Pics from House Industries Show @ Subliminal

See them here & here. Make sure you button your pants before you design-gasm over this fontastic show. We hope you all had a great Turkey Day.

New Work: "Thank You, Ashley"

This is a piece I just finished for Ashley Forrette for all of her excellent work on the photos she shot for my portfolio a bajillion years ago (yea I know I lag). Her and her husband, Chris were out in Portland over the weekend and we had a good time. Cheers guys. The piece is a 12"x12" inkjet print. 

Buy the Jolby "Shelf Life" Art Online

Our art from the "Shelf Life" show @ Together Gallery is now up for sale on the gallery's site. Go snag them arts and shred your face!

Music That Will Blow Your Mind: Anathallo "Canopy Glow"

Yesterday, Anathallo released their latest album titled Canopy Glow. It seems that every album these talented musicians create one-ups their previous efforts which is nothing short of amazing. Canopy Glow is brilliant story-telling through an eclectic mix of sounds and instruments that will truly blow your mind. If we were going to recommend to you something new to do this week, we would recommend spending some time with this album.

SISA Zine

So I have been working really hard on finishing my zine so I can start on Jolby's first show. Here is the cover of the zine which is called SISA. Sisa is Balinese for "balance" and is the theme for the zine. It's illustrations(by me) and words(by my wife) about the inspiration of finding balance in Bali.

Daytum: Organize Your Data

We are definite fans of Nicholas Felton (Feltron) and when we saw he was allowing the rest of us to organize our daily consumptions and doings online via his inspired look we peed a little. I've been messing around a bit with Daytum and it's proven to be a lot of fun and well put together. They are currently giving out beta invites to those interested.

New Graduate Tracks

Our great friends The Graduate have just put up 2 new songs for you to download and enjoy free of charge. They are re-visits of 2 tracks off of their last release, Anhedonia. Download and enjoy the gnar.

Nov 7: Ashley Forrette Photo Show

A great friend of ours, Ashley Forrette is showing some of her beautiful photography work November 7th at The Surface Gallery in Bakersfield, CA.  Ashley did a killer job shooting my portfolio a few months back and she has an incredible eye. She's currently slammed with photography work, so book her while you can. More show info here.

!BARACK OBAMA!

Last night was one of the greatest nights of my life. My wife has been a full time intern for Obama's campaign and I got to go to the HQ before the rally and let me say to see the people that have worked so hard for this campaign be rewarded was an amazing sight that will always stick with me. And I go to see Spike Lee which was rad haha. We then went to Grant Park along with 125,000 others to see OBAMA WIN!!!! Amazing night ever more amazing future.

"Shelf Life" Opening

Shelf Life at Together Gallery opened last night and it's an awesome show. Thanks to the Together family for the invite and for letting me do the window display for the show. More pics here. Happy Halloween kids. Anyone doing anything redick?

We are also searching for a San Diego videographer for a top-secret-you-dont-have-the-security-clearance-on-a-need-to-know-basis-gnar project. Email us if you know a dude or girly that fits the description.

"Shelf Life" tonight at Together Gallery in Portland

Just a reminder kids! "Shelf Life" opens tonight at Together Gallery in Portland, OR. Visit their site for the address. A must-see show if you're in town. Work from Josh and I, Andy Mueller, Matt Stephens, Mark Warren Jaques, Jean Jullien, and much more. See you there!

!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!

BANDS THAT WILL ROCK YOUR FACE: Emery's New EP

I believe this is the first time we have posted about a band twice, but it's is worth it I promise. Emery is a rock band that has a little bit of everything. Colby and I have been fans of this band for many years and we both agree that what we have heard from there new EP "While Broken Hearts Prevail" sounds like that best album yet. You can listen to two new songs on their purevolume page. I would suggest listening to "The Smile, The Face" first, it's a great representation of the bands sound and the screaming in it is amazing. Buy the cd don't steal it.

Parra X Incase X Arkitip

Parra, Amsterdam-based illustrator of awesomeness, shows off his new collab with Arkitip and Incase where they produced a iPhone case and 15" MacBook case with his art. Check the video for a nice dose of Monday inspiration. Always great to get inside the heads of other artists.

JOSH WORK: New Piece

I am making a zine inspired by my trip, the patterns and traditions of Bali. This piece is entitled "Where Am I" and is a mix of the idea of nature and tradition that inspired me so much while I was there. You can click on the image to see it bigger. Also the zine will have little clips from my wife journal as she documented the trip. She is an amazing writer and its going to add alot to it which I am stoked about. Stay tuned!

Colby: 2 New Pieces

Here are 2 new pieces I just finished for the "Shelf Life" show called "There is Something" & "Inside of Me." Both of these 12 x 12 pieces will be framed and hung side-by-side in the show. I've been really focused on opposites in my work lately and like how these turned out. Click each for a larger view.

Jolby Work: "Shelf Life" Show

Josh and I have been invited into the "Shelf Life" show, a show celebrating art, design, designish art, and arty design at Together Gallery in Portland, OR. We have a few pieces going into the show and I'll be making a window display for the show as well. Opening reception is October 30th, 6-10pm during Portland's Last Thursday art walk. Hope to see you there!

Bali Pictures

My lovely wife and I just put up a bunch of pictures on flickr. You can find them here or go to our blog to see a couple. Thanks

Back from Bali

That's right my wife and I got back to the states Friday after being in the most amazing place for two weeks. Bali was the best trip we have ever taken and it was super sad to leave. Even now as I type on a computer in the morning it seems foreign since I feel I should be starring over rice fields eating fried rice for breakfast. If you didn't get a chance to read my wife and I blog you can check out what we did at here. Also I am thinking about making a little zine of the inspiration and patterns I found while I was there accompanied by my wife's writing she did.

Other news a great friend here in Chicago just launched his food focused blog called Eat Feats. Shane like me loves to eat, so he decided to start a blog to follow his belly and the places he finds.

Also as Colby said we are going to be starting on our show for Subtext very soon so hopefully we will have some update son that in the near future.

Cody Hudson X Obama

"Graphic design and fine artist Cody Hudson is the latest artist to partner with Upper Playground to produce a Barack Obama print. There are 50 prints made that are signed and numbered by the artist, and retail for $200. The limited-edition 18" x 24" prints available exclusively online." We want this.