Manifest Equality Entrance Sign

As we’ve told you over the past few weeks, Blik was a proud sponsor of Manifest Equality which closed last Sunday in Hollywood. We had the pleasure of working with organizers Yosi Sergant and Apple Via to help transform the raw space into a sprawling, pop-up art gallery with more than 200 artists including street artists Robbie Conal, Swoon and Shepard Fairey, and illustrative painters Barry McGee, Gary Baseman and Elizabeth McGrath. Plus one of our favorites – the JUSTICE Mural by El Mac, Retna and Kofie. Watch the time lapse installation video.

The five-day show was a smashing success with 10,000 people trekking through the gallery to see art in addition to great musical lineups that included Fitz and The Tantrums, Sea Wolf, Ben Lee and Crystal Method.

While Manifest Equality has ended, the fight for full and equal rights still marches on. Visit Courage Campaign to find out more about repealing Proposition 8.

Tweet, tweet! A little bird told us there is a “banner trend” for nurseries.

If you’re looking for a fun way to add your child’s name to the nursery, look no further. Wee Gallery’s Birdie Banner lets you spell out their name (letter by letter) on a banner held up by two birdies. Trend or not, we think it’s a sweet way for your little one to learn their name.

Feel like spring-cleaning? Today we are introducing three shiny new prints from Threadless for your walls: “Clean Monster,” “Let It Flow!” and “Tectonic Wormhole.”

And remember to keep Blik’ing or Nix’ing your favorite Threadless tee shirt designs in the Threadless voting booth. Make your vote count!

Animal Wellness Centers on Main Street in Santa Monica was profiled in Saturday’s Los Angeles Times Home section. And looked what we spotted – Anise wall graphics by Ilan Dei for Blik! The clean, minimalist space was designed with a dog’s perspective in mind, with everything from 3 ft. down appealing to dogs. It’s nice when Blik can make dogs and people happy. Woof!

Manifest Equality Shop graphics

Equality Arrow

Spray-painted mural by Retna, El Mac & Kofie

As Manifest Equality prepares for its VIP opening tonight, we are thrilled to present a sneak peek of the space. Blik proudly transformed the raw space into a massive pop-up art exhibition that goes live tonight with events continuing through Sunday.

We created the exterior banner for the giant sign outside; a quote “with certain unalienable rights, that among these are … liberty and the pursuit of happiness” that wraps around the interior of the space (pictured); interior and exterior graphics for the onsite shop; the logo/entrance wall that proclaims Manifest Equality’s mission statement and an exterior “Equality” arrow on Vine (pictured.)

“Being a part of Manifest Equality has been a tremendous experience for Blik,” said Scott Flora, co-founder of Blik. “The high caliber of artists involved have created an inspiring visual call to action that speak volumes about the fight for equal rights.”

The Manifest Equality gallery will be open to the public, March 3-7. Visit http://www.manifestequality.com/ for more details.

Jeremy’s elemental designs in “The Last Duel”, “Buck You” and “The Hunter” for Blik serve as a personal narrative on pop culture and society. “The Last Duel” was originally from his “The Ghosts of the Barbary Coast” show based on Jeremy’s collection of true stories from San Francisco in the Barbary Coast days of 1850. While “Buck You” is a refreshingly subversive concept mixed with graffiti humor. “The Hunter” is a humorous take on our basic human needs and the fight for survival.

Stay tuned! There are more Jeremy Fish designs in the works that we’ll be launching throughout the year. Want to know more about the “King of North Beach”, visit Jeremy’s site.

Buck You

The Hunter

The Last Duel

Jeremy Fish

Looking for an instant update to your bedroom? Try Mina Javid for Blik’s headboards. The March issue of Redbook magazine featured a clever headboard hoax with Mina’s Nessa and Wrought Iron Headboards. Minimalist design never looked so good!

Darkest Night

El Arbor de Amor

Horse

Spiderweb

It’s true. We’re smitten with these two LA-based gals, who are the newest additions to the line up of fine-artists for Blik. We love the fresh, perspective each brings to their respective work. And besides being ridiculously talented, they’re both lovely people to work with too. Saelee Oh for Blik is an imaginative collection of fairy tale-like stories told with nature and fantastic creatures of beauty. The colors are soft, evoking a very serene feel. If heavy metal meets the animal kingdom is more your style, then check out Hannah Stouffer’s designs for Blik. Her juxtaposition of bold imagery created with such delicate intricacies are a product of the duality she finds in her own life experiences. No matter your taste, make room for these designs in your space. They’ll look great and these ladies are quickly becoming fixtures in the art world. For more, please visit Saelee’s site and Hannah’s site.

Lead by the Yosi Sergant of Taskforce, the gallery will gather an array of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate and demand full and equal rights for all Americans. Taskforce’s mission is to give voice to the voiceless and to utilize art and creative thinking to engage the country for progressive action. We are proud to support Taskforce in their effort to engage a community of independent artists to make change in America.

The Manifest Equality gallery will be open to the public, March 3rd - March 7th, 2010. Check out http://www.manifestequality.com/ for more details.