Queens Art Express Kick-off Party 2010
Join us for the QAX 2010 Kick Off Party
Featuring DJ Velvet & set visuals by multimedia artist Renzo Ortega of Local Project
When: Wed, June 9th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: L haus, 11-02 49th Avenue, LIC
Directions: Take 7 train to Vernon Jackson, Follow 50th Ave East to 11th St.
Jack Dorsey, the Creator, Co-Founder and Chairman of Twitter makes a clear presentation of the four key points that defined his experience in creating Twitter at the 99% Conference. I especially liked what he said about “building a beautiful product experience to build trust”.
Well, I am ready to whip out my sketchbook and making my ideas happen.
Enjoy the video. It is well worth it.
Get more Wow!
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All of you who are doing great things, all the time, all day long until you drag yourself into bed at the end of the day and fret about all the things you didn’t get to.
Sound familiar?
Try doing just one thing, doing it really well, smile and give yourself a Fist Bump for Being Fabulous.
You will love how you feel.
Here’s a video for you about all that.
Get more Wow!
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Who know that making shoes would capture the imagination of so many?
What I love about the process of making shoes are the stories that inspire their creation.
Michael, who made a beautiful pair of mules for his wife Bonnie, captured the essence of this experience in a moment I can only imagine to be breathtakingly Wow! He presented them to her for their anniversary in a cake box at a restaurant forever raising the bar for men who are still putting diamond rings in crackerjack boxes.
A man who makes his wife a gorgeous pair of shoes? How can you top that?
Getting to Wow! in a pair of shoes created lovingly by hand is a continuing tale I have enjoyed sharing with all of you. Here is the Channel 7 story.
Enjoy the video!
Get more Wow!
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Some people don’t think of themselves as artists. They do other things, call themselves by other names and look puzzled when I tell them they are creative souls.
Take Robbie Ingui. He runs Artistic Neon, a full service sign shop in Ridgewood, Queens just a blink outside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Willy B, as he puts it. “My father taught almost everyone in the neon business.” he says. He can also tell you the story behind every sign, font, technique and project that ever came out of that shop over the past 30 years.
There is enormous pride in his voice when he describes his process, whether it is in making a sign for a coffee shop or doing a custom neon glassblowing signage project. And he always speaks of his father Gaspar, a master glass bender, teaching the craft of neon to a generation of students now operating neon shops around the country. For this reason, Robbie and Artistic Neon was selected from among many neon companies to represent the neon industry of New York City in the 2001 Cultural Festival of the Smithsonian Institute.
There was a time when a craft was taught by a master to apprentices who spent many years learning and practicing, eventually becoming journeymen and eventually recognized craftspeople. Add passion and pride in having this tradition as part of your family life and you have what I call an artful business. His product? A personal and creative experience in making a neon sign. You will get attention, a bit of neon history and a unique quality product that represents a history of crafts tradition.
Can you tell I am a fan? I also take my part as a supporter of his community seriously and will tell the story of this creative soul and his artful business to my community, that’s right, all of you!
If you are looking for something to light up your kitchen or your inner disco, Robbie may have just what you need in neon.
Get lit!
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