L'il Halloween Paintings

Between the Fluff Fest and watching WHMS with Poot, Brian Connely and my brother I had a pretty great weekend. And I did these two wee halloween paintings! BOOM.

What the Fluff? 2009

The Fluff Fest was a success! There was a huge turnout and it was a perfect fall New England day. Thanks to Sarah for getting me involved and to Kristin for her expert guidance in the fine art of Fluff stage decoration. Thanks to everyone who came down to hang out. Thanks to the bikers at P.A.'s for not murdering us. You can see more pics on my flickr page.

Bump In The Night at 1975

Here's a closer look at one of my pieces for the Bump In The Night show at 1975-if you're in Rochester go see it in person at the opening Friday, October 2nd from 7-10pm. Big ups to the ROC and everyone participating in the show!

1975 Anniversary Show

Getting ready to ship off two pieces for 1975's first anniversary show in sweet, sweet Rochester, NY. I'll post better pictures soon. Go to 1975 for more info on the show-which is Halloween themed and opens October 2nd. Congrats to Erich and co. on a successful year!

Cape Cod 09

It was hard to get out of bed on time this morning after spending a week lounging around on the Cape with my family. We swam, we ate, and then we ate some more. We also went to The Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth which I recommend whether or not you are a superfan. The house is stuffed with artwork, books, and other memorabilia from his life-including his favorite outfit. There is also a big fat cat. Which is either great or terrifying depending on your specific feelings about cats. Other things of note were The Brewster Fish House, where my whole family literally freaked out because the food was so good, and Sundae School where my whole family freaked out because the ice cream was so good and they had an olde timey pianey plinking manically away the whole time we were there.

My ugly office chair-Now with less ugly!

I followed these instructions from the Design*Sponge DIY archives and fixed up my sad office chair. The fabric is from Ikea (As is the office chair itself. And that fabric behind it. And that cd holder behind it. Hmm.)

It's a Bikini World.

This was one of the worst movies I've ever seen and would still tell people they have to watch. 1967's "It's a Bikini World" is so bad it's good, but in that way that challenges the definition of the word good. The guy who plays Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses owns a surf bar and sponsors skateboard races. If that doesn't make you want to watch it I don't know what will. Oh wait, yes I do-performances by The Animals, The Toys, The Gentrys and The Castaways.

Hot dog! We have a wiener!

4th of July weekend was a success. It didn't rain for the first time in weeks and I went to karaoke two nights in a row. I also made these picnic buddies. Yea summer!

Girls, Girls, Girls!

I like to draw girls and I have books and books of them. I want to make something ginormous with all of my sketches!

New Cut Paper Painting!

What did I do on my vacation? I finally finished my latest cut paper/gouache painting. It's 15 x 22" and was inspired in part by Susan from Monsters Vs. Aliens.

Friendly Portsmouth

Some people like Portsmouth NH because it's charming and New Englandy. Other people like it 'cause cigarettes are cheap. It's got something for everyone! We went up to pick up some of my art from ello, which is sadly closing at the end of the month. Byrdy and co will still curate and organize shows, but the State St gallery will be no more. If you're in town, swing by this Friday night for their closing show. If you are hungry pop in the original Friendly Toast where I was almost killed by the "King Cakes".

King Cakes with vegetarian bacon. Gahhhhhhhhh. Eggs, hash and cayenne chedder toast (I think). And actual bacon.

Sita Sings the Blues

I'd seen bits and pieces of this and finally saw the whole movie last night in the theater. You can watch and read about it all over the web. Watch the movie on WNET's site, in HD on youtube or at a movie theater near you. Also check out the artist Nina Paley's SSTB site for more info.

Bump It Gocco Print

Here's my latest gocco print-my first four color design. Registering it took some experimenting, and it ain't perfect but it was good to get back to my lil PG-11, I've been ignoring it.

Gary

Gary from Gary on Vimeo.

Directed by Clément Soulmagnon, Yann Benedi, Sébastien Eballard & Quentin Chaillet - Copyright Supinfocom 2008
A friend showed me this short he'd seen-I love the style and colors. Really beautiful combination of 2 and 3d. Check it out! You can see stills and more on the films site.

Viva Movement!

I did this design for my friend Chris at Movement, but it was never printed. . .until now! It was one of my favorite things that I did for him so I decided to get one printed through boardpusher. The colors are a little off but it's easy to upload designs, the prices are really reasonable and the turnaround was quick-yay boardpusher! Yay Movement!

Bump It

Here's the sketch for the next gocco print I'm going to make-inspired in part by this hilarious hair product.

My New Favorite Show

Copyright © 2009 Discovery Communications, LLC.

Have you seen Time Warp on the Discovery channel yet? It's flipping awesome. Why you ask? Because on the show you get to see everyday things in super slow motion. The episode I saw was all about music and showed a lot of footage featuring Metallica. Also an upright bassist with a crazy mustache! You can watch clips on their site and on youtube but they don't look as good as the actual show.
Watch it Wednesdays at EP/PT 8pm.

Metallica Slide-Show : Time Warp : Discovery Channel

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.