Zack Soto Just released the 4th instalment of his awesome art and comics anthology, Study Group 12. It's got hand printed silk screened covers, and a nice line up of artists inside. I was super excited when he handed me my contributor copy at the Alternative Press Expo. It's A hand numbered, limited edition of 500. I've got number 49. I love this kind of stuff. Copies should be available online any day now: www.studygroup12.com
--- I got back from an amazing trip about a week ago, but things have been too crazy to sit down and write about it. I flew down to San Fransisco, was picked up by Sam, in his truck filled with everything he owns, including his house plants.
--- We drove down to stay with our dear friend, Luke Lamar, who lives at Looking Glass Studios in Carmel. Him and his roommates Dan and Marlin live in a crazy clubhouse environment filled with paintings in progress, recording equipment, and rope swings. Much time was spent on various roof tops. I've got to get back down there for a longer visit soon.
---We then headed back up to San Fransisco for a great time at the Alternative Press Expo. Thanks to everyone who came by and supported my work! 
So much going on!
My good friend Sam Kulla (who also officiated Heather and Is wedding) just completed the anthology he's been working on. It has entries from people he's met from all over the world.
I actually hand silk screened all the covers myself with silver and black ink. Here's a shot of them all piled in Sam's room. The image is a photo Sam took of someone he met in China. We gave the covers to the printer and had them professionally bound. I think they turned out pretty nice!
I did some illustrations for an article on food in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, complete with recipes.
There's also some shots from our crazy house head photo shoot in down town Portland. 
Here's the show card for my upcoming solo show at Giant Robot. I've been having a lot of fun finishing all the new pieces for this!
This is my largest wood cut out character I've made so far. It stands 2 feet tall. I've gotta go find more larger pieces of wood now..jpg)
It was a weird experience working on this one. Because of its size, I had to cradle it like a child as I worked.
This is one of the many small framed pieces I've been finishing up. I'll give more sneak peeks soon! I was actually born in LA and I haven't spent a lot of time there since I was a kid, so it feels symbolic to be going back down there with a pile of things I've made. In the press release I describe the show as "portraits of beings from far away, living in locations too small to see".
Some boxes of the new print run of Capacity just showed up at my door. I'm really happy with how the new cover came out. I was nervous about how they were going to look for some reason.
Creator Wave just did a really nice write up and feature on me. I had fun checking out all the other artists they've featured so far. I definitely recommend checking it all out There;s some great work. http://sacvs.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/creator-wave-vol-12-theo-ellsworth/
Right now I'm working like crazy on a bunch of new woodcut characters and new drawings for my upcoming solo show at The Giant Robot Gallery in LA. The show opens on November 6th and I'll be flying down for it. It should be a fun time. Above is one of my Inner Space Explorers, waiting on my studio wall until it's time for the show..
This one was actually a birthday present for my friend, Craig Thompson. I've left it up to him to name him. I should probably have my cut out characters come with adoption papers and a list of responsibilities and directions.
For my Friend, Sean Christensen's birthday last weekend, I went with an awesome group of friends to the Enchanted Forest, south of Portland on I-5. It's basically a weird, Folk Art version of Disney Land. All the rides and attractions were hand sculpted and painted by the same family. I love the idea of the Family Amusement Park. I definitely recommend this place to anyone who's up for a strange time. I would love to have the land and funding to build an alternate world, and get my family and friends involved. Maybe someday!
This guy was inside of the truly spooky haunted house. We actually saw real cobwebs and spiders on the ceiling in there. Not for the faint of heart! 
There were lots of low crawl spaces, tunnels, and slides. Just like my dream home will have.
This painting was inside of a house you could walk through where all the walls and floors were crooked.
I have been inside of the witch's head, and I shall never be the same.
Best sculpture of the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood ever!
From Tiphoni Moore.
From David Youngblood
From Craig Thompson
From Daria Tessler (this ones a hand pulled Silk Screen!)
My copies of the new Flying Lotus EP arrived in the mail, and I'm really happy with how they turned out. The folks at Warp got the colors just right, and added some really nice spot gloss to the front and back covers.
I just heard that this is the number one electronic album in the US right now. Flying Lotus definitely deserves all the attention he's been getting. Listening to his music always gets me in a productive, positive mood, so it's been helping me get focused in the studio lately.
This is the vinyl version of the EP. It comes with a pull out poster, plus extra art on the record sleeve.
I'm glad that vinyl's still around. It gives album art room to breathe. I'm going to have to go out and get a record player soon.
This is the archway I built for our wedding. It was a fun challenge to try and create something that was both sturdy and mobile. It's made from scrap wood I had been collecting on my walks around town. It all connects together with wooden dowels and can come apart. I was pretty relieved that it turned out, because I really had no idea what I was doing.
This is a close up detail of the very center top of the archway.
Heather and I are married now! Our wedding day was wonderful beyond belief! I'll post more pictures soon.
Awesome cartoonist, Tom Neely has curated an art show at the Secret Headquarters in LA www.thesecretheadquarters.com . The show opens on Friday, Sept 3rd and features an excellent assortment of alternative cartoonists doing their take on the classic gag strip. There's also a full color book coming out to go with the show. Check out the cover by Chris Cilla!
Here's a sneak peek at the inside, stolen from Tom's blog. That's one of my gag strips on the left and one by Kaz Strepek on the right. I think you can pre-order copies from Tom over at www.iwilldestroyyou.com I'm looking forward to getting my contributor copy, so I can check it all out!
Capacity has been out of print for a little while now, but it's going to be out again in October with a new cover! My new books coming along too, but that's all still top secret. Hopefully later this fall, I'll be able to start giving you more sneak peeks though!
This is the album cover I did for the new Flying Lotus EP , Pattern + Grid World, being released by Warp Records www.warp.net . I had a great time making all the art for this and Flying Lotus has become one of my favorite musicians in the process. We're already scheming about more top secret collaborative projects in the future. 
The vinyl version of the EP comes with a poster. James at Warp Records just sent me this photo of them hot off the press. It's pretty surreal having the original sitting few feet away from me in my studio, while all these copies are coming off of a press in London.
A couple of weeks ago I went downtown with friends, Sam Kulla and Austin Valley and did a photo shoot for the High Contrast Review anthology that Sam is editing. It was fun posing for these. People kept walking by us on the bridge and I got to see their nervous reactions through the windows of my house. 
I was kind of wishing I had a sign that read,"Not homeless, just out-grew home." The original idea behind the house head was that it was a place where you could have some alone time, even when you are in a crowd. I like to bring it to comic shows and get people to try it on.
Later in the night things began to get cosmic, time moved differently, and space bent in new ways. Then we went to the Horse Brass Pub to celebrate a job well done.
I had a great time in Seattle, reading at Pilot Books with author, Josh Wagner. Pilot Books is a tiny indie bookstore with an excellent selection and great people running it. A refreshing thing to find these days. I also got to have an always too brief visit with the Moore family. Which always involves making art in interesting locations. I left the above print on a telephone pole near the train station right as I was leaving. If you want it, it might still be there.
My old friend Josh Wagner http://www.joshwagner.org/ is on tour with his excellent new novel, Deadwind Sea, and I'm going to be taking the train up to Seattle tomorrow morning to join him at the awesome indi book store, Pilot Books @ 219 Broadway E., from 7-8pm http://www.pilotbooksseattle.com/ . Josh will be reading from his new book, and I'll be reading, comics alloud in funny voices, flapping my arms a lot, and probably buying a bunch of books to read on the train ride home. It shall be fun!
