Since 2006 Pittsburgh-based husband and wife Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth have run the Tugboat Printshop, a traditional printmaking studio where everything is made by hand, starting with the giant slabs of wood into which each of their images are carved. The Moon is their largest hand-carved relief print ever coming in at 36″ x 32″ (91 x…
Excerpts from John Steinbeck’s diary while writing The Grapes of Wrath (via Austin Kleon) In 1938, John Steinbeck began writing what he hoped would be a great novel, and to keep track of his writing progress, he started a daily diary. “Here is the diary of a book…it will be interesting to see how it…
Check out the making of the cutest lil’ Krampus I’ve ever seen here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRcoUhl1oPM Rebekah Johnson documented her 2013 NaNoWriMo experience–that’s writing 50,000 words of a new novel during the month of November. What follows is 8 minutes of Rebekah battling Tendonitis, late nights/early mornings, illness, a power outage, writing withdrawals, bad hair days, cluttered scenes and more! Related articles Get Cracking On That Novel – NaNoWriMo Is Almost…
I’ve been a fan of Dave Stewart’s abilities for the last ten years, and it’s been fascinating to watch him tackle projects as varied as Hellboy, Sandman: Overture, Daytripper and now Craig Thompson’s Space Dumplins. I recently discovered the new comics interview show, From the Gutters, and was happy to find a two-part video interview with…
For the last six weeks I’ve been painting a second mural for Provo City. After putting in over 200 hours, I finished just before Halloween and thought I’d take some time to post some process photos and talk a little about making the mural. (You can read more about the project and see photos from…
Master pinstriper Glen Weisgerber demonstrates the roundhand lettering technique. Weisgerber teaches pinstriping and lettering at the Airbrush Getaway Workshops.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwiu18J9H0&w=420&h=315] My brother recently stopped by the tunnel, where I’ve been painting two 100-foot murals for the city of Provo. I knew he had a camera strapped to his chest, but I didn’t know he had been filming the entire time we were talking. Here’s a little taste of the tunnel so far, with another…
For the last two and a half weeks I’ve left behind the comfort of my studio to work in a tunnel. In an effort to clean up and brighten the area, the Provo City Police Department has commissioned me to paint a mural along the Provo River Trail. The trail continues below the road at…