Eat Your Art Out

What/Why:
Do you like art?
Do you like hot roller girls?
Do you like hot roller girls who like art?

Well then, my friend, this event is for you!

The Angel City Derby Girls have teamed up with Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd. to bring you an art auction.

Over 20 artists will be showcased, including:
(In no particular order)

Dave Williams (flyer/poster art)
Sophia Pottish
puede1
Augustine Kofie
EXIST
agent b
Liza Danger
SHERM
Stacks Malone
YELLEY
Lizz Lopez
Ego
Potna
AWOL1
NABAHE
Agapito Doronio
JAO ( Just an Owl)
Palmer
Lisa Moneypenny
Big Daddy Funds

DJ Pigeon John (www.pigeonjohn.com) will be on the turntables spinnin' labels, drinks will be flowin', there will be raffles throughout the night, and most importantly you can get your photo on with a rollergirl of our choice in the photobooth. But play nice, these girls don't F around! ;)

Meltdown Comics (Gallery located in back)
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood CA 90046

http://www.angelcityderbygirls.com/acdg/news/

(An)Aesthetic, Curated by Carmen Monoxide & Teenwolf

December 1st saw the opening of (An)Aesthetic art show at Revolver Tattoo in New Brunswick, NJ. The show was curated by Carmen Monoxide (Gotham Girls, NJ Dirty Dames) and Teenwolf (New York Shock Exchange) and featured art work from a variety of derby women and men from Gotham, Garden State, NYSE and the Dirty Dames.

Rather than featuring derby-themed art, Carmen and Teenwolf were interested in looking beyond the derby personas of each skater and “showcasing our art as a means to communicate who we are as men and women outside of derby”. The work encompassed photography, abstract and figurative painting, collage, lithography, pen and ink drawing and multi-media sculpture.

Artists included in the show were Fuzztone (Matthew Buchholz), Kelly Kwedar (Little Red Terror) and Emily Langmade (Fisti Cuffs) from Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Bernardo Justin Campoy (Endless Justin/Gordon Gecko), Gary Cuddington (Teenwolf) and Eric DePalo (Mr. Rawk/Junk Bond) from NYSE, Dina Fiasconaro (Carmen Monoxide) from the NJ Dirty Dames and Jenna Patel (Jenna Von Fury) from Garden State Roller Girls.

Check out http://revolvertattoo.com/thegallery.php for more info and photos of the art work and opening.

Literary Magazine + Roller Derby = Awesomeness!

The folks at Barrelhouse know where the action is at! (and they don't even care if I end a sentence with a preposition)
They are now accepting writings featuring our favorite subject for their next issue. That's right, roller derby literature. Check out their call for entries for more info.
In addition, the derby edition of Barrelhouse will be sharing its launch party with a special Derby Art event. Trust me, I'll be keeping you updated on this later.

Barrelhouse is a print journal featuring fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays about music, art, and the detritus of popular culture. Barrelhouse is also a web site that regularly posts new short fiction, nonfiction, interviews, and random stuff.
Barrelhouse is produced by writers for readers who are looking for quality writing with an edge and a sense of humor.

Photo Shoot

Some of the girls from CCRG and DCRG were kind enough to come for a photo shoot while I attempted some last-minute documentation before the murals get painted over. I was probably grinning like a kid in a candy store, getting to see them take over the space. But judging from the pictures, they were having fun of their own. The concrete floors, round lobby and long hallways in the Katzen Arts Center are a skater's playground.


They even participated in some art jumping on skates!


Thanks to Holly Gohardly, PENALTYna, Reckless Ndangerment of Charm City Rollergirls and Bruisehilda, Memphis Hell, Louis Slain, Darth Vixen, Toxic Waif of DC Rollergirls and Amy Misurelli-Sorensen for the video!

"Novelty" at the Katzen

Thursday, January 17th was the closing reception for Novelty, my installation of murals in the first and second floor Rotunda Galleries at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC. I was so happy to have people brave snowy weather to come see the show, including many from DC Rollergirls and Charm City Rollergirls.