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Kaiju Baseball- Cards, Poster, T-Shirts & Pin

Kaiju Baseball imagines an alternate universe in which kaiju creatures from the Godzilla and Ultraman worlds play baseball. The Demon Monster League is comprised of 4 teams with 9 players represented for each: Tokyo Terrors, Matsumoto Mutants, Fuji Fiends and Kyoto Kaijus. This parody mashup of Japanese monster and baseball fun is represented as a collection of baseball trading cards, an 18″ x 24″ poster and a selection of t-shirt designs. Each are listed below with details and links to browse in the online shop.

~Kaiju Baseball Card Set~

Each card measures approx. 2″ x 3.75″ with the character’s portrait, name, team name, number, and field position in Japanese on the front side. The backs pay tribute to the famed Menko card style with fighting numbers and rock, paper and scissor symbols that allow for playing a version of the card game War. Also on the card backs are English interpretations of the character’s name, nickname, team and field position with a few player stats. 40 cards in all that includes 36 player cards and 4 team cards. Set is packaged in a hand crafted green paper portfolio and gold foil stamp of Kaiju Baseball in Japanese characters on the label. Printed on thick sturdy 14 pt. premium uncoated card stock.

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~Get the card sets here~

~Kaiju Baseball Poster~

An 18 x 24 poster of the entire set is also available. This colorful display of all 36 players (plus 4 team cards) is offered as an offset printing on sturdy 100 lb. glossy card stock with a rich aqueous coating.

~Get the poster here~

18″ x 24″ Poster on 100lb. Glossy Card Stock

~Poster Detail~

~Get the poster here~

~Kaiju Baseball T-Shirts~

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A selection of players are available on T-Shirts. Each design is available in a variety of shirt colors and shirt styles.

~Get T-Shirts Here~

Kaiju Baseball cloisonné enamel pin

Along with the release of the ChetArt Kaiju Baseball card sets, poster and t-shirts comes a collectible Kaiju Baseball cloisonné enamel pin. Pin measures 1.75″ x 1.5″ and comes with a butterfly clutch. The king of monsters is displayed on a 7 color + polished gold design. Japanese characters across the top translate to Kaiju Baseball and characters within baseball graphic translate to “Godzilla.

Gallery 1988- Idiot Box- Artwork Inspired by TV

“Batcave” by Chet Phillips (Click image to enlarge)

Gallery1988(West) presents “Idiot Box,” an art show inspired by current and classic television shows. For my entry, I paid tribute to the 1966 Batman TV show with a rendition of the batcave set. Replete with batmobile, an endless supply of high tech, state of the art computers, lab equipment and power reactor (plus one tongue-in-cheek addition.) “Batcave” is a signed limited edition Giclee print run of 50.

~Prints Available Here~

ChetArt T-Shirts

ChetArt T-Shirts available at TeePublic.

Gallery 1988- Postcard Correspondence Show

“Skull Island” by Chet Phillips

Friday March 20th marks the opening of a unique art show at Gallery 1988. The “Postcard Correspondence” show will feature artwork, not only with a postcard theme, but also presented in the size format of postcards. Along with framed pieces in the gallery, printed postcards will be available for purchase. Many of the artists, along with myself, will offer a signed limited edition run of their pieces. “Skull Island” and “The Great Escape” will be on display and a signed limited edition of 100 for each will be for sale. Each measures at 4.25″ x 6″ (Stay tuned for the gallery store link after the reception.)

Purchase from the limited edition here:

Skull Island

The Great Escape

“The Great Escape” by Chet Phillips

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TeePublic- ChetArt Shirts

“Samurai Turtle”

A selection of ChetArt images are now available on T-Shirts via TeePublic. Choose from a variety of shirt colors and styles. Along with the standard t-shirt you can choose a tank top, crewneck long sleeve, hoodie and kids shirt.

~Visit the shop page here~

“Fast And Furious”

Interview- Creative Room 4 Talk

A big thank you to the folks at CreativeRoom4Talk for this nice spotlight and interview.

Staple! Independent Media Expo 2015

March 7th-8th marks this year’s Staple! Independent Media Expo, held at the Marchesa Hall and Theater in Austin. With over 150 exhibitors it’s a visual treat. I’m proud to be a part of this year’s show. If you’re in Austin, mark the event on your calendar to experience loads of creative fun. Visit the official Staple! site for more info and a list of exhibitors.

A selection of items from ChetArt available at the show.

The ChetArt table will be located next to the Annex room entrance, table 56.

