UK

I'm going to be doing a mini tour of the UK this January because I've got an exhibition with the brilliantly talented Lizzy Stewart @ Here Gallery in Bristol. The exhibit, entitled Land & Sky, opens on Thursday January 21 from 7-9 pm @ Here Gallery which is located at : 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU, UK. We'll both be there, and I'll actually be in Bristol all week leading up to the opening.. I'm also going to be making the rounds in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh.. where one may be able to find me hanging around Analogue Books w/ Russell, Julie & little Rudy.. Hope to see you out and about and maybe we can watch the Gunners make that push for the championship!

Land & Sky - Lizzy Stewart & Christopher Bettig
opening reception : Thursday 21 January, 2010

Here Gallery
108 Stokes Croft
Bristol, BS1 3RU



Here's the travel plans.. so excited!!!

CHICAGO

I had an amazing few weeks in Chicago working on a rad project for Puma.. & got to hang out with friends I've literally known since I was 5, awesome to see you Eric & Catherine (soon to be Dr.)! Also, got to hang out with the always awesome Ben Floeter @ Suddenly It's Real (congrats to you and mama Natalie!), Floyd Davis @ Artpentry & thanks to Cody Hudson for the much anticipated & super awesome lunch @ Hot Dougs's.



We all went to some awesome restaurants that I just can't stop saying enough great things about: The Publican, Lula Cafe, Xoco, Frontera Grill and Orange. I also went to the Christkindlmarket like everyday for brat's w/ kraut and coco.. so rad.



Eric told me that Chicago has the world's largest reflective bean, which is located in Millennium Park, which leads me to think that there are other reflective bean sculptures of lesser grandeur out in the world... which is sort of weird. Anyway... CHICAGO = AWESOME!!!

VANNEN WATCHES vs CHRISTOPHER BETTIG

I'm super hyped to announce the release of my first exclusive watch for Vannen! It's a limited edition winter/holiday themed one, just in time for the cold... it comes packaged with a two color signed and numbered screen print, that I actually printed, in a bag full of fake snow. Vannen is also offering free shipping worldwide for the entire month of December!

Buy yours here!

smirkabout // cellphone & laptop skins

If you have a laptop or a cellphone or any other electronic device, now you can adorn them with my pattern designs. A new company based in Australia just launched called SmirkAbout and they have just about everything imaginable covered by their skins. Protect your stuff while adding a little art to your everyday devices.

Giant Robot SF - Printed Matter 7

I've got 6 different print editions on view at Giant Robot SF this holiday season! The exhibit opens on Saturday December 5th and features a ton of amazing prints from a host of artists from all over the globe.

Giant Robot San Francisco
618 Shrader St
SF, CA 94117

NEW PRINTS!!!!!!!!!

It All Begins With A Smile inspired by the band Mates Of State is an 18 x 24 inch, limited to 50, one color screen print available for purchase HERE.


We Are Not Two We Are One inspired by the band The Kinks is an 18 x 24 inch, limited to 50, one color screen print available for purchase HERE. (this is the third edition, the blue edition and the green edition are both completely sold out)


Paris is an 18 x 24 inch, limited to 50, one color screen print available for purchase HERE.

holiday cards

This is my new holiday card available for purchase from Artists To Watch for 2009... available HERE. They come in boxes of 12 with envelopes and are $13.95 a box.. printed on recycled paper with soy inks!



The 2 holiday cards I did last year are also still available for purchase this year.. the birds one is available for purchase HERE and the poinsettia one is available HERE.

Bodega // vinyl wall art

Bodega is a new vinyl wall art company that features some amazing artists producing large scale affordable works for your home... including artists Barry McGee, Cody Hudson, Michael Leon, Steven Harrington and more. I'm honored to be a part of such a great collection of artists & you can view my available vinyl art here.

Poppytalk interview

My friend & amazing artist, Lisa Congdon, did a little interview with me for the awesome Canadian blog Poppytalk which you can read here.

THANKS LISA!

VANNEN WATCHES // limited holiday watch!

December 2009 is the release date of my limited holiday watch for Vannen Watches... more to come!