Artist Spotlight

Project Squadt

Project Squadt is a collaborative effort between Ferg and Threezero. Beautiful character design brought to life as 3D figures.

I had the pleasure to meet fellow exhibitor Keith Quinn at the recent Staple! Independent Media Expo in Austin. Clever work and great drawing skills! Be sure and check out his site for more info and you can purchase Local Heroes here.

Trailer for La Détente

La Détente is an animated short movie produced and directed by Pierre DUCOS and Bertrand BEY. In a trench during the first world war, a French soldier becomes paralyzed with fear. His mind disconnects from reality and escapes to a world where wars are fought by toys.

Sometimes the Stars

“Sometime the Stars” music video for the Austrailian band The Audreys was produced by Luke Jurevicius and directed by Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment. The story line is about a lost girl’s journey through a surreal landscape, and her yearning to make a connection in this distant yet strangely familiar world. View the video larger here.

Theo Jansen-Strandbeests

Amazing kenetic sculptures from Theo Jansen.

Yumiko Kayukawa

Yumiko’s wonderful work is now on display at the Shooting Gallery now through April 2nd.

Staple!- Grant Sutherland

Grant Sutherland is double threat with his great sense of humor and excellent drawing skills. I had a great time watching him develop some beautiful drawings during the show. His web comic has been compiled into the impressive print collection Greetings From Wonderland. Check out his site for more info and look for him at the upcoming Dallas Comic Con in May and SPX in September.

Our set up for the Staple! Independent Media 2011 show. (Thanks for the great picture, Grant!)

Staple!- Panel Press

We had the pleasure of meeting the energetic and talented duo of Bram and Monica Meehan last weekend at Staple! On top of Monica’s artistic talents and Bram’s creative writing skills, they serve as tireless promoters of 7000 B.C., an artist collective of comics writers and artists. Visit Bram and Monica’s Panel Press site for a host of great offerings and learn more about Independent Comics from New Mexico at the 7000 B.C. site.

Staple!- Travis Nichols

Artist and writer Travis Nichols was a great booth neighbor to have at the Staple! show. With his fun sense of humor showcased in both his art and writing, he had a steady stream of fans at his table. Check out his I Like Apple Juice site for lots of art, musings, comics, music, greeting cards and animal detectives.

Staple!- Colleen AF Venable and Marianne Ways

Back from our weekend exhibiting at the Staple! Independent Media Expo in Austin, TX. We had a great time with lots of sales, seeing old friends and making new ones. A big thank you to everyone that came out to show their support!

This week I’ll be sharing info about some of the great talents and fellow exhibitors we met. First up, the insanely funny and talented duo of Colleen AF Venable and Marianne Ways. They’ve collaborated on writing “Lumberjacks: A Field Guide”. With great writing, a host of clever illustrators contributing to the fun and a cut out cover with felt beard, you have to snag a copy of this gem!

Be sure and visit Colleen’s site Here for loads of other incredible projects.

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Marianne’s site Here that also includes her wonderful jewelry.

Juan Molinet

Fun and fanciful series of fake Japanese vintage ad characters by Juan Molinet.

The Last Breakfast

Brilliant rendition of The Last Supper in breakfast cereal form. Brought to you by the talented Brian Stuckey.

Irina Werning

Photographer Irina Werning has taken on the fascinating project of restaging childhood photos, creating in many cases, bizarre juztapostions. Check out her “Back to the Future” series here.

Jason Limon

Check out the latest from San Antonio artist Jason Limon.

The Saga of Biorn

Curio & Co.

Check out all of the wonderful fun over at Curio & Co.
(We’ve been huge fans of Philip La Carta for years!)

Order of Nefarious Villains Card Set

The Order of Nefarious Villains serve as the evil counterpart to the Union of Superlative Heroes. Spawned from the dark recesses of spider pits and graveyard shadows, this collection of evil deviants inhabit the same parallel Steampunk Victorian universe as their heroic foes. 20 cards in the set, including the characters Professor Cephalopod, Sir Samuel Lodestone, Black Piranha, Feline Fräulein, Lord Venomous, King Congo plus 14 more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief description of their malevolent deeds, origins and abilities.

Now available in the Etsy Shop.