Local artist bringing a taste of DOOM to the holidays

Local artist Stephen Vincent is incorporating his macabre art work into the holiday season with his zombie nutcrackers. The Nutcrackers stand at about 8in tall and sell for $30 not including shipping.

Vincent also makes such horrific delights as painted suits and zombie tote bags. When asked what his favorite medium is to work in, Vincent said "Right now I would have to say acrylic paint on whatever I can slap paint on. That includes suit coats, shoes, bags, or canvas."

And what influences Vincent's art? "Well most of my horror art is influenced by old E.C. and EERIE comics and probably all those damn zombie movies I watch." Vincent said.

For more info on Stephen Vincent you can visit his Etsy.

I heard Voices

I attended the Creative Alliance event Voices today and it wasn't bad. My original fears of the event being too long were unfounded. I arrived around 6p.m. which was about 4 hours into the event, with another 3 to go, but it was still going strong with a full house.

There was art and short stories and poems along the walls at Red Ink in downtown Flint. In one of the larger back rooms of the venues, writers were able to share their portion of the event at an open mic where they performed music, spoken word, read poetry and short stories.

Given that this was a 7 hour event, the crowd "was pretty consistent" said Glen Birdsall, a poet from Flint.

I was impressed that the event had such a large turnout, but in the half hour I was there the MC kept the show rolling in such a way that I wasn't sure who was starting and who was finishing.

Over all any free events in the city are great, but it's even better when it's a free event and a fun event that is well put together.