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artistsonthelam · 2 years

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Look what arrived last week! 🙂📚 Always Carry A Book t-shirt from Pilsen Community Books, designed by Shelby Rodeffer, printed by Gibson Print (a union labor, employee owned printshop), with a portion of proceeds going to Chicago Community Jail Support. // (c) Jenny Lam 2022

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houseofvans · 5 years

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IN THE STUDIO | HOV CHICAGO SESSIONS | ARTIST SHELBY RODEFFER

We’re checking out the studio space of House of Vans Sessions artist Shelby Rodeffer whose creative zone is filled with reference books, climate control, different surfaces and most importantly a window. We chatted with Shelby before her House of Vans Chicago SESSIONS live paint event and found out more about her life in the studio. If you weren’t able to join us for SESSIONS, be sure to free RSVP for the next event!

Take the LEAP!

Photographs courtesy of the artist.

Can you describe to folks a little about your studio or creative art space? My space is sort-of climate controlled with a few different surfaces to work on and a window to let the fumes out, and that's all I need!

What’s a typical day in the studio like for you? A day in the studio usually involves a bus or bike ride over, taking a few minutes when I first get in to clean up (I am really bad about covering every available surface), doing a bit of practice with paint on paper, and then working on whatever I have going on. There's usually a coffee or beer break in there somewhere as well, and chats with studiomates.

What type of things do you keep around the studio to inspire you or motivate you? What’s the most significant piece of wall art or inspiration you have in the space? I have a lot of reference books that I keep on hand. Sometimes when I'm waiting for something to dry or trying to get myself out of a funk, I just pull a book out and get inspired. I also have a lot of flat files in the space and one is filled with my paper practice sheets. These really motivate me to work because I can catalog my improvements throughout the years. The most significant inspiration I have in the space is my partner Julian, who is always making cool things with unexpected materials.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen around your studio or out the studio window? What’s your favorite thing about where it is located? Seeing a truck full of pigs heads was weird at first, but now I'm pretty used to it. We are constantly finding these golden coins from the adult store down the street. It's like a leprechaun has been sprinkling the neighborhood with them and we haven't been able to figure out what they can be redeemed for. Another weird thing was someone carrying a car hood down the middle of the street (for crossfit). My favorite thing about the location is the view.

For folks coming to House of Vans Chicago SESSIONS, what will you be creating for attendees that evening? What can folks expect? I work a lot with words and figures obscured by architectural elements in my paintings. Imagine climbing the steps to the train and you can see someone's Bart Simpson sheets and laptop through their bedroom window, but then make it super flat and graphic.

Whose studio would you like to peek into? Anyone's!! I'm so nosey. Right now I've been obsessed with artists that work in miniatures, so that would be a great studio to visit. Also, anyone that works with cast iron.

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images-imagenes · 3 years

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#shelby rodeffer #signs #graphic design #illustrator #script

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dribbblepopular · 7 years

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Year of the Rooster http://ift.tt/2kTpIoB

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bestdressedsigns · 6 years

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Happy Holidays from Best Dressed Signs and the Pre-Vinylite Society!

We don't know about you, but 2017 was a DOOZY for us—in mostly positive ways!! We traveled, painted, drank, sweat, shivered, and came through with a body of work we're pretty proud of.

2017 took us to Provincetown, Oslo, Syracuse, Chicago, Westerly, and back home to Boston and we're happy to share our year in review with you, along with a hint at what's to come in 2018!

2017 began with another radical sign for the awesome folks at Contents Preserved in Kennebunkport, ME. The owners gave us free rein with the design and Josh went down the rabbit hole for this carnivalesque teaser of an A-frame.

In May, we had the opportunity to paint the windows at the famous Cabot's Candy Factory on Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA. The shop and factory have been operating out of this location since 1927! It was a great honor to design two new front windows and repair the side windows on this historic location. We'll be back next next spring to paint some more! See you in P-town!

In June, we traveled all the way to Oslo, Norway for the annual, international Letterheads meet! What a blast!! I took a gold leaf class with the eminent Dave Smith and Will Lynes and Josh took a layout class with the legendary Bob Behounek. We also had a bonfire on the summer solstice and it was magical. To view more photos of this incredible trip, click here.

In September, we painted a commemorative mural at the Walldogs Bricks and Murals festival in Westerly, RI. This mural celebrates the historic Westerly, RI and Stonington, CT high school football rivalry and is painted on the side of the local sports bar (in Bears territory!). The Westerly-Stonington mural was designed by Josh Luke and painted in four days with the help of Hot Rod Jen, Jennifer Konanz, and Kurt, Jessie, and Erik of the Stender Brothers Sign Company.

