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.

Golden Girl Screenprint

Here's the latest limited edition screenprint. This one is shiny and glittery. It's available in the shop for only $15! And this weekend I also went rock 'n bowling. OWOWOWOW!!!

Coffin Couple Print

For my second set of silkscreens I did this creepy couple in their coffin. The original sketch is on the left. I'm pretty happy with how they came out and the glow in the dark ink works like a charm. The prints are now available in the shop!

Starry Eyed Print Now Available!

Hello hello! I am now a member of the AS220 Printshop in Providence! This print is from my first limited edition of screenprints that I've made there. It's an edition of 25 and each 9 x 12" print is numbered and signed. Head on over to my shop and pick one up! The printshop is great and I love the Taqueria Pacifica, over at the original AS220 building. Vegan veggie burritos 4-evah.

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day and if you're in Boston take a drive by WGBH in Brighton and check out the digital mural-today is all about The Greens, an original broadband series that I do character design and animation for. It's exciting to see something I worked on at such a large scale!

Coffee!

Here's a sketch I did about a tasty beverage I like.

New Painting

Quick sketch for a bigger piece. I heart droopy eyes and no pupils.

Goodbye Pretty Dunkies Sign. . .

The old school Dunkin Donuts sign at the intersection of Market and N. Beacon in Brighton was finally torn down last week. Boo.

Mike Mignola at the ICA

I went to the Mike Mignola talk the other night at the ICA, part of their ICA/AIGA series. Mike talked about his early influences including Frank Frazetta and Jack Kirby and showed a wide range of his Hellboy work-from early comics to concept work he's done for both films. Christopher Golden was there with Mike and the whole thing was like sitting in on a conversation between good friends as opposed to a formal lecture. Plus, Mike was wearing a Sof' Boy t-shirt. Awesome.

Some things I like about Rochester

The cinema at Goodman and South Clinton

Wegmans sugar cookies
The top of the Hallman Chevrolet building on East Ave
Train tracks!

Sparkyart Button Sets Now Available!

I've got button sets for sale in my shop! Each set comes with four pins featuring girls from my sketchbooks.

New Deck (In Progress)

Here's the state of my latest deck-still more to do on it. . .

Black Lips at Middle East

Saw the Black Lips at the Middle East last night and it was faaaaaaaaantastic. They spit beer. If you don't already love them check out their brand of "psychedelic/comedy" at http://www.myspace.com/theblacklips. Photo from zigzaglive.com.

Inspiration from Amsterdam

I took a trip to Amsterdam earlier this year and thought I'd post some of the stuff I picked up there. These are some of the show fliers I collected.