• Posts Tagged ‘living walls’

    5 Reasons to Attend the Living Walls + EAV Block Party

    by  • March 6, 2013 • Atlanta

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    This Saturday, East Atlanta Village is partnering up with public art collective Living Walls for the ’hood’s biggest block party to date. They’ve covered all the bases: tons of art, flowing drinks, local vendors, live music and more. If you’re still not convinced, here’s more on why this event is can’t-miss: 1. Get up...

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    5 Ways to Take Part in the Living Walls Conference 2012

    by  • August 15, 2012 • ARTS & LIVING, Atlanta, FEATURED STORIES

    By Terry Kearns via Flickr

    Just two short years ago, Living Walls began as a non-profit aiming to spark a dialog between street artists and those who view and interact with their public canvases (abandoned buildings, the sides of local small businesses and the like). This year, they’re gearing up for the third Living Walls conference with one radical twist: a focus...

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    Q & A with Leela Robinson, designer and owner of NATIVE BEAR

    by  • August 8, 2012 • ARTS & LIVING, Design, DIY

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    Leela Robinson is the mastermind behind Atlanta-based NATIVE BEAR—a design company specializing in custom stationery, graphics and hand-carved rubber-stampery. NATIVE BEAR has a natural, simple aesthetic. It makes you think Leela must find happiness everywhere—especially in nature. (You’d be right.) She loves the idea that her unique stamps are creations that can be used...

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    Q & A with Living Walls artist Trek Matthews

    by  • June 20, 2012 • ARTS & LIVING, Atlanta, FEATURES

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    Trek Matthews grew up in a little suburb of Wisconsin, where his fascination with nature and its surrounding mythologies first arose. His mother loved nature and his whole family was environmentally conscious. He still recalls looking out the window and seeing peaceful scenes of deer simply strolling along his back yard. Nature and mythologies even...

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