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A Third Friday Opening at Pulp
"A Vexing Hex" New Work by Seth Johnson
Artist's Reception on Friday, June 20th 2008 from 7pm to 10pm
Seth Johnson received his BFA in Printmaking from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2001 and an MFA from the Maine College of Art in 2008. Seth is a member of the multimedia collective Carnal Torpor. Working in a space somewhere between artistic collaboration and communal cult, the work of Carnal Torpor explores utopian themes within a variety of contexts. The work has found its home in a diverse range of settings, from death-metal concerts to new age retreats to institutions of fine art, including an installation entitled "Initiation of the CalmDome" at the Paragraph Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri in the summer of 2007.

Please join us at Pulp for an Artist's Reception on Friday, June 20th from 7pm to 10pm. Music will be provided by J. Ashley Miller of The Ssion. This exhibit will run through July 13th.

Hot Off the Press(es)
Each May, hundreds of new designers introduce their stationary lines at The National Stationary Show in New York City. The work on display this year was amazing -- and I'm excited to be stocking several new lines at the shop that debuted at the show. Starting this month, I'll be carrying new cards from Brooklyn-based Enormous Champion, Chicago's Orange Beautiful and Seattle's Ilee Papergoods. I'll also be carrying several new gift wrap designs and notepads from a Vermont-based press called Pikku. Also coming soon will be cards and note sets from a Pulp favorite -- Allymoon!

Later this month, the shop will also be stocking handmade photo albums from a London-based company called Celadon. The albums contain acid free paper with glassine interleaves, are hand bound and covered with linen. I'll be stocking several colors and sizes at the shop --- and think they'd make perfect little wedding gifts this summer.