1. Baffin Island Aurora Borealis, 2. The Magic of Coney Island!2, 3. Candy Land, 4. Monster, 5. The Green Fairy, 6. In the Court of King Carrion, a visitor dances for the King, 7. La Fee Verte, 8. ash and mk, 9. Untitled, 10. Staring, 11. Looking through your window, 12. Black Tuesday, 13. Emerging Illusions, 14. If only I could touch her cloak, 15. DALI, 16. Deco curtain
If the Big Word Project is just a clever way for two incredibly smart dudes to make a ton of money, then I wouldn’t be the first to say it’s working.
It reminds me of the genius behind the Millior Dollar Homepage, except that with so many words in the english language, these guys stand to make a whole lot more money.
From their site:
The Big Word Project has been set up by Paddy Donnelly and Lee Munroe, two Masters students from Northern Ireland, who are exploring what different words mean to different people. The project allows you to purchase a word from our list to represent your site. Your site will then represent this word in our list and when people click on it, they will be taken to your site. The project is aimed at changing definitions and creating a new tapestry of words, meaning altogether different things.
I immediately tried to buy the word “star”, but someone else beat me to it.
So what word did I actually buy?
One that’s far more common:
I was shocked that it was available.
I also grabbed a couple for some of my lady blogger friends:
Have any of you bought a word? As I type this I am restraining myself from buying more.
Photo by DocPop.
My new camera
It has features my old one was woefully lacking, like HD video recording capabilities, 10x zoom, and a functioning flash.
I suspect that this new development is going to lead to a lot of great changes for this blog…
Now if I could just find some extra time…
Could somebody slow down the earth’s rotation for me?
On Friday I was witness to something so daring, so amazing, I could hardly wait until Monday to tell you all about it.
Friends, let me just say that it’s rare to experience the level of awe and glory that my evening rose to.
Point Break is a horrible movie, but it’s horrible in all the ways I find incredibly endearing.
In case you missed this classic piece of riveting cinema, here’s a synopsis from IMDB:
Johnny Utah (Reeves) is a Special Agent for the FBI. Utah gets partnered with Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) an experienced agent who is more than committed to his work. The two are asked to investigate the number of robberies committed by a group called the Ex-Presidents, who wears masks of Presidents Reagen, Nixon, Carter and Johnson for their robberies. Pappas has a theory that the Ex-Presidents are a group of surfers, and asks for Utah to go undercover as a surfer. The problem is, Utah couldn’t surf to save his life.
Add in cardboard reproductions of the sets, water guns, fake blood, and Keanu Rives played by a member of the audience….and you have a campy theatrical production that puts Rocky Horror to shame.
After arriving at the xenodrome, I was greeted by a cheerful bartender who made me the strongest gin & tonic I’ve gotten in my life.
I purchased a bag of chex mix and a plastic poncho and headed to my seat for an evening of amazing.
Here’s a snippet that will give you an idea:
If you live in either the Los Angeles or San Francisco area, I highly recommend you buy tickets while it’s still showing.
Extras:
Point Break Live Official Myspace
Point Break Live on Wikipedia
1. james jean, 2. Heavenly, 3. Shutter, 4. aqua horns, 5. My Obsession with Red Shoes, 6. smoking, 7. book spread, 8. Bunny Love, 9. i think they are related, 10. House seat order, 11. aboutcandy, 12. 365 outtake
Between Portland, Maker Faire, my new band, and work….lately I’ve been kind feeling like I’m living on auto pilot.
Here’s hoping that things slow down soon! 
Stumptown was totally rad! I got rid of all my books, handed out a ton of postcards, and saw a ton of friends I hadn’t seen in forever. I had the pleasure of tabling with Matt Leunig and Hellen Jo, who you should all check out post haste!
I had a really good portfolio review with Scott Allie, who gave me some direction for where to take my work in comics from here. Dear readers, you will not know what hit you.
I also picked up a few books, which I’m hoping to review on here later once I have a minute to actually read them.
& of course, there is the epic force of team Stubby. We wrassled that deer to the ground when it attacked us in the wilds of downtown Portland. We ate most of him on the spot, but saved his head….for he makes a rather charming wall accessory. Nubby is like the siamese twin sister I never had. I miss her terribly.
