We're super-honored to be a part of the Manifest Equality show happening in LA this week, joining quite an arsenal of artists and the LGBT community to demand full and equal rights for all Americans. (Our contribution, "Young Kenneth", is above.) The show will be open to the public March 3rd through March 7th between the hours of 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, with extended hours Friday through Sunday. Click here to find out more details, plus other ways to advocate for marriage equality.

photo via The Streets Are Calling

Below, Jed Lind discusses the gallery space he's designing with Commune. Can't wait to see it!

Manifest Equality
1342 Vine Street, Los Angeles CA 90028
March 3 – 7, 2010, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Tomorrow night is the closing party for Swipple & Gold, so it's your last chance to see all this great stuff:

Clockwise from top left, work by: Jerry Smith, Tim Clinton, Jim Damron, Dennis Kernohan, and Steve MacDonald. (All photos from the Swipple & Gold catalogue.)

We hope you'll join us for what is sure to be a fun night:
Ever Gold Gallery, 441 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
Closing Reception: First Thursday, January 7th, 6 – 10 pm

(And in case you missed the opening party, you can see photos here.)

We'd like to introduce you to our latest altered portait, The Harlequin, who'll be making his debut at Swipple & Gold at Ever Gold tomorrow night! We had fun shooting these photos near SF's notorious Bohemian Club, with its cryptic motto: Weaving Spiders Come Not Here. (See building inscription below.)

For some interesting reading on the Bohemian Club, click here. (We've both worked near this mysterious building at one point or another, and are pretty fascinated!)

The Swipple artists’ collaborative is taking the show on the road to San Francisco’s Ever Gold Gallery, and we are excited to be part of the group! The show will be up for the month of December, and also includes work by: Andrea Aimi, Ky Anderson, Canton Belanger, Tim Clinton, Jim Damron, Frankie Davis, John Drury, Brigitte Engler, Ryan Groendyk, Meredith Heuer, John Hoder, Dennis Kernohan, Jake Klotz, Rob Kolomyski, Steve MacDonald, Justin Pollmann, Lucy Wright Rivers, Wynn Satterlee, Dave Skinner, Jocko Weyland, Gregg Woolard, and Jason Wright.

We hope to see you at the opening this Thursday!

Swipple and Gold
Swipple Artists Land on the Left Coast
Ever Gold Gallery: 441 O’Farrell St. San Francisco, CA
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 10th, 6 – 10pm

Alas, today is the last day of Trick-or-Treatzone. We want to send out a big thank you to Derek and Lauren of The Curiosity Shoppe for inviting us to have a show in their space!! Also, we've had a lot of inquiries about making prints of the Pirate Cat painting above, and want to let folks know that is in the works. We'll be sure and let you all know when they're available!