ArtAID 16 “Heroes and Villains”

Redhouse is proud to be a supporter of Art AID and has donated an original piece for the auction.

When: Saturday, October 10, 2009

Where: Cotillion Ballroom

When: 5:30 for reserved ticket holders and 7:00 to the public

How much? Tickets are $60 in advance available at all select-a-seat ticket outlets, Planet Hair or Positive Directions ($65 at the door). Reserved tables are available, contact James Woods for more information at 263-2214 x 109

Get ready for some high-fashion fun at ArtAID 16 “Heroes and Villains”! Planet Hair has put together an amazing runway show with more than 100 models and dancers! And ArtAID is proud of the art we auction off each year and this year we have some incredible pieces from local and regional artists, in fact, more than 200 pieces have been donated! This year’s featured artist, Elly Fitzig is donating two pieces to be auctioned off. Get there early and enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Corporate Caterers and stick around after the runway show for live music from The Naughty Astronauts. All proceeds benefit Positive Directions, a non-profit organization that helps people in the Wichita area who live with HIV/AIDS. Sponsored by Planet Hair, The Greteman Group, 104.5 The Fox, The Kansas CW, KMUW 89.1 and Bud Light.

This piece was done for the folks at Imagination Costume in Las Vegas, NV. The same company who produced the costumes for Bette Midler’s stage show at Caesars Palace. It is airbrush on 18″x26″ aluminum and clearcoated in HPC15 S/W.

Funny graphics for a pilot but it sure does scream “mean”. Rod came to us with nothing but a black and white sticker about the size of a Zippo lighter and said, “What can you do with this?” So working with only the existing colors, we made the perfect blend of the grim reaper and Harley-Davidson circa 1985.

Gabe Robbins from “Chop Shop Custom, LLC.” sure can build a bad-ass bike and this is one of his best yet. Gabe hand-built almost every component on this radical chopper. So when it was time to wrap it with the perfect skin, he wasted no time calling us to get on the schedule. He wanted a 70’s trucker feel and it had to be in a rootbeer and cream color scheme. Armed with those rules we came up with just the right blend of bassboat flake and classic oldschool pinstripe.

Though this Mercedes SLK hood was painted for display in our showroom, it didn’t last long. It was purchased by Buffco Eng. Inc. to hang in the bosses office. Now thats how you decorate the office of the president of the company.

This piece is part of our favorites. It is a fully operational(and ice cold) 1947 Leonard Refrigerator (produced by the Nash-Kelvinator Corp.). it has been painstakingly restored and custom painted to be a true hotrodder’s dream. The classic was carefully dismantled, the old enamel was stripped to bare metal, then basecoated in a custom “Kookie” blue candy. The graphics speak for themselves. Other improvements include new grounded wiring, new seals and insulation, and new rubber pump mounts.

This piece is for sale: $6000.00

For the second year now Redhouse has been honored with the invitation to the uber-exclusive, invite only Mother’s Polish Underground Kart Races that take place during the Louisville Street Rod Nationals. There’s nothing like performing a pit maneuver on captains of the hotrod industry and still having a career afterward. But seriously it’s always a great time with and awesome group of guys. We are truely honored to be a part of it every year.

We wouldn’t miss it for the world! This will be our third year attending SEMA and it gets better every year. Stay tuned for pictures of last year and when it’s all over with, pictures from this year!

Say hello to the infamous Pez bike. Thats right. Pez as in “Pez Candy”. The Conroy’s came to us with an artistic dilema. They love their Harley, but they love Pez just about as much. So they asked us to combine Harley davidson and Pez candy without the bike looking like a raindow candy wrapper. With the scheme we came up with, the Conroys ride hill and dell looking for one more trophy to snatch at the next bike show. And as you will see below they’ve picked up more than just the attention from the judges!

Thats right! You’re lookin’ at none other than country music recording artist Toby Keith. 

August 24, 2007 — While in Sturgis, S.D., for the 67th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Toby Keith made an impromptu stop that surprised some local fans, countryhound.com reports.

Live Nation executive Brian O’Connell, also in town for the event and riding in a group of four with Toby, noticed a homemade banner hanging from the house that read, “Hey Toby Keith, come in here and Get Drunk And Be Somebody. You’ll Love This Bar house!” He pointed the sign out to Toby, after which the group of four riders crossed three lanes of bumper to bumper traffic and pulled up in the front yard.

Astounded, those staying at the house and sleeping in tents in the backyard celebrated Toby’s arrival. The singer stayed to sign autographs and pose for pictures, while also downing a few bottles of water he’d been offered in an effort to fend off the 100-degree heat. Toby, who’s revered in Sturgis for braving a previous performance in the face of a driving rain storm, stayed the better part of an hour.

As Toby and company prepared to leave, the home’s occupants ran out into the road blocking three lanes of traffic to allow the group to continue on to their destination.

article courtesy of  GACTV.COM

This was a promo tank we painted for Sherwin Williams / Planet Color’s SEMA booth last year. It features one of our many specialties…woodgrain.