6 years in the making. 672 pages. Arabic calligraphy. Islamic mythology. Hardbound. Foil-stamped. Out today. “I never know the endings of the books when I’m working on them. I spent a year on the first rough draft and couldn’t figure out the ending. Then I spent another year on the second rough draft, and still…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPAjyj1spQ&feature=player_embedded] “1991. 16mm film. This was shot before video assist technology was available. You carefully planned the animation and went for it. But you had to wait to get the film processed to see the shot for the first time.” Five years later, Tim Hittle made Canhead: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCWSQcaWoNk&feature=channel_video_title] “1996. 35mm film. This was shot with…
Centered City Yoga (Utah) is seeking an artist to execute a work of art for Centered City Yoga, with payment of $250 to cover cost of time and materials. The purpose of this piece is to create two-dimensional signage for the new Centered City Yoga Revolution studio, located downstairs at the 918 south 900 east…
You can no longer talk about children’s book art in Utah without hearing Willy Terry’s name pop up. This is a good thing. A very good thing. See what I mean? This is a typical painting from Will—and by ‘typical’ I mean teeming with rich, luscious colors, playful contrast between light and dark tones, endearing…
Artwork for the long-awaited John-Ross Boyce and His Troubles album, Black Shuck/Old Crow, out later this month. This is some of the most visceral, intelligent and important music I’ve heard in some time and it’s been quite the catharsis for me to listen to the songs over and over and over again and make the artwork to…
I know you do! What would you like to see more/less of? Here are some things that I regularly makes posts about: Interviews with writers and artists Tutorials and insight into creative processes Artwork and writing Stages of my own work (drawing, writing, ideas) Let me know in the comments section or via email what…
CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE IT IN ACTION! I made this little animation to conjure an incredible weekend and I hope it works. See you all on the other side of tomorrow! (Here’s a teeny-tiny version)
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27003856] This little gem has been getting passed around websites like crazy! Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared comes from Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of This Is It and is well worth the three and a half minutes it takes to watch.