New Merch, You All
I keep a Café Press on hand for non-wearable merchandise. Just visit the merchandise page here on the site and click accessories. I find the sublimation printing process Café Press uses looks fantastic on non-fabric surfaces such as greeting cards and coffee mugs. I’m giving the shop a test run just now, and for the moment I’m featuring the image you see below. New designs will be featured on some sort of basis once I get my head wrapped around a schedule. Anyway, check things out and if you see anything you like, by all means, click. If you see something you would like but isn’t there, by all means let me know.
Thanks!
John
The D'Zturbanites
Enter the
D’ZTURBANITES
Hi
everybody..
Be the first to own a piece of my new line. The first
four D’Zturbanites are available in my Etsy shop
right now (one was donated to a local function). In
keeping with the prevalent graffiti in my neck of the
River Arts District, I’ve
decided to take a basic sock creature construction
method and embellish it a bit. I’m using cutouts
from elaborate printed cottons and solid T-shirts.
The results are really striking. More
D’Zturbanites (pronounced Dis-turb-an-ites) will
come soon. I couldn’t wait to make a ton before I
started posting. This should tide you all over
till more Zombabies and Glumys appear.
“Urban” art and fashion is very popular in our
culture, even in places that are largely rural like
Asheville. It seems few people, especially
youngsters, want to cultivate or glorify (or even
develop) aesthetic motifs that represent a more rural
surrounding. So, with the D’Zturbanites, I’m kind of
poking a little bit of tongue in cheek at this
unacceptance of situation I see around me. Some of
the local proponents of “urban” ism probably couldn’t
even define what “urban” ism means without resorting
to tons of buzz words delivered with imitated ethnic
inflections. Still, it’s a great aesthetic and I’m
glad people are actively developing and propagating
it. Maybe I’ll learn something the more attention I
pay, and wind up changing my opinion about these
locals and their motivations. I’m always open to
that.
Ultimately, I’m very fortunate that my studio
overlooks a vacant lot full of constantly changing
graffiti murals. The work is incredible and I hope it
stays there always. There’s a good chance it may
since the lot is privately owned, and I believe the
owner allows all of the painters to come and
contribute. The murals change perhaps weekly. I’ve
taken advantage of the exceptional work as
backgrounds for my photo shoots. Gosh I love this
area.
Thanks everyone!