The Office team searched Gold Country, Reno and the Mission for amazingly awful old landscape paintings, then painted new Bigfoot-
inspired art over them, hoping to make the pieces as covetable as they were in their wood-paneled family room heyday.
Office worked with kids in 826 Valencia's programs to write descriptions of each art piece- in their own (creative) words- and prominently
featured them in the exhibit.
Several local artist-friends were invited to re-imagine Northern California tree stumps, based on their own interpretations of Bigfoot.
Gigantic—Erik Marinovich
Bigfoot Disguise— Ben Barry
Forest— Brent Couchman
Bigfoot Lending Library—Eric & Christine Strohl
I Want to Believe—Jessica Hische
I Want to Believe—Jessica Hische
Don't Stop Believin'—Lisa Congdon
Big Leg—Caleb Kozlowski
Bigfoot—Dave Eggers
Black & White—Alan Dye
Big Pattern—Brian Flynn
Leave Me Alone—Richard Perez
Office conceived, curated, and designed “I Don’t Believe in You Either,” a Bigfoot-inspired art exhibition benefitting 826 Valencia (home of the Pirate Supply Store) and 826 Boston (home of the Bigfoot Research Center), the world’s most inspiring nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for kids. The Office team searched Gold Country, Reno, and the Mission for amazingly awful old landscape paintings, then painted new Bigfoot-inspired art over them, hoping to make the pieces as covetable as they were in their wood-paneled family room heyday. This resulted in a collection of 38 original framed paintings and 100 vintage postcards, as well as a limited edition show poster.
