Shout outs to our Peeps!

May 30, 2010
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Well I’m recovering from a great extended birthday week with a mini beach trip, yummy food at Sound Table and Miller Union, a bbq with awesome peanutbutter chocolate cake and lots of lovely presents for Frances and I. I have great friends-thanks ya’ll.


So I wanted to give some shout outs today to two great artists we’ve worked with that have some awesome stuff going on.
Derek had a show with us our first year in our new space and it was one of our bests yet!
Here are some shows he’s involved in coming up and lots of new press too!

group show: “Trophy Room” @ 5 points art house, San Francisco.
Reception June 3rd (next Thursday)
I will have one piece but I promise it will be epic! over 9 feet tall, 14 figures in one sculpture, pure sensationalism! (not really) But it is the most ambitious and intiricate single piece I have made to date. sneak peak
I am pleased to announce that I am currently working and showing with London Miles Gallery in London England, check them out: http://www.londonmiles.com/artists.html
A solo show at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, FL. The show will be on view during Miami Art Basel, and will produce a catalogue for the show. More information on this show to come.

And Ben was our very first intern… awww and great friend and artist!!

Check out his latest interview with Meighan O’toole… she runs My Love for You is Like a Stampede of Horses Blog.

have a great memorial day weekend!
xo
Kelly



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happy happy…yay kelly!

May 29, 2010
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today is the happy happy birthday of kelly!!
(and frances!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
(another freakin sickeningly adorable cuteoverload find!)

xoxoxoxoxoxox
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Art is…

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“Ciphers and Constellations, in Love with a Woman” by Joan Miro, 1941.

Hey guys,

Many times I’ve heard the argument between artists and viewers, museums and visitors, the pretentious and unpretentious (you get the idea) about what constitutes “art”. It’s funny to me that because someone doesn’t like a piece, they are more likely to claim that it is not a work of art because it is: too simple, too abstract, an odd medium or basically because the artist isn’t dead yet. I don’t care how you feel about Duchamp (I’m kind of apathetic, but like that “the fountain” was displayed as a response in part to the pretentious art sphere of the day) or Rothko (abhor him beyond all reason), but I’ve come up with a decent analogy in response to those off the cuff assertions about art and non-art.

The way I see it is this: Lots of people bake cakes and cookies from mixes (guilty), but just because the cook didn’t slave over/make it from scratch doesn’t mean the consumer claims it’s not food, or good for that matter. I feel to some extent that the same goes with art. It’s a pointless argument, but because one doesn’t see work that they feel is a masterpiece, whether because of the time involved, the artist’s living existence or subject matter doesn’t mean it isn’t art. When I eat a delicious cookie from a betty crocker mix, I don’t complain that it’s not food, but I may not call it gourmet. Maybe it’s not a masterpiece, or maybe it is, but as far as I’m concerned food is food and art is art.

Now for some of my favorite Young Blood artists! (and don’t worry, I’ve never heard any arguments regarding their artistic value) A very select few of my favorites include: Cooper Sanchez, Danielle Distefano (also an Atlanta tattoo artist who does wicked awesome work) and jewelry artist Erica Weiner.

I hope that spiel was somewhat thought-provoking, and cheers to the start of your weekends!

Steph

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New Creative Loafing Boxes

May 27, 2010
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Hey people! Jen here.

So, I just got wind that Creative Loafing is revamping their entire print publication and it will be officially launched June 10th.. New designs coinciding with their website redesign! This is super super exciting to us.. as there will be new Creative Loafing boxes made by local artists we hold near and dear to our little hearts! R. Land, Lucha Rodriguez (our former intern!!), Baxter Crane, and the Paper Twins.. Just to name a few!

I’m so excited to see what these ladies and gents have up their sleeves.. They never cease to amaze me! I mean, check out this freaking awesome putt putt golf hole R.Land designed for a recent Adult Swim Block Party..

and the Paper Twins are always up to something crazy! Check out this photo from their recent opening at Mint Gallery..

(Photo Cred: Mike Germon)

As many of you Atlanta locals know, Creative Loafing had been feeling the economic pressure lately and it makes me so happy that their pushing on and providing good digs for the community! AND if you pick up the most current issue.. Our buds over at WonderRoot are featured in the main article about Atlanta’s new grassroots art movement.. and long-time Young Blooder, Joe Tsambiras did the cover art! IT LOOKS RAD!


Til next time,

xo
Jen

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What are your favorite local farmers markets?

May 26, 2010
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Last night my friend Shana and I enjoyed a beautiful Spring night outside. We had a porch beer then made dinner together. We talked about love and relationships, our unrealized abilities to live the lives we really want, and FOOD!

We talked about how easy it is to overeat and about calorie counting. She’s done it in the past and I started doing it last weekend using “MyPlate” on LiveStrong.com. We both felt corny about it in a way because we don’t want to fall into the beauty standards trap but then again, what could be more healthy than taking control of what and how we eat? And I’ve already noticed a new appreciation for food. When I know I only have 500 calories to go, I really savor that taco/popsicle/beer.

Shana has a no fast-food policy and is really good about supporting local Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs).

She likes the East Atlanta Village Farmer’s Market and always hits up the Love Is Love booth for organic veggies and H&F Bread Co. , brought to you by the good folks at Holeman Finch. I went last week and bought some amazing cheese from Antico Mercante and ate the whole 1/2 pound within hours. (By myself, thus the calorie counting.) They even had a pizza oven set up which I will be molesting next time.

