Monday, December 27, 2010

Bi-directional piece




This is a bi-directional piece that I made for my wife. These are our babies Nacho & Papi.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Help out the Luck You Collective!

Check out these young creatives in New York! Make a donation to help make their collective a success!!!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

New Online Store!


We have a new online store up and running. 2 new tees and the Harry Partch screenprint in now up for sale. Stay tuned for our new site and new designs...coming soon!

www.modestoprints.com

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

LADYMOON is now at Society 6!


"Ladymoon" art prints, stretched canvas, iPhone, iPod, iPad & Laptop skins are now available at Society6.com!!!!!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

John Cage - Portrait Series


Here is the first of many versions of John Cage for my Portrait Series. 3 others will be finished up later this week. This is a combination of screenprint, acrylic and markers on canvas.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Maximum Balloon poster design


Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio has a new project called Maximum Balloon. This is a poster that I designed for their single "Groove Me".

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

New "Portrait Series" - Harry Partch



The first of my "Portrait Series" is now done. Digital prints, ipod covers and canvases are available at Society 6 . I just finished the screenprints that will be up at Etsy soon.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Swoon & her "Swimming Cities"





Check out the ongoing art project by artist Swoon and friends. Making boats from scrap and sailing to new and exciting places.
http://www.swimmingcities.org/

A new way to fund creative projects?



Although, I am not familiar with all of the nuts-n-bolts of it, www.kickstarter.com lets you make a proposal for a creative project that you need funding for. Visitors to the site can donate to your cause. Interesting concept. I need to do more research on this.

Highly reccommended watching for designers





MCAD Lecture Series: Mike Perry from MCAD on Vimeo.



Illustrator/designer Mike Perry gives an hour long talk at MCAD on how his career evolved from not being able to get a job at Kinkos to making the work he wants and having clients come to him for projects. MAKE WHAT YOU LOVE AND THE REST WILL FALL INTO PLACE!

Mike's website: http://mikeperrystudio.com/

Paul "Moose" Curtis - Reverse Graffiti

Kseniya Simonova's sand annimations

MACRO SEA MOBILE POOLS - Re-purposed Dumpsters




Dumpsters re-purposed into mobile swimming pools. http://macro-sea.com/

The Design Work of Olly Moss





Here are some amazing designs that Olly Moss created for nine of the shows on the upcoming 2010 Alamo Drafthouse / Levi’s Rolling Roadshow tour. Check out his website to see more of his work. Graphic design at it's best! http://www.ollymoss.com/

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Turf Skatepark Unearthed

 
So, I went skateboarding last weekend for the first time in years. I went to 3 different parks including a great park in Wheeling West Virginia that is all concrete. Bowls and a street course. It brought back memories of all the years that I skated and mostly about skating in my early teens at the Turf Skatepark in Milwaukee, which was closed 15 years ago. This morning I saw that the buildings on that site were knocked down to make room for a road project. Sure enough, someone had the idea to see it the bowls still existed and started shoveling! Check out this news clip to see what they found! I wish I could get back to Milwaukee this weekend.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Patrick Melcher Death

The Cats of Mirikitani




Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy’s painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing power of community and art, this film has won awards at some 20 festivals, including prizes at Tribeca, Tokyo, Bermuda, Bologna, Paris, Philadelphia, Sedona and Sun Valley.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Levi's does Ad Campaign in Braddock, PA

Is it true? Can "BIG BUSINESS" actually do something that is good and meaningful? Well, this looks like a heck of a good start. Braddock, PA is a little town outside of Pittsburgh that is the poorest community in PA. There are some really interesting people doing creative things while trying to bring the town back to life. Levi's did an ad campaign for their new line of "work wear" in Braddock and in turn donated a ton of money to the city and they are making a documentary on the rebuilding of this devastated town. Watch the commercial and part one of the documentary here.

