Whichin' Covers...

Covers for Which? magazine- a British consumer guide publication started in 1957. View more covers here.

Pack It Up...

Cover illustration I recently did for the N.Y. Times Escapes section. The article had to do with planning and packing (without leaving things behind) for family ski trips. You can view the story and the cropped online version of the art here.

Playful Pages...

Beautiful vintage French and Italian children's book artwork from a new blog that my friend Nora started. These animated and colorful illustrations need no translation. View more here.

Disturbia...

Here are a few "Do Not Disturb" tags I've accumulated over the years. The really unique ones are becoming harder and harder to find as the hotel/motel business gets increasingly commoditized. Here's a cool modern tag that covers all the possibilities.

The Art...

Since I've been collecting paperbacks I've become more aware of artists who use books to make art. Above are some of Artist Robert The's work.  Why use books?  The explains it this way: "Books ( many culled from dumpsters and thrift store bins) are lovingly vandalized back to life so that they can assert themselves against the culture that turned them into debris". See more of this work here.

Lights, Camera, Split...

A fantastic French short film by graphic artist, illustrator and indie film director Jeremy Clapin. The title derives from Greek and means 'to split'. It's was nominated for an Academy Award, Short Films in 2008.

(Thanks Elisa)

Robotic Style...

A handsome addition to any bookshelf, this Metal Robot Girl by Michelle Valigura stands about 5 inches tall and features a magnetic door that when opened reveals the operator. More of her stuff here.

Selective Distress...

Italian artist Mimmo Rotella created many of his expressive and vibrant decollages like the ones above using movie posters and advertisements from the 1950's. These 'torn poster' works, part of an art movement called Nouveau Réalisme , remind me of some of the work being done by contemporary street artists like Bast.

Royal Folk...

Temporarily breaking out of the 2-D art world, above are some sculptures of mine that will be part of a 3 person show that opens this Friday at the Eric Schindler Gallery's downtown space. The pieces (7 in all) have their roots in folk art, and are constructed of wood, old hardware, rulers, bottlecaps and wire.

Have a Seat...

Random chairs.

Here's a short Eames lounge chair video from 1956. View these and a few others that I've filed away here.