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Jes-M is finally here. After 3 years of development, we are taking it on the road and starting to debut and test our products. First up, the Charles Village Festival on Charles Street. This two day festival has goods from all over the world.

Jes-M is a contemporary ecofriendly lifestyle product line with everything from q-tips to furniture. Our soft goods line is a collection of t-shirts, wrapping paper, wall paper, hanks and cards. Each item has been made with a consumer in mind. Ever in flux, we are continuing to make improvements every day. Please let us know your thoughts!

Two of the cards below are rewritable and plantable cards. All with the use of 100% PCW recycled paper. The cards on the right are the plantabnle cards and there are 5 differnt kinds of seeds, 1 for each style and design of card. The blast cards are perfect for the kid in you… you get to make what you want of the cards by writing a message and then the recipient can pass the card along. Eventually we will have a site to track the messages!

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Last night was the debut of the Tilt Gallery and we couldn’t have asked for a better turn out! Thank you so much to everyone that came to support us and our artists. We are looking forward to many more amazing art events to come, so keep in touch!

The ONE show will remain up until July 2nd. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 11am-5pm and Saturday by appointment only. For more information, please visit our website.

For more pictures from ONE, check out our flickr site.

While enjoying the glorious weather and holiday this weekend, the Tilt team had two visitors. Jessica Unterhalter and Emily CD stopped by to install two pieces into the courtyard. The two pieces entitled Commander 1 and Commander 2 are a collaboration between Emily and Jessie.

Working in tandem, they explore materials and their characteristics whether surface, shape or color. They create structures based on the relationship between objects and the effects they have on one another.

Twocan Collective

At TILT, we strive to create positive change in everything that we do. Our core values of community, sustainability, knowledge, innovation and earth work within each area of our business.

By signing up for a workshop, you are helping create change in your community and ours. These workshops are meant to be a space that allows community members to connect with one another, learn new business strategies and skill sets, be creative and have fun. You will be helping create a strong community of artists through your participation, so join us!

These creative workshops will change every 3 months. We are currently working on setting up a calendar and an online payment process, so check back soon!

Artists create during the Baltimore Green Works: EcoFestival
REQUIREMENTS
You must be 11 years or older to sign up for a class. Classes must meet a minimum requirement of 10 people. If classes do not fill up at least one week before the class is scheduled we will cancel the class and return your payment.

SATURDAY, MAY 9TH: Bring Your Own Craft Day | 10am-12pm
Enjoy meeting and mingling with others while being productive. Bring your craft and materials we will supply the space and light fare.
Price: Donations for admission are appreciated.

SATURDAYS FROM MAY 30TH – JUNE 27TH: Book Making | 10am-12pm
Learn from 5 different teachers as they explore the art of paper making, bindings and paste papers.
Price: $100

SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH: Art As A Business | 7pm-9pm
Are you overwhelmed by the business side of the creative process? Join us as we walk you through the steps of creating an artist packet and steps to showing in galleries. Towson Framing Gallery will discuss the do’s and don’ts of working with a gallery.
Price: $30

SATURDAY, JULY 25TH: Market Yourself | 10am-12pm
Are you having trouble making your marketing pieces? Would you like to learn a new program? Join us and let a Tilt employee show you how quick and easy it can be!
Price: $45

THURSDAY, JULY 30TH: Crit Night | 6-8pm
Would you like some feedback on your work? Bring your artwork in for a group critique, or simply bring your opinion for some constructive criticism.
Price: Donations for admission are appreciated.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH: DIY Day | 10am-12pm
Enjoy meeting and mingling with others while being productive. Bring your DIY project and materials and
we will supply the space and light fare.
Price: Donations for admission are appreciated.

For more information contact: Jessica M. Pegorsch (jmp@tiltstudioinc.com) or call 410 467 4513

One: Opening Reception

Wednesday, May 27th | 6-8pm
One will be up from May 21, 2009 – July 2, 2009

Please join us for our debut gallery opening, One, featuring local artists Jessica Van Brakle, Kris Vandevander and TwoCan Collective (Emily C-D and Jessica Unterhalter). This collective of artists have one thing in common: connection. Whether it is community relationships, human presence or just connections to nature, these three artists have displayed their work in a way that brings everyone closer together; to become one.

At TILT, we strive to create positive change in everything we do through our core values of community, sustainability, knowledge, innovation and earth. To find out more, check out the rest of the TIlt site!

ARTIST BIOS

TwoCan Collective is comprised of Emily C-D and Jessica Unterhalter, resident artists of the Whole Gallery at the H&H Warehouse in Baltimore. A process of exploration, collection, and appropriation of found materials informs their work. Wandering the alleys of Baltimore’s most blighted neighborhoods has inspired them to construct distinctive relief murals that incorporate discarded metal, wood, and plastic objects with their vibrant painted designs. Last year while touring the crowded, colorful chaos of India, TwoCan created a series of collages made from found papers which they compiled into the self-published book Bananas. TwoCan also has a growing body of public mural work between them, their involvement in community art a natural outgrowth of a creative process concerned with transformation. No matter where they are or what they are working with, TwoCan Collective recreates society’s scraps into works of art that explore the tension between growth and decay. Visit C-D’s website here.

Jessica Van Brakle is inspired by her passion for construction cranes and an ongoing interest in nature, home, and the decorative. The work draws on her immediate landscape, making connections between these internal and external environments. Absent of human presence, there is an emphasis on the structures’ interaction with the domestic patterns and botanicals. Their entwinement and where they intersect- contrasting colorful, textural organic patterns, with the intricate geometric lines of the cranes. Van Brakle sees it as a balancing of familiar opposites: feminine with masculine, strong with fragile, industrial with organic. Visit Brakle’s website here.

Kris Vandevander Primarily focuses on the process of repetition he creates condensed paintings. Inspired by simplicity and order he explores mark making techniques similar to pointillism. His work is based on connections to nature and inspired by music. A native to Baltimore, Kris graduate from The Maryland Institute College of Art and has show his work throughout the city. See a video on Vandevander here.

“You’re Welcome” is an organized activity that will be implemented on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:15 in different locations in Baltimore. The idea came to me because I wanted to get into neighborhoods and help organize clean ups. The idea grew and expanded, it is now an organized activity that will leave a positive effect on the community or the earth. This can range from neighborhood clean ups, teaching about environmental topics in after-school programs / community centers, helping organize a community event, etc. Any activity that will produce the response “Thank You” can be a You’re Welcome Project.

On April 24th my friend Angie and I decided to clean up the street on Fayette and Washington St. in the Washington Hill area. A banner was displayed informing people of the time and place of the next endeavor and the blog website. Check out the photos from the first “You’re Welcome” Project!

We have been following Bruce Mau’s work since 2000. In 2005 he embarked on Massive Change with the students of Vancouver and Chicago to present an evolved plan for the world’s infrastructure as it relates to environmental impact and the changes that we are about to (or already have) encounter. It is his teachings and educated spirit that have the ability to move entire cultures to challenge their ideals and make changes for our future.

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While on a trip in Taiwan, we were lucky to visit the Jade Market close to Taipei 101. This market is one of the older markets in the city and represents the rich culture of the East. There are so many remarkable crafted items out of the jade that it was a bit overwhelming.

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