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Chubby at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

2008-07-01T15:04:00.000-07:00

Some posters I did for Chubby based on old-timey rock posters.

Mascots & Mugs in Barnes and Noble!

2008-04-21T08:16:00.001-07:00

Photo courtesy of Mr. Capuozzo.

Chubby Checker 2-Disc Set

2008-04-12T23:55:00.001-07:00

It's finally here!

Hot Dog Wrapping Paper

2008-03-26T09:07:00.001-07:00

Thinking of getting this printed up for real, instead of hand-making it each time...
Also thinking of getting some blank cloth-covered books printed with a hot dog motif.

Graf Pillows II

2008-02-25T22:15:00.000-08:00

The rest of them...

T-Shirt Quilted Thing

2008-02-25T21:39:00.001-08:00

Working to make a quilted cover for a giant pillow which will create new padding for the uncomfortable backrest of our couch.

Dinosaur Lightning Band Logo!

2008-02-18T23:22:00.001-08:00

Fun project. Band t-shirts and website to come!

Chubby Checker "All the Best" 2-Disc Set Album Art

2008-02-05T15:03:00.000-08:00

Booklet, CDs, sticker, album art for Chubby's latest album!
Some pages based on previous album covers by Spencer Bagley.

Vincenza DeCesare Album Art

2008-02-05T13:34:00.000-08:00

Graf Pillows

2008-02-03T22:27:00.000-08:00

Mark didn't want to part with his old T shirts, but he didn't really want to wear them anymore either. So with my new sewing skills, we decided to make them into pillows. 3 down, 3 to go!

Mom is Artist of the Year

2008-01-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

Citypages, the Minnesotan sister of The Village Voice, named my mom one of their Artists of the Year:

...the prose poem is taking over American poetry. In 2007, at least two dozen books of prose poems were published in the U.S. One of the best poets writing in paragraph form is Christine Boyka Kluge, author of Stirring the Mirror. In her third book, this North Salem, New York, native shows a keen awareness of what a prose poem does and how it can surprise the reader. Her book stands out in a crowded field of prose poetry.

Mascots & Mugs Mention

2007-12-19T12:21:00.000-08:00

Mentioned on 12ozPROPHET by Mare 139:

Mascots and Mugs had face display among them, so big up to Chino and Todd. All this publishing of art and culture adds to the complex dialogue going on, it also relates back to my postings in so being that emotions get mixed about the integrity of so much of it. Thankfully Mascots and Mugs digs deeper than most and covers alot of historical moments and also has interviews with the people who played a role.

Hot Dogs Online Store Open for Business!

2007-12-18T21:58:00.001-08:00

Just in time to be a little too late for the holidays: big Hot Dog news...
The online store is open for business!
www.theathea.com/hd/

• New online ordering!
• New items: adult pocket tees and mini paintings!
• Your old favorites: bags and baby/kids tees!

Please feel free to contact me about anything hot dog related, or if you'd like to make a purchase in person.

And please do forward this on!!!

Compiled List of Hot Dog References

2007-12-18T21:34:00.000-08:00

It's about time I compiled this...
Misfist (stumbleupon) - December 2007
I.Z. Reloaded (blog) - November 2007
victorybros (blog) - October 2007
Mayopants (blog) - June 2006

...and an old pre-hot dog favorite:
Senior Showdown on Gawker - March 2004

Mascots & Mugs Party on Page 6

2007-12-13T08:31:00.000-08:00

Yeah that's right! In the gossip column:

Outlaw Party

THE police could have ended the city's grafitti blight in one fell swoop with a raid of Auto, the Meatpacking District boutique where "Mascots & Mugs: The Cartoons & Characters of Subway Graffiti" was launched Monday night. The book by Todd "Reas" James and David "Chino" Villorente has a foreword by novelist Jonathan ("Motherless Brooklyn") Lethem - who had his own "tag" years ago with his brother, Blake (a k a Keo) - and drew vandals from every borough, including Kaws, Son One, West, Doc, Ven, Kaves, Pure, Cey, Lee, Wane, Sac, Haze and Noah. The place was so packed with spray-painters that graffiti fan David Rabin, a co-founder of Lotus, couldn't even get in.

From the New York Post's Page 6, December 13, 2007. Here it is.

Mascots & Mugs

2007-11-28T10:34:00.000-08:00

Mascots & Mugs, the book I helped design with Chris Capuozzo, is Stussy's November feature. Click here to read Stussy's interview with the authors, Todd James and David Villorente.

Mascots & Mugs is in bookstores now. To celebrate its release, Stussy has commissioned 4 of the artists featured in the book to put their famous characters on limited edition tee shirts. Daze, Doc, Tack and Blade are all legendary graffiti artists who made a name for themselves hitting up trains. These special tee shirt designs will be released on Friday, November 23rd at Stussy LA, Stussy NY and Stussydirect.com.

Working with Chris, Todd James, and his wife Dana Albarella at Testify Books was an awesome experience, and I'm really proud of this project!

S&J Enterprise Logo

2007-11-19T09:48:00.000-08:00

Logo design for S&J Enterprise. This was combined with a business presentation and printed report.

Hot Dogs at CIUSA Art Auction

2007-11-18T19:49:00.000-08:00

These little guys did good.

Markr Clothing

2007-11-17T10:23:00.000-08:00

Everyone loves Markr Clothing! Go now, and don't come back ’til you've bought something!

Mar Mitzvah

2007-11-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Brock Mahan.

Yo, The Office Is Biting My Style

2007-11-16T18:15:00.000-08:00

It has come to my attention that The Office, one of my favorite TV shows, is obviously a fan of my hot dog drawings. My friend sent me this screen shot as evidence...

Chubby Checker "Knock Down the Walls" Album Art

2007-01-05T14:07:00.000-08:00

Chubby Checker "Straight from the Heart" Album Art

2006-10-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

Swiss Book

2004-12-30T14:26:00.000-08:00

Very short run book (limited edition of 10) made after my experience living and studying in Switzerland at The Basel School.

Chubby Checker Event Posters and Ads

2004-03-10T14:42:00.000-08:00