Beautiful/Decay Limited Edition Shirt

Did another shirt for the super-duper Beautiful/Decay magazine’s apparel line. This is July’s shirt of the month and its an ultra-limited edition shirt with a one of a kind color way & printing process we are calling “B/D Yoga Vintage.” With only 25 units ever made, this shirt will definitely sell out quickly! The shirt image has been printed without a white base to give it a lovingly-faded appearance. It looks like your favorite shirt, without having to wear & wash it 200 times to get the same affect. Once gone, this shirt will not be reprinted- so pick up yours ASAP!

Get your’s here-

http://www.indiemerchstore.com/beautifuldecay/item/6771/

Solo show this Friday at Metropolis

Hi everypeople!

Well, the work has arrived safe and sound for my solo show titled “Nocturnal Daydreams” at Metropolis Gallery…If you live in or near Lancaster, PA stop by and take a look-see at the art.

The show opens this Friday (the 5th) and runs til the 30th.

For more info on available prints and paintings contact Metropolis Gallery.

Peekaboo!

A sneeky-peeky of my first vinyl figure that ive been working on with adfunture, thanks much Eddi. Coming Soon!

The Story of Chris and Eddy

A few months back I received an email from a Chris B. out of California asking if I was cool with letting him get a tattoo of my painting “Eddy the Eye”. Of course I was cool with it, as long as he definitely knew what he wanted and more importantly be wearing it on his body the rest of his life. Chris knew what he wanted and got the Tattoo…

When the tattoo was finished he kindly sent me a photo and told me something that I didn’t expect to hear. He said that he lost his right eye in an injury as a small child. He also told me that he now has a better story to tell. This is his story -

“A long time ago, Eddy the Fairy was decapitated by an ogre. Needing a new head, he went searching for a suitable replacement. Finding me asleep in my crib as a child, he plucked my right eye out of my head and placed it atop his headless body. He had found his new head.

Having stolen my eye, he became Eddy the Eye, my fairy godfather. Now he must sit on my back and watch over and protect me.”

I thought this was a cool story and wanted to share it with everyone out there. I was also very happy that he had rhyme and reason to get the tattoo instead of just “getting something that looks cool.”  Thanks for the story Chris, I hope everyone enjoys your story as much as I did. May Eddy protect you for all of time.

Beautiful/Decay T-Shirt

Made a shirt for Beautiful/Decay magazine’s apparel line sometime ago and now it is out!

Pick one up at the merch store here-

http://www.indiemerchstore.com/beautifuldecay/item/6559/

Painting and painting and painting…

Been working on an upcoming solo show in June for Metropolis Gallery in Pennsylvania.

The feel for the peices thus far are turning out to be a bit dark and unsettling…… (in a good way). But, whats that line people say? Its most dark just before dawn….something like that. It seems the leafs are always turning around here…Anyway.

Here’s a sneeky-peeky of a painting. This particular piece is of a series of three. More to come soon…

Have you ever seen a rainbow at night? I have.

BBC Radio

I recently did a little diddy for Jonathan Ross and BBC Radio 2.

Check the site out here- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jonathan-ross/

Threadless Select

My Threadless Select Shirt is available now!

Pick one up here- www.theselectseries.com/product/1655/Eye_See_You

THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO

THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO
100 international artists received a felt template
of a Cupco Doll from Luke Temby/CUPCO.
Come and see the 70 that came back.

