Human Drawing Dispenser

The first Friday of every month is Provo's Gallery Stroll, where hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of people wander from gallery to gallery, checking out the new shows and meeting the artists. Most people just go to meet up with their friends and hang out, but everyone usually finds something they like art-wise, too. 

As a way to have fun with the local Gallery Strollers and get out the good word about Ology (a local company that gets college students through math in a short 8 weeks), I made a Human Drawing Dispenser. 

What is a Human Drawing Dispenser, you ask? It's a cardboard box that acts like a vending machine for drawings. It's free. You walk up, ask for a drawing, then one is made---right before your eyes. Me and my good buddy, Andrew Christensen, sat in the box and drew pictures for four hours. 




It turns out that the Human Drawing Dispenser was a success! If you have photos or videos from the event, send 'em my way! 

jess.smiley@gmail.com

"My Heart Beats For You"

Is there such a thing as a Valentines Day art exhibit? You bet your box of chocolates there is! And it's at the Painted Temple Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery in Provo!

I'll be showing some Valenteeny-tinies I made and three of my all-time favourite artists also have valentines showing. What's not to love about Andrew Christensen, Kelly Larsen and Andy Bean?

Rasterized

What do you do when your friend is having a surprise party thrown for him, and you don't have a banner or Happy Birthday poster? Make a ridiculously HUGE poster yourself!===================================================================

Dad showed me this site, where I uploaded a 1MB image and it rasterized it. Broke it down into tiny black and white circles, and split up the image into a grid. Each section of the grid equaled one sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper, so I went with a conservative 64 sheets. ===================================================================