Fairytales and Florals : Kailey Lang's amazing work

The Wolf and the Crane, by Kailey Lang

It's the beginning of the second week of the Fairytales and Florals show! We're eyeing up our favorite pieces and we're having a hard time not coveting all the work on the walls. This week we wanted to share a couple of our favorite pieces from Kailey Lang.


Hare and the Tortoise, by Kailey Lang

These remind us of storybook illustrations from the turn of the century. I love the tiny details and how calm they are. Francesca's favorite of the three is one called "The Dog and the Shadow"


The Dog and the Shadow, by Kailey Lang

Stop by the space between noon - 7pm W-F, or visit the shop to see everything in the show! There are more amazing pieces where these came from!

Tarot, Mystics and the Occult Exhibition : Tarot Card Artists Announced

UPDATE!

PRE ORDER A COPY OF THE LIGHT GREY TAROT (includes all 78 Major and Minor Arcana and a 32 page guidebook featuring the symbolism, meaning and several classic Tarot spreads) HERE!

Finally, we're announcing all 78 artists that are participating in the Tarot Card exhibition and project! (Part of the Tarot, Mystics and the Occult Exhibition!). It's true! This show is a two-parter! Those of you that have extended a link to us to your awesome work, THANK YOU! As always, it's incredibly tough to narrow it down (especially with this group, since we've got so many awesome people!).

ATTENTION ARTISTS: There is still a second round of invites coming! We are still preparing the second artist list for the Mystics and the Occult section of the show!
Be on the look-out for that announcement!

As you may have guessed, we're going all out for this show. We're looking to really fill the gallery with mystical, magical and incredible pieces -and- the space will be filled with fate-tempting booths with live tarot readings and other fortune-telling and mystical experiences! For this project: Each artist selected for the Tarot exhibition will be exhibiting an incredible large-scale print of their work and we'll also be publishing a limited quantity of fully illustrated Tarot Decks containing the work of all 78 artists, just for this occasion!

So, if that doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will!
We'll be posting more news about the event as it gets closer, but until then - feast your eyes on part one of two:

(are you sitting? good.)
Here are all 78 of our Tarot Artists:

01. The Magician : Andrea Kalfas
02. The High Priestess : Karl Kwasny
03. The Empress : Soleil Ignacio
04. The Emperor : Rodrigo Aviles
05. The Hierophant : Curtis Square-Briggs
06. The Lovers : Angela Rizza
07. The Chariot : Lillian Joan Duermeier
08. Strength : Maike Plenzke
09. The Hermit : Matt Hansen
10. Wheel of Fortune : Andres Guzman
11. Justice : Richie Pope
12. The Hanged Man : Mike Puncekar
13. Death : Sachin Teng
14. Temperance : Felipe Vargas Lübbert
15. The Devil : Nic Skrade
16. The Tower : Thomas Scholes
17. The Star : Ashley Mackenzie
18. The Moon : Romain Mennetrier
19. The Sun : Ricardo Bessa
20. The Last Judgement : Jeff Langevin
21. The Fool : Bill Rebholz
22. The World : Manuel Kilger
23. King of Wands : Heather Danforth
24. Queen of Wands : Francesca Buchko
25. Knight of Wands : Mikkel Sommer
26. Page of Wands : Allegra Lockstadt
27. 10 of Wands : Roxy Polk
28. 9 of Wands : Tim Durning
29. 8 of Wands : Trevor Basset
30. 7 of Wands : Francois Maumont
31. 6 of Wands : Cheyenne Curtis
32. 5 of Wands : Ryan Andrews
33. 4 of Wands : Emma Trithart
34. 3 of Wands : Elena Boils
35. 2 of Wands : B. Paul Patterson
36. Ace of Wands : Jay Rogers
37. King of Cups : Mildred Louis
38. Queen of Cups : Jen Mundy
39. Knight of Cups : Natalie Hall
40. Page of Cups : Jesse Riggle
41. 10 of Cups : Trung Nguyen
42. 9 of Cups : Seo Kim
43. 8 of Cups : Daniel Fishel
44. 7 of Cups : Amy Schmitt
45. 6 of Cups : Erik Krenz
46. 5 of Cups : Katy Farina
47. 4 of Cups : Llew Mejia
48. 3 of Cups : Melissa Ling
49. 2 of Cups : Kyla Vanderklugt
50. Ace of Cups : Ulana Zahajkewycz
51. King of Swords : Abby Boeh
52. Queen of Swords : Meg Hunt
53. Knight of Swords : Meg Park
54. Page of Swords : Nadia Alenov
55. 10 of Swords : Chris Hajny
56. 9 of Swords : Alyssa Nassner
57. 8 of Swords : Chloe Chan
58. 7 of Swords : Annie Wu
59. 6 of Swords : Courtney Cashon
60. 5 of Swords : Joanna Barnum
61. 4 of Swords : Nick Stokes
62. 3 of Swords : Michelle Mishka Colombo
63. 2 of Swords : Amber Seegmiller
64. Ace of Swords : Lindsay Nohl
65. King of Pentacles : Stacey Lee
66. Queen of Pentacles : Teagan White
67. Knight of Pentacles : Aleks Sennwald
68. Page of Pentacles : Evan Palmer
69. 10 of Pentacles : Sam Schechter
70. 9 of Pentacles : Carly Monardo
71. 8 of Pentacles : Nicole Miles
72. 7 of Pentacles : JP Valderrama - The Fresh Doodle
73. 6 of Pentacles : Jaqueline Lang
74. 5 of Pentacles : Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
75. 4 of Pentacles : Chris Cheetham
76. 3 of Pentacles : Jenny Bookler
77. 2 of Pentacles : Corilu
78. Ace of Pentacles : Amélie Flechais

May the fates smile upon all of us.

