Jeff Canham Flags and Pennants for The Standard

The Shop at The Standard Hotel New York will launch their next artist edition tomorrow with Jeff Canham. Past artist editions have included works by KAWS, Ryan McGinness, Julia Chiang and Anthony Lister.

Canham is well known in the surf community – formerly the art director of Surfer magazine – for his colorful typographic compositions, creating designs for Jack Johnson, The Mollusk surf shops, Patagonia, and Roxy.Referencing traditional nautical flags, Canham's edition of flags and pennants playfully reinterprets the alphabet – 26 hand-painted pieces. Three oversized five-foot flags will be on display in The Standard’s Living Room and one site-specific piece will be created in The Shop.

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www.jeffcanham.com

New Art Show: Rooted by Amy Rice

One of my favourite artists, Amy Rice has two shows happening this month and what's cool is one is in the US (Philadelphia, PA) and one here in Canada (Victoria, BC).  The first one I'm mentioning is Rooted, at the Art Star Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. (October 7th through November 20th)

In this body of work, I have used artifacts; found items and uncommon mediums: prints on antique handwritten letters of love and loss, feed sack bags from my family farm, antique atlas pages, and the string from last year’s morning glories among other things. Rooted celebrates 100% completion, hard work paying off, fall festivals, and earnest endeavors.-Amy Rice 2011 

Read more of the artist's statement after the jump.

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Vancouver Art Show Tonight: Robert Edmonds - Voice Echo

If you happen to be in or near Vancouver tonight there's a new art show opening that sounds interesting, called Voice Echo at Walrus on Cambie Street.  Artist Robert Edmonds is exhibiting a new series of Limited Edition Letterpress prints.

"Juxtaposing words within a singular quote from artists, authors, musicians, thinkers, to explore new meanings and sharpen the existing text by focusing the words."

Walrus
3408 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Wednesday, September 21st: 6 - 9pm

New Work: Samantha French

Two Archers, 48x48" Oil on canvas, 2011

Poppytalk Handmade participant Samantha French has two group shows opening next week in Minneapolis. The first one at Groveland Gallery, Summer Shorts: Contemporary Classics, 25 Groveland Terrace, Minneapolis, MN 55403, grovelandgallery.com and the second at 801 Washington Lofts
, Summer 2011 Art Opening, 801 Washington Lofts, 801 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401 801washingtonlofts.org/. I love Samantha's work and hope if you are in the area you can see it in real life! More info here. Also check her out online:

shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamanthaFrench?ref=hdr

website: http://www.samanthafrench.com

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Samantha-French-Art/144142035620915
poppytalk handmade: Table 116

36x36" Oil on canvas, 2011

Target, 36x36, Oil on canvas, 2011

Synchronized, 36x36" Oil on canvas, 2011
Photo reference: Jenny Weston www.Jenjua.com