SkatRadioh

Sweat Stains, Beer and Cigarettes

2011-03-24T21:55:00.005-05:00

Hey, all dudes! Starting this Saturday, March 24th at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts I have a couple of posters hanging alongside some other great artists. Go check it out, there are some other great artists and photographers there as well. I'm excited to be there with Bill Hauser's work next to mine!

Closing PARTY!

FREE Foods + drinks w/ donations please

The Blind Shake! will be playing along with DJ [karmerica industries]

7–11pm Saturday, April 16th

Stevens Square Center for the Arts

1905 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404

I may be kept in Duluth attending an awards ceremony for the Annual Student Exhibition at The Tweed Museum of Art, but I'm trying my best to make it to see the Blind Shake and meet some peoples. If you're in Duluth check out the Open Studio, 11–3pm where I'll be screen printing some shirts for the public.

Ides of March @ Pizza Luce

2011-03-12T15:41:00.002-06:00

Recently took some photos of the last few posters I've printed out and put em on Flickr.

Next weekend (17th–19th) the Ides of March event will take place at Pizza Luce. Each night will have bands that will play renditions of other bands/albums. There's a LOT.

More info on Ides of March on Facebook.

The Hot New Mexicans + Landlord played some great songs and were well supported by Hard Feelings and Peer Precious last night. I wish HNM and Landlord the best for the rest of their tour!

Hot New Mexicans + Landlord @ Legacy Glassworks

2011-02-21T09:05:00.000-06:00

Coming up in a few weeks will be an excellent show at the now regular spot, Legacy Glassworks. Hot New Mexicans (Athens, GA) and Landlord (Bloomington, IN) will be coming to our cold city of Duluth while on tour. Read about them on Houseplant Records.

$5 | 7PM | All Ages

Friday, March 11

Legacy Glassworks

30 W 1st St.

Facebook Event Page

Check out "The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger"!

Coyote + Healthy Band Music Club @ Teatro Zuccone

2011-02-18T07:49:00.011-06:00

Just wrapped up the artwork for a quick show coming up next Saturday the 24th at Teatro Zuccone. My good friends in Coyote and Healthy Band Music Club will be playing. Should be great, Healthy Band always knows how to have a good time. :D

$7 | 8PM

Saturday, February 26

Teatro Zuccone

222 E Superior St.

Facebook Event Page

The Internet Synchrochasm

2011-02-16T15:18:00.005-06:00

The blog. is-zzz back.

I've decided to come back to the blog and update it more regularly. With PICTURES! Not only that but I've set up a dedicated Facebook page for SkatRadioh. If you're logged in to Facebook you can 'like' my page and check it out from the top of the sidebar here. You can also 'like' any individual posts I make and even share them from my blog with a comment. You'll find a Like button at the bottom of those posts. I'd love to see some people try it out so I know it's working, thanks!

I'll be back soon with current events and show posters I've been working on. Catch ya later!

2010 Beers Under the Sea Artwork

2010-07-01T13:16:00.004-05:00

Done, once again.

This time the print will be 12'' x 28'' on Black Licorice Pop-Tone French Paper, edition close to 50. I've moved once again and this will be the first print to come out of my new garage studio space. This spot should be pretty awesome, big enough for Jay Whitcomb and I to use as a studio. Coming soon tshirt printing and glass blowing will be possible. Whoop!

The event can be found on Myspace. Contact the proper authorities to join us in the Deep Sea of Wisconsin. Pics of the print and event to come soon!

In Defence + Total Fucking Blood Prints!

2010-01-28T14:47:00.002-06:00

I've uploaded some photos of the In Defence and Total Fucking Blood posters on Flickr. There's still one signed In Defence print for sale, $5. Make sure to get it before it's too late (SkatRadioh@griftart.com). The Total Fucking Blood posters will be available at the show tomorrow night for $5. Later!

Total Fucking Blood @ Maxipad Poster

2010-01-14T14:37:00.002-06:00

The week following the In Defence show you should be aware that Total Fucking Blood is coming to assassinate your face and throw down the dunk on the Maxipad with The Keep Aways and Hard Feelings.

Friday, January 29

Maxipad

518 N 6th Ave E

We'll see what else's coming 'round to kick your ass.

In Defence @ The Banana Hammock Poster

2010-01-12T19:10:00.008-06:00

In Defence will be comin' to Duluth to play at the Maxipad with Dios Mio, Bring That Shit, and Indulge. So drop your 'zza and come dulge on some 'co!

*W A R N I N G* Address move to the Banana Hamock:

Saturday, January 23

Banana Hammock

1113 E 4th St.

Watch for another show comin' up the following week starring another band from the cities and some other legendary shit.

Critical Failure!

2009-11-30T11:24:00.000-06:00

E M E R G E N C Y, user death imminent.

