Posted on 14th December 2008 by ItsNotArt in ramblings
What do you wish would happen?
Just that… Come up with an answer. I won’t ask you to post it as a comment, although you’re always welcome to do so. You won’t be guilted into sharing it with a friend or coworker. Just take a moment.
Posted on 10th December 2008 by ItsNotArt in friend, music
This CD has been on repeat this past week; The Mad Maggies’ latest release “Skull & Magpies.” Let me say up front, the best description of The Mad Maggies is their own tagline - Hard to describe, easy to love.
The tracks are decidedly piratey. A lot of that is due to the penny whistle that’s prominant but not rogue. Oddly, the one thing that stood out most to me was the packaging. It’s a tri-fold case with no plastic. I haven’t talked to any of the Mad Maggies yet about this, but in this age of green living we’re in, it was a nice bonus. I can ramble on about how good it is, but you should just hop over to TheMadMaggies.com and pick yourself up a copy.
Oh, and you may want to swing by a produce stand for an orange. Wouldn’t want you catching scurvy from these salty tracks!
I spent this past weekend enjoying the hell out of life. Before the cold front of winter full takes hold, I made it out enjoy the almost-warm weather. Saturday’s fun was catching The Mad Maggies at the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market. It was great to catch up, hear some of the new tracks from their upcoming release “Skull & Magpies.”
Sunday was spent with an ol’ friend from Paris that’s in for a visit. We returned to our old stomping grounds of San Francisco’s North Beach where we happened upon a public art dedication. The artwork, “Language of the Birds” was unveiled with performance art and the musical help of The Extra Action Marching Band. The trumpets, pom-poms, & drums all shook up the crowd that had gathered into dancing frenzy.
And now, to recharge & find the adventures that await next weekend.
Posted on 20th November 2008 by ItsNotArt in Uncategorized
This week I started plans for a self-promotional mailer.
If you’re in a position at your current job to hire creative services or persuade others to do so, please send me your Name, Title, Company, & Address. Do you know of a good creative services firm that would love my work? Do you know of a magazine that my style would add to? Send me their info!
Posted on 17th November 2008 by ItsNotArt in photo
The above photo was purchased from Deluxe Junk in Seattle, WA for 25¢. I have tons of these types of photos. Some of deceased family members, most of strangers. Many of my favorites come from family, yet are unidentifiable.
I used to use these photos in a few ways. When appropriate, I used to use them as part of illustration work a lot around 2000. I recently started doodling variations of the people found in these; building a bit of a story for them to live in.
Stay tuned for more old pic scans and artwork based upon them.
Posted on 11th November 2008 by ItsNotArt in doodle
A doodle scan from the trusty ol’ sketchbook. I won’t tell you what the speech bubble orginally said because I’d like to see what you come up with! Let me know!
Graphic Artist Sean Pete, whose blog you’re reading right now, is seeking an artist to collaborate with. He is open to subject matter and most specifics of the piece. He just be needin’ some collab action yo!
It’s live! Everyone’s favorite Rock-N-Roll accordion band is sparkling fresh today with a new website. The new ThoseDarnAccordions.com went live last night around 2am.
It’s a more direct and simpler design than their previous version. It makes use of some PHP conveniences, some javascript plugins, and some good old fashioned new content - like band bios for the entire band! And they said herding cats couldn’t be done!
Jump on over to ThoseDarnAccordions.com and then jump right back here to let me know what you think.
