from the gallery on 2819 Girard is Endustre on 2826, a boutique where me met Hamid Holloman-a talented and absolutely charming designer. The ensembles in the window display were sharp as tacks, too.
Hamid is constantly drawing inspiration from a myriad of sources and shared his findings on line at several sites:
Meezan Art Couture
MESE Design Studio and the online shop, Shop Meezan Online.
Even more exciting? It just so happens that Endustre will be sponsoring some live painting outside the shop this very Saturday, coinciding with Art+Soul Food! Not to be missed, people...
As many were kicking off the holiday weekend with cocktails and BBQ prep, a few of us Art+Soul Foodies met up for some white hot pedestal painting action at the storefront which will serve as the Craft gallery when the show commences. Here you see team members Beth Smallwood and Jacob Roller hard at work, applying layer after layer of paint on our treasured pedestals.
We worked until about ten at night; and had the opportunity to meet some of the residents walking along the Avenue who poked their heads in out of curiosity. The local support for this project is touching, and it fuels us to pour every ounce we've got into making this the best event it can possibly be.
That said, I think it's time I caught up with all the Memorial Day revelers and had a glass of Sangria already.
Oh, and Happy Birthday to A+SF-er Maria Eife!!!
Last night team member Beth Smallwood-Coughlin spoke with the completely charming Anyta Thomas and Tanya Murphy Dodd, the two founders of Salon JOOSE. The interview was overall a tremendously positive experience, and despite the fact that Beth was a little nervous (and her cell phone cut out a bit here and there) she thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We all listened to the episode together as soon as it was posted, and the general consensus was that it's refreshing to converse with fellow artists, familiar with the struggle to get a project off the ground and gain momentum.
Head on over to the JOOSE site to take a listen!