My laptop ended up dying in the middle of a few projects. Those and a few others before of course weren't backed up. I can't afford that shit...

Hope the techies can salvage my stuff and make my comp look all nice and new. Blowjobs for them if they do. Perfect timing for this to happen. Semester's about up and I've got a bunch to do.

I need a tower to work on that's time machined or something. Quick, money genie, I need a few thousand dollars!

In Progress, Lord Green?

2009-11-29T22:09:00.003-06:00

Decided to revive some unfinished work and prep it for another possible print job. Lookin' towards Lord Green's direction for this one. They came by and enjoyed a heavy Thankstaking with everyone still lurking in Duluth. Ryan and I prepared a meal to satisfy any indulger.

Forgot to mention there are a few photos of the Glensheen Luxury Experience posters. Click the photo to get to the flickr!

Look for an online store just in time for the holidays!

DudeLife Winter Tour '09–'10

2009-11-26T03:47:00.005-06:00

This 12"x20" monstrostiality is going to be on Poptone Black French Paper and the first to come out of my new home base—ment. Expect an edition of 50 or so 90% of which will be going on tour with the bands. I will have VERY FEW of these myself so go to one of their shows or contact them if you're interested in a print. Otherwise, I might have one or two.

High Life and Dude Nukem will be on tour next month so check them out if they're in town. Dates on the poster and on their myspace pages. Don't let the fleshless flesh eaters bite.

Pre-Thanksgiving Teaser #3

2009-11-25T10:13:00.002-06:00

Rawr, safe travels to you and expect something to be waiting here for you if you are out for Thanksgiving!

Pre-Thanksgiving Teaser #2

2009-11-24T08:53:00.004-06:00

Another Thanksgiving treat for all!

Pre-Thanksgiving Teaser

2009-11-23T09:23:00.003-06:00

OM NOM NOM NOM

:D :| :D :| :D :| :D :|

Look forward to some more sneaks, posterage, and more by the end of this Thanksgiving break. A Thanksgiving treat for all!

Glensheen Luxury Experience

2009-09-23T14:26:00.009-05:00

Finished the artwork a couple days ago for the Glensheen Luxury Experience show the wonderful Ian Vincent, producer of the UMD's Planetarium Space Jam Show, has put together.

TODAY!, Friday September 25th

@ The Glensheen Mansion
4pm, $8

More info

12''x20'' on Black Licorice Pop-Tone French Paper. This and other posters will be for sale at the show.

Photos of the print and all kinds of other goodies soon to come.

*BONUS TIME*

Also there are photos of the artwork, production and other things while doing the artwork and posters for the Midwasted Tour.

This was a really great opportunity to do the work I love and also go out on the road with the bands. I love all my new friends in Cross Examination, Mother Speed, John Lockjaw, and inhabitants of St. Louis.

In addition to the Weekend at Mikey's poster, photos are up on flickr for the UMD Planetarium Space Jam Show.

2009: A Beer Odyessey - The Print!

2009-07-25T14:02:00.002-05:00

I put up some photos of the 2009: A Beer Odyssey prints on Flickr. I still have a couple left. If you interested in buying one please e-mail me. They'll be $10 if you're in the area or $15 minimum to be mailed in a nice and safe tube.

Beautiful

2009-07-01T10:51:00.006-05:00

You know, aside from the books themselves, there's always some unexpected things to find while working in the library. In this photo for example, not only is there a letterform created by the environment, but the book in particular has such a great quote by Arthur Koestler to go along with it!

2009: A Beer Odyssey Artwork

2009-06-23T16:54:00.013-05:00

Done.

This thing is going to be huge. 12" x 32" on Black Licorice Pop-Tone French Paper. For my first print with my first studio/workspace in my basement this is quite ambitious, eh? Not to mention awesome. I'll be printing up until Friday some time most likely, but it needs to get done as quickly as possible. Wish me luck!

I expect a split edition of 75 or so total, with some having no "Mountain Creek" logo on it. However, some will get made as the event is sponsored by Mountain Creek's Minhas Craft Brewery. I just enjoy the more monolithic feel of a silhouetted can. This thing's like some kind of super poster made up of a couple rad possible posters. Can't wait to see it as a whole at actual size. It's hard to really grasp what it will look like when it's cut off by my monitor. There's so much going on.

The poster and the printing process will prolly be up after the weekend. I'll also let you know how everything went and if there are some extra posters!

For posterity's sake many beers will be drank Saturday at 2009: A Beer Odyssey. Contact someone to join us in the middle of outerspace, Wisconsin.

Plenty of beer.

Early Peek at 2009 Poster

2009-06-20T04:05:00.005-05:00

A sneak of the 2009: A Beer Odyssey print that's in the works. After a bunch of bullshit delays I'm slowly pushing out the artwork. I need to take a nap. I'll try and be done with it tomorrow morning. Printing in time is going to be hell.

