The Disenchantments: Tour Posters For Sale

I'm pleased to announce the full release of the posters I designed for Nina LaCour's second novel The Disenchantments (Penguin). This is the culmination of many dinners together and many glasses of wine shared. I've set up an Etsy store to sell the posters on too! It is such an honor to work alongside such a beautiful and talented artist and I'm so happy I was able to add to the rich storytelling of the adventures of The Disenchantments.


Buy the Posters Here!

A quick synopsis of the book from Penguin:

Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev’s band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she’s abandoning their plans—and Colby—to go her own way in the fall.

But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie-Colby struggles to deal with Bev’s already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what’s next? 

Arcata

Weaverville

Bev's Eye

Hello Melinda

The Basement

All photography courtesy of the wonderful and talented Kristyn Stroble.

The Disenchantments: Arcata Poster

"When the three of them emerge from Meg's room, they are the most glorious creatures I have ever laid eyes upon."


The Arcata poster for Nina LaCour's The Disenchantments.

The Disenchantments: Hello Melinda Poster

"Melinda is beautiful," Alexa says. "I just have to sit here and look at all of you for a second."


Penguin Teen will be giving away a few of these posters from their Facebook page, so if you want one please enter their giveaway. I'll also be selling this poster, and a few others, through the merch booth soon. 


Also, check out the first 80 pages of The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour by following the nice link I just set up in this sentence. Hooray for links!

The Disenchantments: The Basement, Ft. Bragg, Ca

As the band explores their first venue, Colby discovers what kind of beer he is.

The Disenchantments: Weaverville Poster

I told you couple of posts back that I've been working with the lovely and talented Ms. Nina LaCour on posters to promote her upcoming book The Disenchantments (Penguin) didn't I? Well, here's the first poster I'm showing off. I'll release the posters leading up to the release of the book on February 16th, and soon they'll be available for sale through the Disenchantments merch booth too! Get it? They're a band so it's a merch booth...


Stay tuned for more posters as the the book release draws closer. Cheers!

Sketchcrawl 34: SF Ferry Building

SF Ferry Building

Saturday January 21st was the 34th World Wide Sketchcrawl, and after missing the last event it was nice to get back out there and spend the day sketching. I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in a few months and the Ferry Building is always wonderful to visit. I pretty much spent the day in front of the Blue Bottle kiosk outside since there's always a line and plenty of people to sketch.

There really was a guy with a wolf mask playing the violin, no joke!

I wanted to focus on people rather than environment and architecture. This is the only full page I finished, though there are a few more sketches that will appear in later posts when the pages are finished. The Farmer's Market that happens on Saturdays at the Ferry Building is always a treat, and never leaves you want of interesting characters to draw, hence the monster violinist on the page. 

Michael and the Blue Bottle Farmer's Market team are the best!

 I'll be adding some new updates with some really fun new work soon so stay tuned! Cheers everyone!

Not sure how my iPhone did this to the picture but I like it.

SOPA/PIPA

Book Trailer: The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

So, this is awesome! I've been working with my beautiful and talented friend, Nina LaCour, author of The Disenchantments, on fictional tour posters for the band, The Disenchantments. Pretty soon the posters wil be available for purchase but this is the first look at one of the posters in the series in the world premiere trailer for the book that was posted on MTV.com.

Sketchbook: SF-NY, NY-SF

This lady was ready for Vegas, Hotcha!

Welcome to 2012! Before the Holidays my wife and I went to New York for two days and I tried to make the most of the short trip. I tried to set up a few meetings but who knew people would be so busy just before Christmas, and during finals week for those who were teaching. My wife was there for business so that left me with both days completely open. We stayed at the Washington Square Hotel which put us right next to the Arch and NYU. We were lucky enough to be there during a couple of days that weren't too cold yet as well. Though that unseasonal weather worried some of the natives it made us feel right at home.

Resurrection.

Christopher St.

Wonderful signage.

New York is a lot like San Francisco in that it's easy to navigate if you're used to urban landscapes. I walked for miles on our first day in the city and took a ton of pictures. I have to say that it's hard to find a good cup of coffee on the island, until Blue Bottle opens at Rock Plaza, but I did manage to find myself at Joe and they really nailed it. I actually went to find the Mud Truck but it wasn't at the corner they said it would be (Also see Stumptown). I plan on going to all these fine establishments next time around when I have more time.

Cobbles on the backside of NYU.

Joe wants you to get your crunk on.

Joe.

Also, New York loves meat, and it's a very serious matter there. The best burgers I've ever had in my life were both in NY. In my 2008 trip to NY I actually started my love affair with the best burger of my life at The Spotted Pig. I'm not a food blogger so I'll keep this part short but holy hell is that burger good! It comes with a pile of shoestring fries that are complimented with fried garlic and rosemary. Yes, it's still amazing to this day. for the next burger, subsequently our first chronologically of the trip, was at the wonderful Minetta Tavern. We got in late, Tues night/Weds morning and were starving and all wound up from the flight. We hopped on Yelp and there it was, calling us in with their pre-prohibition cocktail menu and their late night supper. The walls of this place have some wonderful caricatures hanging, and it exudes the character of an old city tavern ripe with history. Well, the burger there too is phenomenal! They have a more expensive version with 45 day aged beef but we opted for the purist route. I highly recommend going out of your way for these places.

Yep, there too.

Flatiron, say what!

...and the Met! Stieglitz show and Infinite Jest were amazing!

On a side note, if you're looking for good drink in the old style, try Amor y Amargo. It's owned by the good folks of Death & Co. fame but seems a little more accessible. They make their own vermouth that's on tap and it's worth stopping by just for that. Chris was our Barkeep and she was legit.

Happy 2012 everyone! May the New Year bring you happiness and prosperity. Cheers!

Happy Holidays!

Just like it says. Have a wonderful, safe, and fun holiday season. Cheers everyone!