Conclusion: I need to go back to Portland again real soon.
Miss Marie has uploaded most of the shots the two of us took at the Maker Faire this weekend.
It was so much fun, and I’m really happy with how some of them came out.
I think the above shot might just become my new myspace pic.
Who doesn’t want corn at the party?
The giant skull behind us was made out of computer parts. It sang the ramones.
If you’d like to see the rest of them, check out the set on Flickr.
We are thinking of organizing more polaroid flash mobs over the course of the next year, so let us know if you’re interested in participating in future events!
Visit our polaroid wonderland here:
This weekend, I got a visit from Corn & she was very Saucy!
We partied all weekend, and we took more Polaroids then you can shake a stick at.
Alas, I am exhausted from all the debauchery, so I will have to re-cap later….with scans of said Polaroids.
Until then, you can imagine what kind of trouble we got into at the Maker Faire, and at the Louche Absinthe party.
Join us for the mass Polaroid shoot at Maker Faire on Sunday!!
Shake it one more time!
Mass Polaroid shoot!
Maker Faire
San Mateo Fairgrounds
Sunday May 4th
12:00 NOON
@ The Mousetrap
Bring your polaroid, film, props, costumes & your lovely self!
Your Polaroid is going to die.
And It wants to experience all it can before its final days.
Polaroid has stopped making its instant film and expects supplies to run out completely in 2009.
Polaroid Apocalypse is a collaborative project for lovers of the instant film.
If the inevitable is upon us, we want to go out with a bang.
Load up your little plastic weapon and join the PA Army!
1. Lovecraft (take2), 2. the bb, 3. iCiNG Treats design #1, 4. Mezzanine, 5. Inbound Issue 01, 6. Untitled, 7. Untitled, 8. Lucky/unHappy?, 9. Untitled, 10. Untitled, 11. Untitled, 12. Untitled
Hey Guys! I’m in this month’s issue of Art Calendar:
& I’m in good company, too!
Interviews by Molly Crabapple with myself, Stuntkid, and Lithium Picnic.
First there was Murakami for Vuitton,
Then there was James Jean for Prada,
And hell, you could even count Fafi for MAC…
but now, I think I can officially declare this designer-clothing-companies-hiring-illustrators-who-are-famous-in-their-own-right-thing a trend—-
because woah, man…we’ve got Paul Pope for DKNY:
Check out this video about some of Paul’s process on the project:
Paul has been a longtime hero of mine, and I feel like these designs really used his existing aesthetic in all the best ways possible.
I’m especially a fan of the butterfly-wing camo.
The designs are beautiful, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what other work they do together.
This, however, leaves me speculating where this trend goes from here.
Will we have Audrey Kawasaki for Vera Wang?
Kozyndan for Marc Jacobs?
Will the clothing lines add more crossover fans for these artist’s work?
Will a Prada or DKNY wearer end up buying a James Jean or Paul Pope comic?
Or will the whole thing implode in a few months? Will these illustrators suddenly become “SO last season”?
Only time will tell, but I sure am curious to see what happens.
Whirlwind weekend in Portlandia!
Bullet points in 5 words or less:
+ Staying at Nubby’s Haus!
+ Stumptown Comics Fest.
+ Cake, lederhosen, dear heads.
+ Gallery tour in mysterious van.
+ Cartoonist conspiracy bros = love.
+ eff you mother-effer for life.
+ cosmic monkeys & cape codders.
+ “Are you in costume?” “no.”
+ Tablemates Hellen & Matt rule.
+ Increased appreciation of bald dudes.
+ Mocumentary footage imagined numerous times.
+ NubTwig original purchaced.
+ Ninja presents for boys.
+ Moshburn and J.O’B Massart reunion.
+ Matching outfits & cameras.
+ Trip sponsored by Heart Sunglasses.
I designed a couple cards to hand out at stumptown:
I had planned on photographing them for you, but time is short this morning.
Also, I fell rollerskating at work yesterday and my wrist = fux0red. Here’s to hoping it’s just a bad sprain and not a break.
