A friend of mine

This morning I'm gonna post about a good friend of mine. I've known Beth since aboot 1997. both have roots in the hardcore scene far and wide and met thru other friends in the scene. Anyway, years down the road she actually did something most of us (including myself) only talk of, she started her own biz. She opened Anjo studios in Minneapolis a few years back. A photography studio that shoots weddings,bands, stupidity, art, portraits, and whatever else they want. It is also quite damn successful. Bethy is one of only two photographers I actually know with mad skills (the other being J. Bernier), and im not posting about it for my health. The girl has some skills and others should see. look to the right for a link to Anjo studios and below is a sampling.


this one she won an award for


and here is some holga work



go check her out

Anjo

Tuesday a go go

Thats right Youtube day
I talk to Jonvespa on the KR board from time tot ime. He books shows in LA and I used to here in Nashville. He might fly out for Bonnaroo if the Police play.
anyway he hooked me up with this video ont he board.
Animated Graf


here is John on the show inked getting a tattoo
he also has huck gee, kozik, craola, and luke chueh work

Punks

Circus punks i think are a grand idea, but im just not into the. The Huck Gee and toki doki ones are the best.
If you are a fan go get em.

it isnt tuesday, but this is so off the wall i have to show it
STAR WARS performed with hands

Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters Collabs

oh man these are great.
i must remember to qin the lottery

This is HOT

Thanks to woody for messaging me this info



a new bannon print went up for sale at deathwishinc.com

J. Bannon
"Oblivion"
Limited Edition Silkscreened Print
Size: 12"X36"
This MASSIVE silkscreened print measures in at a stunning 12"X36" finished size. Comprised of ultra metallic silver and black inks, the print has an intense reflective effect, unlike any other J. Bannon Print made thus far. Limited to 200 prints, all have been hand numbered and signed by the artist

update on chueh print

its cheap and go get em
http://www.metroparkusa.com/store/item_detail/men?item=601

New Chueh print?

Tho Lukechueh.com has no word of this, there is an auction on ebay about a new print that will be out by feb. 12.
I will dig more and find out if I can.


"This is a PRE-Sale auction. I will have this print by February 12th. This is an amazing limited edition print. The edition is 150, and is called, MY HAPPINESS IS RIDING ON YOUR MISERY. It measures 18" by 24". Winner will pay $12 shipping in the USA, and $25 everywhere else. Orders shipped in NY State will be charged 8% sale tax. "

Wow this is a shock he said this

It is hard to believe the preds got some respect.
Barry melrose:
"Now the best TEAM of the first half...no, it's not Anaheim, no it's not Buffalo, it's the Nashville Predators. This team lost the first 3 games of the year, they lost their goalie for a long period of time. What they found out was that Chris Mason is an excellent goaltender, they found out they've got great special teams, they found out they've got the most points of the first half of the season, and I'll tell ya, I would love to go to a Stanley Cup Finals in Nashville. It's a great city, it's a great hockey city now, and the Nashville Predators are fun to watch. They're fast, they score beautiful goals, and they are electric, and awesome about the new rules. So, Nashville Predators, best team in the first half, no doubt about it as far as I'm concerned, and hopefully they will continue in the second half of the season."

Opie the spy!

Andy Griffith isnt down with the Patriot Act even back in the day.

Oh do these come in pleather?

Who doesnt want these?
IRON MAIDEN VANS

ATTN local artists!

ATTN LOCAL ART PEOPLES

NEXT UNTITLED SHOW:

March 16th, 2007
title: TBA
location: TBA

Important Dates for the Spring Show

Title Announced Online: February 3
Bring Poster Designs to Meeting: February 14
Posters & Cards Distributed: February 28
Press Release goes out: March 2
$15 Fee postmarked: March 9
Titleblock entry due online: March 11
Drop-off Work: March 14
Installation: March 15
Show: March 16
Clean-up: March 17

HA HA Youtube Tuesday

Ok two installments this week

1. NECKFACE doing what he does
why not. amuse yourself





2. A panel with Tara Mcpherson
Really informative, but many parts to it. This is just part one, youtube it if you want the rest.

dunny news

from the michael motorcycle site
"I have just sent in my design for the Dunny Series 4 that will be released this summer. He is going to be loaded up with cool accessories"

here is a shot of my home desk

Kaiju

More things im not into.
Kaiju for grown ups. Cant get into the kooky asian monster thing. I know its a big soft spot for many people.
Biskup has two new colorways out. get em while you can

Honestly, I thin ipod skins are stupid and a waste of money. Just another thing you really do not need what so ever.
Anyway, I like the art on the new Craola ipod skin.
It would be better on a lunchbox and not something stupid.

