Now in Paperback: Made by Hand by Mark Frauenfelder

This book would make a great gift. Mark Frauenfelder's gem of a book, Made by Hand, is now in paperback! I blogged about it when it first came out. 

More information about the book and where to purchase it can be found here .

Mark is the founder of BOING BOING and the Editor in Chief of MAKE.

NEW! Limited Edition, Silk-Screened Print Set by Cloudy Collection

NEW: Art by Amy Crehore (3-color silk-screen print, limited edition- click image to enlarge)

Oh boy, oh boy! The newest print set by Cloudy Collection has just been released and I am in it. In this set, there are 12 different 6"x 6" 3-color screen prints by 12 unique artists. It is a very special edition with only 50 sets available. That's right, you get 12 individual fine art prints suitable for framing in each set. This print set also happens to be a "2012 Calendar of the Impending Apocalypse". Each artist picked a month and interpreted the theme. Shown above: my own version of what would happen if a giant Krampus took over the earth (month of December).

Artists in this set include: Emory Allen, Joe Alterio, Ana Benaroya, Kali Ciesemier, Amy Crehore, David Huyck, Adam Koford, Joe Lambert, Phil McAndrew, Luke Pearson, Vincent Stall, Jaime Zollars.

To view each fine art print in this unique 2012 calendar set and to buy, 

please follow this LINK 

Cloudy Collection has been producing fine art print sets for a couple of years now and I was lucky enough to be part of the very first letterpress edition that they ever produced. (Thanks, David Huyck!) 

The Art of Amy Crehore 
(follow this link for more prints by Amy Crehore)

Also, be sure to CHECK out Amy Crehore's NEW BOING BOING MONKEY T-SHIRT!

Walton Ford at Paul Kasmin, NYC (YouTube)

Amazing apes! Giant, detailed watercolor paintings. If you can't get to the Walton Ford exhibit in NYC, you can watch this: Thanks, ballenato63. The show is up thru December 23, 2011. Here is the gallery LINK

Lee Moyer's Literary Pin-Up Calendar Is Available Now

 January pin-up- Herman Melville

 December pin-up - Leo Tolstoy

October pin-up - Lewis Carroll

My friend Lee Moyer's art calendar is finally available. This project has been in the works for more than a few years and it's a great thing. 

Lee's 2012 calendar of beautiful literary pin-up girls is now exclusively available online at The Tinker's Packs (follow link to buy). 

Worldbuilders is publishing the calendar and donating the proceeds to the charity Heifer International. 

Harry Clarke's Magical World

Enchanting illustrations by artist Harry Clarke (born in Dublin 1889) 

from "The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault" (1922). 
See more at 50 Watts . 

I'm going on a little trip tomorrow.

 Please have a look at my blog archives while I'm gone.

I'll be back around Nov 7th. Stay tuned!

The Art of Amy Crehore

"Cloudy Collection" Exhibit, plus 2 New Print Sets!

NEW Prints Release today: Seven 5"x7" letterpress prints in a limited edition set from
Cloudy Collection called "Hanging with the Dead" just in time for Halloween. Follow the link to see a list of artists and to buy. Thanks, David Huyck. This set looks great. 

Plus, there will be an art show at the Pink Hobo Gallery opening Nov 4th, 2011 at 7-11 pm (507 East Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN) featuring all of the prints that Cloudy Collection has ever produced (since the very first set that I was in). Check out this amazing list of artists. The Minneapolis Indie Xpo is also happening on Nov. 5 & 6 at the Soap Factory: MIX (10-5pm), so it will be perfect timing for comic/art fans. 

If that's not enough, there will be a NEW, limited edition, silk screened "2012 Calendar of the Impending Apocalypse" with 12 artists (small detail teaser of my own piece shown below) that you will be able to buy at Cloudy Collection.  Just released! GO HERE for info. 

The Art of Amy Crehore

Vogue Picture Records

Dick La Salle and His Society Orchestra, "Give Me all of Your Heart".

The Hour of Charm All-Girl Orchestra, "Seville"

Produced by Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Vogue Picture Records were released to the public in May 1946. Production ceased less than a year later in April 1947. They were mostly 10" 78 RPM records, but there were also a few 12" records produced. See more examples of these funky, illustrated records at The Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors