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The Beardsgaard Coloring Book

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Hello Gaardians! Long time no see, eh? While we still have some time before we can see all of your furry faces, we do have some fun for you all while you’re stuck at home.

Batavia Mainstreet has been doing a wonderful job keeping the community strong and united through this mild apocalypse. So instead of postponing Batavia Second Fridays, they are moving the event online.

Our usual Second Friday consists of an art show curated by Shopkeep Lucky Eye, and why change a good thing? Except you get to be the artists too. Lindsey has put together some coloring book pages for you all to doodle your hearts away with.

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Presenting Featured Artist Greg Padgett

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Having now done five rounds of featured artists on our walls, we’re gathering both quite the art collection and quite the T-shirt collection. Beginning next year we’re going to be implementing a bit of a twist on our local artist offerings, but right now, come explore the work of Greg Padgett.

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Not only is his intricate artwork for sale in the shop and on the webshoppe until the end of the year, but he has put together one of our favorite T-shirt designs yet, Bee Beard here…

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Fall Featured Artist by Way of Beardsgaard • Greg Padgett {Video}

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Autumn 2016 marks one full year that we have been doing our Artists by Way of Beardsgaard program, and it has been ever so much fun.

Check out out little interview with Greg Padgett, Naperville art teacher and guy who does amazing things with ink. He’s also our fall featured artist. Read on and help us pick our next limited edition T-Shirt and sticker design. It’s all up to you.

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Get Some Gloom in Your Room

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Do you like creepy creatures that touch an exquisitely weird part of your soul? Then you need some gloom in your room.

Gloomworld, that is.

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Created by Nicholas Nickelby Johnson, who originally hails from St. Charles (although he lives in NW Indiana these days) his demented little dudes had captured our hearts and eyes years ago on Instagram.

So when he was one of the first to respond to our call for featured artists and we realized we had been fanboying out over each other for some time, we knew it was a perfect fit. Perfect for both the shop and Beardsgaard Manor, because Catch and Release barely made it on the wall before Natalie and Tyler bought it.

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Calling All Artists

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If you have been in our shop this spring, you may have noticed the walls filling up with beautiful art and new T-shirts. That has been thanks to our Spring Featured Artist Brian Busch. He was the first to adorn the wall, and it was a fantastic way to start.

But spring is nearly over and with summer soon to begin, we look toward our next seasonal artist (and autumn, and winter, and so on). But who will these artists be?

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We aren’t sure yet, but it could be you! If you are a two-dimensional artist who has been looking for some wall space to call home and sell your work, we want to hear from you.

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