Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
200hours in 2minutes
I really love Tom Noll's work on his ten foot guitar and on this video. Fitting music accompaniment. Look closely toward the end of the video for guitar strings and pick.
Watch how Tom is practically dancing to the beat. When the tempo picks up he really gets busy.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
new guitartown website
Just learned of the launch of the official Waukesha GuitarTown website: http://www.waukeshaguitartown.com/ I'm not a huge fan of the pastel colors in the Waukesha GuitarTown logo, but the site definitely has a lot of information. I like that they've collected four months of news articles and I like the events page. The site is easy to read and not too cluttered. Take a gander if time allows.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Laurel's Story
Great story by Journal Sentinel writer Laurel Walker in this morning's paper highlighting the work of artist Tom Noll and touching on the history and future of Waukesha GuitarTown.
The Freeman did a nice front page story in Saturday's paper. One of the nice things about this is the timeline to watch for future GuitarTown happenings. An adjacent article describes sponsorship of the guitar art.
The Freeman did a nice front page story in Saturday's paper. One of the nice things about this is the timeline to watch for future GuitarTown happenings. An adjacent article describes sponsorship of the guitar art.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Hearing The Music With Your Eyes
Plans seem to be progressing nicely for the June 1st Waukesha GuitarTown debut during Freeman Friday Night Live in downtown Waukesha. A fund-raising gala the night before will fete the artist's accomplishments, showing off the finished guitars and auctioning five of the playable ones. Several guest musicians will be in town for the May 31st preview and the public unveiling on Friday including Sammy Llanas of the BoDeans; Rusty Paul, Les' brother; and the Les Paul Trio who Les jammed with at the Iridium every Monday night.
Now that all 20 of the playable guitars are on their way back to Gibson for fitting with hardware it's time I share some of my favorite guitar art. All photos are from Waukesha GuitarTown's flickr photostream. Not all guitars are available to show as some of the 10 foot fiberglass models are still under construction.
One thing I've noticed since the photos first started appearing is how incredibly beautiful these playable works of art and 10 foot sculptures are. A concern I had before this began is what if the art isn't something we'd want to walk past and look at the four years they're on display? But the creativity and variety is phenomenal! The styles and medium are as diverse as the artists themselves. There truly will be something for everyone to enjoy. I know some artists probably spent over a hundred hours on their creation, and Tom Noll comes to mind. Is there an award for best guitar?
Now that all 20 of the playable guitars are on their way back to Gibson for fitting with hardware it's time I share some of my favorite guitar art. All photos are from Waukesha GuitarTown's flickr photostream. Not all guitars are available to show as some of the 10 foot fiberglass models are still under construction.
One thing I've noticed since the photos first started appearing is how incredibly beautiful these playable works of art and 10 foot sculptures are. A concern I had before this began is what if the art isn't something we'd want to walk past and look at the four years they're on display? But the creativity and variety is phenomenal! The styles and medium are as diverse as the artists themselves. There truly will be something for everyone to enjoy. I know some artists probably spent over a hundred hours on their creation, and Tom Noll comes to mind. Is there an award for best guitar?
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