ChetStock- Chet Phillips Stock Art

Now available: Over 200 (and counting) full color illustrations by Chet Phillips as stock art images, all at an affordable price. Animals, seasonal and business-themed images available to use on:

1. Websites, banners, blogs, avatars
2. Advertising, promotion, packaging, presentations, film and video, catalogs
3. Books, covers, magazines, newspapers, editorial, newsletters
4. “Not for resale” products like personal posters, personal postcards

Available in a custom Etsy shop, it couldn’t be easier to use. Credit cards and Paypal accepted world wide. Just select and pay for your image and Etsy will email you a link to a retrieval page where you can download your file immediately.

Click Here to Visit the Shop

Best Geeky Art and Home Decor List From io9

io9 has released a fun list of holiday gift ideas for the geek in all of us. I was happy to see that my “Boss Battle” print made the list! Thank you Katharine, for included me in your fantastic list of incredible creative fun. Prints available through the Etsy shop.

Cherrywood Art Fair

December 13th-14th marks the 13th year of this Austin holiday shopping tradition. I’m proud to be a part of this year’s Cherrywood Art Fair. Come for the wide selection of handmade artist’s creations and stay for the food and music. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10-5. I’ll be offering signed prints, books, playing cards, night lights and more, all from the ChetArt shop.

Visit the Cherrywood Art Fair site for more info and map.

Arcade of the Gods- Hero Complex Gallery

~Signed Limited Edition Prints Available Here~

Hero Complex Gallery transforms into an arcade on December 5th with the show opening: “Gaming in the Gallery.” Half the gallery will have playable consoles like NES, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Atari 2600 and others and rounding out the room with classic cabinet games like Pacman, Space Invaders, Galaga and more.

My contribution to the show is a send up to K’inich Janaab’ Pakal’s famous Mayan sacophagus lid sculpture. Author Eric von Däniken postulated in his book “Chariots of the Gods” that the sculpture referenced ancient astronaut elements. My version transforms the Mayan ruler in an arcade game environment with several references to game characters.

Kung Fu Theater Art Show- Hero Complex Gallery

“Mystery Science Kabuki” (click image to enlarge)

Hero Complex Gallery presents the “Kung Fu Theater” (*not limited to Kung Fu) art show, opening November 14th. The show encompasses a variety of Asian themed pop culture imagery. I’ll have two pieces for the show: “Mystery Science Kabuki,” is a send up of Japanese printmaking and drama with Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot from Mystery Science Theater 3000 at center stage.

Both images now available as signed limited editions:

“The Kaiju Man”

“Mystery Science Kabuki”

“The Kaiju Man” (click image to enlarge)

For my second piece I created a Godzilla themed image with a twist. Titled “The Kaiju Man,” it illustrates a story I wrote and incorporated into the piece about an actor transformed into a giant from nuclear radiation. He uses his new found abnormality to don enormous monster suits and act in Kaiju movies. This new career was cut short after the radiation’s second stage turned him into an actual Kaiju monster. His malevolent rampage was filmed in one last battle against the army in which he was ultimately destroyed.

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Both images now available as signed limited editions:

“The Kaiju Man”

“Mystery Science Kabuki“

Hero Complex Gallery- Imagined Worlds- The Thief

Hero Complex Gallery presents “Imagined Worlds: The films of Cameron, Carpenter, Jackson, Nolan and Spielberg.” For my contribution to the show I’ve paid tribute to Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” with a piece titled “The Thief.” The show opens Friday, October 17th and runs through Nov. 2nd. Stay tuned for the online shop link that will go live on Saturday after the opening.

Austin Comic Con

I’ll be exhibiting Thursday, Friday and Saturday at this year’s Austin Comic Con. If you’re in town and attending, find ChetArt in the Artist Alley section, Table D38.

James Clark- ChetArt Banner Balderdash

I had the pleasure of meeting fellow exhibitor James Clark at SDCC 2014. He hired me to work up an illustration and design for a banner that showcased his various talents. James requested a frog and ukulele with a turn-of-the-century Victorian feel. The resulting character (above) came about. Be sure to check out his wide array of creative talents HERE.

A Shop Called Quest- TMNT Show

A Shop Called Quest presents a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” show with reception Saturday August 30th. My contribution is titled “Teenage Mutant Samurai Turtle.” The finished piece is a form of monoprint: Giclee print with gold leafing pen details added to enhance the yellow and orange details in the armor.

