recent schoolin'

Environmental graphics for our (wannabe) community food center, FarmTable.

two things that are making me smile on such a cold and rainy day:

and

some kind words

Some kind words on the current exhibition at the Block Gallery, Retrospective25. This was definitely the biggest (in scale and in importance) exhibition I've curated, so its positive review is especially appreciated. Coincidentally, this is the last exhibition of my Block Gallery career, as tomorrow is my last day. I couldn't be more grateful for the experience I've gained working with the Arts Commission, and for the opportunity to work with the fabulous, accomplished and amazingly talented artists (especially in the Retrospective).

Check out the whole review here. Thanks to Dave Delcambre and the Independent Weekly for covering art!

on this blog

So, I've been doing a bit of rearranging 'round here.

As part of my Type 3 class, we were tasked with manipulating the CSS that Blogger uses to make this sort of thing pretty (or not-so-pretty, as the case may be). While these changes are not drastic, it is great to know how to change each piece of the page, not simply the options given by Blogger. It has also been frustrating as some parts simply don't respond the way one expects. For example, once I got started by changing colors and type "stacks," I decided to try to move the header to the left. One might thing this could be accomplished with "text-align: left;" but, well, it can't. Or, at least, I couldn't. I ended up moving it left by adjusting margins through trial and error.

I have never been super happy with the default ways in which Blogger deals with image, so I was glad to "float" images left, then add a bit more breathing room (padding) on each side. I also like that the text is wrapping. It's a little quirky still, but since my blog mostly features images, it might serve as a way to caption things. Additionally, I think I might be able to set up a few different ways in CSS to treat images, so that each is presented appropriately.

In typical Sarah fashion, I've rearranged and changed palettes three whole times now, and well, at least I know more or less how to do that! I think I'll stick with this direction for awhile, rearranging a bit as I go along.

big busy week!

this week's going to be a great big exciting one:

My exhibition at the Morning Times comes down on Tuesday. Boohoo. It'll be kinda nice to spend some time with the work since I finished it pretty much the day we installed it. Haven't decided if it will grace my walls, or live at Blam! for a bit.

Block Gallery Retrospective opens on Thursday with a reception from 5 until 7 p.m. This exhibition is awesome. Really.

Three Piece Suit opens at Rebus for First Friday. Celia Gray, Kreh Mellick (image above) and Andrew Hayes happen to be three of my FAVORITE artists and well, it's just going be pretty damn great! We'll have music outside (the Monologue Bombs!!) and guess what? A taco truck. I love my job.

And, drumroll, Stephen and I are flying to Syracuse for his stepsister's wedding in Clayton, NY. In the seven years we've been together, this is the first time we'll fly together. Crazy! I can't wait.. it will be so nice to get out of Raleigh, spend some quality time with Stephen's family, and, wait for it....... eat cheese curd. Yes! That does mean I will, sadly, miss the festivities at Rebus (and the afterparty at the Remedy).

All that, and yes, school work too! Super excited about my magazine for typography, tentatively named Triptych. It will be a quarterly art/music/food (and all points in between) covering Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

posters galore.

The week of the poster: complete. now on to the week of the exhibition dismantling and installing. most stressful of all, for realz.

this week's work

Cover of the catalogue for the upcoming Block Gallery exhibition: Retrospective 25:

This (eighty-page, perfect bound) book has gone to the printer. Cross your fingers for its arrival before its deadline!

ch-ch-change...

so, this is now going to be more about those things that i do. design, art, whatevs. from here on out, y'all. promise!

exhibit a:

i totally have art on walls that aren't in my house! woah! see it through september 30 at the morning times. i'm exhibiting with my lovely studio mates: stacey kirby, jen coon, phoebe briley and lee moore. thanks to megan sullivan for putting this together!

exhibit b:

i made this last night, real quick-like, a fast and furious show poster for a friend. the photo is from my birthday trip to the zoo in june. what? 27 year-olds can ask for a trip to the zoo for their birthday too.

i need this:

that would be fleishmann from dutch type library, if only i had an extra 3500 euros around. i also need a puppy.

on my mind...

being a newly engaged lady, this issue is certainly on my mind.
how do you reconcile this inequality?

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.
it makes my heart feel heavy, and makes me feel guilty for taking something for granted that is simply unavailable for so many other people.