Saturday, June 23, 2012

Alynn-Mags NYC recap

 Lady Mags and Amandalynn just got back from NYC.We painted a dope wall at Community 54 in the lower East side of Manhattan, as part of our Alynn-Mags summer series with IronlakWe created this particular piece for Inked Magazine , who will be featuring us in their Art/Design issue, as well as doing an online plug. Lady Mags rocked it out with a fresh chunky Mags piece, and AmandaLynn painted a character inspired by the lovely Jesse Lee , who came to visit us at the wall. We also had the pleasure of being filmed by Tomek Gross, who will be creating a short video about our mural , including a custom song from his band, Dujeous. It was a great trip, painting, visiting with friends, and enjoying the East Coast....til next time!! 


 Stay tuned for the exclusive video coming soon!







Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Flora n Fauna Gallery Night recap

The installation stayed up, the flowers smelled amazing, the art looked great, the music was beautiful,  the people had fun, and the tequila margaritas got people nice n toasty. 

Flora n Fauna was a great success. 


Thank you to everyone who came out to support!










 AmandaLynn and Tatiana Suarez


Nick Lea Bruno



 Lady Mags and Jurne Collaboration


Steel

Friday, June 8, 2012

Happy Birthday Few and Far!

A year ago, MEME, founder of Few and Far, got a bunch of talented women together to paint a wall.  Now, one year later, those same women are prepping to go out and party at their one year anniversary should in Seattle!
Wish we could be there with them.  Happy B Day Few and Far!


Monday, June 4, 2012

First ever: Video of Alynn-Mags Productions by Lea Bruno

AmandaLynn and Lady Mags of Few and Far have been working hard.  The amazingly talented photographer and videographer Lea Bruno caught it all on tape. 


For the first time, the  Lea Bruno X Dorian Young duo captured Alynn-Mags productions throughout the whole process of preparing for the Flora Fauna art show in SF on June 9th.  Watch it all here:You will want to watch this stunning video twice!!
Thank you to IronLak for their support

Flora N Fauna
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 9, 2012. 8:00 - 11:00pm






Press Release:

Flora N Fauna
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 9, 2012. 8:00 - 11:00pm
Cassel Gallery and Goorin Bros. Hat Company are proud to present,Flora N Fauna, curated by Amandalynn. By definition, Flora and Fauna means Nature, the environment of plants and animals living around you. Amandalynn has been inspired by this subject matter her whole life, spending much of her childhood hiking through the woods, finding and identifying different types of wild flowers and forest creatures. As her course of life has brought her to the West Coast, she has met and been inspired by many artists who are enticed by similar themes in their artwork. One extremely influential artist and cohort is Renee Fontana, a floral designer and visual display artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. Renee and Amandalynn are collaborating withLady Mags and several of the other participating artists, to create a large scale mural installation within the gallery, and adorning it with live flowers.



Throughout 2012, Lady Mags and Amandalynn focused on the theme of Flora and Fauna. The pair designed and executed a large-scale mural production in the Mission district in San Francisco, in an effort to bring the beauties of the natural world to the city streets. The mural serves as the inspiration for the Flora N Fauna exhibition. Flora N Fauna exhibit artists Erin Ashford and Nick Lea Bruno, beautifully documented the production of the mural. Nick and his partner, Dorian Young, created a video piece highlighting the 'Flora N Fauna' mural, taking a look within the artists' studio, and going on an outdoor mural adventure into the woods with Mags and Amandalynn.
Tatiana Suarez based out of Brooklyn, NY is known for her seductive imagery of female characters found not only hanging in galleries but also in many street art productions. Gloria Muriel aka Glow, is also known for her street art and fine art. Her mysteriously alluring characters denote a sense of magical wilderness, fitting to the Flora N Fauna theme. Meme , the organizer of the all female street art collective, Few and Far, will be showcasing some very innovative sculptures adorned with flowers and feathers. Evan Kolker, also a sculptor, creates botanical, carnivorous pieces out of blown glass.Lindsey Millikan will be bringing the Fauna imagery to the show, with her creative and well-executed pigeon paintings. Christa Baker, the official Goorin Bros. custom hat and hair fascinator expert, will be creating one-of-a-kind pieces for Flora N Fauna. Christa's creations can be seen in action at Goorin Bros. Custom Hat Shop in North Beach, San Francisco. Robin and Mouse Grass are two prolific painters based out of Pennsylvania. They have taught and inspired Amandalynn and her family for decades now, and she is very honored to have them participate in Flora N Fauna. Megan Shaffer is known for her detailed paintings of creatures, and has participated in several shows with Amandalynn, always bringing a delicate touch to the exhibitions. 

Amandalynn has been inspired and encouraged her whole life through close friends and family, and she always loves working in close relation with them. Amandalynn's sister, Margaretta, is an extremely talented artist, ranging from fine art painter to custom furniture builder. Margaretta will be showcasing some of her work, as well as assisting on many of the displays and installations. Their mother, Sue Grazier, also a fine art painter, will have her work on display as well.Flora N Fauna is overflowing with amazing imagery and installations. The opening evening will be a memorable experience for all who attend and participate. The live musical performance featuring Kathryn Hodges and Monique Hernandez Fuentes is not to be missed.
Cassel Gallery
1261 Howard Street
San Francisco CA, 94103