Artist Talk at Space 242 Tomorrrow Night! (3.19)

I'll be at Space 242 tomorrow night from 7-8pm with Jennifer Lewis for our artist talk. Our show Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes closes on March 21st so come say hi and check out the work one last time. For more info and directions visit http://space242.com.

Cat Slap

My friend Alan Foreman is working on a new animation project called "Cat Slap". He's going to post a new animation every month for 2009. Alan is a super talented animator and musician. Check out Cat Slap here and check out his band, Ten Minute Turns, here.

In other news, I posted some pictures from Friday's Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes opening on my flickr page. . .if you have more you'd like to share let me know!

My friend Julie

I want to thank everyone for coming out on Friday to Space 242 for the Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes opening. If you couldn't come to the opening you can always check out the show during regular gallery hours (Fridays from 6:30-8pm). My friend Julie Ahn was nice enough to blog about the show and my work. Julie is an amazing artist who lives in Philly and also went to RISD. See more of her art here.

Weekly Dig Cover

My Wreath piece is on the cover of Boston's Weekly Dig this week! If you're in Boston or Providence pick up a copy. You can also download a pdf of the cover or buy a print of it on their site. Come see the actual painting at the opening this Friday, the 27th at Space 242.

Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes Opening at Space 242 This Friday Night!

After months of work and planning the opening is finally here! Come out to the South End this Friday, the 27th from 6-8pm and toast the end of winter with me, Jennifer Lewis and 400 of your closest friends. For more info and a sneak peek of the work go to Space 242's site. Thanks to everyone who has supported me while I got ready for this. I've also updated my portfolio site-new stuff in the Fine Art section of the gallery. BOOM.

Leaf Lady

Just finished another painting for the 242 show. . .

Blogs I like: Pinkergreen and Cantab Publishing

Two local talents have great blogs that you should know about. I always look at design firm Pinkergreen's blog for design info and inspiration, so I was psyched that they posted about my upcoming show at Space 242 today! Also, my friends over at Cantab Publishing have their blog up and running. Ryan just posted some fantastic photos from the Shepard Fairey exhibit at the ICA. Bookmark them both!

My Dad

My Dad has been a huge influence on my art and art making. He's done more illustration work than I will probably do in my entire life. I've included a couple of my favorites from early in his career. The top and bottom pieces are colored pencil and the middle piece is a painting. I love you, Dad.

Typewriters in Portsmouth

Walking around Portsmouth after The Cute Show, we passed by this office supply store that specializes in typewriter repair. These ones were in the front window.

Hello ellO

Thanks to everyone who came out to The Cute Show at ellO last night! Byrdy and co. did an awesome job and the show looked great. Plus they had mini cupcakes and Sparks, so really there was something for everyone. It was my first visit to Portsmouth and it was definitely worth the trip. I'm really happy I got to be part of the show and hope to work with ellO again in the future. There was a short write up about the show on Seacoastonline, and they featured my Sleeping Skunk painting! Table of accessories and stationary featuring work by me, Argyle Whale and other artists. Elise has an amazing norwal and unicorn print (not on this table) that I have to get.
Etched cards by Andrew DeVecchio.
The mini cupcakes.
Jamie Fales work. A Boston Terrier with Flavor-Flav esque gold chains? Check.
My Ouch-o-pus and some necklaces and button packs.
The one blurry picture I took was of my work on the wall. Rats. Yes, the skunk painting is crooked (don't worry it was fixed!).
Some more stationary. The beard card and pillows are from Sarah Coyne.
Squids!!!!!
Bradley Hoffer's work.

paintin and drawin

A new piece I made for my end of February show. Now it's off to New Hammy for the Cute Show at ellO! The opening is from 5-9pm tonight.

what I did today (and yesterday)

Painting away. . .I had more flowers on her and more leaves but it was teetering dangerously close to ukulele territory. Not that I have a problem with ukulele territory.

Bots to the rescue!

I freaked out at the grocery store when I saw these bottles. The characters are adorable and every flavor ends in "bot"-lemonbot, grapebot ect. I stared at them and made frantic hand gestures indicating my intense desire to buy them. We picked up berrybot and grapebot. I have yet to taste the actual water inside of the bottles, but I hope it's good since everything else about this company seems so charming. That's right, I said it. Charming.

Fons Schiedon is my hero

Trash-a-long. MTV Asia ident from Fons Schiedon on Vimeo.

Dutch artist and all around very impressive person Fons Schiedon was one of my favorite presenters from the 2008 Pictoplasma conference in NYC. His work is so good it hurts my brain. He can paint, he can draw, he can animate. He wore a white suit at the conference. My favorite piece he showed was an ident for MTV Asia that was a love song to both Karaoke and Kylie Minogue*, but this one is a close second. Go to his new site and be amazed.

*and if you know where to find said karaoke kylie ident and pass it on I, no, the world will be forever grateful.

ellO Cute Show Opening Feb 6th!

I just packed up and shipped some work for The Cute Show at ellO in Portsmouth, NH. The show runs from Feb. 4th - March 2nd and includes work from Kimberly Scola, Daniel Semeraro, Bradley Hoffer, Jamie Fales, Sarah Coyne, Nancy Mungcal, Marissa Falco, Elise Towle Snow and Jessabelle Evens. Come out to the opening on Feb. 6th!

My New Favorite Book

I found this language book from the 50's on the free table at work. Despite its groovy illustrations and promise to make ". . .learning seem more like amusement than hard work. . .", I don't feel like I'm learning any Italian. This is probably because I'm not really trying to learn Italian, I'm just trying to look busy on public transportation.