EXPLETIVE SHOW : Exhibitor List

Preview clip of Thomas Bradley's art piece for the Expletive show. Chenille Embroidery on a Wool Ground

I have to apologize profusely for waiting this long to announce the collection of artists for the Expletive Typography Exhibition and Poster Show : Ugly words to admire. You have my permission to curse in my general direction (which would be fitting for so many reasons).

A huge thank you to everyone that came out and posted a link to your site! It was a hard decision and we will encourage all of you to come back and submit your sites for our future shows. For this show in particular, we were looking for a great assortment of designers, typographers and illustrators that love type (who may or may not be particularly fond of colorful words). We initially sent out some super special invites to some of our favorite designers before the official call for entries, then followed up the invitations with our official call for art!

I'm extremely proud to announce the exhibiting artist list for the
EXPLETIVE show:

Bao Nguyen
Paul Nolan
Sasha Prood
Teagan White
Gatti Mauro
Adam Garcia
Peéle Lemos
Lee Basford
Jeff Rogers
Anton Pearson
Kervin Brisseaux
Aaron Rayburn
Kate Bingaman-Burt
Llew Mejia
Bill Rebholz
Eric Gorvin
Andres Guzman
Greg Abbott
Bryan Haker
Jackson Alves
Lilo Krebernik
Patswerk Grafisch Ontwerp
Crystal Kluge
Lindsay Nohl
Rob Pflaum
Bryan Ische
Anne Ulku
J. Zachary Keenan
Ann Shen
Jesse Lindhorst
Norah Stone
Zoe Zoe Sheen
Adam Hoppus
Victor Melendez
Britt Wilson
Kate Worum
Kristin Nohe
Sophie Blackhall Cain
Superexpresso
Lloyd Eugene Winter IV
Thomas Bradley
Sam Michaels
Dai Foldes

There's no doubt that our walls will be filled with the most beautiful dirty-words you've ever seen. So! Mark your calendar for FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14th from 7 - 10pm.
We'll have floor-to-ceiling posters, dirty food and music that will make your grandmother disapprove.

ALSO. Do you own a piece of clothing that would fit right in with the theme of our show? If so, wear it to the opening and we'll give you a free special edition print!

Help us spread the word! More updates to come!
Thanks again to everyone that submitted your link and to all of our participating artists!

Fairytales & Florals Opening Reception

We want to shout out a huge 'thank you' to everyone who came to the opening reception for Fairytales & Florals on Friday! You all made the event super special!

Fairytales & Florals celebrates all things cutesy, crafty and sugary. The artwork was all amazing, the jams were adorably upbeat and the food was appropriately sweet and fluffy! And there was no shortage of audible 'Awwww's and "Cuuuuuute"s heard coming from the crowd throughout the night.





Since Fairytales & Florals focuses on cute crafts, we decided to set up an craft table and give everyone in attendance the chance to make something to take home with them! Thankfully, everyone was a great sport (and super creative and fun), so the craft table was busy all night!





We were amazed the time and love people poured into their (oftentimes hilarious) creations! We've posted a few below, but there are plenty more in our Fairytales & Florals Flickr set!















Once again, thanks to EVERYONE who attended the opening! The show will be up until August 10th, so make sure to see it! Thanks to Teagan White for curating this wonderful show and to all the artists who participated!

Please visit our Fairytales & Florals Flickr set for LOTS more photos of the artwork in the show as well as lots more crafts and people from the opening!

If you were present, download your photos and share them, please! It was your bright smiling faces that made our night!

And if you're interested in purchasing any of the adorable artwork, check out the Light Grey Art Lab online store!

Fairytales & Florals this FRIDAY!

We here at Light Grey Art Lab our busy setting up for our newest show, Fairytales & Florals, which will transport you to a pastel land of make-believe... We wanted to take a break to give everyone a sneak peek of some of the artwork on display!

Fairytales & Florals is a group art exhibition featuring the work of 18 magnificent artists, curated by Teagan White. Teagan has put together something magical, gathering craftsmen and artists to create a collection of work that begs you to stop and appreciate the tiniest details in some truly expressive work.

You'll find a mixture of airy drawings, pastel paintings, curious toys and dolls, and dreamily drawn figures that transform our gallery into a world that would make any 5 year old girl squeal with delight.



Besides admiring the sugary-sweet artwork on the walls, we invite anyone and everyone to participate in our opening night craft event! We'll have tables filled with fabric, felt, embroidery floss, feathers, paper and special trinkets so you and your friends can craft your own small plush characters, paper masks, shadow puppets and pastel buntings! Once you're satisfied, get your photo taken in front of our floral photo booth with your creation or with your friends.

We'll have plenty of cookies and cupcakes on hand for those with a sweet tooth, and as you walk in you'll be beckoned to share a warm cup of tea in our lounge with Brandon Lovejoy of Verdant Tea, as he shares tea folklore stories from the tea farms of rural China.



So grab your friends and family and please join us in celebrating the opening of the Fairytales and Florals Exhibition this Friday, July 20, from 7-10pm!

Follow the link for the official Facebook invite with all the info you need, and please share! The more the merrier!



Check out the rest of the photos on our Flickr page!

Aaaaand, it's a wrap

Thanks everyone that submitted links to your work on our two calls for art!
We've been keeping tabs on everyone that submitted and we'll be giving you the ultimate lineup for both shows later this week!
Thanks again to everyone that submitted! We're super excited to put these shows together! We'll be contacting our final list of artists shortly and will be posting names of everyone that made it in!

Keep a look out for the list of exhibiting artist for these shows in a future post or two!

Thanks again for sharing your work and getting the word out!
We'll have more collaborative shows coming up - keep a look out!