The Jersey Fresh Jam is New Jersey’s premiere Hip Hop festival. Since 2005, the event has grown from a small, humble event into one the most respected celebrations of Hip Hop culture on the east coast. At the twilight of every summer, aerosol artists from far and wide converge to adorn the walls of Terracycle INC with their signature masterpieces, while local and regionally known emcees, bands, and DJs provide the soundtrack for the days festivities. This event is free and open to the public. Come and share the excitement!

http://jerseyfreshjam.com/about/

https://www.facebook.com/jerseyfreshjam/

Recently I spent a few minutes with Artist Leon Rainbow during the Graffiti Summer School class held at Terracycle 

Have a listen to my chat with Leon and one of his students Janice.
https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/leon-rainbow-and-janice

Have a listen to some a few of my chats with Leon.
https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/sets/leon-rainbow

Have a look at some images captured during the Graffiti Summer School
https://goo.gl/photos/8Emkk4qn2RNef9Wf9

As a young boy growing up in the 70’s and 80’s I found cartoons and superheroes fascinating, Batman is my favorite.

The natural transition is to comic books of which I am a fan as well.  I don’t know what happen to my collection but these 2 were rescued from my stash of items in Mom’s attic. 

Being a proud parent I want to share all of my childhood experiences with my 12 year old.  BTW she is also a fan of Batman and comics. 

This led to us attending the 2015 New Jersey Comic Expo in Edison NJ.  This was the first event by this promoter in New Jersey. 

The venue was a little difficult to find and located in middle of nowhere, however parking was easy and plentiful.  The amenities of the facility were fine, the attendees and vendors were very friendly and very interested in sharing with the Trenton 365 audience.

Have a listen my chats with some of the Artists.

Mark Adona  https://www.facebook.com/Marc-Adona-552070704933955/

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/mark-adona-wandering-vagrants

John Bellotti  http://robo7.com/

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/john-bellotti-jr-robo7-com

Fabrice Sapolsky  https://fabricesapolsky.wordpress.com/

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/fabrice-sapolsky-writer-artist

Jason of Lethal Ware  https://www.facebook.com/LikeLethalWare

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/jason-lethal-ware

Well done to the NJ Comic Expo team, see you next year!

Frequently I like to spend a few hours in a local library catching up on administrative items, researching or some quiet time reading.  The Lawrenceville NJ Branch of the Mercer County Library System is one of my favorites.

They have a decent Internet connection, the staff is very helpful, friendly and the location is usually on my route into or out of New Jersey’s capital city, Trenton.

On a recent trip my attention was captured by a piece of art.  While inspecting the sculpture I was approached by one of the staff members who explained that this piece of art was a part of the annual event, “TRASHED ART- A Contest for Creative Trash Transformation.”

The event coordinator Karen Serach was not available at the time but I was given information about the event, a tour of several pieces from previous events and asked to contact Karen with any other inquiries.  I did just that and was delighted to sit down with Karen Serach and to chat about her, and her efforts.  Have a listen to our conversation.

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/karen-serach-reference

On the day of the reception I bumped into longtime Artworks Trenton supporter Glen Moore who entered a piece.  We chatted about the local art scene and of course Artworks before our recorded chat.  Have a listen to that conversation.

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/thrashed-art-glen-moore-at

In addition to seeing Glen I met a new friend Marilyn Dombroski who was representing her Husband Gene Domborski and his submission.  We chatted for several minutes about mutual friends, aquaintances and of course artwork.  Have a listen to our chat.

 

https://soundcloud.com/trenton365/thrashed-art-exhibit-gene

Karen Serach is a very warm spirit who is passionate about the environment, art and sustainability.  I appreciate art in most forms and encourage the efforts of people who want to incorporate more art into the lives of the general public.

Trenton 350

Tam Ramos

On Thursday June 27, 2013 I had the pleasure to interview "Tam" Ramos on the Trenton 365 Show.  Filmmaker Husband Kell came along as well.

Tam is an artist with several different irons in the fire.  Therefore you know I find her intriguing.  We share several mutual friends, believe art can and will be a major part in the revitalization of Trenton and believe in doing something about issues.

Tam has taken her personal experiences and morphed them into a form of expression that in my opinion provides therapy.

For now, Tamara expresses herself as a photographer, painter and fashion designer.

Bubi is her venture into fashion/garment industry with a planned release in September 2013

On the Trenton365 Show Tam shared a bit of her story, in short she was born in Trenton, lived in some of the more challenged areas, relational issues within her community/family etc.  Those life experiences that have become all to familiar and accepted have helped her to grow into the present day force that she is.  Force is not a strong word considering she has been recognized for her achievements internationally with trips to London and Milan.

Tam has and will not let experiences seemingly good or bad slow her down or prevent her from being a vessel that is filled and overflowing so others can benefit.  

Tam and Kell Ramos have several things planned for the rest of 2013 such as the release of the documentary "Misty Dawn", fashion launch and continuous creating but you should seek them out personally for some face time.

https://www.facebook.com/MistyDawnDocumentary

On Saturday June 29th, Tam will have an event in New York called Prisonera, see below.

http://www.couragenetwork.com/Photos::tamara_ramos.html
http://www.examiner.com/article/tamara-ramos-showcases-her-powerful-artwork-a-solo-exhibition-on-june-29
https://www.facebook.com/MistyDawnDocumentary
http://www.tamararamosphotography.com/#!tumblr-feed/cr36