9/3 Live Screen Printing @ Yellow Barn

Posted September 3rd, 2009 in Ann Arbor, Blog, Friends, Live Screen Printing by Sarms

There’s a party Sunday and everyone’s invited, we’ll be there on site making custom designs for custom people. Bring in old cloths and we’ll give them a makeover, here’s what our friends have to say about it:

Partake in the creative expression of art and music and celebrate the birth of three yellow barn organizers: Jon, Robin, Mary and friend Leah. The aim of this event is to bring people in the community together to produce and share in art and music, work together and celebrate. We will have little stations for painting on dumpstered wood, light graffiti, random array of unique instruments, paper crane wish-making, as well as a potluck, games, and dancing.
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8/30 MODATI Makes Year Two Appearance at DIY Street Fair

Posted August 29th, 2009 in Blog, Events, Ferndale, Live Screen Printing, Vending by Sarms

Join MODATI Sept. 18-20 at the the DIY Street Fair at lovely Fendale, MI for live screen printing.

We’ll be live printing on the spot so you can get a custom printed shirt on the spot! Bring clothes from home and we’ll rejuvenate them with ancient Chinese medicine, screen printing! We’ll have shirts on site too so don’t worry about lugging your closet around if you don’t want to.

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8/17 Photoshop Tutorial: Convert Artsy Drawings into Half Tone Screen Prints

Posted August 10th, 2009 in Blog, Photoshop, Tutorials by Sarms

Love to hand draw? And we don’t mean Wacome tablets and clean hands , but first grade Ticonderoga pencils drawing.
We do! We hope you do too, so we’re going to show you how to convert a lovely pencil drawing into a beautiful screen print!

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Last stop in Boston!

Posted July 26th, 2009 in Blog by Sarms

Hey friendlies! This is going to be Modati’s last stop at Bostons South End Open Market. It’ll be fun to see you all one last time! While you’re out here make sure to also check out our dear friend Moth, she’s awesome!

7/14 Ann Arbor Art Fair Hosts Modati Live Screen Printing for 3rd Year!

Posted July 14th, 2009 in Ann Arbor, Blog, Live Screen Printing by Sarms

Join MODATI for a live screen printing party as we host our third annual screen printing workshop at the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair July 15-17 from 1-3pm & 6-8pm and July 18 from 2-6pm.

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Free Beginner Illustrator Tutorial: Make Saucers from Outside Space with the Pathfinder Tool

Posted June 24th, 2009 in Blog, Tutorials by Sarms

This tutorial will show you how to make a simple flying saucer in Abode Illustrator in a few easy steps. I use Illustrator verison CS3, but any verision should do. Here’s a preview of the finished result:

Step 5

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Modati to chill with Flaming Lips, The Walkmen, and Yo La Tengo at Pitchfork Music Festival!

Posted June 21st, 2009 in Blog, Vending by Sarms

Modati recently confirmed itself as a 3rd year vendor at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago from July 17-19!

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Science Playground

Posted June 10th, 2009 in Blog by Sarms

We’ve been playing around and have been practicing with new types of inks. Inks you can buy and inks you can make, dyes and more. You can learn about some of the new silkscreening methods we’ve been working with at the playground?

Sharing some Thé à la menthe

Posted February 18th, 2008 in Blog, Uncategorized by Sarms

This is a sweet video, with some neat music. Look for the radical looking muslim guy, he’s sweet!

WTF Potluck, Ugly Tasty.

Posted February 12th, 2008 in Blog, Uncategorized by Sarms

Ugly Tasty
Do you like food? Well so do I. But I also like people, art, and creativity. So here’s a project I’ve started called WTF Potluck where each month we shall have a themed potluck at The Alibi.
The theme for this potluck is Ugly Tasty. So bring along all those oddly shaped, brown-green tinted meals that still taste delicious and share it with friends. I’m planning on bringing vomit-omlete, you’ll see it when you go to:
The Alibi
613 N Main Ann Arbor MI
This Saturday Feb 16 2008
bring a dish.

-BG