The Sumi Ink Club Mural on the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Rampart Ave. in Silverlake (L.A.) is now complete. It took six days to do, with tiny brushes and over 50 participants.





THANK YOU

We are happy to be a part of The Joyful Bewilderment! Over 100 drawings by so many of our favorite artists, the list goes on forever. Join us:

2nd October
@ Rough Trade East
‘Dray Walk’
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL

Abby Portner (USA)
Adam Hayes (UK)
Adrian Fleet (UK)
Alex Higglet (UK)
Alice Stevenson (UK)
Amy Brown (UK)
Andre Razo (USA)
Andreas Banderas (NOR)
Andreas Samuelsson (SWE)
Andy Jenkins (USA)
Andy Rementer (USA)
Anna Peaker (UK)
Ben Javens (UK)
Ben Newman (UK)
Brent Wadden (GER)
Cat Johnston (UK)
Chrissie Abbott (UK)
Chris Bourke (UK)
Chris keenan(UK)
Chris Magnusson (SWE)
Christopher Bettig (FRA)
Clare Shilland (UK)
Crayonlegs (UK)
Craig Atkinson (UK)
Damien Correll (USA)
Danny Sturgess (UK)
Dean Sullivan (USA)
Derek Albeck (USA)
Emerald Mosley (UK)
Emily Forgot (UK)
Emily Twomey (UK)
Eric Shaw (UK)
E*Rock (USA)
Evan B Harris (US)
French (UK)
Garrett Morin (USA)
Grady McFerrin (USA)
Gwenola Carrere (BEL)
Hiroshi Kariya (JAP)
Holly Stevenson (USA)
Holly Wales (UK)
James Jarvis (UK)
Jenny Bowers (UK)
Jesse Brown (USA)
Jesse Spears (USA)
Jim Stoten (UK)
Joanna Marie Beaumont (UK)
Jody Barton (UK)
Joe83 (POL)
Joseph Allen (AUS)
Josh Petherick (AUS)
Justin Fines (USA)
Justin B Williams (USA)
Lala Ladcani (ARG)
Lawrence Roper (UK)
Lee Basford (UK)
Lucy Mclaughlan (UK)
Maja Sten (SWE)
Marcus Oakley (UK)
Marcus Walters (UK)
Matt Cassity (US)
Matthew Feyld (USA)
Matthew Hodson (UK)
Matthew Lock (UK)
Maxwell Paternoster (UK)
Merijh Hos - Bfree (NL)
Michael Kirkham (UK)
Michael Perry (USA)
Michael Swaney (CAN)
Mogu Takahashi (JAP)
Nathaniel Russell (USA)
Nick White (UK)
Nigel Peake (N. IRE)
Nigel Robinson (UK)
Ok Bang (ITA)
Ola Vasiljeva (NOR)
Patrick Gildersleeves (UK)
Petra Borner (SWE)
Randy Laybourne (USA)
Richard T Clarke (UK)
Richard Coldicott (UK)
Rick Myers (UK)
Robin Cameron (USA)
Robert Hanson (SCO)
Rob Ryan (UK)
Rui Tenriero (NOR)
Ryan Jacob Smith (USA)
Ryan Waller (USA)
Sarajo Friedeh (USA)
Scott Barry (USA)
Shoboshobo (FRA)
Stefan Marx (GER)
Stef Grindley (UK)
Steven Harrington (USA)
Stine Belden Røed (NOR)
Stuart Kolakovic (UK)
Simon Peplow (UK)
Simon True (UK)
Sumi Ink Club (USA)
Supermundane (UK)
Susan Cianciolo (US)
Till Thomas (UK)
Tim Head (UK)
Toby Shaull (UK)
Tsz Wan Ting (HK)
Tuukka Kaila (FIN)
Valerie Philips (USA)
Vaughan Baker (UK)
Wouter Vanhaelmeesh (BEL)
Yuka Katagiri (JAP)

We held a lovely sumi session with Tim Lowly’s advanced painting class at North Park University on Tuesday afternoon. First ever sumi session preceeded by a full explanation of how sumi ink club works + slide lecture of past projects. We were excited to talk a bit about the recent and not so recent history of collaborative art and to share the work of some of our favorite artists: CoBrA, niki de st. phalle, jean tinguely, gelitin, relational aesthetics, learning to love you more, paper rad, harrell fletcher, shobo shobo, and many more. Here are the drawings: day/night.

Sumi Ink Club held a special colorful session at one of our favorite spots in Chicago, Golden Age. We were joined by many new chicago friends–thanks to everyone who contributed to these drawings. We would like to publish a little book, and Marco suggested that Golden Age may turn the drawings into a flag to hang above the entryway of the store. The drawings will be on display live and in real life at Golden Age for a little while if you are walking by.

We’ll be sumi-ing in chicago this sunday, August 31st. Join us and make a drawing if you are in Chicago! See you there! Golden Age

A fashion collaboration with Smockshop is set to unveil this September–here;s a lime shoulder piece by Sumi Ink Club to be incorporated into one of Michelle Brunnick’s designs.

A sneak peek at some of the custom garments that Sumi Ink Club is working on for Smockshop.

We painted all day and into the night joined by many Sumi Ink Club members, old and new. Our conclusion–the future of transportation looks ancient, lots of walking and brooms.

The bottom tier of the mural is now complete. Now all that remains are the upper canopy and the middle section. We will reconvene saturday afternoon from 4-8pm and sunday from 12-6 to paint. Everyone is welcome to join in and add to the mural. Sumi Ink Club is all ages, all humans, all styles. The theme is the future of transportation.

The mural is getting denser and denser. We were joined by many amazing new members of sumi ink club–including Victor, a man who moved to America just two days prior. Painting a mural on the theme of future transportation is a pretty promising way to spend your third day in the United States. Welcome.
The door is open–anyone who would like to add to the mural is handed a brush and a cup of paint.