What are some other good markets around town? What are your favorite products sold there?
Let us know and maybe we can carry them here at Young Blood!

I will end with a precious photo of two precious people, my godson, Noah and his dad, Rick. The photo was taken by one of my most amazing friends of all time, Nelda who sent me the pic since she bought their tees here at the shop. These three have the closest thing to an in-town FARM that I have seen. When I go to their house I feel like a kid in a candy store except all the candy is sky high in nutrients. You name it, they grow it, right in their front yard. Hey Nelda – when’s my next cooking lesson?

Love,
Maggie

Tees by Happy Family :)
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Tybee Time!

May 23, 2010
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One of my favorite places in all the world is Tybee Island, GA. It’s one of those gems of a beach that still hasn’t been taken over by huge developements and still has that feel like it’s been stuck in time for the last 30 years. I’ve been going there for years with friends and family and I’m headed down tomorrow a.m to meet up with my mom, sis and her kids. I’ll have my 3 dogs in tow dont’ you worry.
We carry Atlanta Vintage Travel prints and cards in our shop and he knows about Tybee and Savannah as well!

Also Atlanta band Little Tybee likes it as well.

Little Tybee is a small but enchanting Barrier island off of the coast of Savannah, GA, whose tidal beaches are said to delicately blanket a scuttled atomic bomb that has been missing for over 60 years.

x0 and beach kisses
Kelly
please no jellies!

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painted ladies

May 22, 2010
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samedi heureux!!

c’est moi! rebecca!

i hope everyone’s having a wonderful day!

today we had a visit from the adorable valerie pensworth and husband!

she’s a native atlantan who now lives in lovely portland!

check out her lady paintings for sale at young blood now!


‘mel’


‘eliza’ and ‘oval #2′


‘relying on signals’

they came in with some delicious king of pops ‘ice pops’ (as jen says ;) ) and we couldn’t resist getting our own! banana pudding is the jam!!

talk soon!

xx,
r

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Emily Wood!

May 20, 2010
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Hello all! Jen here!

This post is dedicated to our good friend over here at Young Blood, Miss Emily Wood! Emily’s been supporting not only Young Blood for years now.. always coming out to all of our openings and stocking up on handmade jewelry..but she has also been a big part of the community.. volunteering her time and brains to WonderRoot, MINT, and Beep Beep Gallery! She set her sails this morning and is venturing out to Yellowstone National Park to pretty much be a cowgirl and get paid for it (dreamy right??). We couldn’t be prouder and happier for her! But we’ll definitely miss seeing her pretty face over here, always bringing good conversation and funny stories!

We can’t thank you enough Emily for being such a loyal friend and Young Blood patron! Atlanta will definitely miss you and be sending you plenty of letters! We know you’ll continue to be the badass you are out there!

xo, jen and all of YBG

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Adventures of today!

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Hi! Jen here. Man! Kelly and I have had quite a day so far! Wanna hear?

To start off, we woke up bright and early and met up at Octane Coffee, off Marietta Street. We had our fill of soy lattes and everything bagels, while chatting about what next year’s shows are going to have in store. Get excited guys, 2011 is going to rule! But before I forget, I highly recommend the veggie cream cheese they serve.. word is they make it in house and it is SO good.


Next we headed next door to Sandler Hudson Gallery where we had a free wooden crate waiting on us to pick up.. okay so we don’t know what we’re going to do with it.. but it was free. And we cannot pass up free. Thinking we were being so smart, we measured my car beforehand.. but somewhere along the line, either the measurements of the car or the crate were wrong. So it definitely didn’t fit. Bummer. But we still wanted it. Because it was free. So we decided to put it on the roof of my Jeep. Luckily we still have some southern gentlemen still in Atlanta, because we had some help getting it up there from the boys of Octane and some ties donated to us from another guy.

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Celebrity sighting of the week at YB!

May 19, 2010
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Somebody is a little star struck today and that somebody is me! The one and only buff badass herself, Mz. Jillian Michaels, came in the shop today!

Three ladies came in and one was especially vocal and funny (with her cute little trucker hat) and just a little bit cocky talking about her Camaro – but how could you not be cocky when your Jillian freaking Michaels with all that power and serotonin flowing through your blood? We talked ish about vintage Chevy’s and the Starlight Six Drive-In and anyway, she was buying a sweetheart pin by Brooklyn Rehab and I was giving them the scoop on area restaurants with stiff drinks and realized she looked familiar. It all came together when she handed me the black AMEX and I noticed her name. They were in town from LA for the day, and were so nice and had lots of nice things to say about Young Blood. :)

I immediately texted my friend Pepin who does Jillian’s work-out videos with me in our living rooms (what? you don’t do that?) and her response was, “Kick her in the face for me and check to see if she’s really a robot”. Now Jillian, if you happen to read this don’t think we don’t love you but you have to accept a little cussin because your workout is by far one of the most gut-wrenching ones I’ve done and I’ve experienced multiple decades of work outs starting with Jane Fonda which should tell you how long I’ve been at it! But it’s also the most effective work-out using circuit training if you’re like me and want to maximize the little work out time you have. Anyyyyyways, I’m really dorking out here so I’m going to sign off now but big fatty props to a powerful young woman doin her thang!

Maggie

Are you kidding me with these external obliques??

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