While it’s been a long time since we’ve perused the bulletin board-adorned halls of school, that doesn’t mean we can’t be envious of the abundance of studious goodies kids get to dig through every September. But, you see, it’s not just any ol’ kind of pen, pencil, or paper that we desire — no, we want classroom tools of the needlecraft variety, courtesy of unique artist, Megan Whitmarsh. In her latest series, simply titled School Supplies, the Los Angeles-based artisan fashioned the Sharpies, calculators, and sheets of loose-leaf paper collection out of embroidery thread, fabric, and batting. You can purchase these pieces over at Grey Area, and gawk at the collection below.
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Image credit: Color Work Station by Megan Whitmarsh
Twice a month, Sara Distin from Jen Bekman Projects, Inc. contributes a post to Flavorwire about an artist or photographer. Jen Bekman Projects, Inc. includes Jen Bekman Gallery, 20×200 and Hey, Hot Shot! (If you’re an emerging photographer visit Hey, Hot Shot! now ’cause the competition is open!)
One of the best and worst things about spring: the irrepressible urge to clean. Spring cleaning does not amount to dusting alone, it’s purging and organizing. It is, as artist Megan Whitmarsh would say, dealing with The Fucking Crap of Life. Whitmarsh’s show of the same name just closed at New Image Art in L.A. but you can still see (and acquire) some of her work on 20×200.
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