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The Rise Above mural was painted in late September and is located in the WeWork office in Boston's Back Bay. Inspired by the location in an elevator lobby and the curved surface, we wanted to create an uplifting mural that makes you stop and look. By focusing on the dimensional qualities of the letters, Josh's design considers the various ways that space can be conceived in a 2D medium. The phrase, Rise Above, is inspired by the classic Black Flag song about going high!

The Made in Dorchester mural was our last outdoor job of the season! It's located at the South Bay Center in Dorchester, MA on the side of the new AMC movie theater, which also happens to be right around the corner from our shop at Humphreys Street Studios!

A highlight of 2017 was our Always Advance mural in Syracuse, NY! After several years of anticipation, we finally completed this public art commission in July!! The mural references the history of typewriter manufacturing in Syracuse and its role in advancing the careers of women at the turn of the 20th century. We had a blast hanging out and painting in the Salt City for three weeks! It was really great meeting and getting to know Cayetano Valenzuela of The Black Rabbit Studio--a fantastic artist and a fine gentleman. Thanks for hanging out and being rad!

My greatest accomplishment of 2017 was co-curating The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters in Chicago. This photo of (only some of!) the Pre-Vinylettes doesn't do justice to this experience. The week-long event commenced in September, with over 30 women sign painters from 8 countries painting three murals on the facade of the Chicago Art Department gallery. The murals were designed by Tone Emblemsvåg, co-curator Shelby Rodeffer, and Anna Frederick. A huge opening night, a mimosa-fueled, two hour panel discussion the following afternoon, a group photo and the Pre-Vinylettes were an official coven. Stay tuned for more magic!!

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Coming up for 2018: we're jet-setting off again next summer to the annual, international Letterheads meet in London, England! In addition to participating in the general hijinks of such events, I also have the great honor of curating The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society: An 18th Century Revival at the Oxo Bargehouse alongside the London Letterheads event, August 16-19, 2018. This exhibition references the first known sign painting exhibition, which took place in London in 1762, and presents a contemporary take on this unique event in the history of sign painting.

Josh and I will also be painting signs locally all year so get in touch soon--we book fast!

[email protected]

Happy New Year!!! See you in 2018!

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segurainc · 4 years

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The AIGA "On The Daily" Podcast.

This first installment features ten Chicago designers, artists, and creators—all who bring different stories and perspectives. This years participating artists include, Shelby Rodeffer, Sharlene King, Nolis Anderson, Madeleine Bennett, Erick Morales, Elisha-Rio Apilado, Christina Vanko, Camilo Medina and Blanca Cortés. I was honored to be included in Episode Six. Thank you AIGA Chicago and Philip Mak.

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womenofgraphicdesign · 7 years

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Meredith Kasabian of Best Dressed Signs (Boston, Massachusetts) & Shelby Rodeffer of Finer Signs (Chicago, Illinois)

The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters

Opens Friday, September 8th, 2017 at the Chicago Art Department

“On behalf of the Pre-Vinylite Society, we are proud to present a group art show celebrating the work of more than 50 women sign painters from 9 countries around the world! This show, the first sign painting exhibition to feature women only, will display the talent of an international array of female sign painters with a wide range of experience and skill level. With the current political climate in the United States and beyond, this exhibition offers a vital feminist statement that pushes back against the common belief that the trade of sign painting, like many skilled trades, is the domain of men alone.

The Pre-Vinylette Society’s International Showcase of Women Sign Painters will feature text-based works in enamel and gold leaf on wood, metal, or glass. It will also include a companion catalogue with a brief essay chronicling the historical and cultural context of women in trade and short interviews with each of the artists. As a way to engage with the viewers on multiple platforms, we will also host a panel discussion/audience Q&A with the curators and select artists on September 9th at the gallery.