The Office

2009-06-17T16:21:00.004-05:00

Hey, been pretty busy, but I've got everything almost set up for printing. Following the image's link will bring you to the set of photos I've recently put on Flickr (my first too). The first job will be the 2009: A Beer Odyssey poster. Images for the process and the poster itself will be up as soon as I work on it.

Check out 2009: A Beer Odyssey if you're interested. Contact someone soon. It should be great!

Oil Paint

2009-06-05T16:31:00.006-05:00

Also,

I saw Skoal Kodiak at Heliotrope. One of the best shows ever. Unfortunately, no good photos. Check them out!

The bands were great at Heliotrope. Moonstone and Vampire Hands both had outstanding sets. It seemed something was up with Knife World, but they're still one of my favorites. I hope to hear more from them now that there's a bassist.

Josh Journey-Heinz + Jacob Stoltz produced a great poster for this years Heliotrope.

The Return of the 'Saurs - "Pizza Warz"

2009-05-26T18:10:00.004-05:00

Here's an incompleted drawing that was turned into a flier for a recent joint themed birthday party for me and Maygun. This should make it to a screen print along with a series of supportive work. I'll spend the next year drawing dinos and other cool things.

The dinosaurs were relocated 65.5 million years ago by a space faring race when the Earth suffered an asteroid impact. While Earth's habitability returned for the now ruling hominids, the dinosaurs have had plenty of time to advance their own kind under the protection of their saviors, the Anodytes. A recent survey of the human planet by those outside our scope attracted the attention of a group of vicious mechanical beings that inhabit space. A long time enemy of many galactic peace keeping forces, the protectors of the universe have taken action to keep us from extinction, or rather, extermination.

It is now the beginning of the Pizza Warz. Life on Earth has taken the brunt of conflict and the dinosaurs have come back from their original refuge planet Dinoxia. Stand your ground! We shall fight together, resist the encroaching forces of the Atropi, and experience space outside our star system.

Also, here's a photo of the print from the planetarium show that I did not put up yet.

R.I.P. Shoreview Skate Park

2009-05-24T17:52:00.006-05:00

I'll spare you the visuals (I just need to carry around a camera more often) of the new park, but above is a poor video of a well-mannered frequenter Brian. A good kid and good to skate with.

Recently torn down and rebuilt. It used to be somewhat functional and the mini was pretty rockable. Now it is less functional overall. Smaller, compact, spread out, and impractical. Even after the fact that they wasted time and money rebuilding worse ramps, they chose to keep the old uneven paved blacktop. Which is great, anyone who once called this their hometown mini (as I did) knows what it's like to be stranded in the middle of a lake for days after it rains. They just added unsightly patches to spots where old ramps were making the ground even more annoying to deal with. There is little room for development in a skater at this park. Unless you know next to nothing on how to ride, it's not worth touching these cutesy ramps. These new costly ramps do not properly introduce anyone to skateboarding that you couldn't find out in the streets and lots around town.

I was let down by the hype instilled in me by someone (the man with the camera in the video above) who had claimed had some leverage in the planning of the park. He made it sound like the preparations and steps were being taken necessary to improve the park. The outcome does not uphold this notion. I don't even think anyone who constructed this park has ever skated. Anyways, it was my own fault for not being involved with the city's planning. No one was around to stop this bullshit before it took off.

I hope all the young kids stuck in that area, limited to short ventures, find a new skate haven nearby.

I'm saddened, but also fortunate to have made a move up to Duluth recently. Here exists a mini ramp that is almost twice as large. It is also built the TrueRide way as the old Shoreview park was. It is also a worn park, particularly the blacktop and some kickers. No rails, but some boxes and a quarter to drop in from. This'll get me by for now. Especially with the occasional visit to the Superior park every once in a while.

I'll be posting soon enough with art and what I'm doing. I've been rather e-lazy or just plain busy. Maybe I'll get Tim H to upload some Baby Skateboard footage from the old Shoreview.

Space Jam UMD Planetarium Show!

2009-03-02T07:09:00.009-06:00

Just finished a gig poster for an upcoming show here at UMD.

If you're in the area please come join us for an awesome show at the university's own planetarium! We'll enjoy a star show tuned to some excellent space rock. We encourage you to make a $5 donation. Bring a little extra money if you're interested in getting a copy of the poster. Let's hope for future shows like this and thanks to the bands making the trip from the cities to frigid Duluth.

Skoal Kodiak

Thunderbolt Pagoda

Moonstone

Brothers Band

March 27th, 7 pm @ UMD's Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium

1049 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812

Directions

Let me know if you'd like to buy a print of the poster.

Student Show Submission

2009-02-08T15:01:00.009-06:00

It's been a long while since I've posted. Sorry. Very busy. I'll try and post some things I've collected over the next few days. Mostly some font stuff and what not. I had to take a break from doing portraits.

