What is Art*o*mat®?

What is Art*o*mat? Created by Clark Whittington in 1997, Art*o*mat® machines are retired cigarette machines that have been converted to VEND ART! For only $5 you can collect paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, glass, mixed media and more -all the size of a pack of cigarettes. There are over 100 active machines in various locations throughout the country. "Mat," the machine featured in this road trip blog, was the first Art*o*mat® hosted in Washington state in 2005 and now "MAThilda" is proud to be the first machine hosted in New Mexico, debuting in February 2013.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

We Created Our Uniforms!

I found a good deal on Carhart sweatshirts at Fred Meyer so we printed out color transfer logos from the computer and ironed them on. The big one on the back has embroidery around it thanks to Corky's trusty sewing machine.

These sweatshirts will be comfy and cozy for the road trip in two weeks! We're excited about looking like official Art*o*mat® representatives. We sent Laird out to Home Depot to buy some wood for the rolling cart-dolly thing that will allow as much ease as possible moving the machine in and out of the minivan. Of course everything has to be custom made. Next project is sewing the cool black quilted cover for the machine...
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