The name of our show—the Pre-Vinylette Society—is a tongue-in-cheek re-appropriation of the grammatical “ette” suffix, which typically denotes a female or smaller version of a male or more substantial (read: better) thing. As language is at the forefront of sign making, this show allows for more female voices to be heard than most historical and even recent surveys of the trade have acknowledged. By re-appropriating the “ette” formation, the women of the Pre-Vinylite Society are asserting their rightful place in the long tradition of sign painting and the lettering arts.” (source)

h/t @gurafiku

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frankjuarezgallery · 6 years

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A great to end the evening with an artist talk from sign painter, Shelby Rodeffer at the @jmkac @ccallt @faythelevine @davidrossharper @saraewilladsen @ericahuntzinger (at John Michael Kohler Arts Center)

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nofomoartworld · 7 years

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Hyperallergic: This Way to the First-Ever Show of Women Sign Painters

Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at Chicago Art Department (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic)

CHICAGO — In 2013, people worldwide received an intimate view into the American industry of sign painting with the release of a book that profiled over two dozen contemporary painters. Authors Faythe Levine and Sam Macon then followed up with Sign Painters, a documentary of the same name that showcased how the tradition is making a comeback to combat the banal lettering of vinyl applications. But while readers and viewers were increasingly appreciating this ubiquitous yet often overlooked art form, others found the information circulating problematic for one aggravating reason: the artists profiled were almost all men.

Nisha K. Sethi, “All the Right Weaponry”

Filling that gap is an exhibition that recently opened at Chicago Art Department. The first of its kind, The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters is inspiring, with a vibrant display of over 60 women sign painters from nine countries around the world.

Its curators are two women with their own hand-painted sign shops: Meredith Kasabian, co-founder of the Boston-based Best Dressed Signs, and Shelby Rodeffer, of the Chicago-based Finer Signs. Kasabian also started the Pre-Vinylite Society, a loose network of sign painters and enthusiasts, a few years ago; the exhibition’s title riffs off its name with a play on the suffix “ette” — a morpheme that tends to also suggest that women are inferior to men, as the curators explain.

In this thoughtful show, it’s women on top, with a wide range of artists represented. There’s work by women who have been painting since the ’70s as well as by those with just a few years of experience under their belts. While a number have followed the more traditional route of attending a trade school, others are self-taught, and a number even switched gears from graphic design. Many, like the curators, own their own businesses.

Hannah Sunny Whaler, “Sign-Maid”

Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at the Chicago Art Department

As you might expect, most of the signs on view assert female power and women’s rights, from a springing deer by Kelly Golden emblazoned with the demand, “Listen to Women” to the many visualizations of phrases popularized in the Trump era — a “Stay Nasty” sign by Brooklyn-based design firm Dirty Bandits; “The Future is Female” by California painter Ashley Fundora“; and the Audre Lorde-inspired “Women are Dangerous and Powerful” by Rachel Millar, who hails from Glasgow. Still others are apolitical, including Debra Styer‘s sign for an optometrist store and a beautiful gold leaf-embellished glass sign by Sarah Linkus that simply celebrates waffles.

Signs in all forms are to be found here: aside from conventional wall pieces, there’s a condom machine that Marissa Cianciulli painted with a cheeky message as well as a massive mobile by Remedios Rapoport comprised of multiple signs. The Portland-based artist’s slow-turning structure dangles demands like “Vote” and “Make Love, Use Birth Control” over your head, revealing new messages every few seconds. And beyond the gallery space, three dynamic murals by Rodeffer, Tone Emblemsvåg, and Anna Frederick announce the show to passersby.

Murals by Shelby Rodeffer and Anna Frederick

Feminist messages or not, these works all assert a woman’s rightful place in the sign-painting business. Aside from being part of a male-dominated trade, women sign painters are often in a male-dominated space. During a panel last weekend, many of the artists mentioned that they are almost always the sole woman on a team working on a commission.

Suzy Currell, “Mansplaining”

In Kasabian’s experience, she often encounters “little micro-aggressions that happen almost every single time I’m on a job site” — from a man asking if she knows how to use a harness to the very frequent lack of access to a toilet. “And they build up,” she said. “It is hard to assert yourself too, because if you assert yourself then you’re a bitch. It’s a really hard thing to balance.”

In other words, gender performativity is a near-constant, and at times, even necessary. As Omaha-based painter Sharon Davis put it, “The job you’re on might get you the next job. So you always have to think about how you’re presenting yourself — in a different way than guys even have to think about.”

The tradition of American sign painting is male-dominated, but it’s typically also very white — a makeup this exhibition reflects, with less than a dozen artists of color included. The demographic is largely the result of barriers to access to apprenticeships and trade schools; sign painting’s culture of secrecy, in which techniques are closely guarded and passed to trusted students, doesn’t help the diversity issue, either.

