"First Taste" Art Show at Bound for Glory Tomorrow Night!

In case you're wondering where I'll be on Friday night, the plan is for me to attend the opening of <a href="http://www.boundforglorytattoo.com/">Bound for Glory's</a> first art show.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKUIdDnxssF1pl_X8XZgn3nK5FAvv8Vf7IxfkAFqbpgJhSr2uSrIenHYFsYi8o6a-HwS-lBIqyiBEzZbeQo0NePNVTEjAzpUfLhT6lljTnOh-3xHPiNE3wr6SCkKJGLJE1IBgsVJhLQ0/s1600/First+Taste+art+show.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKUIdDnxssF1pl_X8XZgn3nK5FAvv8Vf7IxfkAFqbpgJhSr2uSrIenHYFsYi8o6a-HwS-lBIqyiBEzZbeQo0NePNVTEjAzpUfLhT6lljTnOh-3xHPiNE3wr6SCkKJGLJE1IBgsVJhLQ0/s400/First+Taste+art+show.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Now, I'm not a big fan of Staten Island (nothing against the people, just my least fave borough), but the fact that the show is curated by Friend of Tattoosday, Magie Serpica, makes it worth the effort. Magie originally appeared on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/10/magies-unique-sugar-skull-inked-by-big.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Here is the spiel from the show's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#%21/event.php?eid=186862894672735&index=1">Facebook page</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>"First Taste" <br /><br />This is our first art show at Bound For Glory! It will feature the art of many awesome local Staten Island artists, as well as select works from some tattooers nationwide.</blockquote><br /><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jTxA_3ABWHSmrmz2BHZEGsvuXQpioQdbSwLIRopWp_UYrvMOPPCFewyXN47bJw-zfJ2XyatRZyBKgRfND_Kdr8CDLbW-8UCipA09Ks6B4MliIU19ZqN6aUfHJAwGOZdU8RiRtqGR7GU/s1600/bound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jTxA_3ABWHSmrmz2BHZEGsvuXQpioQdbSwLIRopWp_UYrvMOPPCFewyXN47bJw-zfJ2XyatRZyBKgRfND_Kdr8CDLbW-8UCipA09Ks6B4MliIU19ZqN6aUfHJAwGOZdU8RiRtqGR7GU/s400/bound.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br />The art will be for sale and a portion of the proceeds will go towards <a href="http://www.projecthospitality.org/">Project Hospitality</a>, a local charity which feeds the hungry, shelters the homeless and cares for people with HIV/AIDS.<br /><br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">The opening reception will be on Friday Jan 28th at 8pm. There will be refreshments, which will be generously donated by local businesses such as Starbucks, Jeans Fine Wine & Spirits, and The CupCake Bar NYC.<br /><br />Everyone is invited!<br /><br />This show is curated by Bound For Glory's lady tattooer Magie Serpica<br /><br />Participating Artists:</span></blockquote><br /><blockquote><span class="text_exposed_show">Mike Shane<br />Richie Clarke<br />Kev/psyn of RobotsWillKill<br />Chris of RobotsWillKill<br />Ethan Morgan<br />Cynthia Von Buhler<br />Dave Borjes<br />Brendan Coyle<br />Amanda Curtis<br />Chris Sorrentino<br />Lauren Monardo<br />Terry Lee Chandler<br />Charles Tagle<br />Marina Inoue<br />Frank Kempo<br />Chelsea Bunn<br />Danny Loveridge<br />Justine Lordo<br />Veng of RobotsWillKill<br />Vinny Rega<br />Tara Anne McCloskey Chillemi<br />Jennifer McMenemey<br />Magie Serpica<br />Nick Caruso<br />Emma Griffiths <br />Alexander Rivera<br />Tom Connors<br />Victor Modafferi<br />Sarah Smith (sas photos)<br />Scott Bakoss<br />Steve Lapcevic<br />Sweety<br />Miss Elvia<br />Demetrius Felder<br />Maya Ventura<br />Bert Krak<br />Gina Venosa<br />Mike Hooligan<br />Eric Perfect<br />Alex Sherker<br />Dennis Del Prete<br />Charlie Foos<br />Steven Huie<br /><br />We will be selling raffle tickets for an awesome gift package including: a gift certificate from Comic Book Jones, Some T-Shirts from Robots Will Kill, & "An hour in the chair" with Magie Serpica!</span></blockquote><br />Assuming I can dig my sister's car out from under a new foot of snow by tomorrow evening, I plan to attend and report on it next week, with a photo or two, to boot. Hope to see you there!

"First Taste" Art Show at Bound for Glory Tomorrow Night!

