Updated Beez Knees shirt design

and the printed piece..

The colors got a bit saturated, but overall it turned out pretty well. Shirts are being sold from 13-15$ (I think) in a variety of colors and sizes, and can be found at www.thebeezkneezdelivery.com . Just email Kristy!

The fine fine.. fine work of Olly Moss

After watching (part of) the movie 'Rubber' purely based on the poster, and running into Olly's updated version of the Star Wars series I finally put them together and found the name of this genius who makes killer designs and elegant illustrations look easy. A blend of sharply cut symbols and silhouettes, more work can be found here.

A few letters for the Beez Kneez shirt.

Support your local beezness! Finished piece to come

Ariella Schreck

If you're in the mood for some raw, sexual, and embroidered handmade books check out The Made at Mcad show which runs till april 15th. Lots of great work there, but more specifically Ariella's 'Little red book'. There's no picture to entice you, so you're just going to have to trust me. Ariella can be found here.

New Wake Magazine Illo

It was between this image and one of a KKK member smoking a cigarette with his bedsheet pulled up, and the smoke forming an afro on him. This is a cover for an issue investigating both the good and bad of smoking.

Egyptian Protests

Firstly, I express solidarity and empathy with all those who have experienced tyranny from the Mubarak regime over the last thirty years. The Ballet that now ensues is complicated by layers of political intent and history. Supposedly 'pro Mubarak' demonstrators are being bused in from suburbs with the promise of permanent jobs and payoffs. Fighting as proxy for police they have ridden through the square on horses and camels wielding sticks and whips- all in a sea of obelisk like tanks standing watch. In this chaos there are reports of petrol bombs, snipers picking people off from long distances, and police id's discovered on pro Mubarak demonstrators. Yet the protesters hold ground. To start there was an impressive cross section of class and cultural backgrounds in the street, and I wonder if only the most maligned and afflicted are left for this portion of the drama to play out. In my opinion this can best be watched on aljazeera or democracy now.

What does this mean for Israel if Jordan is next? If a revolution can be sparked in Tunisia by a poor vegetable vendor setting himself ablaze, what were the surrounding circumstances and information circulating at the time? What do these revolutions gain? Does Ben Ali & wife make off with a gdps worth of gold only to be replaced with another tyrant? 'Inside Egypt' by John Bradley predicted these events because something similar has happened here every thirty years; more recently being the bread revolt, and Sadat's deposing. All these instances ended with more of the same. Is there corollary that can be drawn to the United States, or does our relative comfort placate all but those most passionate? Would you give everything up for a very very slim shot at change? What other examples are there of a working reform? Haiti, the first to end imperialism in their country? Ethiopia? Iran? The United States? If you set aside Native Americans, slavery, and a Santa's bag of other contradictions, then yes! Even in its chipped and worn state, we have a constitution that offers opportunity and equal protection. So, the last question is, where is your energy and time best used?

Your prescription for fun

Wake Illo quickie

A spot piece for Wake magazine vaguely about the experience of international students going to the University of Minnesota. They are symbolized by the regional foods, and the subject is flipped to suggest a maybe tough experience to be picked over and eaten by Goldy the gopher (The U's mascot).

Death to the Drone Variety show, or (getting dirty with the future)

A quick ink and digital color for a show featuring just massive amounts of talent. A good friend of mine, Jackie O is organizing this 20+ act, 6 hour bonanza. She also has a group called soundheads, which is a mix between 90's rap, portishead, straight soul and groove. Check it out! http://www.myspace.com/thesoundheads If you don't feel like looking on the poster, the show is at Acadia Cafe on Saturday January 22nd 8pm.

The Semi *hah finished Viagra piece

Still working out whether or not to include the name of the game, "Rx Whack It, your prescription for fun." Add some highlights etc. I watched 30 minutes of 'Love and other drugs' with Jake Gyllenhaal to ..inspire me, but it ended up being a bunch of canned lines and painfully one dimensional characters.