Posters and Fliers for My Show

I just got the mini posters and fliers for my show at Space 242 in February. The opening is the night of the 27th, from 6-8pm. I'm really excited to be showing with Jennifer Lewis, a fellow RISD grad.

Happy New Year!

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

I happened to catch this gem the other night-The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. The sets are bizarre and beautiful which makes sense since it was co-written and directed by Dr. Seuss. If you were less than impressed with the most recent movie adaptations of Seuss' work, Dr. T will cure what ails ya. Har har. Watch a clip here.

More New Paintings!

Here's a detail of something I'm working on for my show at Space 242 this February. The opening will be on the night of the 27th. . .more info to come soon! The gallery is located at 242 E. Berkeley St in the South End-a short walk from the Broadway T stop. Openings are every final Friday of the month.

Sidecars & Gingerbread

As part of our holiday festivities we mixed up some gingerbread cookies and sidecars last night. For sidecars make like this: three parts brandy, one part triple sec, one part sour mix with a sugared rim and a slice of orange or lemon. Crank up A Charlie Brown Christmas and then cancel all of your other plans.

Fruitbat Necklaces in the Shop!

My favorite of the necklaces I've been making-the fruitbat combination-is now available in the shop!

Mixtape Cellphone Charm Now Available in the Shop!

I'm adding lots of new things to my shop this week and my hand made mixtape cellphone charms are one of them. I made a lightbox yesterday and took tons of photos of my new stuff. But now I have the dreaded "computer eye" so I'm going to take a break and go get supplies so that I can have "Christmas tree decorating/cookie eating eye". I mean eyes.

Space 1026 Auction Tonight!

My Golden Girl screenprint is in the Space 1026 Auction tonight-everything starts at $5! Supporting the auction helps Space 1026 show artists their gallery, host community events and continue being a vital part of the Philadelphia community. Shepard Fairey, Issac Lin, Matt Leines, Alex Lukas and Katy Horan are just some of the artists who have work in the show. If you're in Philly go check it out-if you're not you can watch the event on 1026's site or bid for work on eBay.

Black Haired Girl and Ghost necklace in the shop!

I've started to put the new merch I've made up in my shop. . .the charm necklace with the black haired girl and ghost went up tonight, with the rest of the pieces going up by Friday night.

Baby's First Bazaar Bizarre

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and the line to come out to the Bazaar on Sunday! Special thanks to my family, friends and JP-I couldn't have done this without their help and support. It was a crazy day and Jen and I saw some great work and met some really nice fellow crafters, artists and shoppers. My only regret is that I missed out on the pie. I'm smiling in this picture because the pie has yet to sellout. I'll also put up some more pictures on my flickr page and add the new merch to my shop. Here's a couple links to check out from fellow vendors. . .

Emily aka Crazy Cakes
Allison Cole's Bang Bang You're Thread

Chad of Devoted Bee
Glitterlimes!
A Bardis

Sniffles

Here's two shots of what's above my desk and on my desk while I finish up work for the show on Sunday. I've got a lot left to do and I have a head cold. I hope someone will be selling handcrafted DayQuil at the event. Actually, no I don't.

Bazaar Bizarre This Sunday!

Boston's Bazaar Bizarre is this Sunday, December 7th at the Castle at Park Plaza. Come by and check out the table I'm sharing with my friend Jen of Rejeneration. The two of us are selling handmade crafts including bags, prints, jewelry, hats, buttons, and more. Over 140 vendors are expected at this years event as well as live entertainment and snacks! Yes! Hope to see you there.

For more information please visit:
http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/boston.html

Wegmans + Graphic Design

Why I am obsessed with a grocery store? I've asked myself this many times, but as anyone from Rochester will tell you-Wegmans is the bomb. Check out how their logo has changed over the years.

In Other Radio Related News. . .

. . .I saw Wait Wait Don't Tell Me last night at the Wang and it was amazing and hilarious. Peter was charismatic as always and there were only two "wicked" jokes. Mo Rocca, Charlie Pierce and my favorite, Amy Dickinson held their own in a show that included discussion of gps underwear, giant pinatas, and James Bond. Plus, the guest for Not My Job was none other than Congressman Barney Frank. Tune in this Sunday to hear the show for yourself on your local NPR station or listen to the podcast.

The Casbah on KSYM 90.1

My new favorite podcast is The Casbah from KSYM 90.1 San Antonio. Brian reads your mind and plays a great mix of surf, garage, old school soul, random alt rock and other stuff. There's a set list on the site as well so you can find your favorites from the shows-old and new.

I love this!

Minilogue - Animals from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

News and a new painting

Here's a peek at something I've been working on-trying to get back on the gouache train. September was a really busy month. . .a lot happened! The print lottery at AS220 was a big success. I went to the Pictoplasma conference in New York and saw amazing and inspiring work from Fons Schiedon, Tim Biskup, David OReilly and Tokyoplastic. I've got Sparkyart stickers on the way in addition to new button sets! Also, the big multiplayer game I was lead designer on for GBH is finally finished. You can play it here.

Ponytail Print

This five color screenprint is the latest thing I've made at the shop. . .it's printed on archival 11 x 14" paper and is an edition of fifty. The horseshoe is metallic silver. Yee-haw. It's going to be in the AS220 Print Lottery which you can read more about here.

Coconuts!

Dear blog readers (i.e. Mom and Dad),
Sorry I've been so lazy about posting lately. This summer has been crazy busy! Thankfully it's also been productive. . .how you ask? Well check it out. I painted eyeballs on coconut shells. And I hot glued bows on them. Owowowowow.