A Mid-Summer’s Report
2010 started out somewhat abruptly when unexpected calls from clients came in, effectively booking our schedule for weeks on end during various stretches of the first and second quarters. One of us had a very busy season of presentation support for auto industry conferences and trade shows with a prime-time performance at SXSW jammed into the middle. The other managed the design of three web sites, the development of four, and the ongoing maintenance of nine, with a trip to SXSW jammed into the middle. One of us even worked in the art director’s crew for a Faye Dunaway movie last year.
New and expanded services for 2010 include:
- e-covers for e-books with same-day turnaround
- simplified, inexpensive web sites for those who do not need lots of fancy development
- production designer/art director support for movie productions filming in Detroit and Chicago
- Google Apps set-up and support for companies ready to take the leap
The end of this exceptionally hot and humid summer is barely in sight, but schedules are filling up again as autumn looms, so now is the time to contact us to discuss your project.
Le Grande Bébé Rises Again
Friends of MOCHIMAD, Jonathan Haner and Teresa Holmberg, made a big baby again. Actually, not ‘a’ baby, but THE very same big baby Sue and Matt helped put up for ArtPrize 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This time, the Jonathan and Teresa are showing Le Grande Bébé in Kristianstad, Sweden to coincide with the launch of their global, interactive art project entitled Armé des Enfants.
From their Armé des Enfants web site, you—or anyone so inclined—can acquire a little bébé to photograph in your own part of the world, then upload the results to your own personal bébé gallery.
MOCHIMAD has special affection for this project, even though it’s not our baby—I know, stop it. Joking aside, the experience we have in project management, online marketing and public relations can be put to work for you—fine artist, gallerist or agent alike.
MOCHIMAD made CNN with La Grande Bebe
On September 15, Sue Lott and Matthew Richards of MOCHIMAD traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan to join a team of artists supporting Jonathan Haner and Teresa Holmberg in Haner’s entry for the world’s largest art competition, the Grand Rapids ArtPrize. The team built the world’s largest doll, La Grand Bébé—a 72-foot tall soft sculpture made of industrial plastic tarp and polystyrene foam. Sue Lott provided project management while Holmberg, still in Sweden, watched the project’s progress via Internet. Holmberg flew in for the final day of the build to stay through opening day at ArtPrize. Thanks to Grand Rapids native, Jen Walsh, news media leader CNN took great interest and broadcasted ongoing reports on the big baby’s progress. Matthew Richards’ and Sue Lott’s photography was emailed to Holmberg as the events unfolded and published with each CNN report. The Grand Rapids ArtPrize awards a grand prize of $250,000 and the winner is decided by popular vote. The city-wide competition is the first of its kind and runs from September 23 to October 10. We’ll be posting more as ArtPrize continues to catch the world’s attention.
- World’s Largest Baby at World’s Largest Art competition Worlds Largest Baby – part 2 World’s Largest Baby – Part 3 The Baby is Up! Artprize Puts Grand Rapids On the Map…Again World’s Largest Baby – Day 3 – Part 1 World’s Largest Baby – Day 3 – Part 2 World’s Largest Baby – Day 3 – End of day World’s Largest Baby Day 4 – It Has A Head! The World’s Largest Baby – Why? The Worlds Largest Baby – Day 5 – So Close… The World’s Largest Baby Releases Some Baggage On The Eve of…
Additional photo work was performed during the build by the project’s official photo documentarian, Emily Jones. It and continuing photo documentation will be released after ArtPrize has concluded.
Best of Detroit
Real Detroit Weekly’s ‘Best of Detroit’ issue has hit the stands, featuring beautiful cover art by our friend Kevin O’Rourke.
Real Detroit Weekly also named him ‘Best Cover Artist‘ in recognition for the work he’s done since living in Detroit.
Check out our shot of Kevin used for the feature in print and on the interweb.
Our previous post shows more pictures from that portrait session.
