www.valerodoval.com

Check this artist out!

Valero Doval :)

also this video with his work!

monsters

so i'm thinking of combining some portraits with monsters... this is a test.

Le Cirque de Calder

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

a new type of periodic table

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Periodic-Table-of-Typefaces/193759

cupcakes

Kids

http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2010/05/amazing-art-works-based-on-childrens-drawings/

Oliver Herring

"Most people are much more unusual, complicated, and eccentric, and playful and creative than they have the time to express. Play. It's a thing that we put on hold because we get distracted by so many other things. We have to make money, we have to pay the bills, we grow up. and these roles that we play- they are not real but after a while they become real. They become us. Play. Is sort of a reminder of what that is like to be a kid and we in the end never lose that. You carry your past inside of your so why should it disappear?"

So I sent my resume to Art House Co-op...

this was my cover letter...

World Cup!

Check out this awesome calendar for the World Cup! Such a cool design! View it in full screen and it is that much cooler. :)

Sketchbook Project in Brooklyn

BJ Inman thought of me with this link so I'm sharing it with all of you :

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

These guys are doing what i've been wanting to do for quite awhile. This is so organized and really well done. I definitely want to check out the show when it goes on tour :)

CitID a (type)face to every city!

While looking up information on Chicago's Gaper's Block I came across an article on Chicago's Typeface which lead me to this little gem of a site:





CitID aims to gain global consciousness by giving a (type)face to every city worldwide. We should submit designs for our respective cities :) Could be fun!

Hero and Boo

A new creature

U-Ram Choe

U-Ram Choe has a solo show on display at the Frist Center in Nashville right now... if you find yourself in this grand city anytime soon I highly recommend seeing his "New Urban Species". His kinetic sculptures have to be seen in person. Though a video gives viewers a taste of what these pieces are like you lose the intricate and delicate details. Some pieces like the Urbanus Female Larva move with such gentle fluidity that you forget for a moment that they are not really breathing.

A Great Link

So I came across this link and just had to share it, anyone want to collaborate on a magazine?

http://magcloud.com/

Under Flood

Please pray for Nashville my friends. It will be a long recovery.

beards

random information you should know...

Maps

http://www.handmaps.org/index.php

Paul Burch and the WPA Ballclub

So opinion time... does this grainy photo have a nice look to it -or- does it look like the photographer needs a new camera?
Check out Paul Burch and listen to his music! Great Americana goodness :) I promise you will like it!
More to come...



Also i think we all need to move to Nebraska... just saying... :)

Some Rs

Picked these up yesterday... hopefully I get to use them one day.

what kimb eats

cookie loves milk

ok guys... am i the only one posting?... SHOW ME YOUR STUFF! :) I'm dying to see what you've been up to!

Love KT

Tiffany & Joseph are getting hitched!

Proof!

Here is a proof of Tiff and Joe's wedding invitations that Kim and I have been working on :) Will be printing them tonight! Can't wait to show you guys!

The Butterfly Circus

This is a beautiful film! Made me teary eyed... :)

growth

What Happens When I Talk on the Phone

bookstore table top

made dis during january for da bookstore. da woodgrain's is all contact papers i bought at family dollar and lowe's.

coated top with modge podge (when i should have just used elmer's glue and water. lot cheaper. same thing.) and then a water-based low-odor clear acrylic sealant by minwax called Polycrylic.

i stole the wavy line pattern from a napkin.
like the time when i was 10. i had my parents copy, stencil, and paint on my bedroom wall all these colored squiggle designs that i saw on a paper Dixie cup sitting in front of my pew during catholic mass. thanks parents!

Sharing Hope

As of late I have been drawing "inspirational" sayings on post it notes, and sticking them up throughout town. If your in Fort Wayne, In. keep your eyes open.

Ms. Sullivan

Quick look of a shot i'm working on for my friend Mary. This is her and a portrait of her great aunt. They look so much alike!

Great Illustrations

I found this old owners manual from 1971 when helping my grandmother move out her old oven. There are some amazing type treatments and illustrations in it I thought worth sharing.

A Sailboat Named SportCake

Rhapsody

just in case you needed a laugh...

wish i was flying into your city

miss you and love you both!

Snow in Nashville! Who knew! :)

Today I got to go sledding with the coolest family in Nashville. With the best 7 year old boy i've ever met! :) His name is Henry and I love him to pieces!

Henry's dad is a great musician. Check out his music here. :)

Gentle Moon

Drawing I did a couple months ago.

Renaissance Woman

I'm applying to Grad School at Columbia College Chicago.

Pray for me.

landscapes

Went to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center while in Wisconsin and saw some amazing outsider art! Here are 2 paintings i liked. Wish i remembered the artist's name! i'll have to find that out for you guys. I loved this museum it was added onto a historic home. Inspiring place!