Friday, November 20, 2009

Coming Soon to Strangercrombie: Art Piñatas

Posted by on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:34 PM

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For Strangercrombie, we asked six local artists to donate one-of-a-kind piñatas—but we had no idea they would do it up like this. The piñatas are starting to come into the office today, and they are Seriously. Freaking. Amazing.

Here's a sneak peek at one of them, made by Coco Howard. She photographed it in the forest (!).

That's a suicide note in his left hand, poor guy. He is full of felt organs that she also made. (It's like she made dozens of works of art in this single piece.) Will anybody be able to bring themselves to smack the crap out of any of these things?

Unbelievable. (I'm not being nice; you know me.) And for a good cause.

This is just the beginning. More next week.

 

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Charming. Irreverent. Imaginative and evocative.

You can stick a fork in my curiosity now - it is thoroughly piqued.
Posted by Ackham on November 20, 2009 at 1:44 PM
2
Thanks for making me feel bad about not having any money.

But, seriously, these sound cool.
Posted by keshmeshi on November 20, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Sargon Bighorn 3
Does one beat these cute creations with a stick or a baseball bat? And do entrails come spilling out or candy?
Posted by Sargon Bighorn on November 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Fnarf 4
Please reference Schmader's earlier post, also about pinatas.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on November 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Julie in Eugene 5
Very cool. What a great idea for Strangercrombie....
Posted by Julie in Eugene on November 20, 2009 at 3:08 PM
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@3: One does what one wants.

"He is full of felt organs that she also made." This is what spills out.
Posted by Jen Graves on November 20, 2009 at 3:10 PM
joey veltkamp 7
OMG - that sounds (and LOOKS) amazing!! Go Coco!!
Posted by joey veltkamp http://www.72clouds.com on November 20, 2009 at 3:24 PM
8
Organs made out of candy would be even more enticing.
Posted by keshmeshi on November 20, 2009 at 3:29 PM
9
I believe the title should read Piñatas rather than Piatas.
Posted by gramática nazi on November 20, 2009 at 3:32 PM
10
@9: Yes. Yes, it should.
Posted by Jen Graves on November 20, 2009 at 3:58 PM
pissy mcslogbot 11
that thing is kind of adorable, what inner turmoil could something so cute possibly have? does the suicide note shed any light on such a senseless act?
Posted by pissy mcslogbot on November 20, 2009 at 4:21 PM
dollface 12
coolness(felt organs) > coolness(candy organs)
Posted by dollface http://www.protovietic.wordpress.com on November 21, 2009 at 9:40 AM
13
This looks spectacular! Very cool concept..
http://scott-mcleod.com
Posted by scott-mcleod on November 22, 2009 at 8:56 AM

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