A Veteran Mad Man Remains in the Fold - an interview of Al Jaffee.
I was surprised to learn that he paints all of the Mad Fold–ins on board and thus doesn’t fold them while painting. It’s all done by eye!
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My name is Erik Mallinson. I draw pictures, make music, and some other stuff. I like playing the ‘ukulele, riding my scooter around Boston, and playing board games.
Follow me on Twitter (@erima) if you’re into that sort of thing.
You might also check out my illustration and music studio (@gravel).
Got a question? Ask.
Aug25
Thanks dude.→
Kevin Holesh makes the Letterpress theme I use on Tumblr. I just want to take a moment and say thanks. Thanks for being awesome!
Aug24
VOITURE NOIRE by Christian Mourey
Aug21
Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: Be intensely yourself. Don’t try to be outstanding; don’t try to be a success; don’t try to do pictures for others to look at - just please yourself.
Ralph Steiner via hrrrthrrr
Aug20
Why Sharpie Liquids Pencils Don’t Live Up to the Hype | John Rust→
The Pentel p207 is still my favorite pencil. Cheap, refillable, and a good eraser (just don’t push too hard).
I was really excited for these but now could care less.
Pentel P207 is my favorite mechanical pencil. It’s a refillable pencil (the erasers too) that is built so well that I have never had one malfunction, yet is inexpensive enough that I don’t mind if I lose one.
I just picked up a P205 and P209 (different leads, lighter/darker lines) and I’m excited to try out the more expensive PS535 and the PS315. As far as I can tell the PS535 and the PS315 have a sleeve mechanism that keeps the lead more sturdy, yet other than that there isn’t much of a difference.
Note: I posted this a while back on Gravel Road Studios and I’m reblogging it to here to go with my other p207 posts.
Aug16
I’m Aware - a terrific new song and video from Clinic. I stopped listening to them after their first album but I think I’ll pick this one up.
Personality Set for Life By 1st Grade→
Reminds me of Michel Gondry’s I’ve Been Twelve Forever.
File under “Science telling us what folk wisdom has told us forever”:
“We remain recognizably the same person,” said study author Christopher Nave, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside. “This speaks to the importance of understanding personality because it does follow us wherever we go across time and contexts.”
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Personality is “a part of us, a part of our biology,” Nave said.
I’m much closer to the person I wanted to be when I was 10 than when I was 20. I think that’s a good thing.
Anaithnid Games - On Being "Amateur"→
You can’t really succeed at what you love, do what you care about, without embracing it.
Aug15
I love the similarity of this to the idea in this Borges quote regarding poetry.
RUNNING INTO WALLS : a newspaper blackout poem by Austin Kleon