Rodeffer and Kasabian addressed this problem during the panel, and asked the artists what they can do to improve accessibility to people from diverse backgrounds. Volunteer to teach workshops at a local arts center, Davis suggested, particularly one that caters to low-income communities. LA-based painter Nisha Sethi emphasized the value of the prison-to-school pipeline, describing how sign painting classes at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College include many students of color partly because of the college’s programs for formerly incarcerated individuals. The conversation was brief, but made clear that while the gender gap is shrinking, other disparities are prevalent.

Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at the Chicago Art Department

LA Trade-Tech is now the last remaining trade school for sign painting, but individuals are stepping in to fill the roles institutions once provided. Increasingly, with the aid of the internet and social media, secrets are being shared, and sign painters are supporting each other across geographic borders. The Pre-Vinylette Society is a feminist show, but it’s also more than that. It stands as an assertion of sign painting as a thriving and evolving trade — one that comprises a growing network of artists across generations and regions, who are literally making it their business to improve their communities with one-of-a-kind creations.

As painter Kelley Bell, who runs a business with her daughter, simply said, “It’s so nice to see all these young women and older women … I don’t feel so alone.”

Tone Emblemsvåg poses with her mural

Joy Kjer, “Don’t Fence Me In”

Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at the Chicago Art Department

Signs by Heidi Tullman and Chrissy Lebel

Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at the Chicago Art Department

The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters continues at Chicago Art Department (1932 South Halsted #100, Chicago, IL) through September 28.

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flauntpage · 7 years

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TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/7-9/13)

1. Quiet Storm

September 9, 2017, 7-10PM Work by: Ayanah Moor and Krista Franklin Produce Model Gallery: 1007 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608

2. Salves/Jill

September 9, 2017, 5-8PM Work by: Lilli Carré Western Exhibitions: 1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

3. Compulsory Self-insertion

September 9, 2017, 6-9PM Work by: Chuck Jones Slow: 2153 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608

4. The Pre-Vinylette Society

September 8, 2017, 6-9PM Work by: Alex May Hughes, Alice Mazzilli, Alicia Jennings, Alicja Polachek, Anna Frederick, Anna Weber, Anne McDonald, Ashlee Stewack, Ashley Fundora, Astoria, Caitlyn Galloway, Carol Kauffman, Chrissy Lebel, Christchurch, Christin Louth (The Brushettes), Christine DeShazo, Crystal White, Darla Dee Hagensick, Debra Styer, Dirty Bandits, Elaine Wallis, Hannah Sunny Whaler, Heather Hardison, Heidi Tullmann, Hollis Austin, Jennifer Konanz, Jessica Cowley, Jill Welsh, Joy Kjer, Judy Grossman, Jules M, Julie Auclair-Eikmeier, Katie Cooper, Kelley Bell, Kelly Golden, Kelly Spencer, Kelsey McClellan, Kimberley Edwards, Leslie Wood, Liane Barker, Marissa Cianciulli, Megan Wood, Michelle Nguyen, Miranda Ensink, Nancy Bennett, Nisha K. Sethi, Noella Cotnam, Norma Jeanne Maloney, Olivia Trimble, Pickles, Rachel Millar, Remedios Rapoport, Remy Chwae, Sarah Linkus, Sharon Davis, Shelby Wenzlaff, Suzanne Bircher, Suzy Currell, Tone Emblemsvåg, Trenely Garcia, Tricia O’Neill, Vanessa Power, Wendy Ibarra, Yvette Rutledge, Zara Gaze, and Zulma Ruiz Diaz (Curated by Meredith Kasabian and Shelby Rodeffer) Chicago Art Department: 1932 S Halsted St, Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60608

5. Last Birthday

September 8, 2017, 6-8:30PM Work by Sarah and Joseph Belknap, Breanne Trammell, Betsy Odom, and Rafael E. Vera DEMO Project: 732 N 4th St, Springfield, IL 62702

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any-old-iron · 7 years

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We're part of this on Saturday, come on down if you're in Nashville #Repost @ola_mai (@get_repost) ・・・ Party this Saturday!!! En Jointe is a multi-sensory experience with fashion, books, music, video installations, scented goodies and a limited edition "Mixer Elixer" by Bang Candy Co. Featured Designers: OLA MAI BLACK BY MARIA SILVER ANY OLD IRON GYPSY CLIFF CREATIONS OPIUM Featured Artists: Shelby Rodeffer Kat Ryals Laura Cavaliere (at Julia Martin Gallery)

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manueldmngz · 7 years

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