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Not too long ago (actually, up until about 20 minutes ago) I would have sworn to you on my LIFE, that I would never, never write about scrapbooking. It's not that I have much against it, it's just that right…
Continue Reading →Charley Harper – An Illustrated Life
American artist Charley Harper, whose well-loved illustrations of nature, insects, animals and people have been appearing in books and magazines since the 1950's, passed away barely a month ago in his hometown of Cincinnati at the age of 84. The…
Continue Reading →Abigail Percy's Kraft Paper Prints
I figured that I won't get murdered for cruising Etsy on company time if I actually write instead of shop, so I'm killing two birds with one stone (writing and shopping) to point out why you should snag some of…
Continue Reading →Hot Hotness: HimeyaShop's Heat Radiators
I've been writing for about three hours now. That means, among other things (like, for instance, my eyes are bloodshot and I'm terribly twitchy), that the bottom of my computer is freaking hot as hell, and if it were on…
Continue Reading →Matt Morgan
In art and design, finding simplicity is rarely a simple process. The concept of removing the unnecessary sounds easy enough, but in order to really succeed, the artist/designer is often required to sift through piles of very complex concepts in…
Continue Reading →e-glue
When we got an email from an e-glue fan, my first impression of the product was that it was a kid-friendly glue stick. I was a little thrown (I thought glue WAS kid friendly; we all ate it, right?), but…
Continue Reading →Vince Chan's Big Bun
When I first saw the lineup of bunny characters on Youngest In Charge, I didn't know what to think. The cartoon bunnies are a trip, and whoever created them was obviously influenced heavily by pop culture. Everything from a Bundiana…
Continue Reading →Kinkyform and Electric Heat
Get your mind out of the gutter: Kinkyform is everything but the urban definition of the term. The German furniture company has been collaborating with up-and-coming artists to create illustration-laden pieces, and one of their selected works, aptly titled "The…
Continue Reading →Kevin Tong: The Silent Years
Freelance illustrator Kevin Tong, 23 years young and hailing from the 'LBC,' has my curiosity peaked with his graphic novel called The Silent Years. Kevin will be the first to admit that it's a work in progress, as it remains…
Continue Reading →Plinth Issue 2: The Hate Issue
Our buddy and Spear Collectiver Tom Judd is at it again over the pond in the U.K. This time he has joined up with a group of other talented illustrators and Scott Lockhart to publish Plinth Issue 2 (The Hate…
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