December Artwalk: Featuring Annie's Employees.

Keeping with tradition our December art show featured Annie's employees.

The theme is

 

Winter Myth 

 

 Below are photos of the works produced with linoleum block prints.

Prints available from $10 - $25

"Persephone and Hades" by Dillon Bennett. Framed $124. Prints $15

"Julenek" by Susan Martin. Framed $124. Prints $25

"Rainbow Crow's Sacrifice" by Cory Skillman. Framed $124. Prints$15

"Winter Soulstice" by Sean Little. Framed $124. Prints $15

"Mittens" by Rachel Heller. Framed $124

"Old Man Winter" by Jose Tapia. Framed $124. Prints $15

"Krampus" by Demian Johnston. Framed $124. Prints $15

"Ice King" by Jose Tapia. Framed $124. Print $15

Please contact us if you are interested in any prints or framed pieces. 

Project Highlight: Keepsake Hinged frame.

In this fun project our customer wanted a way to display a photo and letter in separate frames while still keeping the keepsakes together. We proposed hinging two frames together with the same finish.  We chose a frame with a decorative finish for the photo on top and below the letter in a flat frame to allow the frames to rest together almost seamlessly. We were very happy with the results. (costumer will add photo)

close-up of hasp we distressed to match frame finish.

close-up of distressed hinges.

 

 

With this style of hinged frame you can use it as a table top frame

or hang as a wall frame.

 

Photos of November artwalk featuring Kamari (mari) Ichimasu.

Below are a few pictures of November 10th's Artwalk artist Kamari (mari) Ichimasu premiering here stop motion animation Little Oze. We also had live music by rats in the grass.

 

A link to Little Oze's vimeo page.

http://vimeo.com/littleoze

Directed by Mari Ichimasu

Music by Tony Fantozzi

summary:

    On a rainy day a mouse living alone suddenly recalls her far away home listening to the sound of rain dripping hard on the roof.  She decides to cook miso soup to comfort herself and remind herself of the taste of home. The process of making the soup brings her home back to life inside her heart.

artist statement:

Komari (Mari Ichimasu) is a Seattle based artist born in Tokyo Japan.  Attending art schools in Seattle, Tokyo, and Osaka, her main focuses are stop motion animation and illustration.  Working with a DIY mentality, Mari plays writer, director, builder, and animator when making videos.  Her illustrations are filled with majestically adorable furry creatures and expansive beautifully cold landscapes.  Mari’s imagination is deeper than the darkest watercolor in her palate.  Following the traditions of eastern european masters of animation, Mari builds every puppet and set piece by hand and paints her own backgrounds making every frame shot a one of a kind original.

“ I have been traveling the world in my imagination called Little Oze.

Anything I see, meet, listen to or feel on this endless trip, I visualize in my projects like writing in a memo pad or journal. There are some interesting views and stories that I can’t help but document.

   Concepts often come from very small ordinary scenes in daily life that are often taken for granted.  My mission is to be the voice and deliver the beauty of everything with a small and quiet existence. ”

-Komari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kamari (mari) Ichimasu and curator Jose

 

 

Live music by Rats in the Grass.

  

 You can see more photos on our Facebook page and you can find more info on Mari web page at www.komaristudio.com and  www.Komaristudio.blogspot.com.

The premiere of LITTLE OZE a stop motion animation by Mari Ichimasu.

November 10, 2012 6pm to 9pm

We here at Annie's are VERY excited to host the premiere of Little Oze. We will also have live music by Rats In the Grass.

  

LITTLE OZE short animation #1

Title:
“KUROMATSU MISO”

puppet animation
commercial style

duration: 2min

finished date: 10/26 2012
in public since 11/10 2012  

summary:

On a rainy day a mouse living alone suddenly recalls her far away home listening to the sound of rain dripping hard on the roof.  She decides to cook miso soup to comfort herself and reminder her of the taste of home. The process of making the soup brings her home back to life inside her heart.

 

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 http://www.facebook.com/events/292846574148958/

Below are a few photos of the Animation and the process.

Komari is a Seattle based artist born in Tokyo Japan.  Attending art schools in Seattle, Tokyo, and Osaka, her main focuses are stop motion animation and illustration.  Working with a DIY mentality, Mari plays writer, director, builder, and animator when making videos.  Her illustrations are filled with majestically adorable furry creatures and expansive beautifully cold landscapes.  Mari’s imagination is deeper than the darkest watercolor in her palate.  Following the traditions of eastern european masters of animation, Mari builds every puppet and set piece by hand and paints her own backgrounds making every frame shot a one of a kind original.

   “ I have been traveling the world in my imagination called Little Oze.
Anything I see, meet, listen to or feel on this endless trip, I visualize in my projects like writing in a memo pad or journal. There are some interesting views and stories that I can’t help but document.

    Concepts often come from very small ordinary scenes in daily life that are often taken for granted.  My mission is to be the voice and deliver the beauty of everything with a small and quiet existence. ”
 

You can see more work by Mari (Komari) Ichimaso and Rats in the Grass ar

www.komaristudio.com
www.Komaristudio.blogspot.com

www.facebook.com/ratsinthegrass

Items of the Week: Acme pens, card holders and key chains.

 Acme Pens are a unique earth friendly product that is ergonomically correct with disposable ink cartridges.  In addition to pens Acme has card cases and key rings that are design by meany notable designers. Below are a few samples along with the name of the designer.

Karma Rahid / Frank Lloyed Wright

Frank Lloyed Wright

Hariri & Hariri / Charles & Ray Eames

Daniel Pelavin / Constantin Boym

Frank Lloyd Wright / Verner Panton

Young Se Kim / Ron English

Verner Panton/ Alexander Girard/ Adrian Olabuenaga/ Antoni Gaudi/ Adrian Olabuenaga

Creative Frame Projects

Here are a some pictures with descriptions of fun frame projects we've created here at Annie' Art and Frame.

This 1st place frame job was built by Annie's Art and Frame for the Ever Green Picture Framers Guild event in 2011. Frame shops from around Washington were invited to compete.

Here is a poster with a double mat cut with rounded corners. The bottom mat is black and the top mat is white with a black core. We added a V-grove that exposed the black core in the white mat with a classic design in each corner.

In this project the customer wanted to show his article in a magazine along with the cover. We complimented the magazine cover with an orange bottom mat and added a gray on top. Windows where cut in the mats with rounded corners along with a V-grove on the gray mat to expose the white core. We then floated the page with the article above all the mats to highlight the article and cast a shadow on the mats and cover. Spacers were attached to the glass to keep it off of the artwork and create a small shadowbox effect.  Finally the darker gray frame was introduced.

Close up showing the detail of the mat cut and v-grove along with shadow caused by floating the page .

Here we framed an impromptu sketch by a local artist.  Artwork is floated on the bottom mat with a build-up under the middle mat to create depth. Mats were cut with our Wizard Computerized Mat Cutter. This is a sample of a fun and creative way to cut mats which enhances and interacts with the artwork.

Close up showing the shadow created from the build up under the brown mat.