Of Hip Hop, College, and Randomness.

Snakes...why did it have to be snakes?

International Balls by Willie Cole

One of Erik's guerrilla art pieces.

Hi there, readers! This past couple of days has been exciting to say the least. We've had famous people, a field trip. a new piece of art exhibited for us, and experiments with food! Awesome, right?

Last night, we had an amalgamation of welding, wandering, and hip hop as Double Life Click (http://www.youtube.com/user/doublelifeclick) represented Jersey. Leto and LB decided to say hello, along with internationally acclaimed artist JMC (http://www.jmc-music.com) coming all the way from London to show us love. They shot a video here with us, and gave me (Tucker) an assignment. Once I figure out how to edit the videos properly, I'll post them up.

Today, Erik and I went to TCNJ, with Erik going to his usual classes and me exploring the campus. After some attempted video editing and failing, I decided to go see what was what. In the Art building there was an exhibition by Willie Cole, a local artist that has gained fame in his field. His unique perspective on life, the universe, and everything made for some interesting art that I personally am going to be looking into.

Also, those readers who may attend the college, be on the lookout for strange figures appearing all over the campus.

The Mayor Stops In

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack visited the 220 Allen St. shop this morning to discuss future plans of the Trenton Atelier and how the City can support our efforts. The Trenton Atelier is not demanding any monetary donations or handouts - just an OK from the government to do something with one of the 1500 vacant and abandoned properties owned by the City.

Mayor Mack discussing the City's need for change-makers and people with great ideas for how to move Trenton forward.

So, it seems that the city is taking an interest in what we're doing here. This morning, Mayor Tony Mack popped in to see what was going on, and he seemed to enjoy it. We wil be seeing some more support from the City of Trenton in the future.