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.
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.
A selection of characters from the Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains are now available in a wide variety of colors and sizes for kids, men and women.
Fun and fanciful series of fake Japanese vintage ad characters by Juan Molinet.
It’s time again for that wonderful annual event: March MODOK Madness, a curated blog of MODOK inspired artwork. A big thanks to mastermind Brendan Tobin for including my version from the Order of Nefarious Villains, SCORN.
Brilliant rendition of The Last Supper in breakfast cereal form. Brought to you by the talented Brian Stuckey.
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.
Next weekend marks the seventh annual Staple! show, the event to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation and self-published literature. If you find yourself wandering around within the city limits of the live music capital of the world, come on by!
Last week the Dallas Advertising League presented an Addy award for the 2011 Half Price Books calendar illustrations.
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.
Check out more fun work from Manuel Gomez Burns over at his blog Cartoon Mutoscope.
Scissorhands 20th is a tribute for the 20th anniversary of Tim Burton’s movie “Edward Scissorhands.” There’s a host of well-done interpretations worth checking out.
Pam Wishbow creates a fun world of retro styled cartoon graphics.
Whitechapel Gallery presents a collection of John Stezaker’s arresting photo collages.
Fun graphics from Argentinian illustrator Christian Montenegro with his Muertitos series.
Fun vehicle concept illustrations from Jake Parker.
Melabo’s Etsy shop is a fine representation of what would have happened if Dr. Moreau had taken a ceramics class instead of buying that island.
I recently had the honor of being included in the Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch publication “Secrets of Corel Painter Experts.” Each of the seventeen artists are given a chapter that includes a step by step process and a gallery of works.
