Congrats to Spartanburg friend and Converse College professor, Andrew Blanchard, for making this list!! He was one of five South Carolina artists to be honored in this 41 - 100 online list. The top 40 artists will be listed in the print issue that was scheduled to hit the newsstands on March 1st. 

Artwork caption: “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” (2011) by Andrew Blanchard. Screen-print with wood inlay on mounted found-wood panel, 35 x 47 inches. Courtesy of The Janet Turner Print Museum.

See also —- 

Jonathan Yoerger of Charleston: http://www.jonathanyoerger.com/ 

Ben Gately Williams of Charleston: http://gatelywilliams.com

Reynier Llanes of Charleston: http://www.reynierllanes.com/ 

Eliot Dudik of Columbia: http://eliotdudik.com/ 

(via 100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art Continued :: Oxford American - The Southern Magazine of Good Writing)

unconsumption:

Now here’s a clever new use for those plastic tags from bread bags:

Paint the tags to make “monsters.” 

(via Crafts by Amanda)

Spotted on Pinterest, via Mary Cantu.

photojojo:

Ursus Wehrli is a Swiss photographer who takes his meals in alphabetical order. 

(Via: NPR/ Krulwich Wonders)

Just learned about this print today. Love this! I live in Spartanburg, SC. We had a a similar campaign several years ago - You can’t spell SpARTanburg without ART! 

theinksociety:

The “earth” without “art” is just “eh”.

This print is currently on sale for only $12 @ TheInkSociety.Etsy.com

(via A New-Style Museum Visit—in 3D | Louvre Museum)