Giving & Sharing the NoFrills way Part 1
I met Glen Smith while visiting the Melbourne Festival of The Photocopier last year.
It was to be a very beneficial meet up for me because I got to meet and then associate with one of the artistic gems of Red Bubble.
Glen is an artists foremost as well as being a High School teacher and Administrator for the Arts in Geelong (Victoria’s Second largest city.) Glen with his partner in crime David Dellafiora (also a teacher who specialises in Mail and correspondence art) are responsible for exciting art concepts, productions and exhibitions that are innovative as they are unique.
One the things Glen and I have done since forming our friendship is too exchange art. I give Glen any old shit that I can compile together and Glen every 2 months or so sends me his ‘zine .
Yon can always tell when Glen sends something.
It doesn’t have a name as such as each booklet comes with its own distinctive title. The booklets consist of a compilation of Glen’s Tee Shirt ( and other) art during the period previous to it’s publication a lot of it posted on Red Bubble, there are also new works not seen on the web site and sometimes a better description of what the art is about. There have been seven issues so far and though the quality was high to begin with each issue has increased in quality and design with the last two even coming with colour features.
I will often also get a free gift which is usually a NoFrills Art button or sticker that never get seen on Red Bubble and I treasure these little pieces of ephemera , because they are really what NoFrills Art is all about. Giving and teaching.
Glen has not got a subscription network happening yet but I think if enough interest is shown he may be forced too. You can currently buy NoFrills Art Publications from the Sticky Bookshop in Melbourne or contact Glenn via Red Bubble.
jemimalovesbigted
You lucky lucky bastard! I would love to get my mittens on some of those!
jemimalovesbigted
thanks for the heads up Danny!!
Scott Robinson
Glen is amazing.. Such a passionate and skilled artist.
I`ve got a few issues of his zine myself,, they`re a playground of ideas, and truly in the spirit of art giving back..
Mel Brackstone
You lucky lucky bastard! Gotta love the networking thing though, well done Glen on sharing his fantastic work!
RandyLMonteith
Great looking artwork ! You Lucky Bastard!!!
Michael Alesich
Looks great Danny, Glen is a great artist. I’ll have to have a look at Sticky.
Murphyoso
And here’s me secretly buying and hoarding (and the occasionaly gifty) all the peripheral bubble work and thinking ‘hehehehehe, one day my collection is going to be worth billions’ and all this time there was some rare and precious stuff being exchanged in brown paper envelopes in dark shadows! Well, I think I am just going to have to put the pressure on Glen to set up a subscriber function. That stuff all looks awesome!
Anne van Alkemade
and I’m thinking that Glen or David at least, should be members of Snail Mail!!!!
sjem ©
Some quality stuff there. Good work glen, and thanks for sharing Danny.
Tate ©
thanks danny. well glen, you’ve been dobbed in dude! maybe rather than hassling ya, i’ll pop down to sticky and find your stuff…
Cathryn Swanson
They look so awesome.
I’m going to have to check out Sticky next time I’m in the city too.
veronicapurcell
Yah NO Frills!! Glen’s a real gem to have on this site.
rubyred
Great read Danny, and how nice must it be to get those little packages! Bespoke gems in bubblewrap – it’s the future!
Hmmm I wonder if he wants to send some overseas… ;)
mister khan
this all makes me feel useless and inadequate. keep it up.
Ange
v cool danny:)
glen should certainly be awarded for his efforts…
now that’s a great artist/teacher alright.
nofrillsart
Hey Danny,
This slipped passed my radar! Thanks mate.
ps-That picture makes it all look very impressive. Getting quite a collection going.