the big TOMS event way back when

there was a huge TOMS event that i was able to work way back on oct 15, which was super fun! it was at jmr at the gateway mall, and it was kind of a big deal. i couldn't figure out a way to blog it til now, when i caved and got the flikr pro account. (woot!)

as you can tell from those first self-portraits, we got shiny complimentary shoes and official TOMS shirt for working it. they asked us to write biographies and they put them up in front of our stations; i soon discovered i really enjoyed observing people look at the biographies before the event and get excited. i was happy to hear good things about my examples on display.


...aaaand check the commentary.

then, in december, i got to do another event! documentation of that one, and a commission, coming relatively soon. :)

remember that you can contact me to paint on your canvas shoes, too. custom paint job, just $30 (those materials are so dang expensive). i love me some swag.

TOMS tomorrow!

sorry for the lack of update (i wonder how many of my upcoming posts won't begin with that apology.....). school and work have been crazy, but i have some awesome things to show you, so be excited! in the meantime....

remember the TOMS event i did a while back? well, i've since done two more and i'm doing another one tomorrow! if you're in utah, you should definitely stop by. not only will there be shoe painting, but there will also be face painting and a live band. bring your friends and family or just yo'self and come party it up!

{some TOMS i've designed since that last post}

if you can't make it but would still like some sweet custom-painted TOMS, contact me at kgull.art@gmail.com and i'll paint yours!

style your sole!

if you aren't familiar with TOMS shoes, you should think about fixing that. {read here to see why you really should buy a pair.}

this past saturday they had a promotional event, style your soul, where customers could purchase shoes and then artists would paint them at nordstrom's.

together with fellow local artists and friends hannah, sean, colt, jordan and hilary and others, i painted, markered, and drew on shoes for six hours. it. was. a BLAST.

within half an hour of the event's opening, we were already at full capacity for the waiting list of who's shoes would be painted. we would have loved to stay forever to paint shoes, but we weren't in charge of how that went down.

[this beautiful piece work work is hannah's]

unfortunately, i didn't get shots of all the shoes i did. but here are cool details

soooo....
if you have a pair of unworn shoes that you would like custom painted, we will paint some for you!

...they don't have to be TOMS shoes (but way cooler if they are, or course)
...and YOU can choose your design (or just give us a vague idea and we'll paint some Awesome).

let's talk: kgull.art@gmail.com

i brought my camera and went snap-happy. these photos were taken by me, sean and hannah. for more pictures, check out hannah's post about the event.