I heart Mr. T!

Hello Beautiful People! I stepped outside my usual box this month to participate in a special group show that my cousin Tripper invited me to participate in. It's called "I heart Mr. T" and has some pretty hilarious work from dozens of local artists that pays homage to our favorite 1980's American television hero. Thinking along the "heart" lines, it led me to one of the Pop Art classics--Robert Indiana's "Love" painting that has become the icon for that era, as well as the city of Philadelphia.

For those of you who readers may not know, Mr. T was a member of a multicultural crime fighting trio called "The A Team," and was known for his oft-spoken phrase which always began: "I pity the fool..." and was usually followed by an ending like "...who doesn't like Oingo Boingo." The main words in his phrase, especially "pity" seem so loaded, that they were perfect to translate into Indiana's iconographic style. A portion of the sales proceeds will go the Opal Creek Scholarship fund for Buckman Elementary School. This will allow some kids that may not otherwise be able to afford it to participate in a special field trip to Opal Creek and have a great time while learning something worthwhile.

If you're downtown for this month's First Thursday openings, please stop by and say hi! MOSHi MOSHi is located at 916 W. Burnside Avenue, close to Powell's City of Books.