#iPhone snaps of #GRmi artists frm #CrestonGR's ArtBattle for Community. Thnks to MLive, GRSD, WZZM13 & @RapidGrowth

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I love the artists of our city. Please support all of these wonderful and generous artists.

Thanks @GRPress (and neighbor Terri Hamilton) for the nice piece on @CrestonGR's biggest fundraiser. I'll be back to MC. #TommyTravels http://mobile.mlive.com/advgrapids/pm_29289/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=A2A56E52F92690CE23B363AF77EF7CA0?contentguid=N

One of my favorite events of the year!

Going through lots of pencils on this project. #LaughFest

This is all I can show you of this exciting art project for Gilda's Club of Grand Rapids. But I am using lots of graphite. February is the 10 year mark for our local club. Help them celebrate by making a donation or buying a ticket to #LaughFest (or both) Gilda Radner's comedy including her one woman on Broadway show made a huge impact on my wit at an early age. LaughFest is a fitting celebration!

Breaking #GRMI ArtNews: Dwntwn 4-15-11 @SiTE_LAB debuts at JA Bldg 2 E. Fulton St. @ryanpphoto PEAK HERE

Pictured is the team behind this art event: Grant Carmichael, Terry Frixen, Eric Kuhn, Tom Clinton and Paul Amenta (Photo by Ryan P Photo LINK: http://t.co/Tvq2hxd 

#GrandRapids Art News: Michigan Artist included in national painting exhibition - Chicago FineArt

Michigan-based artist Michael Pfleghaar will be included in Chicago Fresh Paint Exhibition.

If you have not seen Pfleghaar's most recent work, then you are missing some of the most exciting works of his painting career.

The National Wet Paint Exhibition consists of 45 paintings by artists selected from a national call which resulted in 280 submissions.

The exhibition takes place in the main gallery of the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood.

Pfleghaar will be attending the Chicago 1/21 opening reception, but if you miss this night, I do recommend stopping by the gallery and see first-hand his and all the exciting works on display.

Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60609
Opening Date/Reception: Friday, January 21, 2011
Time: 7 pm to 10 pm

Exhibitions Dates: January 21 to March 12, 2011

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday noon to 5 pm.

For info on the artist,please visit http://www.pfleghaar.com

Twitter Film Review: I'll never look at uncooked turkey again without thinking of #NataliePortman's skin in #BlackSwan.

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I'm just saying that I liked it but a bit freaked out at the same time.

Oh, and you must see it on the big screen, too.

Twitter Film Review: I'll never look at uncooked turkey again without thinking of #NataliePortman's skin in #BlackSwan.

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I'm just saying that I liked it but a bit freaked out at the same time.

Oh, and you must see it on the big screen, too.

My Holiday Wish for 2011 and the decade to come.

A man once said once you begin to see your life in terms of how many summers you have left do you truly begin to understand what your time is worth.

In 2011 I am setting the bar high and with the hopes each will prevail.

I hope as you plan your days you will think more and more each year about what your legacy will be.

We all won't leave buildings that are adorned with our names but our city is changed by our action (or inaction.)

As Bjork said, "It's in our hands."

Best of wishes to all this holiday season.

Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards mankind.

How cold is it at #TanglefootStudio today? This Cold!

The winds were really kicking up so much that even the elevator was not immune.

How cold is it at #TanglefootStudio today? This Cold!

The winds were really kicking up so much that even the elevator was not immune.

Thkx @NYTimes' #FrankRich for once again outlining where '80s style gay bashing has returned.

Having survived the awful '80s culture wars and the incredibly stupid silence on AIDS by Washington, Frank Rich has crafted an editorial in the New York Times that unfortunately reports that for all of our perceived progress,  those battles that I thought were in the past are not.

This piece is essential reading if you are concerned over the mess at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.  It is very informative and explains a lot of the players as it outlines the mess created around this important exhibition.

Sometimes a day in the studio is all I need. TanglefootStudio.com (by appt. only)

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But then the phone chirps to remind me that I have other things to attend to as well.

The bonus is sometimes the studio presents beauty in unexpected places by looking up, around and sometimes out.

