Links
www.artcarparade.co.uk - Welcome to the artists that were commissioned by the Walk the Plank team to form the UK's first ever art car parades in Manchester, Blackpool and Newcastle in 2007.
www.artcarbootfair.com - Welcome to the artists that dare to be outrageous and sell their creative fare from their car boots...Artists such as Gavin Turk, Sarah Lucas, Peter Blake and Abigail Lane will be exhibiting their wares on the 14th of June 12-6pm. Entry £3
www.artcaragency.com - The art car agency created by Harrod Blank that presents an extraordinary range of cars from painted to textured mosaic, from dada symbolist to audience interactive which can be hired for events.
www.artcarparade.com - The site that creates the excitement and ethos of the Minesotta Art Car Parade in all its colourful glory.
www.harrodblank.com - Harrod Blank's own website featuring his films, Wild Wheels, Driving the Dream and Automorphosis which have been seen by more than 50 million people across America. You can also purchase his books that have promoted the art car movement and the three art cars that he has created over the years - Oh my God!, The Camera Van and his highly musical interactive Pico De Galla.
www.artcarfest.com - Showcasing the annual gathering of amazing art cars from all over America and Canada. A group of social entrepreneurs who have been taking art out to the public for over 20 years through the art car festival and school and hospital outreach programme.
www.artcars.com - A great site in cyberspace that covers everything from a fantastic slide show of some of the permanently exhibited art cars themselves to imaginative decoration techniques and how to do it yourself. There are beautiful pictures of the 'Wrought Iron VW' by Joe Gomez, 'Shake Yr Groove Thang' by Rebecca Bass and the Bellaire High School and the fine work of infamous 'cartist', Larry Fuentes and his 'Derby Racer'. There is even a section on art cars for kids.
www.artcarmuseum - A site devoted to the origins of the Houston Art Car Parade
www.orangeshow.org - Home of the most famous art car parade of all, the Houston art car parade which attracts a quarter of a million visitors every year.
www.usautoparts.net/bmw/artcars - BMW's art car commissions of various sporty BMW's to famous artists such as andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Ken Done and Jenny Holtzer.
www.onlyinhouston.org- Video about Rebecca Bass and her work with disadvantaged high school students to create a series of art cars that have consistenly won the Houston art car parade.
www.partydelights.co.uk- A site that overflows with party fever and fabulous inexpensive items to decorate your artcar with.
www.all4parties.co.uk - If you fancy covering your car with firework vinyl or a starlit sky this is where you can find it for just over a tenner......
www.asgoodasgrass - If you want to bring a touch of nature to your car with plastic grass this is a great site to start at.
www.turfshop.co.uk - For real green grass - you have to request a quote though.
www.me-mo.co.uk - If you want to funk up your car on the inside girlies this is the site for you - offering a mixture of polka dot seat covers in lime, yellow, pink or blue or all manner of flower designs. You can also order your funky steering wheel covers - a must perhaps for any art car owner and you can also purchase sets of funky magnets - hearts, butterflies etc....
www.first4magnets.com - A brilliant site for those of you who either fancy decorating their car just with colourful magnets or who want to use very inexpensive magnets with adhesive backing with which to attach other items to their car.
www.brintink-online-co.uk - An ideal place to start for those of you who would like to use metal markers or spray paints to decorate with - ranging from £4 - £5 each.
www.thechristmasshop.co.uk - In case you are in the festive mood this store offers you everything from gold glitter grape leafed garlands to black and silver foil decorations that are rather elegant and suave.
www.lakeland.co.uk - In case you fancy covering your car in paper doylies - perhaps painted and decorated this is your chance....120 assorted white paper doylies of all shapes and sizes for just over a tenner.
www.halfords.co.uk - The place for car spray paint but did you know they sell Glow in the Dark paint ???
I have a number of other sites that reflect my passions and vision in life, should you wish to explore them:
You can visit my art website at www.joycatcher.com/esther
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