the hearts and laserbeams blog!

recently blogger decided we can't publish my blog to my own website anymore so here we are! pardon the dust, and please visit us online at www.heartsandlaserbeams.com!

hearts and laserbeams is the wacky good-times art and design by me, steph calvert. i team up with robots, cupcakes, and stick people to show people art isn’t all about seriousness, missing ears, and deep thoughts; it can actually be tons of fun.

1.24.2008

they eat candy!



they eat candy!
11" x 14" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas
$175

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

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1.20.2008

they take pics with friends!

this is the first set of robots to find a home and another one of my favorite pieces! it's four 5" x 5" canvases that you hang vertically to look like a photobooth strip. what's sad is i don't actually know where you can find an oldtimey photobooth like this anymore; all the ones i see out and about are newfangled ones that make you look like a cartoon or ones that put some kind of border on it or whatever. lame!!!



they take pics with friends
set of four 5" x 5" canvases with black handmade strip frames
acrylic on canvas
$200

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90802

1.19.2008

iron on letters!

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are no longer a pain in the butt to put on! expect to see more iron on letters in the future! pow!

the spanky new heat press is here!

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you guys have no idea how excited i am about this - the quality of our tshirt transfers has now officially gone through the roof! shirts will return to the site within the next week, hooray!!!

they drink too much part 3!

here's part three in the they drink too much series - here we see the partybot way past his recommended intake of boozeahol, poor thing! this painting was also featured on the cover of the district magazine on january 2; how about you take home a piece of history?



they drink too much #3
8" x 10" artwork in black handmade strip frame
acrylic on canvas
$125

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

happy weekending!

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1.18.2008

AHAHAHHHAAHA!!!!



i saw this note lying on the ground this morning when i took jimmy outside and i would LOVE to see what kind of shenanigans led up to it!

1.17.2008

they drink too much part 2!

here's our partybot again, this time the party's in full swing and he boasts full lampshade regalia!



they drink too much #2
8"x10" artwork in handmade strip frame
acrylic on canvas
$125

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

join us at the closing reception on january 26 from 6-8pm, won't you?

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1.16.2008

they drink too much!

part one of a three part series, here we see the party just getting started!



they drink too much #1
8" x 10" artwork in handmade black strip frame
acrylic on canvas
$125

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90804

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1.15.2008

they get flat tires!

poor little guy, stuck on the freeway with a flat tire! won't you take him home?



they get flat tires
8" x 10" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas
$100

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

don't forget to come to the closing reception on 1/26/08, 6-8pm!

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1.13.2008

this just in!

hey there!

so very exciting, we were just asked to have a closing reception for the robots show at siren! if you missed the party the first time around, you should come check it out!

robots! they're just like us! closing reception
saturday, january 26, 6-8pm

siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

cheers and see ya there!

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they go incognito number 2!

here's the companion piece to yesterday's painting, also a personal favorite!



they go incognito number 2
5" x 7" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas
$100

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

and why does it have to be sunday already? i'm declaring shenanigans!

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1.12.2008

they go incognito!

they go incognito number 1 and 2 are probably my favorite pieces from this robot show because who doesn't like moustaches!? communists, that's who. this one was featured in the online version of the district's review of the show!



they go incognito #1
5" x 7" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas
$100

available through january 31 at siren
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

also, in unrelated news my new favorite subject line for a spam email is "scientific breakthrough for your love wand".

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1.11.2008

they recycle!

hey kiddos, it's time for another installment of meet the robots they're just like us gang!



they recycle
8" x 10" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas
$100

available at siren through january 31
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90802

and in other exciting news, cheers to melissa for passing on the hot tip another one of my pieces got used in a storque article! hooray!

happy weekending!

1.10.2008

they go nuts for cupcakes!

welcome to our new almost daily show and tell of the robots! they're just like us! show! today's piece was on the show postcard AND featured in oc weekly and the district magazines! enjoy!



they go nuts for cupcakes!
12" x 16" artwork in 2" black frame
acrylic on canvas board
$175

available at siren through january 31
2240 east 4th street
long beach, ca 90814

1.05.2008

classiest magazine cover ever!



this magazine cover kind of blows my mind. the sweetest thing ever was when i came home from work wednesday, when this issue came out, josh and his bro had already framed this cover and hung it in the living room. if you're siblings or you live in savannah or new mex don't fret we got one set aside for ya, if you're in the long beach area this issue's only on stands until tuesday night so get it while you can!

i would love to think that this cover'll get more people going to check out the show and maybe deciding they want to give one of my robots a home, it would superduper help out the i need new shirt equipment really soon thing!

happy weekending y'all! and how about the latest britney meltdown! the only word for it is WOW.

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