Lighting By The Meter

I've recently made the life decision to take my ceiling fan out of my office.  It's ugly and I don't use it enough to justify it's miserable existence.  The office is mid-transformation right now, more on that in the coming weeks, so I've got my eye out for something big, white, and awesome.  This one fits the bill:

This Chandelier by the Meter by Jordy Fu is literally sold by the meter.  Made of 25-sided modular sections, you can buy one section, 100, or any number in between.  The chandelier can be hung horizontally or vertically to fit your space.

It's so complex, I can't imagine how it is made, or how it comes apart.  Whateves, it would look swank in my office.

So, you know how I usually do short posts on Friday and long ones on monday, but last week i gave you a nice long friday post?  well, today I'm making up for it.  But swing back by tomorrow for some Erin magic and then AGAIN on Wednesday for a REALLY good ask Sanders post.  Don't you just love that Sanders?  Aren't you excited to see him again?  Yeah, me too.

Featured Artist Friday: K-Dawg

Ok, so it's no secret that I've been a bit too busy to put together spellbinding posts.  These days, Erin's posts are akin to the view one might obtain after weathering the journey to the top of Mt. Everest, while mine are more like, well, looking at swamp water.  It's not that I don't love the blog, I do, I just haven't had the time to source that which my heart doth love the mostest:  great design online Normally on Fridays I toss up a picture and bid you good weekend, but this week I thought I would mix it up a bit.  I still haven't gotten the time to find awesome works abroad but I do have access to one portfolio that I do know quite well:  my own.  Hey I'm no Alexander Girard, but I can put together a graphic or two if I have to.  Here are some of my most recent projects (and the source of la massive time suck)

I made this horsey a while ago with the intention of painting him on a wall or screen printing him on to pillows, then the web got inundated with things made out of lots of smaller things and I couldn't decide what to do:  jump on the trend bandwagon, or admire him on my computer screen.  As of now, it's only been the latter.  This is one of the only recent personal projects I have as most of my time goes to my clients (and even this is over a year old)

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that Birds Barbershop is one of my biggest clients.  Here are 4 of the gazzillion gig posters I've made for them over the last year or so.  Those dudes give a mean haircut, but they also love to party.

And yes, that is 100% a Nagel knock-off up there.  It was intentional, OK?

One of my other clients is Owl Tree Roasting, a fantastic organic coffee brewery here in town, on the left is a sticker for one of the coffee bags they did for Progress Coffee, on the right is a sticker for the Mexican beans they roasted up for Birds.

Massage Harmony keeps me busy (but I dare not complain since my back is nice and loose thanks to them).  Here's a poster I did for a recent open house they did.  Psst, if you're in Austin, I can't recommend them enough, and their prices are SO GOOD

Our pal Jen of Naughty Secretary Club seeks out the K-Dawg for her design skillz every now and again.  Here are a couple of ads I did for her.  Yes, I have a thing for animals in accessories (note the zebra, dog, lamb, and duck on this site, which I also designed)

I made this gig poster for my friend Andy who is a DJ.  He's awesome.  If you show up to a party and he's playing, it's going to be the best night of your scene loving life.

And finally, here's the baby shower invite I drew for our very own Erin Bear.  I've cropped it so you stalkers can't find my house, but, well, you get the gist.

I've got a bunch of other crap, but who wants to look at mock-ups for law firm e-newsletters or keypads for portable foot spas?  Well, maybe that's your thing.  If so, I've got 'em in spades.

Happy Weekend everyone!!!  I promise to make more time for all of you in the coming weeks

Time Bandits

It's an uncharacteristically bleary dreary day here in Austin and I need a lil' pick me up. Since I'm a responsible mom and have to say no to drugs, I've gotta get my fix from the exciting world of art and design. Despite the sludgy quagmire that is my "brain" these days (from lack of sleep, not the drugs I said no to, duh), I have managed to wrangle up some heelarious artworks designed to make you giggle from mind bending time warpiness. Like this:

Natasha Lawes is the super hair and makeup stylist responsible for creating the look for this ad campaign. Because everyone enjoys watching Marie Antoinette eat a weiner.

The inimitable Whorange introduced me to the amazing works of Ron English, who produced these bastard children of KISS and Botticelli. I cannot even tell you how much I want this. I may have to rework a few of my own vintage paintings...

Check out Tula's awesome writeup on his work, as well as her hilarious recounting of her first concert here. She went to KISS. I went to Ratt. Round one in the coolness contest definitely goes to Tula. But you know, what comes around goes around...

I've got a space open for this image by Serra Glia, too. The fire extinguisher is sure to quench any fire and brimstone that may threaten my home.

I want a baby unicorn.

Every urban apartment complex needs a guardian angel lurking beneath its windows, right?

Kings of anachronism the Timorous Beasties infect a traditional gentrified toile with a dodgy London vibe.

A closeup of the pattern printed on china shows that toile can bust a cap in your ass. Perfect print for sofas and other seating, yes?

No stranger to the vagaries of toile himself, artist Richard Saja creates dichotomies of time in his Historically Inaccurate series.

By day this innocuous toile piece depicts the marriage of King Arthur to Guinevere, but by night glow in the dark superheroes sewn into the fabric appear to show you a hallucinatory good time. No drugs required.