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The SAF, held just a few bocks from my house in Ypsilanti, was awesome this time. I gave the SAF a so-so review last summer, complaining they didn’t have enough paintings or photographs and too much crafts and clothes. I don’t know what it was about this one that made it so much better. Things seemed fresher, crisper, funkier. My only complaint/suggestion this time is that I wish it wasn’t only on Saturday, I wish it was going on on Sunday from like 12-4 or something. I didn’t have much time due to a family obligation, but I had a ton of fun. I bought another Matt Callow photograph, and he gave me a super cool test printing of another one that he is working on, because I had emailed him and shown interest a few months ago. The print I bought is this one, a classic one of his:
I was going to buy a t-shirt that had a picture of the theme of the poster, which was a jack-o-lope, but in my hurry I forgot. Then I went and picked out a Severed Unicorn painting - Mark Maynard promised me one for free because I gave him the records that he used to paint them all. I settled on one of a picture of a headless unicorn on the moon that said at the top: “only one unicorn head has ever been found on the moon.” Mark assured me that this was a super rare one that will never be made again, and that the unicorn depicted in the painting was indeed the very one that had been found. I would post a picture but it is so rare and super valuable that I must keep it a secret. Here is a picture of a different one:
You can check out more paintings at the recently launched Severed Unicorn Head Superstore.
I wish I had more time because I had a lot of fun. I wanted to drink a few beers and shop around, maybe buy some presents. So next time, have a Sunday left-overs type of thing, where people can still come if they weren’t able to on Saturday.
The Ypsi Winter Shadow Art Fair is December 1st this year. It’s being held at the Corner Brewery. I’ve already got my eye on another Matt Callow photograph. I complained last time about there not being enough art or photographs but it looks like they’ve got a really good line up this time. My friend Mark Maynard is one of the organizers - and he’ll be selling paintings of severed unicorns on records he got from our backstock. And the cover charge to get in is a nickel (seriously). I always get the urge to volunteer to play records there - maybe all local stuff or something. But then I think about it and get lazy and I never do. But I’ll go (if Ella allows it) - it’s always a great time.
I love the poster design. It’s a jackalope. You know I hunt them in the U.P, right?
The deadline to apply for the winter Ypsilanti Shadow Art Fair is Oct. 1st. Go here to view the application. There’s also a poster design contest - go here to view that application.
I criticized the Shadow Art Fair this past summer for not having enough paintings, sculptures, photographs, ect, and too much clothing and crafts. So, I encourage anyone out there who has skills in those areas to apply. This is a great opportunity for someone to display/sell their work for the first time, as well as another great venue for the experienced market artist.
This year’s Winter Shadow Art Fair will be again held at the Corner Brewery near Depot Town, on December 1st from noon to midnight.
