Monday, December 10, 2007

Wooden Toy Quarterly



I got this in the mail the a little while back and finally posting it. Its a sick magazine out of Australia (why are all the really sick mags from other countries?) called Wooden Toy. It has a bunch of great art and photography and interviews with the likes of Anthony Lister, Lyrics Born, The Autopsy Gallery, Brendan Monroe.... and a little write up on me! I'm international,
baby! Check it out:

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NICE FELLOWS WITH A PAPERCUT
John is one fellow from Colorado we have been glad to make acquaintances with. We are sure they are all nice in Colorado, but perhaps not all as nice as John. You see even though we are only so-called "internet friends", John has been sending us meticulously prepared little design care packages on a regular basis. He knows that here at Fad Experiment HQ we need out design-in-the-mail fix or we go mad! Who doesn't like something fresh turning up in the mailman's arms every couple of weeks? For my money there is nothing better than getting an envelope all covered in doodles (the drawing kind...of course) and wondering excitedly what kind of goodies lay waiting for you inside (apart from being told that your real father is Hugh Hefner and he wants you to move home...).

When John's first mail package came we were aghast. Where had it come from? Who was John Fellows? Who spends so much time on the outside of an envelope? Why did't the postie pocket it? Is the postie mad? Then we realized we were spending way too much time thinking about it and decided to rip the fucker wide open before someone snatched it from our star struck hands. Surely someone who spent this much time on the package would have spent even more time on whatever lay inside, right? As expected, John didn't disappoint.

In parcel #2 John included loads of original limited edition linoleum carvings, a copy of his latest "PAPERCUT" B&W 'zine featuring even more of his super stylee lino cuts and a bunch of stickers. Again - who does this?

Then there's the matter of stickers he actually made for us! John went so far as to design Wooden Toy stickers, have them printed and send them to us. We laughed, we cried, we stuck. Either John has friends in high places, they sell pre-made die cut stickers in the US, or he is Bill Gates. We are awaiting confirmation. Either way he's one hell of a nice chap cut from a mould of old and we suggest you check out his stuff. www.johnfellows.net
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Reprinted from Wooden Toy Quarterly #4
156 pages, full-color
www.woodentoyquarterly.com

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Pretty sweet!

Smoke Em If You Got Em Photos Part II






Here are some more photos. I think I sold close to 12 or 14 pieces. It was pretty sweet. I got a lot of great feedback on the work as well. Thanks to everyone that came out and saw the show and a big thanks to the guys at JoyEngine!

Smoke Em If You Got Em Photos Part I






I know its been a while since my last post, but here are some photos from my last show at JoyEngine in Boulder, Colorado. It was called Smoke Em If You Got Em. It was a two themed show. One half of the show was paintings on old wooden cigar boxes and the other half was original prints onto old used airmail envelopes. Each envelope got an original print that corresponded to the country of origin. Australia = koala , Mauritius Islands = the Dodo bird, Swaziland = the Cape Buffalo, The Congo = the Western Gorilla, etc. The chosen animals all are endangered or extinct.