WOW! NewRaleigh.com has fantastic and thorough documentation of SPARKcon’s fashionSPARK runway show September 19, 2008. If you didn’t get to the show, or couldn’t see it cause somebody’s big head was in your way, check it here!

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“Dirty Dishes” (or “The Girls” as they are titled) Tina, Kim and Kathy - and John Waters of course. I’m not sure I would ever want to eat with these iconic characters, but it could be fun smearing food all over their faces. Get ‘em from Adora Porcelain and various contemporary culture museums.
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SPARKcon 08 featured some of the best graffiti artists I’ve seen at graffitiSPARK…AND they just happen to be local! 8 local artists showed all sorts of painting and stencil techniques, designing 8′x8′ walls, all to the DJ beats of Joe Giampino.

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This week, I hope to provide a basic summary of the smashing success of SPARKcon 08.
First, a primer: SPARKcon is a festival celebrating and nurturing the local creativity of Raleigh and the Triangle region of NC. It’s 100% volunteer… everyone involved runs entirely on enthusiasm, passion and talent, with a bit of support from some [...]

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To echo Emily from the blog Scoop and Etsy Shop OrangeBeautiful “They’re Back!” Check out the lovely 2nd edition of her Motivate Screen Prints here.

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