word art.
• murals •prints • spoken word •
The same thing is never the same thing twice.
look up at the clouds. look up at the same place in the sky tomorrow. are they ever the same? experiencing the same thing as if it’s the first time is what vuja de is all about.
a series inspired by running away.
two striped socks.
word art shop
PIN-UP GIRLS.
shop framed (& unframed) designer word art prints to hang around the house with you as inspiration or send snail mail postcard-sized framables to a friend with a note from you on the back.
We’ve all been there—experienced déjà vu—seen something new but felt we’d been there + done that before. Vuja de is the opposite—experiencing something familiar in a new way, a new light. The things we pass by are often the things that hold the most beauty—the power lines at sunset that run like veins through the heart of the sky, the back end of a restaurant with mismatched chairs + failed attempts at making cigarette butts into basketballs with littered misses all around the hoop of an ashtray, the shadows that cast a heavy weight on our homes + lean in, a single shoe missing its opposing force on the side of the road, a leaf as it falls from an unmoved tree. Vuja De is an artist’s attempt at flipping the switch, shifting perspectives, finding beauty in the mundane, observing + understanding through black + white word.
experience the experiment.
Standard protocol dictates the typed word to fall somewhere between 10 to 12 points. Twelve for your Times New Roman + 10 for your wider fonts like Palatino. In this respect, words are so small. They’re not only petite in size but in general they’re also trapped between the sheets, bound by covers that require movement to turn — fingers moving through ruffled edges + captivated eyes. So the challenge here is how to convince the reader that just one word might change everything.
What if we wrote a “no” instead of a “yes.” Or, what if we added “slowly” in front of “kissed.” or, what if we said the boy’s favorite animal was an “elephant” instead of a “dog.” Do you see how the weight shifts? Do you feel how your perception immediately changes about a slow kiss versus a just a kiss or the boy who dreams of elephants as opposed to the boy whose favorite animal is the one he already knows?
These words are important. Maybe it’s time to rip them out of the books + set them free. Maybe these words can come out from where they’ve been hiding + find a place to land not on the bookshelf but on a wall.
Vuja De is an attempt to give words the weight they deserve by creating + curating short works of literature (poetry, essays + prose) to be displayed as visual art — typed + framed or in mural form.
The hope is that by experiencing the experiment spectators may begin to paint their own color in between the black + white lines.
wallflowers: ever think about getting a tattoo for your wall? if you’re serious, let’s do something you can’t just take down. we’re here for it.
IF WALLS COULD TALK.
hold up. we don’t need any ifs, ands or buts. walls can talk. wallflowers aren’t shy. they’re bold. words are a big deal. let’s get loud.
it’s not you. it’s me
- jy.
Awkward emails, motivational speeches, website copy, news articles, bios, resumes, blogs, magazine features, taglines, love letters — i’ve been paid to write them all. well, i take that back. never been paid to write a love letter but i’ve written plenty. won some over & broke a few hearts along with way. point is: i’ll write for you. have a writing project? send it!
one-of-a-kind
one-of-a-kind typewritten pieces are now available at valhalla gallery in wilmington, nc.
THE SPOKEN WORD.
speak easy, my friends. grab a bud (& by that i mean a brewski) but also bring a friend. poetry readings, story telling & writing workshops may be in your future. at least my magic 8-ball says: signs point to yes.
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(spoken word & writing events coming later, gators.)
