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in the gallery at pulp
"That Synthetic Choir -- It's All For You."
New Work by Jessica Levy
November 21st through December 14th, 2008
Artist's Reception | November 21st from 7pm to 10pm

Jessica Levy was born in Omaha on a hot, stormy night in the summer of 1977. She doodled all over everything as a child and teenager. The things that she makes have definite ties to her studies in architecture, time in Mexico working as a silversmith, and brief stint as a tattoo artist. Levy gives the most credit to being born on that night in the 70's and those memories of getting yelled at even though the internal desire to doodle on everything was uncontrollable.

In her most recent show entitled: "That Synthetic Choir--It's All For You.", she is happy to allow the viewer total freedom to attach meaning, or to accept each piece simply as it is at face value. Using a mixture of materials and techniques that are classically given artistic merit, and other forms of fabrication that are oftentimes considered cheating, Levy considers the work revealing in a synthetic way. The viewer's opinions aside, Levy asks only a few questions of herself: Because something looks and tastes like real, does it make it real? Is the beauty that something holds diminished if it is synthetic? You try and figure it out.

Please join us for an Artist's Reception in the gallery on Friday, November 21st from 7pm to 10pm. Music for the evening will be provided by Tim McEvoy. This exhibit will run through December 14th, 2008.

shop scoop
Christmas and Chanukah are right around the corner! Within the next couple of weeks the shelves will be stocked with holiday cards designed by Elum, 9SpotMonk, Zeichen Press and Hello! Lucky -- just to name a few... We've also stocked up on everything you'll need to create perfectly wrapped presents, and will have great gifts and stocking stuffers galore from Allymoon, Jill Bliss, Queen Bee Creations and a new favorite find at Pulp -- The Small Object.

We also have a great stash of 2009 datebooks, planners and calendars from Little Otsu, Nikki McClure and Egg Press...

in other news...
Starting on November 8th Pulp will be open from 12pm to 6pm on Saturdays. The week-day hours will remain the same til we get closer to the holidays: Tuesday to Friday from 11am-7pm.

Pulp will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Wednesday, November 26th through Friday November 28th --- I hope that every one has a very happy (pie-filled) Thanksgiving!