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Now you can post something cool other than a blog. Postcard Pack Series One is now, at this very moment, available in my online shop.
“Hitching a Ride on the Breathe of Fortune”, “Koi Kihagaki”, “Gravity and the Rebellious Stone”, A Slothful Mind Wanders, and Heavy is the Head that Bears the Brain.
Get a pack of all five cards for $6 US (or ¥600). Or save a few bucks and get the 10 pack for $10 (¥1000), and get 2 of each card. One to mail, one to cherish for all time.
The wonderful folks over at Artist A Day are featuring me today! It’s very exciting and very humbling. Special thanks go out to Geoff for finding me and asking to borrow a couple images.
In a new twist on art sites, you can rate the artwork. Although quantifying something as personal and emotional as art is a little tough for me, I am intrigued. It’s one of the more bizarre quirks of the artist’s psyche that, while on the one hand we stand outside society in order to judge it and comment on it, we also yearn for its adoration. Or maybe that’s just me. I’m a complicated critter.
So Go! Feed my ego! Vote early, vote often! Vote so much that even Tammany would get a salty tear in his squinty little eye. I feed on your love!
In all seriousness (note: previous paragraph was attempt at humor), a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who takes the time to look at my work, vote for it (regardless of the number of stars), or leave me a comment. Without all of you, making art would be a whole lot less fun and interesting. Cheers.
Hi everyone. Since rainy season started, I’ve been pining for the sun. The weather report promised some for today. Sadly, that is not the case. So, I am stuck inside again. Which is as good an excuse as any to upgrade the blog. If things seem weird or don’t work, please be patient, and I’ll try and get them fixed. When all is done, I’ll let you know. cheers! -PG
The upgrades to both Wordpress and my theme are finished (finally). Readers probably won’t notice many differences, but there are a few tweaks here and there. The biggest difference is the addition of Gravatars in the comments. Please let me know if you like them. Otherwise, I think most everything should be the same-ish.
Please drop me an email if you run into any problems with the blog, something is busted, or just plain ugly. Or let me know if there’s something you like. Thank you again for your patience today!
“Everyone In Together” opened Friday Night at Gallery 1988 San Francisco and, by all reports, it was tremendous. I really wish I could make it to these shows to meet all the artists and art lovers. Sadly, this is the price I pay for my otherwise glamorous life in Tokyo. At least one of my online friends promised to attend the show and grab some photos. I will be posting those when available.
These are the three pieces I have hanging in the show, and I couldn’t be prouder of them, or the company which they are currently keeping. All three are available for purchase, so if you’re interested, give the gallery a call!
You can see the whole dang show online here! Or, better yet, mosey on down to SF to bask in their full glory.
Check out the individual blog entries:
The Electric Narwhal
The Plain One
All the Little Things Said
The first few print orders were enough to let me know that there were a couple of wrinkles in need of flattening. Especially when it came to international shipping. So, I dipped back into paypal’s limited shipping options, wrestled, grappled, and fought, and finally found a way to do what I wanted to do in the first place.
Shipping is now added automatically for all orders. Yay simplicity!
It took a little longer than expected, but I am happy to announce that I am now offering Gicleé Prints in the online shop. All 5 Gicleés are printed on A4-size Deep PV fine art paper and are available immediately for $25 (¥2500) or as a complete set at $110 (¥11000). Series One Prints include:
I hope that everyone enjoys the prints. I plan to add to the selection over time, so be sure to let me know if there are any pieces that you would like to see as Gicleés. Usually I make prints of artwork when the original has already sold (except for “Neighbors”, which I am enjoying too much to part with just yet!). Read the rest of this entry »
“Everyone In Together” at Gallery1988 SF. Opening Reception: June 20, 2008.
I just spent a day framing, wrapping, boxing, and sprinting to the Post Office before it closed at 5. Must mean I’m in another show!
“Everyone In Together” opens June 20th, 2008 at Gallery 1988 SF. The opening reception (which, sadly, I cannot attend as I am on the opposite side of the globe…still) begins at 7pm and last ’til 10pm. So far, the show looks excellent, and I’m excited to be part of such a talented and diverse bunch.
If you’re in the San Francisco area (one more place I’ve never been…sigh), then please stop by and take a look around. I guarantee it will be worth it! The show will run until July 21st.
Last weekend, May 17th and 18th, Design Festa took over the massive Tokyo Big Sight convention center. I’ve visited the event twice before, but this was the first time I had a booth to show my work. A few months ago when I first signed up, I intended DF to be a sort of coming out party in Japan; my self-introduction to the folks in Tokyo. As it turned out, this was actually my third event here in Tokyo in as many months. Design Festa, with about 7,000 exhibitors from every field and genre of the arts and 60,000 visitors was by far the largest crowd I’ve ever met.
Overall, DF was a great, if exhausting experience. I met an incalculable number of people, talked continuously about my work, gave away all my business cards, and even managed to sell some new stuff. New button-badges, postcards, and giclee prints all made their debut at the Festa. I hope to have them in the online shop soon. As soon as I can figure out the best way to do it. I even managed to talk to an art director or two. My only regret was that I was so busy at my table that I had barely any time to walk around and look at anyone else’s work. Links to the artists and craftsmen I did meet are at the bottom of this post. Read the rest of this entry »
This coming Saturday and Sunday, May 17th and 18th, 2008, Design Festa is taking over Tokyo Big Sight, and I’ll be part of the invasion force.
Stop on by to check out the art and have a chat. I’ll be selling some very cool, never before seen…stuff (which will be making their way into the web shop as soon as I can remember how to code again).
So, you’re all coming, right? I knew I could count on you.
Copyright Armageddon. That’s what this past week has felt like. Judgement Day for intellectual property. Yeah, there’s a whole lot of hyperbole flying around, and a whole lot of guts tied up in knots. Generally, I don’t like talking law or politics on PaperCuts. It’s an art blog, and I prefer to keep it that way. Unfortunately, some issues directly impact me and the work I do, like a shovel to the back of the head.
First, Darren Di Lieto of the Little Chimp Society, a fantastic art portal site (of which I am a member) sent out emails warning people about “Colorful Illustrations 93°C”, an art book created entirely from plagiarized material. Not much later, I heard that the Orphan Works Bill (you can download copies here) was back. A day or two after that, a good friend of mine found that her work had been purloined and used online without permission. This is bound to get wordy, so hang in there. Read the rest of this entry »
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