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Recap of Matty No Times Fundraiser at Yes Gallery

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp62fwxS1QDrAkh9JozMvFni6tUSQ_ytROQ4ceVUpFduH5V6K5qLDd-R-W814DgxdEskdaX1AUuofIBaGaS4sEUUkQOdCSh2NOBrM2eN4kk3t_mjouGoxCxyT_8TZwf_Wxmzhn-ly/s1600/scan0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp62fwxS1QDrAkh9JozMvFni6tUSQ_ytROQ4ceVUpFduH5V6K5qLDd-R-W814DgxdEskdaX1AUuofIBaGaS4sEUUkQOdCSh2NOBrM2eN4kk3t_mjouGoxCxyT_8TZwf_Wxmzhn-ly/s400/scan0002.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br />My trip to the <a href="http://yesgalleryyes.com/">Yes Gallery</a> in Williamsburg on Saturday for the launch party of the Matty No Times benefit was complicated by the weekend suspension of the <a href="http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/gline.htm">G train</a>.<br /><br />Rather than a 1-transfer commute from South Brooklyn, the trip involved a lengthy trip on the <a href="http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/rline.htm">R train</a> which took me through Manhattan and into Queens, where a shuttle bus skirted me back to Brooklyn. Are you kidding me?<br /><br />But I didn't want to miss this event, not only because it was for a good cause as the NY tattoo community rallied to help one of their own, but because it would give me the chance to see some amazing art and possibly meet some of the artists behind the work. <br /><br />I shed my backpack and just brought my notebook, stuffed with fliers, although I didn't necessarily expect to do the Tattoosday thing at the event. But you never know, and it was a long (1 hour, 28 minutes, according to <a href="http://www.hopstop.com/">HopStop</a>) trek. Who knows who I might meet along the way?<br /><br />I arrived relatively early, just in time to catch <a href="http://meditationsinatrament.com/">Thomas Hooper</a> exiting the gallery. I have long admired Mr. Hooper's work (even <a href="http://meditationsinatrament.com/">his web site</a> is art) and was hoping to meet him.<br /><br />I introduced myself and he was soft-spoken and polite. I would have loved to chat with him further, but he was headed elsewhere and seemed to be in a hurry to go.<br /><br />Inside, the Yes gallery's air conditioning was a welcome relief, as I started looking at the hundred-plus works of art that had been donated by artists from all over to help <a href="http://www.threekingstattoo.com/site/">Three Kings'</a> artist <a href="http://www.threekingstattoo.com/site/artistpage.php?artistid=5&picid=449&page=1">Matty No Times</a> recover from staggering bills that resulted from an emergency liver transplant last Fall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOgLpyPxizhfmB41v3L4jglck7yPMaybkJr7vjhv0OeyD8aCUtuaF527T-nUtqI5jK43rVs_R8egJFvcJ5LiUdouLwrOjoWrX9Kkt6ukemRGX8DkD62zoDurwJ94bZOXlQq9pfAVC/s1600/Yes+Gallery+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOgLpyPxizhfmB41v3L4jglck7yPMaybkJr7vjhv0OeyD8aCUtuaF527T-nUtqI5jK43rVs_R8egJFvcJ5LiUdouLwrOjoWrX9Kkt6ukemRGX8DkD62zoDurwJ94bZOXlQq9pfAVC/s400/Yes+Gallery+1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I introduced myself to Matty (Mr. No Times sounds weirdly formal) and chatted briefly as he ran the table where people paid for the art, left donations, and entered the raffle. He is a very nice guy and seemed genuinely appreciative of the turnout.<br /><br />The list of artists who contributed their work was staggering. Check it out:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO_aQpefmo_ziX5PxJKOj1GDeHJKkfX-n9juSIH68Jwrj-t5n7813hXuRfcD9ETH8mfkaLGZixACN5jALzTn5yY3TMzmnqPUTTUzOEJow16FevK0M8i5OJykiLBOiCHH1iX20psKu/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEO_aQpefmo_ziX5PxJKOj1GDeHJKkfX-n9juSIH68Jwrj-t5n7813hXuRfcD9ETH8mfkaLGZixACN5jALzTn5yY3TMzmnqPUTTUzOEJow16FevK0M8i5OJykiLBOiCHH1iX20psKu/s400/scan0001.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />One of the bonuses in going to the event, for me at least, was seeing the work donated by Peter Caruso, who is the artist who created  <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-third-tattoo-hand-steeped-in-faith.html">my third tattoo</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6xTIa61HhBC1U93EZItT_py7MqYnxOE3BTUr8XlOpf22XTW_HiE6vOxhSyenWRb7Wa0dzGqcDjGbQW-3pnSVYlay6tx37EQiq3M21C9WEliTnxcCAP8Y_apca2_Be_58rjetbRJL/s1600/Caruso+Painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6xTIa61HhBC1U93EZItT_py7MqYnxOE3BTUr8XlOpf22XTW_HiE6vOxhSyenWRb7Wa0dzGqcDjGbQW-3pnSVYlay6tx37EQiq3M21C9WEliTnxcCAP8Y_apca2_Be_58rjetbRJL/s640/Caruso+Painting.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br />And whereas, I had discussed with Matty and several other guests the etiquette of taking close-up photos of the art hanging on the walls, I did have Pete's permission to post his painting, which we were all excited to see sold early on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs04u3fSstNOvn9BogxK2R6sW5sK9Hvvgbk2a72vYJRCTpfQEWtIqO64P4S4PlIbIkk2RJu8CMuNMVv-AENlRMvuCIKhgudIam_Y6VZClnid4qWzQ79yMpL7sHAcnipbBEzNLKmCvv/s1600/Yes+Gallery+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs04u3fSstNOvn9BogxK2R6sW5sK9Hvvgbk2a72vYJRCTpfQEWtIqO64P4S4PlIbIkk2RJu8CMuNMVv-AENlRMvuCIKhgudIam_Y6VZClnid4qWzQ79yMpL7sHAcnipbBEzNLKmCvv/s400/Yes+Gallery+2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised to run into one former Tattoosday contributor, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/09/elizabeths-alphabetical-ink.html">Elizabeth</a>, along with her husband. We chatted awhile as they made their way around the gallery.<br /><br />I also talked with <a href="http://www.boundforglorytattoo.com/magieserpica.html">Magie Serpica</a>, who I ran into last year at a <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/">Needles & Sins</a> event, and who made her own Tattoosday contribution <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/10/magies-unique-sugar-skull-inked-by-big.html">here</a>. An artist at <a href="http://www.boundforglorytattoo.com/">Bound for Glory Tattoo</a> on Staten Island, she had contributed a painting, as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWWxY85QmqWm0Nq5DDSgp7ERrBGF8vL9kRT9FIHsCvCMk6MrkLewinJxexIEb-v71zx6lqZnJ5ZjKaeRVbultabwVcmzFkopiOBuzPhyphenhyphenydUWrTpuo5tDU0UMAMCgTVHDyL0-QGvuM/s1600/magie+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWWxY85QmqWm0Nq5DDSgp7ERrBGF8vL9kRT9FIHsCvCMk6MrkLewinJxexIEb-v71zx6lqZnJ5ZjKaeRVbultabwVcmzFkopiOBuzPhyphenhyphenydUWrTpuo5tDU0UMAMCgTVHDyL0-QGvuM/s400/magie+painting.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br />As the crowd swelled, I began to become overstimulated. Do I look at the art on the walls? Or do I look at the amazing art on the bodies? Most folks would have assumed I would have gone hog-wild taking photos of peoples' tattoos, but remember, I tend to embrace the random encounter aspect of the Tattoosday mission, and just like one doesn't see a lot of photos from conventions and tattoo shops, I avoided interviewing people about their tattoos. It just didn't seem sporting to do so. I did however, take a couple of shots of Peter's tattoos, to be unveiled at a later date here on the site.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm1IqxoOFgmsFjU_YP4tn-AoHbodZcgiZRXOm_jQJePPfMzdHbFM-BlYz-xf2m73rpK4cyesy1H3avkwtw-mSbh43vJd8lI49EfsTOStKSqBbFzifVUTEMQfTND2Mx1EFCmdZJ6hl/s1600/Yes+Gallery+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm1IqxoOFgmsFjU_YP4tn-AoHbodZcgiZRXOm_jQJePPfMzdHbFM-BlYz-xf2m73rpK4cyesy1H3avkwtw-mSbh43vJd8lI49EfsTOStKSqBbFzifVUTEMQfTND2Mx1EFCmdZJ6hl/s400/Yes+Gallery+3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />I didn't receive a call from Matty on Sunday, so I will assume I didn't win the raffle. No worries. I wasn't in a position to invest in any art, so I did my part to help raise funds for this worthy cause.<br /><br />You can support Matty through Three Kings Tattoo, where he works, and you still have time to visit the Yes Gallery, at 147 India Street in Brooklyn, and check out the art through Friday, July 23.<br /><br />Thanks to all the artists who participated and made for such a wonderful  visual experience, and to all the extended friends of Tattoosday who made the event more enjoyable for me, especially Pete and his wife Maria, who let me tag along with them at the gallery and spared me the subway after the show with a much-quicker ride home!

