations starting at $150. He’s done drawings on Etch A Sketch pads as small a dime. ⁠⠀
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His first gallery showing of his etch art is happening at @raygunshirts in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, September 12. After the gallery show, he’s hoping to get “sip and sketch” events going, much like you see with painting but with Etch A Sketches. ⁠⠀
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Are you an artist working with an out of the box medium? Know someone who is? Drop us a comment below! We want to meet you. ⁠⠀
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📸: IPR/ Courtesy of @bearded_border ⁠⠀
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Thanks to everyone who came out tonight for the reception! 🌻🥫⛅️🆒🌽💥🦝🤪🎶

Closing reception tomorrow, Friday 8/23, 4-6pm!! Come have some snackies and check out my installation “I’d Rather Count Bricks on a Wall” one last time at @p_s_won 🚦🍕🆒🌻😻☕️🌽❗️

Resin is 🆒❗️ Corn prize based on a true story.
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REAL ARTISTS HAVE DAY JOBS!! An important thing to remember - and also a good read! Here’s some books I like to come back to every so often (I keep a few in the bathroom for a little light reading). Even though there never seems to be enough time for reading and even studio-ing, I tend to come back to books like these - most of which are “for kids.”

Traveling is great, because you find signs that you never thought to exist. 💩👍🚽👎💩