Hell-o all. Martinhead here, to inform you about somethin’…
Someone at Giant Robot likes me. I was asked to contribute work to a huge show, Crocodile Tears, at GRNY this Saturday July 19th. Painted 3 nice little ditties for it. You should go (or at least check it out online). Over 50 artists including me. I love it when I get to share company with some of the best out there, and in this case at least a few are extended Grass Hut family. The list is on the attachment here. I’ll try to post images of my work in it on my site as well, www.martinhead.com
Kick ass. Carry on.
M
If you’ve got an ounce of dork juice in your system you’re going to Comicon in San Diego next week. We’re going too and our booth number is #4936. Come say “heyo” and score new stuff that you can only get in person. We are going to rage and rumble this year!!!
Le Merde will have new figures everyday.
Bwana will have a whole new line of toys called Jelly Factory on Saturday.
Martin will have new prints, tees, customs and originals.
Scrappers will have his book, prints, tees and originals.
Kiyoshi Nakazawa will have new prints and other ass kickers.
James Jean made these killer posters for an aids awareness ad campaign. They’re funny, smart, beautiful, twisted and f@cked up in all the right ways. Read more here!!!
“Black & White Freedrawings”, or if we got to title it “Dang Hippy Doodle Dangle Jangle Party” is pretty freaking awesome. It’s big, it’s Black&White, it’s beautiful and really hard to find in the US. We ordered a bunch from Jan on the other side of the planet to cut down on the shipping cost. It should retail for $80 because it was made all eco-groovy and has 132 pages of art, but we’re selling it for way less.
A lot went into the making of this book, so much so that you’ll have to click on this link to find out.
If you want to buy it look in the shop part of our site!
We only have a couple left, so…well, you know. Get’em while you can.
It was awesome, cute, fun and totally free.
While we were all tangled in colorful twine a thought hit me; Portland has an ever-growing artistic community and like all things that grow it’s growing apart. But this camp event brought artists and general public together to just make stuff and celebrate being alive. it was like a hip-hop party song, but everyone was a player.
Want in on any of our upcoming programs? Just show up and have fun. See whats next >>
What is America? As Independence Day nears once again and the most exciting election ever creeps just around the corner, many Americans may be asking themselves that exact question. It¹s a complex one to answer, but it may be easier to simplify in the language of visual art. Grass Hut has pulled over 30 different American artists together to explore what America means to them and share their love (and hate) for the good olO US of A in The Americans.
The group show features artwork from over 30 artists, all from the Pacific Northwest and many of whom are new to the gallery scene. When asked about the risk of showing completely new artists, co-founder Justin “Scrappers” Morrison said, ” we wanted to really encourage new artists with this show, a lot of the artists have never shown their work…ever. Of course, we have a few people who are old favorites, but this show is really about the new talent.”
The show should be quite the event, opening at NOON with barbecue, beer, and
art and ending with watching Portland’s 4th of July fireworks.
The show opens first Friday, July 4 and runs through July 27th.
Participating Artists: Dawn Riddle, Scott Barry, Ryan Jacob Smith, Claire Miller, Scrappers, Jesse Brown, Dr. Medz, Kim Scafuro, Justin Lovato, Nick doodles Art, Shawn Wolfe, Brad Simon, Ross McSweeney, Ryan Berkley, Pete Toms, Bwana Spoons, Brett Superstar, John Black, Ademar Matinian, Arbito, THE HANNA, BT Livermore, Dickbird, Jimm Lasser, Caley Feeney, Aidan Koch, Amy Morrison, Devi Pellerin, Niles Armstrong, Tripper Dungan, Reverend Benny Bob, Steve Mathews, Shayla Hason, Tom Webb, David Wein, Josh Herbolsheimer, Merideth Hamm, Mark Gunderson and many more…
Surprise!
Here’s a crazy thing that nobody saw coming.
Tigerlily and Tim Biskup are coming to the Grass Hut to hang a sweet little father & daughter show.
Want to be on the preview list?
Just send the secret password “I Love Grass Hut” to grasshut.corp@gmail.com
(field trips & arts & crafts & tiny adventures)
What is a Camp Scout?
Well…first off you get a bandana & an official patch for being a scout and you can earn buttons for doing certain things (biking, swimming, graffiti…). You also get a warm & fuzzy feeling knowing that you are totally living the heck out of life while you can. Trust us, being a Camp Scout is cool.
Calendork of Events & Field Trips:
July 5 (6-9pm) Yarn Craft
Learn to make god’s eyes, friendship bracelets, kites and other fun
string-based crafts.
July 19 (10am-late afternoon) Tour de Oregon City
A long healthy bike ride loop from Portland (spring water corridor)
to Sellwood (C.A. Butt & B.J. Cummings buildings) to Milwaukee (wild
nutria feeding) to Oregon City (elevator & hobby store) and on the way
back Elk Rock Island beach party (swimming & relaxing).
August 2nd (10-1pm) Skate or Die Trying
The title says it all. We’re just going to skate around Portland. No roller blades allowed, long boards are kind-of welcomed.
August 16 (7pm-late) Public Art Knights
Learn to graffiti. Power point lecture on Cutty Teens of San Francisco & lecture by local “artists.” Spray paint, tag, wheat paste and other fun stuff all around town in the dark dodging the cops.
August 30 (noon-later) All Sport (Park Edition)
How many different sports can we play in one day in Portland’s city parks? A lot of sports! Archery, Horseshoes, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Kickball, Tag, Freeze Tag, Hand Ball, Ultimate Frisbee, Frisbee Golf, Golf,
Tree Climbing, Badminton, Wiffle Ball, Tug-of-War, Skating,
Squirrel Fishing, Freestyle Yoga, Hot Lava, Football,
Simon Says, Red Light Green Light, 4-Sqaure, Volley Ball,
Butt Boxing, Croquette and whatever else
we can think of together.
Mission Statement:
We work to many hours to make money, so lets go have some fun for free.
What is fun? Arts & Crafts & Bike Riding & Swimming & Tiny Adventures & Wild Animal Feeding & General Shenanigan.
Registration Information:
(((EVERYONE IS INVITED)))
If you see something on the Calendork that you want to go to simply call or email or just show up.
Grasshut.corp@gmail.com
(503) 445-9924
Grass Hut
811 e. Burnside
Portland, Oregon
Oh, Dawn Riddle and Scrappers are the Scout Masters who designed all the patches and buttons.
