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Akron Addys

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:14:16 +0000

I’ve never entered into the Addy Awards, so this year I entered three pieces into the Akron competition, and lucky enough, I was able to walk away with one! I entered my logo for Summit Cycling Center into the logo portion of the contest, and yesterday was notified that I won an award. I’ll have to wait until the ceremony in March to know if it’s gold or silver, but needless to say – I am pretty excited regardless.

AMLP Photomobile – Exhibition Closing

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:00:20 +0000

This post is for my friends out in LA. The AMLP Photomobile tour closes tonight, at iam8bit! I have several photos in the mobile, and wish I could make it out to the closing.

Details: Nov. 19, 12-5pm at iam8bit: 2147 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. RSVP on Facebook.

See some of my photos that are in the show.

2011 Munny

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:07:02 +0000

I just completed my Munny for this year’s Paper or Plastic, A New Lowbrow Toy Show. Every participating artist is given a blank KidRobot Munny as their canvas, and this year artists are encouraged to include two-dimensional work. Go here to read more about last years show.

My piece is in the same theme as one of my pieces from last year. Due to my obsession with woodland creatures, and the name of the design collaborative I own & operate: I made a bear. Not a fierce one though. I cut apart the original Munny figuring, repositioning its ears to be more bear-like, and also moving the feet so it’s sitting down. Surrounding him is a forest of hand-cut & stained wooden trees. On the figure, I used a dry-brush technique to achieve a similar, wood-grain texture. In addition to the three-dimensional Bear & Forest, I also created a framed 2-D wooden forest collage, to serve as a back-drop. Huge thanks to Rob at Vivid Plastic for hosting the show, and Adam at Revival for hooking me with the veneer in a swift manner.

The show opens Friday, November 18th, and runs until December 31st. At the Box Gallery, on the third floor of Summit Art Space, in downtown Akron.

Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo

Charlie Wagers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:49:19 +0000

This weekend I’ll be traveling to Pittsburgh with the Good Life crew, for the 19th Annual Meeting of the Marked Tattoo Convention. I’ll have some of my screen-prints for sale at our booth. So come by, get tattooed, buy some prints, or just say hello.

Thread Count Opening

Charlie Wagers — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:41:57 +0000

I wanted to post some photos from the Thread Count opening last night. The selection of shirt designs was amazing, and we couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. Huge thanks to Adam at Revival for putting the show together. If you couldn’t make it, there may still be some shirts available to buy.

Paper or Plastic – A New Lowbrow Toy Show

Charlie Wagers — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:10:21 +0000

The second-annual toy-show, presented by Vivid Plastic, is fast approaching. This year, the show is going to be on the third-floor of Summit Art Space, in The Box Gallery. Additionally, participating artists are encourage to accompany their custom Munnys with two-dimensional work, hence the name; Paper or Plastic. I’m currently helping Rob to finish up the flyers and promotional materials for the show. Then onto starting my submission… To see photos of last years show, click here.

Welcome Back Cleveland

Charlie Wagers — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:05:31 +0000

Aperture & The Impossible Project are putting on a photography event at Cleveland’s popular Greenhouse Tavern next month. I was selected alongside 5 other photographers to participate in this one-night photography exhibit + rooftop party. An Analogue’s Perspective – Welcome Back Cleveland describes the content of the show; analogue photographs celebrating Cleveland. The Impossible Project is donating a camera kit for a give-away, as well as supplying the photographers with film to use the day of the event. There will definitely be some good food, drinks & a polaroid photo-booth. It’s all going down on September 25th. Props to Anthony Zart for the poster design!

Thread Count: The T-Shirt Show

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:11:04 +0000

Last week I mentioned an upcoming t-shirt show at Revival. The details are now hammered down, and you can find out more about the event, on Facebook. Here’s a quick flyer I made up for the event, which will also be printed on cotton fabric, instead of your traditional show flyer.

Design for Revival’s T-Shirt Art Show

Charlie Wagers — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:34:09 +0000

I just completed my design for the upcoming September T-Shirt Design art-show at Revival. For those unfamiliar, Revival is a boutique clothing store in Akron, Ohio, that also has art openings every month. The store prints (in-house) and sells several of their own lines, so it makes perfect sense to gather designs from local artists to do a group show of t-shirt designs. Each design is made specifically for this show, and they will be available in very limited quantities. I think we may print mine on 12 t-shirts, and 6 tank-tops. Other artists participating include Matt Horak, John Straub, Andy Taray, Rob Lehr & many more. More details soon.

AK-Rowdy Indie Craft Fair

Charlie Wagers — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:00:33 +0000

There’s an upcoming craft-fair in Akron, and I’ll proudly have some work for sale. Alongside my friends Tim Skirven & Tony Preto, I’ll be selling some limited screen-printed gig-posters, and a few other odds-and-ends. My buddy Tim will be in town from Virginia, and I’ll be proud to have his work alongside mine. Here‘s the facebook event, or see the flyer below.