Recovery & thanks...

I just want to let everyone know that I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I have been recovery from dual hand surgery (carpal tunnel) and a big thank you to all those who have emailed and to all those on flickr who have been sending me notes/comments/messages. I have a few more weeks of physical therapy and then it's back to business... some great projects and shows coming up, hopefully I'll see you soon!

As for the blog, this used to function as my my "news" section for my old site, but my new site has that incorporated... so this is going to be more of a blog of interesting things, influences, events, as well as a place where I'll talk about new things I'm working on. Hope you enjoy what's coming and I hope you are all doing well.

cb.

NEW WEBSITE! NEW WEBSITE! NEW WEBSITE! & SHOP!

NEW WEBSITE!
Finally after like a year, new website and shop with some new projects, new art, new exhibits, new new new...
CHRISTOPHER BETTIG // THE MOUNTAIN LABEL

Rodan v Griffith // type exhibit

I've got a piece in this great type show at my friends store Rodan V Griffith here in LA opening this Friday May 30th from 7pm - midnight. The show features a bunch of friends who make rad work... Dutch Press, Andy Mueller, Joel Speasmaker, Trace Marshall, Katsuo Design, Skyrocket Studio, Rory Wilson, Liam Devowski, Matt Sohl, and many more!

Type 4 Type's Sake
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Rodan V Griffith
8207 W. 3 rd St
West Hollywood, CA
(btwn La Jolla & Sweetzer)

Giant Robot SF - Tree Show 4 exhibit

There is a really awesome show at Giant Robot SF that I'm proud to be in which opens on Saturday May 17 called the Tree Show IV.

This year's Tree Show will also be a fundraising effort for San Francisco's Friends of the Urban Forest, a non-profit organization that plants over 1,500 trees a year to keep San Francisco communities green. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of artwork will go towards their efforts. For more information, please visit the group's website: fuf.net

GRSF
618 Shrader Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
gr-sf.com
415-876-4773

opening reception from 6:30 - 10 PM

SF SOLO SHOW - MAY 8th - June 20th

My first SF solo show opens on May 8th from 6:30 - 8:30 at Candystore which is located at 3153 16th Street SF, CA 94103
The show is called "I Love You, And Other Odds And Ends" and features about 15 brand new paintings as well as several print editions, and debuting a brand new print edition inspired by The Kinks entitled "We Are Not Two We Are One."

I will be up in SF from May 6th, so stop by and say "Hi" or help me wallpaper the space with my prints, or bring me candy...
for those that know me you can see how this is the perfect place for me to show, there's nothing I like in this world better then sugar...

Hope to see you in SF!


Candystore
3153 16th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

opening reception on May 8th from 6:30 - 8:30
exhibition dates : May 8th - June 20th, 2008

btw. i love this Kinks cover version

New York Times

I know this isn't the best shot, but The New York Times featured my 9" dinner plate that I did for Urban Outfitters. The plate was on the NY Times website as well as in the Home and Garden section of the April 17th newspaper. So rad!

Urban Outfitters - glassware

All new glass tumblers featuring my leaf design available at Urban Outfitters stores and online!

Urban Outfitters- ceramic bowls

All new ceramic bowls featuring my leaf design available at Urban Outfitters stores and online!

Ovation TV

Ovation TV has been running some of my art on their homepage lately and during the months of April/May will also been running some spots on TV of my art as well. Ovation TV is channel 274 on Direct TV here in LA...

Reproduce and Revolt Book

A new book from Josh MacPhee and Favianna Rodriguez entitled Reproduce & Revolt is out now with some peace graphics from me... the entire book is an open source collection of anti war / peace graphics from over 200 artists. You can pick it up on Amazon or you can pick up directly from them.

More info about the authors here