Accent Sunday, July 12, 2015 Vintage signs inspire Greenwood artist Colleen Tebo to carry on a tradition of hand-painted and crafted signs. Retro fonts and SC Festival of Discovery provide inspiration for local artist Colleen handcrafted signs, a collection of which is displayed at on Main through the end of July. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Vinyl may be rare, but Greenwood artist Colleen Tebo is paying homage to the record with her vintage-inspired sign. YOUR SIGN MADDY JONES INDEX-JOURNAL Greenwood artist Colleen Tebo stands in front of one of her newest pieces Thursday displayed at On Main. Barbecue and blues a muse for vintage-inspired signs I you happened to be at on Main during the Festival of Discovery weekend, chances are you noticed vivid, music-related signage on the walls.
The sign art is the work of Greenwood artist Colleen Tebo, who used to work as a sign painter here. Eight pieces of her work are displayed through the end of July, six music-related signs and two barbecue-related ones. is the third time had signs displayed at (on Main) but the second time for the Tebo said. year, I did a lot of barbecue signs. This year, I tried to gear it more toward the Vintage signs have long had an appeal for Tebo, but she said the art of making them by hand is less prevalent than it used to be, with increasingly computer graphic and machine-driven technology.
real hard to find hand-painted signs that are not Tebo said. a lost art. A lot of times, find signs that have been painted over and over. You will see a ghost sign bleeding through. That is really cool.
I love that. make mine out of large pieces of insulation foam, cutting them with an X-Acto knife and a hot Tebo said. By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY See SIGNS page 3C a lost art. A lot of times, find signs that have been painted over and over.
You will see a ghost sign bleeding through OLLEEN EBO Greenwood artist on her sign installation at Howards on Main Menswear aims for attention at first NY Fashion Week NEW YORK Ladies, step aside just a little. The men are craving a bit of the spotlight. In the world of U.S. fashion, clothes tend to get most of the glory. But the industry is aiming to change that, one chic skinny suit at a time.
Next week, New York welcomes its first ever stand-alone Fashion Week for men. This new outside the U.S. fashion capitals have been holding fashion weeks for years. But in New York, menswear has been tacked onto the much higher-profile collections shown in September and February, making it seem like a much less glamorous, er, little brother, as well as putting it out of sync with the market schedule for clothes. But the menswear market is growing faster than womenswear, and has been for several years.
That means the right time for the new venture, says its chief organizer, Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. was the perfect time to push the envelope and show what talent and innovation there is in mens- Kolb says. have a clean slate. When you start from scratch, you can build it into what you want it to The week is shorter than the weeks four days, not eight and the roster of designers a mere fraction, too. But some big names are showing, along with a number of up-and-comers.
Among the most prominent labels: Michael Kors, Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Thom Browne, Tommy Hilfiger, and Rag Bone. And a big name coming back: American designer John Varva- tos, been showing in Milan for years. For Kors, one of the most successful designers who mounts high-profile shows twice a year in New York, the new week is a not only for his own collection which he says will have an life this time but for U.S. fashion. that puts the focus on American designers and fashion in general is a good Kors said in an email message.
is a big step for the industry because it provides a larger platform for conversation around menswear, and always important. By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press ASSOCIATED PRESS Fashion designer Michael Kors attends the Miranda Eyewear Collection launch event Feb. 18 in New York..
