Acid Westerns at the Factory

Since the rest of Jackson has a closed sign hanging in the window, we decided to liven up these lonely off-season nights with a film series. Factory studios will be turned into a micro-cinema each Wednesday until May. Beer (courtesy of Thai Me Up Restaurant and Brewery), wine, and appetizers will be served. $5 donation.

What's an Acid Western? This will help explain things.

Here's the schedule:

April 13th. 7pm

The Shooting - 1968 - 82 minutes

Director - Monte Hellman

Stars - Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins

April 20th. 7pm

El Topo - 1970

Director - Alejandro Jodorowsky

Stars - Alejandro Jodorowsky, David Silva, Paula Romo

April 27th. 7pm

Dead Man - 1995 - 121 minutes

Director - Jim Jarmusch

Stars - Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer

Limited seating. Contact Travis at 307-699-0836 to reserve a seat. Get there a little early and check out the Factory Studios if you haven't already.

Social Realism

Arnold!

Vladimir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov
"Open Air, A Painting For A School", Oil on canvas
240 x 200 cm
Private Collection

More here.

Gus Van Sant and James Franco

Steamroller Printmaking!

This caught my eye today while perusing the inaugural Rocky Mountain Print Alliance site.

Great idea.

More info here.

Glassblowing Workshops at the Factory

Charlotte Potter (above) will be teaching two Intro to Glassblowing Workshops from February 7-14 at the Factory Studios.

These are small classes, limited to 3 people per session, and will fill quickly. Register by sending your name and contact information to info@tetonartlab.com or calling 307-699-0836. More info here.

Here are some highlights from her 2008 Exhibition at Teton Artlab:

Web Cam Factory Opening

We took a photo every 15 seconds from 6:30 - 10:30pm on the opening night of the Factory and made this:

Created using the software Evocam, FinalCut Pro, and two $20 web cameras by Kodak

Letterpress and New Opening Video

Some new videos from our letterpress class in San Diego with Tim Butler and Quality Letterpress. We loved working on the 100 year old foot powered Chandler and Price. Hopefully, this is the same press we will have for our upcoming Letterpress classes.

Untitled from Travis Walker on Vimeo.

Untitled from Travis Walker on Vimeo.

And a short but sweet video of the opening of the Factory by Tony Birkholz.

Untitled from Travis Walker on Vimeo.

San Diego Streets

We were in San Diego recently and took a day to explore the Street Art exhibition at the Contemporary Art museum. The museum also commissioned some of the world's best known street artists to create public works throughout downtown San Diego. The placement of the Shepard Fairey mural on the side of an Urban Outfitters was weird, but the Barrio Logan works were as real as it gets. Homeless camps everywhere, heroin addicts roaming the streets, and not an Urban Outfitters in sight.

Factory Studios Grand Opening

Thursday night's grand opening of our newest project, Factory Studios, was beyond all of our expectations. Hundreds of people toured the studios and we had a great time sharing our work with everyone. More about the factory here and here.

Factory Studios Grand Opening from tristan greszko on Vimeo.