Shannon Rankin
Shannon Rankin is a brilliant artist from Maine who primarily uses maps in her work. She says that manipulating these maps “produce[s] revised versions that often become more like the terrains they represent.” In addition to some beautiful installations she’s done at various shows, she also sells collage based prints on Etsy.
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See much more in Shannon’s portfolio at artistshannonrankin.com. She also has some gorgeous prints for sale, including the first two images in this post, at Selflesh, her Etsy shop.
Recap: ArtPrize 2010
This weekend, we drove up to Grand Rapids to check out the big ArtPrize competition. There’s no doubt that it takes over the entire city. Luckily, we had two amazing tour guides to show us around. My cousin lives up there, and so does our very talented artist friend Ryan Weiss (interviewed). Ryan was also nice enough to give us a sneak peek of what he’s working on for his next show, so stay tuned for that in a few days.
Let’s just get Steam Pig out of the way. ArtPrize is all about making something that’s larger than life, so there’s no question that he was the star, suspended over the crowds in the B.O.B. parking lot. This was done by the same group responsible for Nessie in the river last year.
I loved these horses made out of plastic utensils. These were done by Sayaka Ganz.
Hands down, my favorite was called “you can’t fall off the floor” by Lora Fosberg. Lora placed hundreds of hand lettered pieces of paper on walls that intersected to form a room-like atmosphere.
Behind the cut, there are lots, lots more pics of my favorites. Unfortunately, unless you knew to register ahead of time, they make it a pain for attendees to actually vote. So if you see something you like, vote on my behalf! The top 10 is going to be announced tonight.
Click for lots more ArtPrize pics…
Starred #30

This picture captures my FAVORITE part of screenprinting. RageHaus mixing colors.
Silhouette by Joe Bagley (via Oh So Beautiful Paper)
Poster by 1982 (Nate Duval + Jon Smith collabo)
Picture #62 of Make Something‘s 365 Project
Juliana Swaney print (via Art Hound)
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Starred #27

I haven’t done a Starred post in way, way too long. Since they require that I actually have time to read blogs, when life gets crazy, it’s impossible to put one of these posts together quickly. So to make up for the break, I made a new header image! What do you think?

Wilco poster by Mikey Burton (via Gigposters)

Mural by Matt W. Moore (via My Love for You…)

Steve McQueen playing frisbee on the set of Bullitt (via The Selvedge Yard)

Custom furniture by Craft SLO (via Design Milk)

Insane paper cutouts from Kako Ueda (via The Best Part)
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Starred #21

“Snow Girl” print by 2H (via FFFFOUND!)
Topographic papercuts by Paper Extravaganza (via Design Milk)
Friends of Type is my new favorite blog.
It shows the whole process, from initial sketch to final rendering.
Crocheted prize ribbon brooch by Ninon (via Paper n Stitch)
Photo by Jennilee Marigomen (via Free People)
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