from uncle

thats right, i'm going to be an uncle. this along with the infestation of gray hairs that have invaded my thick mop, i'm beginning to feel a bit old. although a lot of this has been offset by the constant misjudging by strangers of my age and the bubblegum toothpaste my dentist gave me after my last visit. who restricted this flavor to children anyway (picture me in shadow, like the old frosted flake commercials).

if you haven't deduced it yet. my sister is pregnant and about to give birth within the next few weeks. this pregnancy came with a baby shower that i was unable to attend, but i heard went splendidly and with crafts. the craft being decorate a bib for my soon to be nephew. my mom thought i should participate, i have no clue why, i guess she thinks i'm creative or something. so, i was sent one of the bibs. well unlike those at the party who had a limited time and artistic arsenal at their disposal i had quite the opposite. with all the free time i've been "enjoying" lately i decided to spend some of it coming up with a small illustration that i took the effort to silkscreen onto the spit up/drool catcher and this is what bloomed.

boring cheetah. how about glasses?

i bought this second hand t-shirt not to long after i moved to portland. i was pretty neutral on the cheetah graphic and was more drawn to the worn in feel of the shirt. with only a six dollar price tag i went ahead and made the purchase.

since then each time i've worn it things have felt a little eschew, like i borrowed the shirt from a friend because i ruined my own ensemble falling in the mud. what could remedy this i thought. then one day after retiring the shirt for sometime i had an idea, lets just go with an old classic defacing and give the cheetah some glasses or a mustache. so, i grabbed a silk screen tapping off a section into a shape resembling glasses and voila! a new sophisticated jungle cat was set loose.

warm blanket for a cold mix

its been a while i know. got a little of the winter blues, but some sort of creative excitement blew in from unseen places and my sails are feeling full and ready to make moves.

i was part of a cd mix club this year, which i hate to admit, was a little disappointing overall, but you can't expect everything to set on first attempt. i am equally at fault in this experiment being one of many not to get their mix out on time. i had november and am just now getting my cd in the mail. for shame i know. i had a few idea for the packaging, which didn't work out exactly as planned, but after some improvising i crashed upon this. i finished it off by stitching up the top, so recipients will be required to cut, tear or use some other method to obtain the music. listening at times may be just as frustrating, but i hope rewarding.

check out those elbows!

a little graphic i came up with a while ago and finally got around to throwing on a t-shirt. for those of you non-ohioans or if your just not that savvy this is a tweaked ohio flag. see what i've done is i've replaced the center bulls eye with a bike rim. i know genius, right.

since ohio is the 17th state it has been decided that only 17 of these shirts could potentially be made. if your interested here are the requirements.

1. you must have some kind of deep connection with ohio. this can be with the physical state or by being constantly surrounded by ohio culture (ie. a lot of ohio friends)

2. you must ride your bike religiously. weekend riders may be considered if they rock intense weekend rides. mileage may be tallied.

thats it.