Update:

“A Shop Called Quest” has sold the framed version at the opening reception. Two unframed versions are now available in the online shop: Signed 11″ x 14″ and Signed 11″ x 14″ monoprint with gold foiling details.

~Find the two versions available here~

Gold foiling details on print (Click image to enlarge)

A Japanese translator was hired for the text integrated into image.

Hero Complex Gallery- I Am The Law/Life of Crime

Hero Complex Gallery presents the show “I Am The Law/A Life of Crime” opening Friday, August 15th. The show pays tribute to both cops and criminals across a wide spectrum of films and pop culture. My submission draws upon the fond memory of my first viewing of “Bullitt.” Director Peter Yates’ iconic car chase down the hills of San Francisco was beautifully choreographed. The sequence was highlighted by Steve McQueen’s ultra cool demeanor as he confidently glided his Mustang GT over the paved hills and valleys in pursuit of the hitmen in their Dodge Charger.

Available in the online shop HERE.

San Diego Comic Con 2014

ChetArt Booth in the Small Press Section

The 2014 San Diego Comic Con was a non-stop whirlwind of fun this year. With 4 hours of preview night on Wednesday and 4 full days through Sunday, we saw lots of familiar faces and made loads of new friends.

We arrived on Tuesday. From the front door of our hotel was a view of the swaying palm trees, the Assassin’s Creed display being set up and the convention center in the background.

Our hotel was designated as Terminus. Fortunately there were no train box cars behind the hotel that we were led to after checking in.

left to right-Cesare, Kirstie, Julie and the Pacific

The day before set up we took the opportunity to meet up with our good friends from Curio and Co., Cesare and Kirstie. Heading over to Ocean Beach, we enjoyed a burger at Hodad’s before a leisurely stroll on the pier to view the sunset over the water.

Attendance for the show maxes out at 130,000 and we saw our share of folks. Preview night started off strong for us. So strong we asked our neighbor and friend Jen Sorensen to ship us more product the next day. It was a good decision, as we would have sold all the “Childhood” books by Saturday if we hadn’t received her generous help.

Along with lots of sales, we had the pleasure of seeing long-time friends, fellow artists and loyal fans, topped with a surprise visit from April Winchell (who has no Regretsy(s) over retiring her wildly popular web site and concentrating on gracing us with her incredible voice work.) I was approached by several people with interest in some high profile projects. Stay tuned for those that may pan out in the coming months. Much to my surprise, my “Grumpy the Hutt” print that was purchased by our wonderful friend Jane Ezratty was then gifted to David Glanzer, the director of marketing and public relations for San Diego’s Comic Con International. The word came back to us that he considered it the best gift he’s received in ages. Here’s hoping it’ll fill a little bit of “NO!” on his wall somewhere. (A big thanks to Jane for gifting and Dustin Romero for passing along the news.)

What follows are a sampling of photos taken from the convention floor. Click each for a larger view.

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Childhood- ChetArt Hand Bound Book

48 Page Book– 20 Color Illustrations with Text and Haiku Poems

“Childhood“ is a hand bound book of Japanese styled illustrations paying homage to nostalgic activities and toys. Each image showcases playful parodies of a variety of characters from films, TV and pop culture. This 48 page book contains 20 full color illustrations. Haiku poetry and reflections on youthful amusements accompany each piece of art. Written, illustrated and designed by Chet Phillips with binding created by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery.

The book measures 8.5″ x 11″ printed on 80 gloss text. Front and back covers are richly textured 100lb. Espresso cover stock with a window on front cover revealing a peek to the interior orange cover stock page. Each cover is gold foil stamped with Japanese characters (translates: childhood) and is sewn with a Japanese stab binding technique using green ribbon. The last two pages translate the Japanese titles and text within each illustration.

Book and a select number of prints available in the ChetArt online store HERE.

Gold foil stamp and cover window showing through to orange interior.

Character parodies represented in Childhood:

Godzilla • King Kong • MST3K • The Hulk • The Thing • Totoro • Catbus • Cthulhu • Nosferatu • The Terminator • Robo Cop • Alien • Mothra • Ultraman • Ultraman Zero • King Ghidorah • Bender • Baragon • Gremlin • Mogwai • Astro Boy • Tetsujin 28 • Robby the Robot • Optimus Prime • Cyclops • Martian • Metaluna Mutant • Mechagodzilla • Gamera • Bubo • Kraken • Tardis • Daleks • Space Godzilla

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(Examples of the illustration’s translations, all available in the back of the book)

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“Mystery Science Kabuki“

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