The Portable Artist

Thursday, October 16, 2014

'ARROWS' Behind the Scenes

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Here's the "Behind the Scenes" of the Macklemore/Fences Video. It'll give you an idea of the number of sets we had to bu...

FENCES/ MACKLEMORE VIDEO

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This summer, I had the chance to Art Direct the video for ARROWS, a new song by Fences and Macklemore. It was produced by Macklemore & R...
Monday, September 16, 2013

GARY of the NFL

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I recently Art Directed a commercial for the NFL, which was shot at Century Link Field. I worked with Shefskie Sienkiewiez, Curtis Taylor, a...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

LAGGIES

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Just wrapped shooting on ' Laggies ', Lynn Shelton's new film, starring Keira Knightly, Chloe Moretz and Sam Rockwell. This is m...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

'Lucky Them' Set Dressing - Before and After

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Here's an example of 'Before and After' shots, showing what the Art Department does to a location. Our job is to make an enviro...

Petra's work on 'Lucky Them'

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My daughter Petra (12) helped out in the Art Department for Lucky Them.  In the story, there is a character who is a musician that disappea...

LUCKY THEM

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Here are some photos from the production of 'Lucky Them' .

LUCKY ME

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This winter I worked as Production Designer for a film called ' Lucky Them '. It was a Megan Griffiths film,  with Toni Collette and...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

SUGAR MOUNTAIN PAINTING

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Kurt Dammeier, the Big Cheese at Beecher's , just commissioned a new painting.  He just purchased and built out an amazing space above t...

ACME ART DEPARTMENT

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I have to do some serious catching up. If I'm not posting anything to the blog, it's probably because I'm busy. Here's a lit...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

TOUCHY FEELY IS GOING TO SUNDANCE!

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TOUCHY FEELY is in competition at the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL! Lynn Shelton's new feature, which was shot in April in Seattle, is among...

THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE

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Typical day at the office.... I was recently asked by David Clugston (you remember him: DNA blocks, giant cardboard rose) to help gift-wra...

DISTRICT

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Here are more shots from the Look Book, shot by Juco. Hand painted backgrounds! Giant Forks & Hamburgers! sculpte...

BIGFOOT

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In October, I put together a set for the Discovery Channel's 'Finding Bigfoot' show. (Spoiler alert -- I think they...
Monday, November 26, 2012

NORDSTROM ART

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I was honored to be asked to create some artwork for Nordstrom Photography SoDo Studios. I've been doing work for Nordst...
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John Lavin makes sets and props for film and print. He is a Production Designer, painter, illustrator, builder, and jack-of-all-trades artist. John can be reached at john@lavinstacey.com
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