Mike Bertino's 'Houseparty'
A quick post for today. I might just buy this print by Tony Bevilacqua as it's damn near perfect.
I might basically be reiterating a point made by http://myloveforyou.typepad.com but hell, it bears repeating. Great work.
I've managed to successfully avoid blogging most of this week for one reason or another. One of those reasons, unfortunately, wasn't that I was holed up in this log house office on wheels.
Log house office. On wheels. Seriously.
(more images and information from http://thomasmayerarchive.de)
It's late(ish) and, by rights I should just save this blog post until tomorrow but I can't. Sterling Allen's work (http://sterlingallen.com ) blows my mind. From sketches, paintings, installations and warped plush figures, they're making me laugh and grimace even as I type.
His work's one of those late night finds you want to share but can't really explain why. I stumbled across his work while looking for something I can't even remember now. What I do remember is he's a part of the Austin, Texas collective Okay Mountain, whose adventures I first became aware of via their other member Mr. Michael Sieben. Worth a look...http://okaymountain.com/
That is all. Good night.
A few posts ago (concentrate at the back) I suggested that I got a little excited by the concept of a screenprinter listing how many screens were used in the production of each print. It's true, I'm nuts for that kind of information and I refuse to apologise for it.
So when I read about Meighan O' Toole's studio visit to Repeat Press (www.repeatpress.com) on her always inspiring blog, My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses ( http://myloveforyou.typepad.com) I was already excited. Lots of cool photos of an even cooler workspace, with lots of nitty-gritty detail. Nice.
Then I played the video embedded in the post. Directed by Quarter Productions it details the creation*, by Mike at Repeat Press, of stacks of letterpress coasters for some clients. It's likely partly the content and watching the guy at work and partly the production values of the film itself but it just makes you want to go out and make stuff (to paraphrase the posters).
This has totally made my day. In fact, as it's Wednesday, it's probably made my week.
Go watch it.
*there's a hell of a lot of off-cuts produced by the process. I hope he recycles!
They do a Lego mp3 player too. Is it too late to return my iPhone and get these?
It really is an awesome book. I love it. I also, for the record, think Dallas is an awesome name. Ele does not share this enthusiasm. There's still time to persuade her...
