Time flies. Today is my little girl's first day of first grade. Just like last year, I decided to make her a quick treat for her lunchbox. Many of you asked for prints last time, so we added an 8.5" x 11" print to the shop for $12. All proceeds benefit her lunch fund ... and I'm happy to report that there were less tears this year ...
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What is Heartwork?
Heartwork is a project designed to raise money for art supplies within the art room at Target House—this wonderful home-away-from-home for the families of children facing long-term treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The whole idea started simply enough. We, along with a few other creative individuals, were asked to work on various design projects for Target House. But, in the process, we were so deeply moved by the experience that we didn’t want it to end. We witnessed first hand the special connection the kids had with the art room in particular. It was a place where we saw kids at all stages of health just being kids.
So, we began to wonder, “What if we could create a ongoing way to support more and better art supplies for these children?” It was then that Heartwork was born.
The idea is simple. Every year, a group of talented artists will create a series of prints to raise money for the art room. Each of the prints will feature a different interpretation of the Target House elephant mascot, chosen because it represents family, long life, strength and playfulness—attributes with special meaning at a place designed for families to live, play and heal.
Print details:
Archival giclee - printed with pigment inks on archival cotton rag paper Size: 11 inches x 14 inches Signed & numbered editions of 40
Purchase the prints here.
"Elephants Love Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter" by Johnny Yanok:
"Snailaphant" by Nate Williams and "When Elephants Fly" by Anna Chambers:
"Collaboration" by Don Clark
"Love To Grow" by Scott Thares and "Balancing Act" by Christopher Lee:
"Circus" by Katie Kirk and "Better Days Ahead" by Richard Boynton:
"Waterworks" by Ryan Clark:
"Tuskers Ahoy" by Michael Bartalos:
The Scott Hamilton Arts & Crafts Room at Target House:
We're honored to be part of this project and thankful for everyone who donated their time and talent.
Hmmmm. Thanks to Lucas at Pankra for the heads up.
It's always a treat to work with comedians - but in this case it's extra fun as Aziz is one of our favorites. Aziz commissioned us to create posters for the New York and DC shows of his upcoming 'Dangerously Delicious Tour'. If you're a fan, you know that Aziz loves food ... and if you have his last album, you know he also loves walking with dinosaurs. These are limited in quantity, but will be arriving in the shop after the dates.
We are extremely honored that the Minnesota chapter of the AIGA recently recognized all of our 2009 Target projects in their annual Design Show. See details here and here. Many thanks to our incredible A.D.'s over at the bullseye. More fun stuff to share coming soon ...
Super cool 'Thumb War' gift card created by our buddy Christopher Lee.
We (like most of you) were on Team CoCo from the start. So when STG asked us if we'd like to create a poster for his upcoming "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television" tour stop in Spokane, we knew exactly what we wanted to do. We'll have these available in a few weeks. In the meantime, follow Conan's Taurus, monkey and other related items on Twitter.
Four guys in outdoor clothing- check. Rocks and various debris- check. 2 staggered pine trees- check. Campfire- check. One guy warming his hands, one guy roasting a marshmallow- check. White seamless backdrop- check. Congrats- you've successfully ripped off our Fair artwork! Your Dave Hill photo treatment needs some work though.
People have been telling us about the poster art for the new Bill Murray film "The Limits Of Control". Hmmm, I think I've seen that idea before ...
A friend shot this picture on her way into work today. No, this isn't my truck.
Growing up, Ryan and I were Lego FANATICS. I vividly remember the massive room-sized bag of Legos that my mom found at a garage sale for $8 - and the day she brought it home. Our jaws dropped. We dabbled in Transformers, G.I. Joe and He-Man, but the Legos got the most love - for years and years. Naturally, my own kids love them (what kid doesn't?!) and those days in the 80's of creating airplanes and robots out of blocks are ever-present in our house 20+ some years later. I still think it might be the best toy to actually spawn creativity and imagination. All that to say - I just love Jason Freeny's anatomy of the lego man. Brilliant.
And yes, we are going to Legoland next summer. Anyone been?
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Vinyl Sleeve Heads is making my Wednesday happy.
Mickey Mouse must die.
Got kids? I do. And I dig cool kids toys. Small Paul furniture by 10 Grain. Not expensive, but not cheap. Face it, you'd rather have this stuff all over the house instead of this.