DAMIEN MINTON GALLERY
61-63 GREAT BUCKINGHAM STREET REDFERN
damienmintongallery.com.au

December 10 – 20, Opening Party December 16th

Artists include APAK + Bwana Spoons + Nakanari + Euan Macleod + J. Otto Siebold + Sixty40 + Diego Medina + Leo Robba + Abi Temby + Scrappers + Le Merde + Furi Furi + Kazmo + Little Frends of Printmaking + Arbito + Snaggs + Oliver Hibert + Wrecks + Dehara + Sam Gowing + John Yates + Shawn Wolfe + Yupyland + Kiyoshi Nakazawa + Shawnimals + Jeremyville + MCA + Peskimo + Steven Moore + Johnny Ryan + Abe Lincoln Jr. + Chris Magnusson + Nerissa Lea + Reg Lynch + Reach + Jude Fowler Smith + Chris Magnusson + Tado + Jon Burgerman + more…

Links:

site: www.cupco.net/cupcounitednations.html
flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/cupco/sets/72157603955382218/
video: vimeo.com/2102651
gallery: damienmintongallery.com.au

Sketchel Series 2

Whoa, almost forgot this was happening but Sketchel series 2 is out now! Store is open for business with an overwhelming amount of talented artists involved! Jeremyville is the man… 

Series 2 sketchels are in a new smaller size! 30cm high x 32cm wide x 9cm depth, just right to fit a 15″ iBook laptop.

Check ‘em out here-

http://www.sketchel.com/sketchelseries1one_offs/O/Osketchels.html

Hut on an Island

Hut on an Island

Opens Friday October 3rd, 6-9pm

Grass Hut
811 e. Burnside
Portland, OR
(503) 445-9924

Grass Hut and Islands Fold artists teamed up to work on art together:

Spencer Hibert+Marco Zamora, Johnathan R. Storm + Dawn Riddle, Luke Ramsey + Jill Bliss, Zeesy Powers + Scrappers, Ben Jacques + Le Merde, Irana Douer + Betsy Walton, Bwana Spoons + Theo Ellsworth, Charlotte Walton + Fawn Gehweiler, Oliver Hibert + Owen Plummer, Maseman + Arbito, Shawn Wolfe + Kinoko, Howie Tsui + Apak

This is a benefit show for Islands Fold. Check out why we love them so much:
http://www.islandsfold.com/

If you aren’t on the preview list yet, just send the Grass Hut the secret password “I LOVE GRASS HUT” and they’ll send you a link to the show before it opens to the public.

This will  be a kick-ass show and im very proud to be a part of it with such talented artists!

Read more about the show on their site:
Grass hut

Beautiful Decay Magazine

Did an interview with the awesome Beautiful Decay magazine! Issue X – Out now!

Black&White Freedrawings Book

The super cool and talented Zeptonn has just released a book of drawings and collaborations! Im proud to be a part of it! Black & White Freedrawings is a unique exploration of collaborative drawing. In the book, over 40 international artists collaborate on a drawing with Zeptonn. These collaborations are called “freedrawings” to highlight the lack of restrictions, themes and guidelines. At the same time these drawings are not a preliminary sketch, but the final artwork. In 132 pages filled with freedrawing collaborations the artists take you on a journey through the process of collaboration, showcasing their personal illustrations and working spaces.

Black & White Freedrawings is 132 pages, 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in), featuring over 160 illustrations and over 100 photos. It comes with an additional yellow dustcover that can double as a poster, and is eco-friendly produced *. The first edition has only 450 copies for sale. ISBN: 978-90-811226-2-7.

Special: the first 10 copies of the book will come with limited edition gicleeprints with work from Sauerkids, Nick Deakin and Zeptonn!

* This book is produced in an eco-friendly manner, using a waterless printing process that reduces environmental impact. Computer-to-plate technology and silicon plates eliminate the use of chemicals and water, and vegetable-based inks further reduce resource use and pollution. The paper used is FSC certified 100% recycled, and is produced in a climate neutral fashion.

buy it HERE!

-Ta for now….

The Secret Serpent

Its been awhile since ive messed around with sculpy, at least four years. I really did have alot of fun making this and now plan on maybe busting out some other ideas with sculpy in the somewhat near future. Its all hand Scuplted and hand painted. Believe it or not but painting it was alot harder than sculpting it. Its so hard to hold it and paint it at the same time. I wish I had an extra set of hands! I also should probably make a chiropractic appointment…..My back is killing me!

Ive Been busier than ever lately and will have new posts soon, stay tuned

Take care y’all!

