Mr. Brandt Peters joins Amanda, Chris and Doktor A. on the board tonight. Such a devilish, jack-o-lantern smile …
Loving the style and palette of the illustrations; a bit of a departure for this gang but it works so well. Final piece tomorrow!
Watching a piece of art evolve from simple sketch or sculpture to something whole and ‘animate’ is one of my favourite things to behold. I’m a lover of processes and when it’s a show of this scale (we’re talkin’ Monsters & Misfits II) — with many artists working synchronously on the same project — there’s new gifts awaiting our eyes almost daily.
And this guy is somethin’ else. A variation of his ‘Dainty Nibbler’ sketch from last December (below), Chris Ryniak’s newest beastie is bound to be a show-stopper. Chris has already revealed that he’s quite the big boy at 19 inches tall, and he is indeed the first and last of his breed. …Give baby a kiss!!!
Monsters & Misfits II opens April 13th at the Kusakabe Folk Museum in Takayama, Japan.
Day Three of our CP ‘advent calendar’ brings this sweet little teaser from Doktor A. Hmm … those gears … that mask … does this fellow seem oddly familiar to you?
We have two days left. I’m sure you’ve all figured out what this is for, and who occupies the last two squares. But I can’t stress how sexy these last two puzzle pieces are. Oh me, oh my. Worth the wait, they are. Full reveals soon enough!
As soon as Pressure Printing’s Brad Keech laid eyes on Travis Louie’s ‘Sarah and Emmett’ at Copro Nason nearly three years ago, he had to have it. He bought it on the spot and also asked Travis if he could be produce it as a print, to which Travis graciously agreed.
This print took years to perfect. Those familiar with Travis Louie’s work can attest to his brilliance: every strand of hair, fleck of an eye, and fold in the fabric is accounted for. No detail is spared. Ever. So imagine the task of reproducing such immaculate detail as a print. And at less than half the physical size.
The result is quite astounding.
Available now and a run of only 50, Travis Louie’s ‘Sarah and Emmett’ has never looked better. Produced from the original painting, hand-stained with gouache and walnut ink and signed/numbered by Travis. Each print also features an embossed dome over the image and debossed decorative pattern around the image. Paper size is 13″ x 9.5″, image is 8″ x 5.5″. A certificate of authenticity is also included. Really, this is fine art printing at its finest (with photos below to prove it).
Visit Pressure Printing’s blog for a beautiful account of the entire process. The prints are available via their shop, here. Treat yourself.
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A couple of days ago, Amanda Spayd shared with teh interwebs a teeny-tiny image of one of her critters holding what appears to be a lollipop. Remember that? Right. Good. Now what I love about the Ohio chapter of CP (or at least these two, *points at Chris* … *points at Mandi*), is that they’re sort of in cahoots, you see. They are co-conspirators of each other’s world domination plans (“critters UNITE!”), and they will undoubtedly succeed with the iron-fist charm of their big-eyed, roly-poly, snaggle-toothed dudes.
So what all this means is, if you see one, the other is often not far behind: one day after Amanda’s silkscreen tease, Mr. Ryniak revealed that he, too, is involved … *twirls mustache*.
Naturally, I can’t say much. But the chart does reveal something. Something quite interesting. And we’re going to do this advent calendar style, sans the cheap, waxy chocolate. ‘Til tomorrow, then!
The preview for Miss Mindy & CJ Metzger’s CIRCUS: FOLKE is now online for your peeping pleasure! Take the weekend to look everything over and draft your emails; the request period opens this Monday, Feb. 6th @ noon PST! All instructions are outlined on the preview page so please read them carefully.
Good luck to everyone looking to acquire some artsy artifacts of circuses past and congratulations to the sisters for a stellar exhibition!
Kuso Vinyl just recently released some snaps on their Facebook of the wax master of Doktor A’s next production vinyl venture, Chester Runcorn! First revealed at DesignerCon ’11, the 6-inch Runcorn is due out mid-2012ish. Pricing, edition size and all that jazz will likely be released closer to the release date. Click under for pics!
Read More »Kuso Reveals Wax Proto of Dok A’s ‘Chester Runcorn’
Alright, so bad news first: this pretty much sold as soon as it hit the web, so … we lose. But regardless, this piece must be seen. Lovingly cradling a newborn in her arms, Mermaid is a breathtaking one-of-a-kind mixed media sculpture — the second from Scott Radke this week. Pictures rarely do scope justice: measuring nearly four feet tall and a foot-and-half wide (48″x18″), she’s as enormous as she is enchanting. Amazing. More shots after the jump, have a look!
This is seriously intriguing. Amanda Spayd dropped this juicy tidbit via various social media outlets earlier today: a silkscreen design that will be used … on something, sometime.
Cruel, Mandi. Real cruel. But you’re forgiven as we’re all freakin’ stoked you’re slingin’ the 2D works.
Anyone wish to hazard any guesses? Looks to be a lolly peeking out the corner, there. Hmmm … candy. Hmmm.
Doktor A has shared some progress shots of pieces he’s creating for Monsters & Misfits II in Japan this April. Is that … an oven with legs? Are those … bottles of food colouring? Admittedly I have no idea what the hell we’re looking at. But I like it.
Monsters & Misfits II opens April 13th at the Kusakabe Folk Museum.
