The second time that Jessie at Ramble Supply Company asked me to work with her, she gave me creative control over the direction of her monthly artist event with Nail Yeah. As I mentioned in my previous Ramble Supply post, Jessie has a kickoff party every month on Raleigh's First Friday. For June's event, she booked the amazing Crystal of Nail Yeah to do 30 minute manicures during the event, and had a bartender serving craft cocktails with White Whale mixers.
My idea for the event was to create an environment where Crystal and her manicures/customers naturally became the spotlight in the room. So I decided on a black light/dark room party! We covered all the walls in the gallery with black craft paper and drew Ramble's branding decals on the walls with chalk. With the help of Jessie, Crystal and a few friends, we painted all the decals with white paint so they would pop under black light.
My strategy was to set Crystal's table up centered on the main wall of the gallery, and have her working under one powerful spotlight for her manicures. With all the lights off and the glowing decals, Crystal really became the highlight of the party! Jessie supplied serious tunes and glow sticks for her customers and we celebrated the June kick off with delicious White Whale cocktails!