P.S.- If you like to see more pics of the Secret Serpent than go Here!–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliverhibert/sets/72157605423680365

London Design Museum – The Designs of the year show!

My Designs for Last years Designer’s Block 2007 show were picked and shown in the Brit Insurance: Designs of the year show in the Design Museum in London from – Febuary 13th – April 27… Such an honor, I wish I could have attended. But luckily we live in a day where I can type anything that I want to see in this magic computer box! Yay for technology! Here is a blurb from the Design Museum’s website-

http://www.designmuseum.org/ -

“The first in an annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward looking new work in design of all kinds. Selected from around the world, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year presents 100 projects nominated by a group of internationally respected design experts, curators, critics, practitioners and enthusiasts. These projects fall within seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. The exhibition gives an overview of the most significant achievements in design and architecture in the last year, whether they are projects by a practice, a team or an individual.”

I Summun thy pics-

So, yeah, really cool to be a part of it

Have Been busy lately, am working on a bunch ‘o projects, upcoming group shows, square-dance competitions, and getting some stuff to put up for grabs in my etsy shop! Ill keep ya’s posted! Ta for now.

Nike and I – Tuned 10th Anniversary Footlocker Exclusive

I have teamed up with Nike with the theme of Paris fashion week for these kicks.

Fans of the Nike Tuned know that this year the sneaker is marking its 10-year anniversary. Footlocker is celebrating the anniversary with these exclusive TN’s as an exclusive. You can pick up the sneakers in France, out now. Available in Mens and Womens in four different color variations!

http://www.runtheshow.eu/

Cupco Collaboration!

Howdy!   For the UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO Show, the great CUPCO has invited lots of his favourite artists and friends to decorate the CupcoDoll template however they like. The exhibition will be held at the Damien Minton Gallery in Sydney in mid-2008.UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO   www.damienmintongallery.com.au/   

Album of the Week

Love this album…….The Revolving Paint Dream.  80’s Psych-Pop 

 

 

Here’s the all Music Biography-

Not a great deal is known about Revolving Paint Dream, a psychedelic pop band that recorded sporadically for Alan McGee’s Creation label in the ’80s. Initially the band was a duo of Primal Scream’s Andrew Innesand his girlfriend Christine Wanless. The band — which quite possibly counted McGee, Dick Green, and Luke Hayes as members or contributors at various points — released a couple of records before apparently giving it a rest for good; Off to Heaven was issued in 1987, followed by 1989’s Mother Watch Me Burn. The group’s first release, the “Flowers in the Sky” single, was Creation’s second single and one of their early highlights. 

 

 

 

Whoah! been awhile……

Beep beep! Toot! TOOT! Wake up little charlie…. Well, anyway, ive been quite busy lately. Lots ‘o projects going on big and small which i will post soon when i can. Heres a little ditty for the mean time. Been doing lots of little paintings on paper lately. Its been nice to get an idea out quick and small, not drudging through a large scale piece can be quite satisfying. anyways- the photo of painting is total crap. that washed out background is shiny gold in real life, and there are really bright flouresent colors that just didnt translate. I really need to do some research and find a scanner that scans in flourescent colors. waa! waa! waa! Anyone out there have any recommendations?   

 4.25 x 4.50 in. 

While im here I might as well show you a new painting for the BALLS OUT show, at good ‘ol Grass Hut in Portland. Im excited for this one, will be heading up there soon! Really cool and talented beings up there. The Bearded People in the northwest hide magic in their beards!  Show opens March 7th. Will be heading up to Seattle for a week after that which im really looking foward to!…….. Arbito, Snaggs, get Ready, the hairless Hiberts are coming!

  18 x 18 in.

Anyway, check out the flyer for the Grass hut Balls out show! Lots of superdooper talented artists on the line up!

   Bye for now……………

SuperFlyers! Psych Editions

New Decks and colors on sale now! Just in time for the holidays!

check ‘em out here homies-

www.boardpusher.com/HAGALA