Show Opening

Against my general policy, I am posting this one picture of myself at the show. They did little interviews with each of the artists and I rambled on aimlessly for a few minutes. Otherwise the show was a great success, with tons of people coming through and saying hi. We also had a table set up with merchandise and a lot of little Mr Toast dolls were sold to young and old alike. Tomorrow I will post photos of all the stuff in the show so if you plan on going and being surprised don't look. And thanks to everyone that came by.

Opening Tonight

Well the big show opens tonight. I have 37 pieces in my little section so there is a lot to see. Opening is from 7-10 PM for more info go HERE. It should be fun....

Freedomland

A quick visit to the short lived theme park Freedomland USA in July of 1960. The park was in New York and was open from 1960 to 1964. More Freedomland info can be found HERE.

Hot-Chu Bubble Gum card

Hi Monkey

One of the most fun sites on the web is Hi Monkey. It follows the life and adventures of a small terry cloth monkey aptly named Monkey! Fun things Monkey does include a trip to the Chicago Art Institute, Valentine's Day recipes and even a visit with Tibetan Monks. Mr Toast is a fan and friend and so check it out

Hi Monkey

1962 Hanna Barbera ads

Since I just did some 70's Hanna Barbera, I thought I could follow it up with this group of newspaper ads from the Arizona Journal in May 1962.

Decision

Hanna Barbera - The Late 70's

I am not here to judge the output of the Hanna Barbera Studios in the late 1970's but these syndication sheets give a nice overview of their productions. Laff-A-Lympics, Blast Off Buzzard, Robonic Stooges are just a few of the classics that still need to be released on DVD. Still we wait.....(actually it would be cool to see the Skatebirds again).

Show Install

Today was install day one for the group show I am in at the Ben Maltz Gallery. It was one packed car load of stuff but everything made the trip safe and sound. I got about 90% done but the other 10% of the art still needs to be finished so I will be finishing up the art tomorrow but right now I am going to take a long nap.

Flea Market Finds

This Sunday was the local PCC flea market and it turned out to be a good one. Right when we got there around 6am with it still dark out I bought 4 small vintage frames. I didn't really look to see what was in them since I am always looking for cool old frames. As we walked away I realized that there were Mary Blair Hallmark greeting cards in the frames. I was quite pleased with myself. Awhile later we walked up on a booth where everything was $1 each. I looked down and on the ground, under someone's foot, was a Meadow Gold Dairy 1958 Calendar with the classic Mary Blair little girl on it. I picked it up and paid the dollar and moved along. Two nice finds for my collection.

Drink Aid

Some of the coolest kid's food items of all time are Zany Zoo Drink-Aid packages. I am sure these came after the introduction of Funny Face to try for a piece of the drink mix market. Flavors included Turtle Tangerine, Cheetah Cherry, Cougar Punch, Lion Lime, Ape Grape and Rhino Raspberry. Super cool circus animals in cages graphics.

Giant Character Drawing

Well it is not actually giant, it is only 24x29" but it is pretty big compared to most of my watercolors. It is meant as an introduction to the characters for my show. Installation starts next week and I am trying to finish up 3-4 things and I am just starting one! Since the show opens on Friday, this should prove to be a busy next seven days.