MANIFEST EQUALITY

Many thanks to Carol & Bernie for sending along the photos they took of the MANIFEST EQUALITY exhibition on Saturday, March 7th (ABOVE)!

We were pretty excited to see our newly finished "BONFIRE" woodcut hanging next to Shepard Fairey's piece in the show!

See more photos of the exhibition (March 3-7 in LA) on the MANIFEST EQUALITY site!

1st PROOF: BONFIRE

"BONFIRE"

Image Size: 16" x 24"/ Paper Size: 18" x 26.25"

Color Woodcut Print on Ivory Somerset Paper

Paul Roden & Valerie Lueth, 2010.

Edition of 100.

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Ta-da! 1st proof of "BONFIRE" is finished & currently being framed by Paul for overnight shipment to the MANIFEST EQUALITY show in LA opening next week! Certainly a tight deadline, but we made it and are thrilled with the results!

This print will be available for pre-order @ a reduced rate until the end of the week--you can now find it in our online shop!

ALL READY TO PROOF!

We fininished drawing & carving all of the color blocks for "BONFIRE" over the weekend. Proofing time this afternoon!

LIMITED TIME OFFER: "BONFIRE" is currently available for pre-order for a limited time at a reduced rate on our website! Free shipping in the U.S. READ MORE HERE!

ALMOST DONE!

We finished inking in the key block for BONFIRE over the weekend--and it's almost cut out and ready to transfer to color blocks! Whew! Countdown to deadline is about a week...here we go!

BLOCK PROGRESS

Lot of good drawing time the past few days! It's been all toasty and cozy in our shop, the snow continuing to blanket the neighborhood (and the northeast) with heaping, almost comic mounds of glistening white.

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BONFIRE WOODCUT

Some in progress shots of the new color woodcut we're making for the MANIFESTEQUALITY show in LA March 3rd-7th. Block (above) is 16x24 inches. We're drawing & cutting at the same time...working in shifts...to get this finished for show time! Title: "Bonfire"

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MANIFEST EQUALITY

We're currently making a new full color woodcut for the MANIFESTEQUALITY show coming up this March! Check out the awesome artist list! Holy moly! A briefing of show details + links follow...








1341 Vine Street (between Hollywood & Fountain)
Los Angeles, CA 90028-8141

March 3-March 7, 2010
Wednesday + Thursday: 11am-6pm
Friday: 11am-10pm
Saturday + Sunday: 10am-6pm

MANIFESTEQUALITY
We believe in FULL & EQUAL RIGHTS for ALL Americans with no exceptions.

Throughout history artists have lent their creative expression to the ideas and issues that shape life in our communities, our country and our world. The MANIFESTEQUALITY Gallery gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nations's most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate that role and join with our gay (LGBT) friends, family members and co-workers to demand full and equal rights for all Americans.

The MANIFESTEQUALITY Gallery, issues an inspiring, visual call-to-action, with hundreds of artists motivating public energy toward true reform on a local, state, and national level.

MANIFESTEQUALITY will be open to the public, Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 through Sunday, March 7th, 2010 between the hours of 10AM-6PM with extended hours Friday-Sunday.

WEBSITE: http://www.manifestequality.com/
BLOG: www.manifestequality.com/blog

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