@Pfleghaar posts his 1st Kickstarter project on line. A new chapter begins and you can be a part of it. http://kck.st/eKydx9

When Michael finishes his graduate work at Boston's AIB a whole new chapter begins and you have a chance to not only write a page of this history, but you can decide what level you want to author it.

Collectors of Pfleghaar's art may recall that about 20 years ago he did a small series of paintings created from his time spent in France.

These few but now classic pieces produced on that last trip have become some of his most sought after works by collectors and galleries.

Now we enter a new time period with new tools at our disposal as artists and the results truly do benefit the artist and the collector.

Please consider this exciting Austrian project and the opportunities that await him.

Cheers!

Tommy

Scott Hessels Rocks The World!

My friend Scott Hessels has finally released his new art project and it is amazing. Rather than waste any time, enjoy this movie highlighting the vast scope and application possibilities of this new project.


GPSFILM "The Using Of" from GPSFILM on Vimeo.

Why Is This Man Smiling This AM?

Because the CNA Hello, Neighbor social networking event
raised nearly 4k at the
Art Battle for Community: The Rematch.

Take That, Golden Gloves Champions!
Artists Rule!

Thanks for the event photos, David! ( www.humanfiles.com ) and his brother, Michael. (also a photographer)

Thank you to Brett and his great staff at Sazerac Lounge on Plainfield. (They make their food the old fashioned way.... from scratch. Ask a ninety year old woman about the healthy benefits of this act of preservation.)

Thank you CNA board, staff and volunteers.

Most of all
Thank you to our great 12 artists - without them this event could not have happened.

Shelly Klein, Michael Pfleghaar, Kelly Allen, Nathan Goddard, Michael Ingold, Lisa Price, Aneka Vanderhill, Gloria Oostema, Abbey Bradley, Cat Campbell, Tom Post and Beth Fowler.

Thank you for supporting and funding local art projects within our community and making the world a bit nicer.

(oh, and thanks to the Friend of Leonardo DiCaprio who signed the environmental DVD The 11th Hour)

BravoBravo in Detroit (Gala Decking Skin)

(Design In Progress)

Art Battle for Community: The Rematch

The Creston Neighborhood Association is hosting the
2nd Art Battle for Community,
an evening where one will experience up close
the development of the artistic process.

At the beginning of the event,
the artists will be given a topic.
They will have one hour to create an original piece
based on the topic. Attendees get to view artists create works of art
from the birth of a concept to the completion of the piece.

Later at 8:00 PM,
a lively auction will be held with
the original pieces going to the highest bidder.
Please join us in this creative fund raising event
to help grow one of Grand Rapids most vibrant neighborhood association
and support our local artists.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
6 -- 9 PM
$15.00 Donation
Limited Space / Arrive On Time

Location:
Sazerac Lounge
1418 Plainfield Ave NE
(North of Leonard)
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Free Parking in the Rear Lot

Re-Vision: Tommy Back In The Studio

"In the future everyone will be immune to reality."


-Tommy

Tanglefoot Studio: One Amazing Night of Music

(Photo by David McGowan: Natalia Zukerman, Kristin Salerno, Drew Nelson, Tommy Allen, Trina Hamlin, Michael Pfleghaar)

Tanglefoot Studio was able to host a memorable night of music from three nationally known singer/songwriters.

If you missed it, I am sorry. The guest list was very small and sold out in a matter of days.

If you attended, then you know what I am talking about when I say this is one event that will be hard to top as we look at new events to produce within our space.

If you would love to make sure you are on the guest list, please send me an email to tommyallen @ comcast. net

Look for a video piece on RapidGrowthMedia.com

Thank you's to David McGowan of humanfiles.com, Levitationstaging.com and Kristin Salerno & Michael Pfleghaar.

Artists Links: www.drewnelson.com www.nataliazukerman.com www.trinahamlin.com



























































2008 State of Michigan House Candidate Roy Schmidt, Kristin Salerno, Drew Nelson and 2nd Ward Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss.

One Last Stop

Ok, before the New Year's resolutions kick in, there is one last stop to make this season.

This great box of treats from Norman Love Confections will trump any good intentions. So, why fight it when they are so pretty.

They taste as good as they look.

Take one last dip in decadence and then get back on track.

Happy New Year.