We Are Workers: Episode 1.. The Seeds of Change

Here is one of the commercials:

Friday, June 25, 2010

Incarnation by Mark Ryden timelapse


Brooklyn Street artist, Dain





I came across this amazing artwork by a guy in Brooklyn that goes by the name Dane. I was having trouble finding much of anything on him. Then, I found this video! I am blown away.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Puma City: World's First Large Scale Mobile Building



Create an 11,000 square foot building that contains a retail store, lounge, event space, and offices. And by the way, the building needs to be assembled and disassembled a number of times at different harbor sites around the world over the span of a year. That’s the challenge that NYC based architects LOT-EK faced when they began work on the Puma City project. The building is traveling around the world with the 70-foot long Puma sailing boat – il Mostro – which is competing in the 2008 Volvo Ocean Race.

Their solution started with using a material they are fond of and have lots of experience working with, shipping containers. The team fitted out 24 containers. But the issue of the building being assembled in a variety of countries presented the biggest challenges. It had to adhere to the international building code. The plug-in electrical and heating and air-conditioning needed to be adaptable to the region. And the assembly needed to be easy enough that crews around the world speaking different languages could assist.

Monday, June 14, 2010

VOTE FOR MODESTo! at PAUL FRANK's ART ATTACK!!!!


Please help MODESTo! by voting for us ONE A DAY at http://www.paulfrank.com/art_attack/rate/entry/1306

Please give us 5 little monkeys!! It is much, much appreciated!!!!

Also, check out my buddy JIMBOT.
http://www.paulfrank.com/art_attack/rate/entry/836

We are now on Spray Graphic


Anyone who browses Spraygraphic.com can now visit the MODESTo page at
http://www.spraygraphic.com/modestoprints
You will find incredible creatives from around the globe.
Check it out and while you are at it, stop by and say hello.

Imogene and Willie




Check out Imogene & Willie's one of a kind shop in Nashville. They design and sell their denim and other fashions right there in house. They have a beautifully shot video of their space on the homepage.

http://www.imogeneandwillie.com

shop and store front pictures courtesy of the free people blog

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Art Vs Craft Pics



I just found these photos of the MODESTo booth at the Winter '09 Art Vs Craft in Milwaukee. Taken by photographer Scott E Winklebleck

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Photographer Jason Travis's Persona series



[From The Atlantan, July/Aug 2009]

In Persona, his deliciously voyeuristic, fashion forward portraits, Jason Travis (jasontravisphoto.com) snaps hipster Atlantans along with the contents of their messenger bags, backpacks and clutches to determine "what they deem important in their lives." You are what you schlep.

-Felicia Feaster


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasontravis/sets/72157603258446753/

Thursday, May 27, 2010

New Limited Edition Juniors Tees


Now available at our Etsy store.
Limited Edition Juniors tees that have been hand printed with variations of blue and teal waterbase ink. Most have different colors on the front and back.
Available in S-XL.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New Art Print


Here is a new art print that is up fr sale at our Etsy Store. This is the first of an ongoing series where I use various images from other print projects that we have on hand to make a screenprint collage. This is hand printed on a 16" X 19.5" piece of masonite. Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 6. There are only 4 left. There is still time to take advantage of our free shipping sale if ordered before May 31st.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Time is running out to receive free shipping!!!!!


The clock is ticking away. We are offering free shipping on all domestic orders at our ETSY store until May 31st. Take advantage of the saving and get your hands on some new shirts from our "Sketchbook" series.

MODESTo! ETSY SHOP

New Shirts at Sparrow Collective in Milwaukee


A new shipment of men and junior shirts has just arrived over at the Sparrow Collective in Milwaukee. All of our much missed friends in MKE should head over and check them out.

The Sparrow Collective Gallery - 2224 S Kinnickinnic Ave - MKE

Thursday, April 29, 2010

New Items up......FREE SHIPPING!!






We will be posting new tees on our Etsy store over the next couple of days. Now through May 31st, we are offering free shipping anywhere in the U.S.!!!! All international orders get half off of our normal shipping charges.

www.modesto.etsy.com