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2014 collab mural by Jerm of JermDesigns.com and DoveOne of BornInvincible.com at 509 Grow in Spokane Washington. 2-day fun mural in the blue skies of the Northwest. More info about murals at ArtCoLab.com
2014 collab mural by Jerm of JermDesigns.com and DoveOne of BornInvincible.com at 509 Grow in Spokane Washington. 2-day fun mural in the blue skies of the Northwest. More info about murals at ArtCoLab.com
Crossfit Cda interior branded mural. Crossfit CDA, 301 NORTH 4TH STREET | COEUR D’ALENE, ID, http://www.crossfitcda.com FEBRUARY 2014
St. Maries High School’s Booster Club and the Senior Class of 2014 commissioned Jerm Designs to create a concept and mural to theme their gym. With a concept approval in hand, Jerm of Jerm Designs and Dove of Born Invincible Design packed up and headed down to the awesome town of St. Maries, Idaho…. 3 days and 50 cups of coffee later this these are the results….
A boom in galleries makes downtown CdA a visual arts destination
Carrie Scozzaro [Photo: Mike McCall]
Some people go for the art, taking advantage of the opportunity to talk to featured artists. Others go for the social buzz or an evening out shopping, visiting, dining, and perusing the gallery scene. Known as an artwalk, the emphasis on walking can get lost as these events grow.
Not so in Coeur d’Alene, which seems to be experiencing a renaissance, welcoming new galleries into the fold over the past year. Focused around downtown’s Sherman Avenue and the surrounding streets, Coeur d’Alene ArtWalk has managed to maintain a local feel, totally walkable in a few hours.
Blackwell Gallery (205 Sherman Ave.) was opened in 2012 by partners Mike Bacon, an artist who also exhibits at the gallery, and Bill Wendlandt, who purchased and renovated the historic Blackwell House into the new Blackwell Boutique Hotel.
Blackwell Gallery showcases mostly local, emerging artists, emphasizing modern, original work — no reproduction prints — and low-edition photography.
“If it will fit in the condo with all stainless and concrete floors, overlooking Elliott Bay in Seattle, it will work [at Blackwell Gallery],” says Bacon.
The 500-square-foot gallery space is bright, hip and displays a simultaneous assortment of work from their growing roster of artists, such as the stunning abstractions of Hiromi Okumura.
ArtCoLab (108 N. Fourth St.) brings custom cool to Coeur d’Alene with an innovative shared workspace from partners Scott Lakey aka Dove of Born Invincible Design, and Jeremy Deming aka Jerm of JermDesign.
Look for bright orange walls, bold graphics, one-off bikes and wonderfully outlandish exhibitions like Monsters X Robots (through October). Featuring Lakey, Derming and tattooist/artist Scotty Hankins, the exhibition includes their 15-by-3-foot monster-themed version of The Last Supper. September’s ArtWalk will include the unveiling of a rockabilly monster pin-up girls print series, also through October.
Other new galleries include Art de Vine (1506 Northwest Blvd.) by longtime painter and instructor Barbara Irvine and Edward Gilmore’s resurrection of the failed Spokane Studio 66 in its new CdA location (321 E. Front Ave.).
Mission / Theme the The Body Shop, a fitness studio in Coeur d Alene / Idaho, like an urban auto body shop set in a back alley.
Objective / Using the companies provided logo and some fitness phrases, Jerm of Jerm Designs along with Dove of Born Invincible, were given the task of theming this massive warehouse space.
Mission: Theme the The Body Shop, a fitness studio in Coeur d Alene / Idaho, like an urban auto body shop set in a back alley.
The Lab gallery is now open and starting soon will feature complimentary beer on tap thanks to one of the newest and dankest breweries in North Idaho. Stay tuned for gallery updates and new hours, as well us featured art and artists coming soon to our downtown gallery.
