I've got two new posters available for sale! The first one is a new square version of my We Are Not Two We Are One print and the second is a brand new cityscape of Oslo based on drawings from my trip to Norway this past summer.
They, along with other prints, are available for purchase in my shop.
My love affair with the UK continues with an exclusive colorway of my 2k T-shirt, "I'm not here, this is not happening" for Harvey Nichols. The shirt just shipped out and will be in London this fall season... For those of us unlucky enough to reside in the rest of the world, the shirt will be available in a pale yellow for boys and a navy blue raglan for girls.
There's a new Juxtapoz book called Juxtapoz Handmade, which features a great group of artists who focus less on technology and more on the handmade approach to the things they make. The book features an 8 page spread on myself as well as : Cody Hudson, Saelee Oh, Caroline Hwang, Megan Whitmarsch, Jim Houser, A J Fosik & several others.
I've done some iPhone & iPad desktop wallpapers in previous years for Poolga, and was really excited to be a part of their first ever iPhone app! It was curated by Luis Mendo of Good Inc. & is now available for free in the Apple App Store! The app features 15 illustrators from around the globe hand picked by Luis Mendo, and all of us have 2 illustrations available in the app for you to decorate your device.
Here's a little video I made of my solo show, Of Woe & Magic, which is at Hello by Candystore Collective in San Francisco, CA from the 1st of October - 1st of November. A super big THANK YOU & a hug to those that came out.. so rad to see so many SF friends.. miss you guys!
I've got a solo show in SF, entitled "Of Woe & Magic," opening on Friday October 1, 2010 at Hello by Candystore Collective which is located at 2226 Bush St. The opening reception is from 6:30-8:30 PM, come out and say "hi!" The show runs from the first of October until the first of November. Here's a little about the show :
Of Woe & Magic is the beauty of being alone in the desert and under the moon. I want to watch the dying suns and witness the new ones being born. Everything to and from dust. I miss you already. Turquoise jewelry, geodesic domes, telepathy & a feather in your hair. I want to run naked in the sunshine with you. It’s about all the love I have for everything. There may be a crystal or two involved, sorry, I tried to keep it scientific. Let’s all make something by hand. I sewed, printed, and painted this. It is only the beginning. Everything is infinite. It will last forever & it will also end on November 1, 2010.
Just spent the last week in Las Vegas for the apparel trade shows Magic / Project / Pool etc. Had a great time with the 2K By Gingham crew.. super big thank you to them for bringing me out for the show! Also had a chance to hang out with my old friends over at Poketo and got to finally meet the Blood Is The New Black crew. I've got some new T's with Blood Is The New Black being released this winter season.. Asides from hanging out with everyone, we also went to an aquarium, rode a roller coaster & went to the Liberace Museum. Awesome times.
I've got a new poster which is produced by Early Griffin Press in Edinburgh, Scotland. It's a 3 color, signed and number limited edition of 50, entitled "There Is No Escape From The Infinite Void." You can pick it up here and I have a limited amount for sale in my shop for those in North America looking for cheaper shipping :)
It's been a few weeks since I've gotten back to Los Angeles, and I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone in the EU.. had such an amazing trip! I was really thrilled and honored to have my show at Analogue Books, and it was amazing.. so many people came out and I got to hang out with friends and met some rad & talented people I'd been talking to for a while via the internet box. I've got images of the show on my updated site here (under the label Analogue Books).The first image above is of Russell & Julie of Analogue & myself at the opening night of my show, and I can't thank them enough for the hospitality and for just being so amazingly magically awesome. I got to spend a week in Edinburgh setting up the show and just hanging out with friends : Verity Keniger, David Galletly, Jen Collins, Lizzy Stewart & Jez Burrows. Thanks for coming out, helping, showing me around, baking me cakes & for hanging out with me in my new favorite place ever, Mr. Wood's Fossil Shop!I'd also like to thank David Galletly, the uber talented artiste, for making this rad video of my show.All of Europe was in bloom, and it was unbelievable.. I've never seen so much lilac as in Sweden! & those are some images of quite possibly the most amazing wall I've ever seen in Oslo, Norway.Saw so many amazing little cottages in Sweden & the amazing Buddy Electric Car all over Norway!For those that want to see the full adventure, you can see even more photos of my show here, photos of the UK GOD SAVE THE QUEEN and of Sweden & Norway RETURN TO THE MOTHERLAND. & lastly a video of Russell & Julie's adorable son, Rudy (age 5), singing a song from a play he was going to be in.. and then promptly taking our money and running away :)
I've been doing some illustrations for the amazing writer/novelist Mandana Towhidy. She's started a blog where she's been releasing some small works of fiction, excerpts from upcoming novels etc. Give it a read here - Teeny Tiny Fiction!
Guardian of Bravery Magazine is publishing a small book featuring the studios & works of several Southern California artists and is then featuring them all in an exhibition in Anaheim at the Rothick Art Haus. The exhibit / book release party is on Saturday July 10, from 7-10pm and will feature a few pieces from me.
I customized a Buff Monster toy as part of The Monster Within show at Giant Robot in Los Angeles. The show opens on Saturday July 10 and runs until August 4.
Giant Robot 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
The Mountain Label is the design studio of Christopher Bettig, a French / American artist living and working in Los Angeles, California. Chris is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA degree in painting, but finds himself spending a lot of time developing products, graphics and installations for a diverse group of clientele.
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