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Literary Pets 2012 Wall Calendar

Just released- the 2012 Literary Pets wall calendar. This dual month display design is printed on sturdy 100 lb glossy cover stock with each month’s page measuring 9″ x 12.” Includes such fur-faced literary luminaries as G.R.R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnemutt, Laura Bengal Wilder, H.P. Lovecat plus 8 more.

As an extra added bonus, the back page of the calendar offers 4 full color 4.25″ x 6″ postcards. Trim them out and mail your final thoughts to a friend before the Mayan prophecy delivers the ultimate smack down.

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Derek Nobbs

Sailors, skulls and lumberjacks. All from the mind of Derek Nobbs.

Scott Hove

Oakland artist Scott Hove cleverly messes with our minds by creating sculptures depicting faux cake deliciousness mixed with a heavy dose of nightmare.

Nick Agin

New York graphic designer Nick Agin has created a fun turn of the century series of Star Wars characters.

Ernesto Priego

“Gentlemen, I put my pants on like you: one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on I make gold records…..I gotta have more cowbell!”

Great character study of Christopher Walken by Ernesto Priego.

Marie Apetoinette

Marie Apetoinette reigned as the Queen of France between 1774-1793. She was the wife of King Louis XVI and eventual mistress to the guillotine. Famous for responding to her disgruntled subjects by flinging her poo and for the quote: “Let them eat banana bread.”

A chip off the old Bark

Thanks goes out to Etsy buyer Erica for sending in proof of this coincidental literary likeness alongside her recent purchase of “Bark Twain.”  Her comments about how much it resembles her dog’s “surly eyebrows and mustache” are completed founded. I have a suspicion there’s a tiny, dog-sized cigar smouldering in an ashtray somewhere in the background.

F. Scott Fetchgerald- No Regrets

Upon learning that I was highlighted on Regretsy this week, a brief twinge of concern passed through me. Regretsy is the hilariously witty clearinghouse for all things gone horribly wrong in the world of art and crafting. Thanks to a shout out from Dane over at Monkey Minion Press, I learned I was part of Regretsy’s “Awesome Purchase of the Week” post. Thanks to April’s kind words of support and spotlight on F. Scott Fetchgerald, I spent the next 24 hours constantly fulfilling Etsy orders. Thank you Regretsy and all that came by to shop!

Dan Hipp

Dan Hipp’s mashups of Tin Tin covers are loads of fun.

New Literary Pets

A fresh batch of “Literary Pets” have been added to the Etsy shop. Pictured above, clockwise from top left: Drools Verne, Willa Catter, William Pawkner and Laura Bengal Wilder. From William Pawkner’s Etsy item description: From Oxford, Mississippi, William Pawkner was considered one of America’s most important Southern authors. He wrote novels, short stories, essays and screenplays. Among his famous works are”The Hound and the Fury,” “As I Lay Panting” and “The Rovers.”

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Damien Rudd

Damien Rudd’s photography, titles and descriptions are both thought provoking and beautiful.

Timba Smits

Graphic goodness from the mind of London-based, world’s tallest mental ninja Timba Smits.

Melissa Haslam

Whimsical and hyper-real paintings from Melissa Haslam.

Shawn Smith

Pixilated technique dubbed “Re-Things” from Austin-based artist Shawn Smith.

Carli Davidson

Carli Davidson has captured a series of hilarious portraits of pets titled “Shake.”

The Art of Negative Space

Elegant and clever visual play using negative space from artist Tang Yau Hoong.

Aleksandr

Directed by Rémy Dereux, Maxime Hibon, Juliette Klauser, Raphaëlle Ranson and Louise Seynhaeve.

Laura Bifano

Victoria B.C. artist Laura Bifano creates a fun and unique menagerie of cubism creatures.

Googie Sign Prints

Just added to the Etsy shop, a selection of whimsical “Googie” styled sign illustrations available as 8″ x 10″ signed and matted prints.

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Superlative Heroes/Nefarious Villains Back to Back Book

**June 8th 2016 Update**
3 leather bound artist’s proofs now available.

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Presenting The Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains book. Both sets of Victorian/Steampunk characters have been combined into a unique back to back book structure. This handmade limited edition of 100 measures at 7.25″ x 5″ and is covered in tan and black book cloth featuring gold and silver Lokta end papers. Covers are adorned with a hot stamped foil emblems representing each side. Hand bound with care and artistic precision by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery.

What follows is a small selection of pages from the collection of 48 total characters with bios, 12 episodes of action and enlightenment and a partial glimpse at 1 of the 2 whimsical novelty advertising pages.

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