Art by Mags
Margaret Coble,
Proprietor
“NOLA Heart Clock”
Background
One in a series of sacred-heart designs
inspired by tattoo flash art, created post-Hurricane Katrina to
provide New Orleanians with a stylish way to express their
civic pride. Available through art by mags.
Clocks are spray-painted with an original
stencil design on a recycled vinyl record. 12 inches in
diameter. Includes built-in metal wall hanger. Quartz clock
movement requires one AA battery (not included).
All clocks are one-of-a-kind and
hand-made. The final product may differ slightly from
that pictured.
Mags was on track to launch an
art-n-crafty business when Hurricane Katrina blew through.
Evacuated to Louisville, mags returned to NOLA monthly until
skyrocketing rents forced her to give up her apartment. She
plans to return full-time in 2008.
With a foot in both Louisville and NOLA,
mags is a current member of both the Louisville and New Orleans
Craft Mafias.
When she’s not practicing
craftivism, mags is a music reviews editor for Curve Magazine and
a judge for OUT Music.
Margaret Coble, aka mags, is a former
club DJ, electronic-music magazine editor, event
promoter, New Orleans Dyke March organizer, and Reel Identities
LGBT Film Festival organizer.
Mags likes the term
"art-n-craftivist" because her art is also craft, and
she tries to infuse her personal politics into work that has
been influenced by folk art, 60s-70s pop art, street art, and
graphic and commercial art.
While earning a BA in art history, mags
fell in love with painting and printmaking. After college and a
move to New Orleans, a brief stint as a folk artist was
abandoned in favor of music and journalism careers.
Mags and some friends began street
stencilling about five years ago. Street stenciling led to her
current craft collection combining DIY printing processes
with recycled and found materials to make one-of-a-kind,
hand-made clocks, signs, mixed media constructions, clothing
and more.
