The Drawn and Quartered Draw Off took place this past Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Asterisk Gallery in the
Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. Participants were given various models and time constraints, in which to capture and represent! Artist groups present included: Tim
Herron and the
Tremont Pretentious Artists (who usually dwell at the Literary Cafe every Friday Night), The Murray Hill Group, N.O.I.S. (The Northern Ohio Illustrators Society) and Dr Sketchy.
It was a treat to witness all of these talented groups come together and have a great time.
The Asterisk Gallery can be found at
2393 Professor Street,
Tremont Cleveland and is a regular attraction of the
Tremont ART WALK.
I really got to find out what these things are called. For a lack of what they may be, these will be called "J-fold" side cards from compact disks as they sit shrink wrapped in the store. They seem to act as an extra advertisement that says "no, buy me!" They sort of mimic the look of a digi-pak, but conceal yet another jewel case. They are found often on import CDs in addition to releases from Ryko and Tzadik. To most people they simply serve as superfluous packaging to be discarded. I sort of dig them. Yes, they are a bit wasteful but they make great bookmarks. I have so many of them though (as indicated by this small glance at my music collection). It may be time for them to serve a greater cause. Epoxied to a table top? Shadow box or framed collage, hanging on the wall? They have much craft and graphic design potential. I don't know.
