This week I released a personal project called Skulls of Ultimate Death. Over the last few months, I've been spending more time back in the sketchbooks. I seemed to have lost the momentum I had going for quite a few years. Getting too busy with paying jobs as well as other personal distractions (which are part the inspiration) were certainly the culprit. It is also why I haven't been too active here at Drawger the last six months or so. Making time for sketchbooks or unprompted art making works so well for me. While working for clients is such a rush, I always remember to get back to that activity of making personal art because its fun and enjoyable. Day in and day out, sometimes the job becomes...a job. Before art school, I drew because it was fun, enjoyable and explorative. Over the years, when I lose that joy in art making, I've discovered I've needed to do personal projects to keep me enthusiastic which flows into paid work once again. It's a great cycle. The project is here as well as a link to purchase a copy if you so wish.
Around the same time, my buddy Jordin asked me to be part of the next Dime Bag show opening Thursday in Brooklyn. There is a nice listing of friends and fellow Drawgers also part of the show. Scroll down to see the enormous list of artists participating! I was part of the last Dime Bag show maybe about four years ago and I was thrilled that he asked again. Picking up from my personal work, I decided to make a 'Skulls' mini fold-out zine for this show pictured below. I wish I could make it to the opening. Good luck, Jordin and all the other artists! Dime Bag 4 curated by Jordin Isip Opening Reception: Thursday, July 3rd, 8:00-10:00 pm The End is Near 465 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Park Slope, btw16th and Windsor) Each of the more than two hundred invited artists received a 3" x 3" plastic zip lock bag, a “dime bag” of sorts. They were asked to create their artwork for and installed within the bag. There was no overt conceptual theme to show beyond the device of the bag itself and each artist was free to interpret within these simple parameters.
Participating Artists Ian Adelman Doug Aldrich Selina Alko Emma Apicelli Jose Arenas Jordan Awan Scott Bakal Franca Barone George Bates Melinda Beck Polly Becker Laura Bellmont Gregory Benton Jud Bergeron Annette Berry Adam Block Angela Boatwright Max Bode Juliette Borda Kelie Bowman Claudia Brandenburg Calef Brown Iain Burke Chris Buzelli William Buzzell Yone Caldwel Christa Cassano Anthony Castro Brittany Keats Cerullo Kristin Chae Richard Ray Chan Vincy Cheung Clayton Brothers Louie Cordero Michael Coughlan William Hatch Crosby Anthony Cudahy Leigh Cunningham Daniel Davidson Kristen Davis Georganne Deen Andrew Degraff Eddie del Rosario Jessica Deutsch Dora Drimalas Dima Drjuchin Hannah Drossman Joel Dugan Chad Dziewior Clarissa Eck Morgan Elliot Austin English Kiersten Essenpreis Evah Fan Brian Faulk Chris Feckzo Daniel Fishel Logan Fitzpatrick David Flaherty Mary Flanagan Charlie Flexon Brian Flynn AJ Fosik James Benjamin Franklin John Freeborn Sam Friedman Linnéa Gad James Gallagher Jason Gandy Brenda Garand Becca Genne-Bacon Jim Gentry Susie Ghahremani David Goldin Johanna Goodman Leah Gotchel Jill Greenberg Keith Greiman Olivia Gulin Pallavi Gupta Matt Haber Marcellus Hall Joseph Hart Dean Haspiel Hunter Heckroth Angus Hendry Nash Hogan Kenichi Hoshine Jim Houser Liz Hur Alexander Iezzi Chloe Isip Jordin Isip Mara Isip Simone Isip Nick Ito Rich Jacobs Masuko Jo Chesiel John Sylvia Jun Lyejm Kallas-Lewis Danielle Kassover Amy S. Kauffman Misaki Kawai Billur Kazaz Caitlin Keegan Andy Kehoe Trisha Keightley Tim Kerr Esther Sarah Kim So Yoon Kim Hiroshi Kimura Hiro Kurata Charlotte Larson Hannah Lee So Jin Lee Rob Leecock Matt Leines Jodi Levine Rachel Levit Ian Lewandowski Melissa Ling Alex Lukas Anthony Macbain Rita MacDonald Ashley Macomber Jane Mai Alex Maiorano Alicia McCarthy Margaret McCartney Ted McGrath Richard McGuire Taylor McKimens Tara McPherson Sergio Luis Mesa Bronwyn Minton Jason Mitchell Brendan Monroe James Moore Ron Mor Kei Morita Kris Mukai Luisito Nazario Keith Negley Gregory Nemec Danica Novgorodoff Jieshan Ng Jayeon Oh Tim O'Brien Brian O'Neill Arlin Ortiz Mu Pan Chang Park Helena Parriott Maritsa Patrinos Chelsey Pettyjohn Jason Polan Rachel Pontious Jason Porter Giselle Potter Sean Qualls Jeff Quinn Monica Ramos Brian Rea Nicole Rifkin Leslie Robertson Olivia Robertson Craig Rodriguez Les Rogers Matt Rota Julia Rothman Lea Rude Victoria Salvador Hazel Lee Santino Kim Schifino Anna Sea Paula Searing Yong Shin Ruth Shively Simone Shubuck Andy Smenos Ryan Jacob Smith Jeff Soto Kevin Jay Stanton Meghann Stephenson Rodger Stevens Josie Stevenson Sto Katherine Streeter Derek Stukuls Adam Suerte Stephanie Tan Gary Taxali Maximilian Thuemler Mark Todd Katie Turner James Ulmer Justin Valdes Madeline Valentine Nichole van Beek Jennifer Van Meter Jonathan Viner Michela Vinton Dominique Vitali Roxie Vizcarra Valeriya Volkova Ryan Wallace Esther Pearl Watson Pinky Weber Ellen Weinstein Eric White B Kristen Won Courtney Wotherspoon James Yang Justin Yoon Bill Zeman Beth Zimmerman Bill Zindel Art Zomby