I have a limited edition lamp for sale here for a one night show later this month. You can pre-order the lamps right now, and a portion of the sale goes to inner city art education here in LA!

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Here are some photos from the Altered States book exhibit, thanks to my dad for the pics.

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Tonight was the opening for True Self, if you missed it like me (stuck in LA), you can check out the show online (which is still being added), or stop by Jonathan LeVine gallery Tues-Sat 11-6 through Nov 21st.
Here is my contribution to the show, and the journey the painting took as I worked on it...as you can see I changed my mind a few times. I hope I made good decisions.

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I have two illustrations in today's NYT book review. One on the cover and one inside. I am really happy with the way they turned out, I might even use that cover illo for a promo! Much thanks to amazing AD Nicholas Blechman.

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Here's my third book for the altered book show in Vegas. Don't forget to stop by and check it out! This book is a little different, and I wanted to keep a lot of white space. I like the raw, unfinished quality it seems to have, and the weird tension that creates.

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Here's my second book for the altered book show, all inside the pages of this civil war book. I love experimenting in these books, lots of good mistakes and new ideas.

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I'm in an altered book show which opens this Friday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center in Las Vegas. This is really weird because I used to take art and music lessons at this place when I was a kid, and actually performed a few times in their theater. This looks like an amazing show, so if your in Vegas between now an January, you should check it out!

I have three books in this show. This is an older one that you may have seen already. I'll post the others in the next few days.

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I just finished a piece for the True Self exhibit at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York which is curated by Gary Baseman. Some of my favorite people are in this show. It should be a good one!
runs Oct 24 thru Nov 21, 2009
Opening Reception - Saturday, October 24th, 7-9pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Munoz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Dalek, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Fred Stonehouse, Frieda Gossett, Friends With You, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, James Jean, Karen Hsiao, Korin Faught, KozynDan, Lauren Bergman, Leah Hayes, Lola, Luke Chueh, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Mike Shinoda, Natalia Fabia, Orly Cogan, Rob Clayton, Robin Van Valkenburgh, Ron English, Ryan Heshka, Ryan Jacob Smith, Shag, Shannon Freshwater, The London Police, Tim Biskup, Travis Lampe.

Here's a sketch/idea for my painting:


studio process shot:

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Wow. I am so honored to have my book design on the Book Cover Archive. This is one of my favorite sites, and all the covers are top notch. Thank you so much to Ben Pieratt for including me among some impressive designers.

Here's the finished CD cover and back panel. I also designed the booklet for the CD which I will photograph when I get the printed piece. I was originally going to produce the image using cut paper, but I liked the drawing so much that I decided to keep it. I think it turned out well.

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I'm working on an album design for my friend Chris' wind ensemble. The theme is the Chinese five elements of water, earth, wood, fire, and metal. Here are a few mock ups. The final choice is a little different and I'll post it when it's done.

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Pictures from the Atlanta airport show are now posted on flicker. I really love the framing choice!

This Saturday the 29th is the opening for Print Zero Studios Print Exchange. If you are in Seattle, swing over to Georgetown and check it out. 6-10pm

I forgot to scan my prints before I sent them...but here's a misprint that I kind of like:

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I just designed the cover for my friend Jacob's new book which was a really fun project. The cover needed to be black and white and other than that I had total freedom. I submitted a few options, and this is the cover the publisher picked:

my other options:

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I just designed this poster for my friend Greg over at Seattle's Vital 5 Productions for their Arbitrary Art Grant program and the subsequent exhibition at Bumbershoot in September.



I designed this hand for the poster, which I like, but it didn't quite fit the scheme.

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