Spare moment at work

to mention

"Smiley Face"
Filmmaker Gregg Araki is back to his irreverent ways in this pop-culture comedy starring Anna Faris as a pothead who enjoys a crazy, high Los Angeles adventure.

Holy crap new Ryden news!

People in LA, go to this and brag to me how good it was. Take tons of pics and show me since im a few miles away.
MARK RYDEN’s “The Tree Show” opens at Michael Kohn Gallery in Lost Angels on March 10 and runs through April 28. This is the first public showing of new paintings since the “The Creatrix” at the Pasadena Art Museum in 2005 which was groundbreaking in my opinion. Damn I want to go. Maybe a trip to Ca is in order

Ack I cant spend thr $100 for the offset prints because im saving for the other Ryden piece coming out.
but here is the info
Art Prostitute Issue 08 with signed and numbered Mark Ryden offset print. Includes magazine, offset prints by Richard Colman, Swoon and Erick Swenson, and a Mark Ryden signed and numbered offset print.

Print size is 15” x 15.”
Edition of 250. $100 + $8 shipping and handling.
Available at www.artprostitute.com

Pushead is always in the mix

I am so aloof on Pushead stuff
it seems everything he releases slips unde rmy nose. So here are a few things i just noticed and Woody should want them.
avail at ningyoushi.com

Mecha Terror Dororon Enmakun by PUSHEAD

Mecha Terror Bird Catcher by PUSHEAD

go look there are more

Fo Sale Fo show

A good friend of mine is selling some of her work now.
Stencils and photography.
She is a very sought after wedding and art photographer in MN, but with the fabulous web, she is at your door with some of her work.
She really needs to put more of the Holga work up for sale damit.
a sample

Buy HERE

dunny news

so for the dunny nuts out there, the blonde TILT dunny from series 3 is real. it will be out later this year and limited to 400 with his book.

Youtube Tuesday with an Asian spin

I was flipping channels this weekend and landed on AZN tv because something caught my eye. First of all i always forget this channel exists. second the next show that caught my eye dealt with worms and i refuse to post that on here.
So anyway, the first think that caught my eye was a "coming up on" spot and i recognized Elizabeth Ito's handywork, so I had to watch. and sure nuff, they did a short spot on some of Elizabeth's animation. I got to see Mr. Monster in action. So that brings the first youtube for this youtube tuesday.


Next
Out of all my designer vinyl collection, one piece that ranks high in my likes is from Tokyo Plastic. a little geisha with headphones on that sits there.
but there is also a video that goes basically describes it all.


here is the vinyl

new stuff from Craola

always room for Jello

JELLO BIAFRA
is doing a spoken word at the Belcourt 2/20/2007, 8:00 pm.
I got to see Jello do a spoken word back in 99 and it was really good. Lots of energy and gets you thinking. The ticket price is the only thing that will sawy me this time. At $15.00 I need to put that toward trips. But if you got the flow, check him out.

Updates

2-1-07
from
kidrobot.com

Jasta 14

a friend just sent me this and i dunno where he found it, but for all the old school hardcore kids
JASTA 14's demo
http://www.zshare.net/download/jasta-14-sitx.html

yes thats jamey jasta of hatebreed on vocals and one of the dudes from red sparrows playing bass.

Juxtapoz news

Im so glad i got a subscription to this for my bday last year


"in February 2007, Juxtapoz will introduce two new editorial features. The first will be the "Artist Profiles" section, highlighting 8-10 different artists in each issue. Each selected artist will have a one-page profile that showcases their work and words, in an effort for readers to get acquainted with the artist's style and personality. The other new feature is called "Insider Spotlight,” which profiles a variety of gallery curators and other industry leaders such as agents and art collectors. This new column will provide readers with a closer look at some of top behind-the-scenes players in the industry. "

Joe Ledbetter's pink colorway of Teeter should be coming soon. Rumor has it that there is a huge amount of 2600 made.
Go for it

Sir Peter Blake

So in searching for info on my UK trip, I looked up Peter Blake.

Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born June 25, 1932) is an English pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

I never realized that he was the matermind behind so many common images.

and now im going here to
http://www.lazinc.com/
because they house work by
BANKSY JAMIE HEWLETT STANLEY DONWOOD POLLY MORGAN ANTONY MICALLEF 3D PAUL INSECT MODE 2 FAILE EINE KELSEY BROOKES JOE RUSH CONOR HARRINGTON INVADER TONY GRAY

muppets and old sxe guys aka YOUTUBE TUESDAY

it is tuesday and damn i wish it was friday but here we go with a two round bout this week.
round 1
a slide show of glen e. friedman


round 2
last year at the sdcc i went to a panel on jim henson. this is by far one of the best panels because it brings back your childhood and the legacy of a great man. they previewed this nice adult improv muppet program that will be coming out in 2007. the idea is that they have the puppets and puppetteers all on screen basically 2 shows what you see above and below, and it is all improv.
here is a small presentation

Print sale

head over to
http://pressureprinting.blogspot.com/

they are having a great FRAMED print sale where you can score some: Glenn Barr, woodring, baseman, and many more.

Miyazaki

Miyazaki news!from http://filmick.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-lost-my-little-boy.html

"
It has reportedly now been confirmed that the next Ghibli film is Miyazaki's adaption of the Chinese children's novella I Lost my Little Boy, the cover of which you can see above. As far as I can tell, not being able to read the book, the story revolves around a young chap dying from heart disease - but isn't at all downbeat... well, not for most of the page count, anyway.

The oddest thing about the project is that the book is very obviously inspired by Miyazaki's previous films, and, I'm told, even makes mention of Totoro as though he actually exists right at the very top of the first page.

So, to recap: a Chinese author wrote a children's story about dying from heart disease, set it in the same universe as a number of popular Japanese anime (many of which didn't share a universe in the first place) and now, the studio and director responsible for those anime and adapting the book into their next film.

That's the sort of stuff that makes Quentin Tarantino fall over all giddy with excitement."

i wish i had the cash for these

More from the upper playground artist furniture line.
i mean these are well designed. if they do a good size run of these and make them not so wallet ripping, then watch out world

thanks Woody

so if you love the guys from Shaun of the dead, I give you
HOT FUZZ

sdcc revisited

I got an email from someone asking what the hel sdcc is. well its the san diego comic con, the largest pop culture event in the US. has over 120,000 people attend and it is massive.
I posted some pictures i took below

SDCC pics here

One of my first posts in the blog was aboot Upper Playground In Association With FIFTY24SF Gallery doing artist related furniture. well the project is in full swing with artists including Sam Flores, Dave Choe, Tiffany Bozic, Saber, Basco,
Herbert Baglione, Dylan Maddux, Mike Giant, Vitche, Jeremy Fish, and Estevan Oriol.
An opening reception for The Specialty Furniture Exhibit will be held
Saturday, January 6th from 7-9:30PM.

swag

a few christmas swag gifts of the art persuation i got this year

and by far the coolest christmas cards i got aka ryden and baseman

all i want is a pepsi

Metal ciboys
see if you can figure them all out





get them from rotofugi

Dark Crystal 2 whaaaa?

This summer when I went to the SDCC, I went to a panel on the Dark Crystal 2. They didnt say much but showed a couple sketches you can see below and a tad bit of plot. Just the idea of them making a sequel is starting to get the blood flowing.

Do you want to see early sketches from the POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL aka Dark Crystal 2??? well click this then

update

The japanese version of the Transformers teaser has different goods than the US version

New shirts

eelus has new shirts coming out soon.
im a big fan of his shat at stuff but the new one is just as good. the second shirt called "bound" threw me for a sec, i thought there were tie fighters flying around but alas they are just bats. DAMN IT

this is new

While playing around and looking at some people's work i found the 3 robbers on another site.
this is how they describe this
"sketchbook 2006...solvent transfer...i photocopied pictures i liked...put the photocopies image side down on to the paper i wished to transfer the images to...brushed paint thinner on the back of them - hammerite works best - ... then rubbed the back of the photocopies with a burnisher, but you could use the back of a spoon i guess...this transfers the image to your new paper..."
the results are really sweet looking
now i must email this person

Check out more here

Thursday!

come out thursday in the US, someone buy me this mugg

#1

Frank Kozik's "the bird is the word"
was voted #1 vinyl toy of the year by figures.com
Go frank!!!

tho I dont consider this a toy. I saw several of these at his booth at SDCC. They are rather large and do look good, just not my thing or price tag.

It is Tuesday!

YouTube TUESDAY!
Round 1
Bob Stencil
Every year I go to the SDCC aka the country's larest pop culture event. Then there is this guy who goes and does a good job of being odd


Round 2
Stephen Wiltshire aka the human camera.An autistic man who draws entire cities from memory after a singlehelicopter ride that lasts aboot 45min. Precise as hell right down to the correct number of windows in each building.

Rockin

sorry about the lack of updates, but now I am back!!!
Remember if you have any news, info, etc, email me at inertblog@hotmail.com

These are a sweet collab KAWS and Visvim

thanks HB