Showing posts with label takumi's heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label takumi's heart. Show all posts

Sunday, May 9, 2010

My job is to make people uncomfortable and wish they never came to this

I participated in Kirsten's Dali inspired piece at the Haggerty Museum.



Unintentional  blurriness + dirty window = urban outfitters catalogue

 



To tell the truth, I like the Haggerty building more than the actual art. Though maybe that is because the running theme was religious, and religious art always makes me nauseous. 


I was prepared to reprise my role as "the spoiling mother" and even dressed up for it. The best "mom costume" I could put together was a loose red button-up shirt, jeans, and a hair clip. I even wore my class ring to look like I was married. 

This is what I was to play:



As Perry yelled at passerby's, "You are eating the Christ child! You are eating your sin!" It was hard to not crack up. The whole experience was really entertaining. I would walk around wearing the bag, devoid of peripheral vision, trying to collect food and just basically scaring people.



 


Megan acted as my seeing eye dog/ husband and led me around. It was a pleasant stroll. 


Notice how the cheese and meat is sticking to the plate? Magic.




Of course I also took pictures of the city. 



Of course I interacted with other pieces. 



Kelsey does an excellent job of becoming accidental art. It happens all the time with her.


This is when we were leaving. I got left behind since I kept stopping to take pictures. I ran skipped to catch up. In mid hop I pulled some muscles. It was painful, but I think this shot made it worth it. 



In other news, I didn't win the Takumi's Heart logo contest. Ooooooh well. But you can still buy from my logo's shop



Saturday, May 1, 2010

I Command You to Buy My Stuff

My logo is now on multiple items for purchase! You can look at the wide (and lovely) selection at this site: Takumi's Heart Cafe Press


I'm really impressed with the selection of items. There are some things I wouldn't ming buying myself. Particularly the men's underwear. Ha!


Now this doesn't mean the competition is over! Whatever logo sells the most in a week will be the official one. If you want to see what I'm up against, click here


I feel like mine is the most graphically pleasing...or more like the one that most closely followed the design rules of logos. I better shut up now, I'm sounding pompous. 

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Takumi's Heart

There is a logo contest for a charity called Takumi's Heart.
Takumi has Ventricular Septal Defect. His parents won't take financial responsibility for his treatment because he is gay. Recently, Takumi was beaten and kicked out of his home for the same reason and is now staying with a friend who is an JET teacher in Japan. 
The charity is to raise funds for his treatment. I found this charity through a facebook ad. Unfortunately, there aren't that many fans; just a little over 1,000. 
The contest ends on the 30th. They will sell their favorite logos and whichever one sells the best in a week is what they will choose. 

Here is mine.


I won't get paid, but I prefer it that way. This is purely for charity. It's also a nice addition to my portfolio. I had fun making this and if it can make any difference, that's good enough.

I have no idea what my competition is like, but I am feeling pretty confident about this.

Again, here is the link: takumisheart.com