Regardless, nothing is keeping me from Stumptown. Portlandia or bust!
1. The Scout, 2. Star St.Germain, 3. ezekielle sepia, 4. judith supine’s dirt mansion, 5. Antelope Valley Poppies X-Pro - Gorgeous Poppies, 6. ……………………………………….., 7. "The Equestrian", 8. new pdx condos, 9. Antelope Valley X-Pro - desert television, 10. Horror, 11. Thanks Melt!!, 12. The Lungs & Heart in health, 13. ghost train, 14. redwing, 15. faceless train, 16. Star, belwildered
Things this week that I love:
+Comics
I’ve read a TON of great comics this week…like Karl Stevens’ Whatever
+Travel
Portland tomorrow!
So looking forward to Indie Comix and time with Nubs. If you’re going to stumptown, please come by my table and say hi!
+Friends
Whether you’ve bought me concert tickets, shared a pint with me, or even mailed me a hippo…I’m super grateful.
+Live Music
Saw F*ck Buttons last night, and Xiu Xiu last week & it was excellent! I need to go out more.
+Muxtape!
Speaking of music…I was going to post about this a couple weeks ago, but the day I was going to post, Miss Gala beat me to it! haha!
Anyways, I made a mix, and I thought you all should hear it:
What do you love this week?
Several weeks ago, I received an e-mail from my friend Pat containing this photo.
It spawned a private joke about how hippos sort of look like they come out of cans. (well don’t they?)
Last week, when I was totally freaking out over finishing my comic for Image…I recieved a package in the mail!
Is this a can of hippo??
Serving size one nuzzle!!!
I eventually worked up the courage to actually open the thing, and to my surprise, this is what I saw:
“Why Hello There!” The Hippo Exclaimed.
It then added, “You can do it!”.
I seriously would not have made it through the week without that extra bit of encouragement, and I can only imagine how long it must have taken to design and put together the whole thing. Thank you Pat!!!
I am constantly amazed by the quality of the public art I see in my city.
I do not know the identity of the artist, nor do know their intentions.
I do know that walking past their piece on Fillmore completely floored me the other day.
The greytones are all pixelated, but the blacks are not…creating a really interesting effect. Also the halo appears to be drawn on by hand after the rest of the piece was pasted up.
If anyone knows the artist, Let me know so I can credit them!
Also, if anyone sees any more of their work, can you snap a picture for me?
Thanks!
Did everyone have a good weekend?
I spent it preparing for Stumptown, and recovering from finishing Comic Book Tattoo.
Sorry my posting was so sporadic last week. Finishing that book took every last bit of my energy, so things like blogging and answering e-mail fell to the wayside. :/
Anyways, I have more Weird Celebrities for you!
Salvador Dali
Andy Warhol
Most of this series was particularly hard to do in greyscale, but I’m pretty happy with the results.
Working for Weird Tales has really changed the way I work with greys for the better, and I’m seriously thankful for it.
Sometimes a little limitation can be all you need to push yourself forward.
3 more Weird Celebs left!
Thanks to everyone who’s been reading all this time!
I’m super excited about all the awesome things I have coming up for all of you to check out!
+ I am finally done with my piece for Tori Amos’s Comic Book Tattoo that I worked on with Mr. Chris Arrant.
It will be out this summer!
+ I’ll be tabling at Stumptown Comics Fest on the 26th and 27th in Portland, and spending some time with Miss Nubby Twiglet.
Leave a comment if you’re going, and please swing by my table! If you’re going and you want a specific print or anything, let me know and I’ll try to provide.
+ I got mentioned on Warren Ellis’ blog today for this month’s issue of weird tales! I’ll be posting more stuff from the issue tomorrow.
+ Went to Isotope last night for Matt Silady’s Eisner Nomination party. Strong drinks and good company. Most excellent.
+ Lastly I’m on twitter now, if you’re interested in following me.
& now, we have some tilt:
1. causes et effets -, 2. bouts de vie en mosaïque -, 3. écoulement | substance, 4. 50ft of Voivodess, 5. scenario, 6. feets, 7. Untitled, 8. fairy, 9. mermaid
No post today due to sniffles and comic book deadlines.
However, this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages.
