Congratulations Michael Schmelling! The full list is on The Little Brown Mushroom Blog, check it out!

Please join us this Saturday, December 19th, at Space 1520 from 4-7pm for a silent auction and raffle to benefit Children of the Night, donated treasures by Lauren Dukoff, Jess Holzworth and Will Lemon.  Will Lemon will also be DJ-ing with Ana Calderon and the LA Ladies Choir will be singing carols to get us all in the holiday spirit!  Hope to see you there!

Lauren Dukoff shot “Ethereal Icon,” Charlotte Gainsbourg for the latest issue of SOMA Magazine, on newsstands now!

Friend of Giant Artists, Yellow Bird Project is a Canadian non-profit organization that’s enlisted a wide array of today’s most vital and visual indie rock artists to create unique t-shirt designs, with all profits benefiting charities of the artists’ choice. They have launched Color Me Indie, a neat interactive game on their website that’s fun for all ages!

Yellow Bird Project is also responsible for the Indie Rock Coloring Book, published by Chronicle Books and available online HERE, all proceeds are donated to the charities of the involved artists’ choosing.

Aaron Ruell shot an LG Mobile print campaign for our friends at Y&R.  He also has work included in two recently released books: Juxtapoz Photography & Hair’em Scare’em.

Photographer/Director/Illustrator Michael Schmelling shot author Blake Butler for DAZED & CONFUSED and Sensational for the cover of THE WIRE.  He worked with Amazon Advertising on a web campaign for Kashi, and created another OP-ED for THE NEW YORK TIMES.  He’s also in the midst of illustrating an entire issue of the British literary journal 5 DIALS.  Michael’s work is included in a gallery show around the book SHOOT (Rizzoli) in Tokyo 11/26 – 12/14. He’s in a show at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center called “Going From Nowhere,” where he will be exhibiting the beginnings of a new project called “How To Rent a Room.”   The show runs from 12/1 – 2/28.

Body Painter William Lemon III worked on the new Yeasayer “Ambling Alp” video – out now, and with Akon on a PSA for Africa, which will premiere during the World Cup.   Will also worked with Lady Gaga for the AMA Awards.

Photographer/Director David Black shot a Levis Go Forth campaign for the kind folks at Wieden + Kennedy.  He also directed a video for Preacher & The Knife’s single “Ghost House.”

Designer/Illustrator Blake E. Marquis is working with Collective Edition on a bed set & tea towels, and he’s busy working largely on a show at the amazing Space 1026 in Philly.  Stay tuned for details.