Anyways, I've been working on a part of a submission for the design of this upcoming year's student exhibition poster/brochure/postcard. I created my own type based on a 2 units wide by 3 units tall grid with circles and 45 degree angles.

You can see the previous designs and some of the student work here. I'll try to do another design for a better chance of being selected.

Be back soon.

Portraits - Ted

2009-01-07T03:18:00.004-06:00

It's not a party without a moonbounce.

Portraits - Mojo

2009-01-02T04:37:00.004-06:00

A little bit'a Jamba Juice en'a frontside nosegrind.

Portraits - Maygun

2008-12-30T04:23:00.004-06:00

She'll be there to make sure it rains on them hoes.

Portraits - O'Leary

2008-12-29T04:13:00.007-06:00

"I'm creeping you out? I'm Weird!?" (via maggot phone)

Portraits - Cooper

2008-12-29T00:26:00.006-06:00

Coop-a-loop!

So, You Wanna Start a Webcomic?

2008-12-28T17:53:00.009-06:00

"yeah so me and my friends are starting up our own webcomic so we where wondering do you like need any licenses to do so" - internet kid (Penny Arcade Forums: Artist's Corner)

I'm such a jerk.

Happy Christmas!

2008-12-25T13:04:00.008-06:00

I hope all is well for you! I had a pleasant holiday and have acquired the proper funding to start some real screen printing at home. I can't wait!

Here is a secret santa gift I did recently. In it is the main character of a very interestingly beautiful game called Braid. I suggest trying it out this very powerful classic platform game. What I found even more enjoyable is the Art of Braid you can find on David Hellman's blog.

Keep it real.

Games of Hopelessness

2008-12-18T21:43:00.005-06:00

I don't think I was ever meant to win Risk. My odds at rolling the numbers necessary to advance or hold ground are somehow lower. Maybe I'll get the right roll next time.

Finals

2008-12-16T15:19:00.008-06:00

Finals are almost done and I'm sure you know the feeling of being a bit worn out after a semester. I just need to wrap up a painting and a still life for school and then I can work on some more of my own things. Though I could just lay naked in my bed all day until next semester starts. Play some Spore.

Speaking of getting work done... I was able to sort out my website and it should be running smooth. It's relatively nice and clean. It basically compiles this blogger blog, my carbonmade gallery, and whatever else I want to include in one site.

Cyan vs. Magenta vs. Yellow

2008-12-11T02:18:00.010-06:00

I've been thinking a lot about the use of color in society. So I started brainstorming about how I could display a variety of color primaries and systems. This is an example of subtractive color, for example, common household printers right now use cyan, magenta, and yellow inks to make a limited range of colors. I chose to leave black ink out of this for a couple of reasons.

I'd like to expand on the concept of personifying color by doing a few pieces based on additive color(lights), munsell's color system (principle hues red, yellow, green, blue, purple), opponent process (white vs black, red vs green, yellow vs blue), and something based on textiles(bleach). I'll see how far I get!

Santa vs. Dinosaurs

2008-12-06T16:58:00.003-06:00

Christmas still sucks in a very big way. Santa comes to Dino Town every year to spread his christmas joy...

Color Theory ≈ Theology

2008-12-04T00:57:00.000-06:00

Color theory. There are a variety of theories that claim "primary" colors. The "primaries" define the gamut, or range, of colors that can be achieved when mixing them. Whether it be additive(RedGreenBlue), subtractive(CyanMagentaYellowKey(black)), more obscure(Munsell's color system or the Lab color space) or traditional artist dogma(RedYellowBlue), they all have their limits on the available gamut. No single concept proves to be an ultimate solution in the quest to fully perceive color. Our shortfall understanding of color has little history and continues to be observed.

Do not tell me I should not have faith in my primaries, for I will not tell you that you should not have faith in your god.

Thanksgiving Travel

2008-11-26T23:30:00.000-06:00

Well, my parents and I ventured off to Clarksville, Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving at my sister's. My dad managed to drive the whole 13+ hours on his own. I spent most of my time sleeping to make up for the lack of while enduring this semester of school in Duluth.

Night time driving. Not necessarily the most exciting view out of the back right passenger window, but still pulling off incredible beauty. Looking towards the night sky I see the reflections of my parents in the front two seats. It was really interesting and mystical to me. I'm glad I still get to be with them, despite my lacking sense of family bonding.

Collecting Dust

2008-11-14T23:50:00.001-06:00

Not only did I manage to sleep almost 18 hours today, but I sat in bed for the next 12. I'm on a roll. However, I did get to play Infantry a heck of a lot. Somehow it took me almost two years to find out that Sony has made the game free again. I'm pretty bad now, but I used to pwn. Try it out!

First Post

2008-11-13T11:42:00.000-06:00

Nothing epic.

Yet.