The Twentieth Piece In My Photo Series On Group Identity. I Took This One Of My Friend Shareen On The

The twentieth piece in my photo series on group identity. I took this one of my friend Shareen on the Asian side of Istanbul in August.

More info on this series at the project site.

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Christopher C. W. Sutton. Untitled. Mixed media, acrylic on canvas armband. Flex Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. 2016.

For the next twelve weeks I am displaying works by six artists on my left arm in a project titled Flex Gallery. Currently I’m on my third day of wearing this arm band, created by SCAD alumnus Chris Sutton (@christophersutton​). I’ve sent out five more blank canvas bands to local and national artists specializing in collage, comics, fibers, ceramics, painting, and printmaking. I expect each band will look radically different from the last, and I can’t wait to see what everyone creates. I will be featuring interviews and additional work by each artist during their two-week run, so stay tuned.

A save the date I whipped up last night for my birthday party. 

Zachary Trebellas. Pen/Pen Keisu. Scanogram. 2015. This is one piece of several I’m working on that focus on the Japanese habits that have replaced my American ones. In this case replacing the habit of throwing a pen and pencil into my pocket or bag with owning a pencil case full of various materials. A friend of mine pointed out once that Japanese students, with their school uniforms and strict rules against makeup, piercings, and certain hair styles, express themselves in school with their pencil cases. I definitely found that to be true. —— This piece is part of the series I’m working on, Nippo Greco American, exploring my relationship with the three ethnic groups I in some way identify with.

I just started a new art ed project that I’m really excited about. It delves into artists and their works through short posts on instagram and tumblr. You can find it at @viseducation here and on instagram.

The nineteenth piece in my photo series on group identity. I took this one of my coworker/friend LG in an alleyway in Grand Haven, Michigan.

More info on this series at the project site.