Marathon Monday

It's Patriots Day! Here are some sketches of girls with no noses!

China Fair

Whether you've been thinking of opening up a family restaurant or planning a party in which you are hoping to trick your guests into thinking it's still 1972, China Fair has something for you! Browsing the store at 2100 Mass Ave is like being at Pearl River, a garage sale and your parents basement ALL AT ONCE. They have kitchen supplies, tons of paper products and aisles and aisles of cups, plates and saucers. Did i buy the Ziggy napkins? Yes, yes I did.

If it's yellow. . .

I'm making a sign for our potty. Not to be strictly enforced, just an excuse to make something for above the toilet. I mean, everyone knows that picking something to go in that spot is a super important design decision.

I saw Monsters Vs. Aliens in 3D. And I liked it.

I recently partook in the madness that is Monsters Vs. Aliens 3D. I will go ahead and say that I'm not a big DreamWorks fan. If I never have to see anything relating to Shrek again I will be happy. I'm not charmed by the cast of Madagascar dancing around to "I Like to Move It". I know tons of people thought that MVA was a pile of poo with no plot or character development, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked the look of the main characters and I bought Susan's storyline (however thin). I thought her transformation from wallflower to heroine was believeable and touching. I did! All of the main characters were well cast and there were some genuinely funny moments in the film. There were also some jokes that completely bombed, and I wish there had been more nods to classic sci-fi/monster movies but overall I thought it was pretty, pretty, pretty good. I'd also reccomend reading Jessica Winter's review in Slate.

Still need to pick up something you purchased from Sour Grapes?

If you haven't already made arrangements to pick up something you bought from my Sour Grapes show, you should contact the gallery director Ami Bennitt to set up a time. You can email her at ami@space242.com or reach her by phone at 617.797.3191. Thanks again to everyone for coming out to the show!

Grayhaired Sketch

Here's the color test for my latest painting. I'm making the finished piece with gouache and cut paper.

Happy Spring!

How nice was it yesterday in Boston? Sooo nice.

Spike Jonze

From the man who brought us the best Beastie Boys video ever, more amazing work. From the Lakai "Fully Flared" skate video and the live action adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are". Music by Unkle and Arcade Fire respectively.

Last chance to see Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes at Space 242!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Space 242 for the Sweet Meats & Sour Grapes artist talk last night. Tonight is the last night that the show will be up so you haven't seen it yet-go see it tonight! Visit Space 242's site for more info. If you can't make it I've added more pictures from the show to my flickr page. I want to thank everyone who came out over the past month and supported me-it means so much to me. Thank you thank you thank you!

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.