watch this – the man and the mammoth
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artown’s 2011 artist – kelly peyton
Loving the work of Kelly Peyton, who was just selected as the Artown 2011 poster artist. I will now proceed to stalk her — in an art lover, non-creepy sort of way. Loving her colors, and their drips down the canvas. I plan to check out her upcoming Nevadan thesis show at Reno’s Sheppard Gallery, April 4–9. Who’s with me?
I love balloon animals
As I often do, I wrote my latest DiStill Life art column for Moonshine Ink on something that I am completely and totally jazzed about. And this month, it’s balloon animals people! Who would’ve thought?
Read the whole story about how I met Sean the Balloon Guy of Lake Tahoe Balloons & Entertainment on page 41 of the paper now on stands in North Lake Tahoe, or online here if you can’t pick up a copy.
honest valentines…
^ the end – another book finished
Just completed my latest proofreading job, a hefty 364 pages of The Basques by Philippe Veryrin, for the University of Nevada’s Center for Basque Studies. The classic book was originally published in 1942, and this edition marks the first English translation. Makes me feel special, yet happy to be finished — I was starting to dream about misplaced modifiers and commas.
hooray, i survived the outdoor retailer winter market
Yeah! My first Outdoor Retailer was a blast despite a full day-long schedule and 20 long hours of open eyes. These are a few of my favorite shots from the day. Clockwise from top left: exemplary Horny Toad mannequins (took a great merchandising clinic and now I’m uber-inspired), the new Black Diamond ski line (love those graphics), Grivel crampon on a boot, Heather Amaryllis from Rollic/Shred Alert, and an alpaca manning the booth at Snowmass Alpacas.
my first zine: the incredible, impossible zoo
My latest Moonshine Ink DiStill Life column is out on the stands, and this month I tackled zine-making after meeting Sarah Lillegard Of Reno’s Go For Broke Collective, an organization promoting zines and zine-making. Here’s a look at my finished zine:
My finished one-page, which I then photocopied to make the zine:
Of course, once I made this (and proclaimed that I hadn’t seen a bona fide zine since high school), zines are popping up everywhere I look. Like this awesome, full-color illustrated zine on Etsy and the charming Spoonful zine.
Read the online version of the story here.
a few of my new favorite things
A quilt my mom gave me (was one of her and my dad’s wedding gifts), owl magnets, Bunny Suicides postcard calendar, package/stickers/yarn beard from I Made You a Beard
on-screen beauty
Never thought I’d say this, but I like the Chicago Manual’s website better than the book. Gorgeous, functional simplicity—with turquoise!
striker forge mini profile
Happy holidays! My latest published work can be found in the current Moonshine Ink, where I profiled Striker Forge and some gift ideas… click here and scroll down to the Kings Beach section.
Jesse Bushey and Bernie LaForest are super talented guys, and Daphne Hougard’s photos of them and their forge are stunning. How bout those hands — that doesn’t wash off easily.
My art column, DiStill Life, will be back in the January issue — gonna be a random but fun topic: zines!
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