Help Yourself
Sketchy Neighbors
Sketchy Neighbors are:
Anthony Butkovich • Brenda Cruz-Wolf
Chris Thompson • Katsola
Joseph Blanchard • Colin Kaeppel
Stephanie Lienhard • Leslie Magdaleno
Help Yourself is an exhibition inspired by self-help. Concepts and materials were randomly drawn and paired, defining the parameters for each artist’s piece. Expect to see unorthodox materials, such as modified Easy-Bake Ovens, cereal boxes, and vitamins.
Background: Sketchy Neighbors was formed in February 2009 by Houston artists Carlos Hernandez and Katsola. Begun as an effort to create an artist collective, its mission was to make art based on ideas and materials randomly drawn from a hat. The idea behind this approach was to do something out of each artist’s comfort zone and to collaborate with people out of their normal social circles.
Leslie Magdaleno "One-Eyed Monster"
Acrylic and found objects, 2014, 6.5" x 6.5" x 15.25"
Katsola "Katsola joins Max Where the Wild Things Are"
Fabric, watercolor, paper, birch box, 2014, 24" x 30"
Colin Kaeppel "Target"
Mixed media, 2014, 31.5"
Stephanie Lienhard "The Key to Self Help is Help"
Cork, paper, wood, nails, 2014, 8.25" x 12" x 3"
Anthony Butkovich "Smile"
Cereal boxes, spray paint, 2014, 67" x 37" SOLD
Brenda Cruz-Wolf "Cereal Dreams"
Collage, framed, 2014, 16" x 20"
Brenda Cruz-Wolf "Frosted Dreams"
Collage, framed, 2014, 16" x 20"
Brenda Cruz-Wolf "Trix'd"
Collage, framed, 2014, 16" x 20"
Katsola "Thelma Tichborne and Rose Presimmony"
Suitcase, watercolor, satin ribbon, paper roses, metal corners, wood, 2014, 25"
Leslie Magdaleno "Easy Bake Oven Nuclear Fun"
Acrylic, found images, cardboard box, framed, 2014, 31" x 25"
Chris Thompson "Forever Sleep"
Mixed media, 2014, 11.5" x 14" x 15"
Leslie Magdaleno "I Only Drink with Dinner"
Acrylic and found objects, 2014, 8" x 13.5" x 3.5"
Veronica Triplett "Allow Reality to Control your Life"
Rope, resin, collage, 2014, 24" x 16" x 2"
Anthony Butkovich "Irregular Conjugation"
Styrofoam, acrylic, 2014, 51" x 63"
Chris Thompson "Order Disorder"
Chalk, acrylic, corks, 2014, 40" x 24.5"
Joseph Blanchard "Release your Inner Monster"
Mixed media installation, 2014, 26" x 22.5" x 10.5"
Veronica Triplett "The Key to Self Help is Help"
Plaster, cork, wood, paint, 2014, 12" x 9.75" x 3.5
Anthony Butkovich "Big Bed Wolf"
Fabric, spray paint, 2014, 40" x 30"
Stephanie Lienhard "Relax, Reality is in Control"
Arduino, rope, paper, mannequin, mixed media, 2014, 44" x 30" x 48"
Colin Kaeppel "DNA Rope"
Sisal rope, glue and shellac, 2014, 42" x 4"
Joseph Blanchard and Brenda Cruz-Wolf "Irregular Conjugation: Do not leave the secret passage to mock the woe-mongers, the last one you try, the one-eyed is king"
Mixed media installation, 2014, 40" x 70" x 100"
Joseph Blanchard "Let's go with Reality"
Mixed media installation, 2014, 26" x 33" x 97"
Chris Thompson "Lucky Charms"
Cereal boxes, colored pencil, framed, 2014, 12" x 15"
Chris Thompson "Trix are for Kids"
Cereal boxes, colored pencil, framed, 2014, 12" x 15"
Colin Kaeppel "Shield"
Painted wood, wine corks, 2014, 26.5" x 17.5"
Leslie Magdaleno "The Women in the Picture are HAVING FUN!"
Acrylic, found images, cereal boxes, framed, 2014, 13.25" x 19"
Veronica Triplett "Unleash your Inner Monster"
Fabric, wood, paint, 2014, 18" x 24"
Stephanie Lienhard "Unleashing my Inner Monster"
Paper, fabric, acrylic, 2014, 24.25" x 31.75" SOLD
Leslie Magdaleno "Unraveling my Inner Monster"
Inkjet on cotton, found object, 2014, 17.5" x 22"
Anthony Butkovich "Yellow Pill Road"
Vitamins, acrylic, 2014, 24" x 24"
Anthony Butkovich "If he rises, he must look up -Samuel Smiles"
Mixed media, 2014, 38.5" x 48.5"
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