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Please join us, one and all!

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Thanks to Jill Manuel of Cleveland's Channel 5 for coming out to Survival Kit and supporting local art!

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Leia von Hohenfeld performing on her music box horn at Survival Kit Gallery on December 17th 2010.

Video courtesy Lightning Fingers.

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!!!!THE FIRST EVER 4TH COAST POP UP MARKET!!!! The 4th Coast Pop Up Market is a collective of local designers and artists and features limited edition pieces from emerging Cleveland businesses. The market will also include vintage clothing, records and other unique items. !!TWO DAYS!! Friday, January 21, 2011 from 5 pm to 11 pm Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 12 pm of 6 pm SURVIVAL KIT GALLERY West 78th Street Studios 1305 West 80th Street, Suite 3C Cleveland, OH DJ Friday Night - Devon Stephens In addition to the pop up market, Survival Kit's "94" show will also still be up if you missed it last month - featuring the artwork of Alex Tapie & photographs of Suzanne Cofer. Sponsored by: Survival Kit, Lu-Owl Vintage, Music Saves & Superelectric Press

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Leia von Hohenfeld performing at Survival Kit Gallery's opening night, December 17th, 2010.

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The Survival Kit grand opening is mere hours from now. Join us beginning at 5pm today and linger for lovely things to see, hear, and eat!

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SURVIVAL KIT is an art gallery and alternative event space for emerging and local artists, craftspeople, and performers! Our first show, "ninety-four," features paintings and photographs by resident artists Alex Tapié and Suzanne Cofer. Don't miss the premier on Friday, December 17th, 2010 from 5 - 9 pm. Opening evening also features a CD release and music box horn performances by Leia Von Hohenfeld and tasty homemade caramel samples by Please. Survival Kit is located on the third floor of 78th Street Studios at 1305 W 80th St, Cleveland, OH 44102

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Brian and Dan installing the door for the practice space.

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Building the subfloor for the practice space.

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Both sets of curtains up! Hurrah! The next post you see will be about the move in process!

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Our sunsets go floor deep.

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Tiny cat on a big roof (as seen from the studio window).

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This is where I draw the line. . . between the studio and kitchen, that is!

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Match made in heaven.

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Yes, they ARE that colorful and shimmery! Great way to warm up a cool palette!

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You know how it goes. You make a decision. You execute said decision. You take a step back and wonder what made you think it would be a good idea in the first place.

Survival Kit consists of four very creative people, three of whom are extremely dedicated musicians and two of whom are having a go at careers in the visual arts (yes, my math is correct - there is some overlap!). We are in love with the process our Instruments provide, and not to toot our own horns (a metaphor made even funnier by the fact that none of our resident musicians play a horn) but we DO have good taste. Yet, as evidenced by the trial and error nature of creativity, we flounder, we fall, we fail. One of the reasons we decided to take part this adventure is that we NEED each other to move forward. Honest critical feedback, inspiration, creative harmony (both aural and visual) and most importantly, folks with whom we can celebrate when we have Those Moments of clarity, those times when an idea is so luscious and perfect that we look around to see who might have planted it there, not trusting that it came from our own hearts.

The polyurethane looks pretty crappy on our white gallery floors. I had a silly idea for curtain rods that is impossible to engineer. Alex has painted and repainted her floors and walls until they were JUST RIGHT.

We have good taste. We sweat to bridge the gap.

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Kitchen shelving inspiration from the very handy resource, Apartment Therapy.