STREET ART SNAPS FROM A FLOOZY IN THE GUTTER: Graffiti4hire

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19 July 2012

Few bits from June

If you look to your right you'll notice this: 'The best bits of Birmingham street art (and my own guerilla knitting ventures) updated when I'm not feeling lazy.' so no bitchin'.

Zoot on Warwick Street

Goon on Warwick Street

Ludo on Livery Street

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Graffiti4hire have been busy around the Custard Factory, here's my favourite bit of busy-ness:

Gibb Street

1 November 2011

I'm not dead! I had to serve drinks to lots of people having fun at Halloween for three days straight and wimped out on my blogging duties... So! I apologise and to help you forgive me; here's some tasty arty goodies that will help you out of your sugar coma and won't give your teeth that weird furry layer.

Last Tuesday (25th) I tagged along with Lisk, Vomit and Mew when they were out pasting on and around Digbeth High Street. Sadly, most of their work had been removed by Thursday so here are some snaps from the night:

Lisk

Vomit, Mew and Lisk on the most beautiful door ever

Lisk

Obit, Mew, Lisk and Vomit

Vomit, Lisk and Mew

Lisk

Vomit and Mew

Vomit and elderley Lisk

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On Thursday I went to a free screening of 'The Birds' (1963 Alfred Hitchcock) at St Pauls Church in the Jewellery Quarter. It was put on by Jameson's Cult Film Club so there were actors dressed up as characters from the film running about shouting at people and lots of stuffed birds everywhere and flying birds projected onto the ceiling and - of course - loads of free whisky. Me getting drunk in a church does have relevance to this blog; there was also a piece painted by TX from graffiti4hire for the event that people were having their picture taken next to after being given fake blood 'scratches'. Photos!

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The Rebel Gunslingers were out again last week and last night on Bradford Street:

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I finally got some new knitting out last night! Here are a few of my favourites:

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The plans to have a closing party for Lisk, Golden Boy and Miss150's exhibition at 6/8 Kafe with live art on the 19th November are more definite now that we've confirmed Lisk, Vomit, Curs and G87 to draw in the cafe's basement - which is bigger and less creepy than it sounds. I'm working on a poster and more details will come next week. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

19 June 2011

Lazy locals

Not much about on the streets this week, all I've spotted is a couple of new designs by Tru of PDT (I think it says PDT anyway..)

Moat Lane, Digbeth

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However, I've been fairly busy knitting and getting together my ideas for a paste design and some stickers, should be sorted and up in the next few weeks.

Web-address knitting I finished today, I think I'll be choosing more contrasting colours next time.

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In sort-of-related news there's an exhibition by Leon Sparkes (Energy! he does the face pastes and battery stickers etc) and Deborah Brogden (who I'll admit I hadn't heard of but I do rather like) in the Graffiti4Hire shop at the Custard Factory. I took a sneak photo when I went for a look and I'd definitely recommend popping in if you're nearby, the staff are lovely and were happy to chat about the work.

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Also in sort-of-related news; there's a jazz plus live drawing event this Saturday featuring our very own Lisk and the less local but still brilliant Obit and Tommy Human. It's at the Spotted Dog from 1:00pm until late with 3 fabulous funky/samba-ey/contemporary jazz bands, £5 in or £3 for students and £1.70 pints for students/musicians/Tuesday Jazz Night fam. I'll be there getting drunk in the corner (and taking a few photos) with Wah so come say hi if you fancy it, here's the Facebook Event Link.