Thursday, February 22, 2007
Punk Farm on Tour - Cover!
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375833434
It's due out on October 9th, but you can pre-order it on Amazon now!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Baby Shower Cake
a Punk Farm themed kid's room!
Some very creative parents in Chicago painted their baby's room with a Punk Farm theme!
I'm completely blown away. This is a huge honor!
Friday, February 16, 2007
UPCOMING EXHIBITS!
One is at the Groton Public Library Gallery. I will be giving a gallery talk there on March 22 @ 7 PM. There will be work from Good Night, Monkey Boy; Bubble Bath Pirates; Annie Was Warned; Max for President; and Giddy Up, Cowgirl
The other exhibit is at the New Art Center in Newton. There will be an opening reception on March 23 from 5-8 PM. I will be exhibiting work from Baghead, Punk Farm and My Buddy, Slug. This is a group show and there will be work from about a dozen great artists from all over the country, including my pals Timothy Basil Ering and Grace Lin.
Hope to see you there!
THE GREAT BIG BOOK BASH!!!
If you live in or near Huntsville, Alabama - come out to say "hi" next Saturday at the "Great Big Book Bash"!
They have a load of cool events lined up. My favorite is the "Punk out Your Bag" contest. I hear they have quite a few entries already. I can't wait to see them!
"Thank You, Indiana!!!" ?
This is from The Courier-Journal:
Seated in a rocking chair, Gov. Mitch Daniels helped Hilda Kendrick's kindergarten class at Utica Elementary School read a book called "Punk Farm" yesterday.
It's about an animal band, and every time Daniels asked a question about the story, one of the 25 or so kids had an immediate answer.
"You know this book pretty well," Daniels said at one point, and one of the students nodded and said, "We already took a quiz on it."
A few pages later the band members say, "Thank you, Indiana" to their audience. "I like that," Daniels said.
"It used to be 'Wisconsin,' " a couple of the youngsters replied.
They were right. A strip of paper with "Indiana" written on it had been temporarily taped over "Wisconsin," just for the governor's visit to the Clark County school.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
The "Get This Book" Series
If you're not familiar with Jeffers' work, hop on it. He's a bit of an international superstar. Make sure you stop by his website - www.oliverjeffers.com to check out all of his artwork, not just his stuff for picture books.
PS - A special thanks to the '7 Impossible Things' Blog for encouraging my occasional recommendations!
Monday, February 05, 2007
Baghead?
Friday, February 02, 2007
random paintings from over the years
goodbye, studio......
When the last of my things were gone, I noticed that I had made my mark on the space. The hardwood floor where I sat and stood for all those years had gotten worn down. *tear*
And I had another sad goodbye - to my chair. Yes, my trusty chair that I bought at Staples straight out of school had served me well over the years, but it was time to part ways. I placed it out with the other weekly trash. When I awoke today, it was gone. It's my hope that maybe some neighborhood kids came by and taken it for a joy ride. Maybe it's sitting in someone's living room now? I'd just like to think that it's in a better place now...
Goodbye, studio.
Now the new work begins - renovating and winterizing the garage/barn behind my new house. It's going to be amazing!