![]() This next artist, Noah Scalin, has a site Skulladay where he spent a year in 2008 making and posting a different skull image every day. The next artist Jeff Gagliardi has more work at his site. The Rembrandt of Etch-A-Sketch is a man named George Vlosich III who takes 60-80 hours for each sketch (if you can call them that), and happens to have amazing overall drawing and design talent and a thriving business with his talented brother.Įtch-a-Sketch by George Vlosich III Michael Jackson But, if like me, you haven't seen this stuff, it's pretty amazing. And it seems that there was a big hoopla over the summer when Etch A Sketch turned 50 years old, so this post basically recycles old news. Well, surprise on me, I discovered this whole amazing world of Etch A Sketch art. Now doing these large murals and pieces from the line-work of the Etch A Sketch, and seeing them in a casino and the Browns Stadium, and different places around town is really cool,” said George Vlosich.Īlthough he has set the standard for the Etch A Sketch for more than two decades, Geroge Vlosich remains humble and focused on the next project and yes, another hometown championship.TweetWay back in my early days of blogging (around two months ago), I was writing a post about the challenge of learning to design a website in Dreamweaver, and I wanted to insert a basic Etch A Sketch image to illustrate my novice design. ![]() It's really cool to see how far I've taken it. “I think people realize what true fans we are of not only the teams but also the city of Cleveland. ![]() GV Art & Design continues to be a popular spot with fans and athletes and has three locations across the Buckeye state-in Lakewood, Willoughby and Kent. The Vlosich family then began selling t-shirts and artwork out of their home and on the internet, using the slogan “Cleveland that I love.” The video went viral with one million views in a week, and was named by "20/20" as one of the top viral videos for 2007. It was also the first opportunity to launch the GV brand. Perhaps the defining moment in Vlosich's career came in 2007 when he gained internet fame for his Etch A Sketch portrait of Lebron James, when the Cavs were in the NBA finals. But yeah, no one in the world can do it to the extent that I can do it,” said George Vlosich. “One little knob the other way, its back and forth and so it's hard to actually teach. In fact, some of the sketches take upwards of 80 hours to create. Transforming straight lines and squiggles into works of art is not a simple task. One of his newest murals is featured at Lebron James’ I Promise School in Akron. His art is featured not only in Ohio, but in galleries throughout the world. George Vlosich also got the chance to meet President Clinton, Hollywood A-lister Will Smith, and in 2010 he even made an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, surprising the talk show host legend with a personalized work of art. That was probably my favorite experience growing up with the Etch A Sketch," said George Vlosich. He was reading poetry to us and telling us stories and just the inspiration he kind of gave. Word spread on his talents, and soon he was meeting legends like Jim Brown, Lebron James, Charles Barkley, Cal Ripken, and even Muhammad Ali. “I've learned, you know, as a little kid, there's no point in competing with, you know, the best in the world basically, so I am just amazed every time I see him do another Etch A Sketch,” said Greg Vlosich, George’s brother and co-owner of the art company.Īs a teenager, the die-hard Cleveland sports fan concentrated on drawing athletes. Capital building and showed them when I was done and they looked at it and they're like oh my gosh, I can't believe you did this,” said George Vlosich, co-owner of GV Art & Design. “It was my mom's old Etch A Sketch from when she was a little girl and threw it in the back seat for us to play with when we heading to Washington, D.C., and I did the U.S.
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