Long Live Queen Freddie! :: Completed Edition

Heads up! The series you've all been anticipating is finally coming to life! That's right, Long Live Queen Freddie! is going through it's final stages and coming to a wall near you. There will be two different shows, one in Seattle and one in Tacoma, to spread the love around and to coincide with each city's Pride events.

  

The series has been in production for about 9 months. The works are all portraits of Freddie Mercury dressed as famous queens throughout history and pop culture. What started as a silly idea a year ago has become so much more to me. It's definitely a fun series first, but I'm also trying to say something that I hope you'll be able to appreciate, understand, and possibly love so much that you'll walk away owning a fun conversational starter to hang on your wall.

There'll be 11 (or more) oil paintings, a couple smaller mixed media drawings, posters, and a limited edition print. The paintings will be roughly $900-$6000. For those with a tighter wallet, the drawings, posters, and prints will run you between $10-$200. There will also be a payment option for the larger pieces. Getting in is free. But if you happen to purchase something, 5% of my profits will go to an LGBT organization (most likely HRC), with the Ghost Gallery also contributing 5% of their profits to the It Gets Better Project from the Seattle show.

Both show openings are set to be pretty fun. There'll be music from DJ Melanin*. He'll be familiar from our wedding. The Seattle show will be at a bar, and we're working on acquiring a special event license for the Fulcrum show in Tacoma, so we can get you some booze while you peruse. If you're bringing kids, come to the Tacoma show, as they won't be able to get into the Seattle bar.

  

If you can make it, it'd be really great to see you at one of the shows. If you can't make it to an opening, you can still see the series for a couple weeks following each venue's reception. Be mindful of Fulcrum's gallery schedule (Wed & Fri, 12-5pm).

In the meantime, if you haven't already, please RSVP to these two events on Facebook. Or follow my page for more general updates (facebook.com/SeaKnigge).

Seattle party
Friday, June 28, 7-10 p.m.
St. John Bar and Eatery, 719 E. Pike St. Seattle
Facebook invite: http://tinyurl.com/queenfreddieseattle

Tacoma party
Friday, July 12, 2013, 7-10 p.m.
Fulcrum Gallery, 1308 MLK Jr Way, Tacoma
Facebook invite: http://tinyurl.com/queenfreddietacoma

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Thank you guys so much for the support, and I hope to see you soon.

-Chuck
seakae.com