Recap of Matty No Times Fundraiser at Yes Gallery

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Where I'll Be Tonight - Matty No Times Benefit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwo1GvPudtcJWTYy5olKjz-A1M9cLkjJTy2dBkG_Iw7hCabDb-EENQE5IpfoeSzJUaS_QQAYE5BISH18uNqR9fOa9Uy40zXy-Drdf4ebpfVTiksMtD5GqEFh-eHrEFQqrALOV1h7b/s1600/NoTimes_Poster2-thumb-480x354-796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwo1GvPudtcJWTYy5olKjz-A1M9cLkjJTy2dBkG_Iw7hCabDb-EENQE5IpfoeSzJUaS_QQAYE5BISH18uNqR9fOa9Uy40zXy-Drdf4ebpfVTiksMtD5GqEFh-eHrEFQqrALOV1h7b/s400/NoTimes_Poster2-thumb-480x354-796.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.37.1/t.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.37.1/t.gif" /></a></div><br />This is where I'm heading tonight. It should be amazing!<br /><br />More info at <a href="http://tattoosdayuk.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/art-benefit-this-saturday/">Tattoosday UK</a> and <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/2010/06/matty-no-times-art-show.html">Needles and Sins</a>.

Where I'll Be Tonight - Matty No Times Benefit

This is where I'm heading tonight. It should be amazing! More info at Tattoosday UK and Needles and Sins .

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