Step right up, see the SIGHTS AND SOUNDS of the DOG & PONY SHOW PRINTS at the Art Institute of Jacksonville. The Open Reception is on Friday August 1st from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The AI Location is 8775 Baypine Road. If your heading west on Baymeadows, Turn Right at the second light after you go under I-95, then turn right at next first light, then follow around to parking garage. Don’t Miss It!!! These are our great good buddies so lets show some support for the second tightest screenprinting studio in JAX….hah! Yall know we just playin. D&P gonna rock the shizz.

Click here to VIEW THE ENTIRE FLYER or view more work visit the D&P blog at http://www.dogandponyshowprints.wordpress.com

Welcome to the 31st edition of Screenprints & Gigposters of the week brought to you by HALFTONE DEF STUDIOS. This weeks featured Screenprinter none other than The simple and classy FURTURTLE PRINTWORKS. In the world of graphic design, printmaking, and screen printing, Simplicity kills. With that being said, Furtutle is a Mass Murder headed straight for death row. Seeing these posters on-line does these prints absolutely no justice. Designs like these can only shine when your holding these things in your hand at actual size while smelling the fresh ink off the paper. Now Im a big fan super detailed illustration, So don’t get it twisted but there is something about nice one or two color illustration just crushing with concept floating nicely in the center of a poster. it catches my eye every time, and like Sweet Tea…I just cant stop drinking it. Well Done Guys, I can’t wait to see one of these in person real soon.. Here is a list of links that correspond to the posters above from left to right, top to bottom! Support Your Local Screenprinter!

To see more prints and to purchase visit the FURTURTLE.COM or gigposters.com

#1 Swell Season 19×25, Ed.52 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com
#2 M. Jennings 19×25, Ed.84 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com
#3 Swell Season 19×25, Ed.85 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com
#4 A Fine Frenzy 19×25, Ed.86 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com
#5 Death Cab 19×25, Ed.182 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com
#6 Louis XIV 19×25, Ed.86 2 color print, $20 - View and Purchse on Furturtle.com

OH SNAP!!! My Boy ZACH DE LA ROCHA IS BACK YALL!!!! You know…Im not the biggest fan of myspace, but Ill be damned if I don’t get Info about awesome music on there from time to time. They should have named it bandspace and kept it just about music. But anyway…Shit is on son. It feels so good to hear Zach’s vocals again. Makes me wanna burn shit down and throw molotov cocktails. Ok so here is the skinny. Zach De La Rocha and former Mars Volta Drummer Jon Theodore are throwin down as a new duo and here is what it’s about.

“One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.” “A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It’s a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask.”

“The name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’ This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound.”

Nough Said! Check out the New Track WILD INTERNATIONAL on thier MySpace

Tobar and Tess Makin, Stencil artists of B side artists are having a big Stencil, Urban ART SHOW. Some well known artist will be attending Swamburger, Paulin Jackson, Matthew Currin, Dolla, Douglas Woods, and working on some other big names. They are Looking for all local Up and coming Urban Graffiti, Stenciling, Wheat Pasting artists as well in Florida. The Show is entitled “Caution Urban Art is in progress” July 26, 2008 in Orlando, fl on Robinson and Rosalind. Sounds like some stencil fun!

For more information on the show visit myspace.com/cautionurbanart

Why can’t these people just leave BANKSY alone? Where is Chris Cocker when you need him huh? For years people have been trying to track down the Infamous Banksy, or to catch a glimpse of who they think might be him. Hell for all we know it could be a collaboration of people. But the bottom line is, what good is it gonna do? There are very few things that are left mysterious in this world simply because the truth of the matter is that most people do things for the fame and money it will get them in the end. The very first time I saw Banksy’s stencils I thought…It’s an ok stencil, but the concepts were RAD. But the thing I took away from him that has stuck with me throughout my design career was this quote. “The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don’t go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.” Banksy has not revealed himself for that very reason and people should respect that. What’s gonna happen if some tabloid does bring him out, we good one good luck…probably become disappointed because had a somewhat normal childhood, the Mystery is over, He probably ends up in jail for a very long time, and we no longer get good street art that makes people think about the world we live in. NO GOOD. So wether he is Robin Banks…Or Robin Cunnigham, Or Ronald Mcdonald…who cares. It’s not the name we after but the Art he creates. And for all you tabloids out there wasting your time tracking down someone who’s artwork has made alot of people happy, some rich, and some pissed…Spend your time a little more wisely and try to find someone more likely to get caught like 2Pac, Biggie or Elvis.

Click here to READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE…Or Not.

Welcome to the 30th edition of Screenprints & Gigposters of the week brought to you by HALFTONE DEF STUDIOS. This weeks featured Screenprinter is a local from Dolla Town, in Orlando Florida and runs around by the name of EYENOISE, Thomas Scott. Now if anyone knows the true meaning of eyenoise, it would be someone living in the Disney filled, I-4 packed traffic jam. i have never seen that many billboards and advertisements in that short of a stretch of road in my life. But Scott has a pretty good way of cutting through all that and coming up with some pretty original posters. A friend of previously featured Lure Design, Scotts work is packed with Unique visuals and vibrant colors. Big Ups Eyenoise, we diggin it.. Here is a list of links that correspond to the posters above from left to right, top to bottom! Support Your Local Screenprinter!

To see more prints and to purchase visit the eyenoise.net or gigposters.com

#1 Cat Power 18×25, 5 color print, $25 - View and Purchse on Eyenoise.net.com
#2 FOT Conchords 18×24, 3 color print, $25 - View and Purchse on Eyenoise.net.com
#3 GB Voices 18×24, 2 color print, $25 - View and Sold Out on Eyenoise.net.com
#4 Anti Pop 18×24, 2 color print, $25 - View and Purchse on Eyenoise.net.com
#5 Detroit Cobras 18×24, 2 color print, $25 - View and Purchse on Eyenoise.net.com
#6 Lucero 18×24, 2 color print, $25 - View and Purchse on Eyenoise.net.com

UAW’s First Lady Marisa “Flufflife” Carta was just recently Interviewed by the infamous hearthandmadeblog.com and asked to break down the steps in which she goes about making her works of art by materials and time. Heart Handmade, according to its owner Marichelle, “is the chance for me to pay homage to the craftsmanship and love that go into Handmade”. Marichelle found Marisa’s work and Blog(flufflife.com) through the popular handmade online store Etsy, which allows artist to create custom pages to feature and sell all of their work with multiple images and a direct link to Paypal. The site is free but there is a small cost for listing and a percentage on sales. Congrats Little Louise, we proud of ya!

READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW/ARTICLE ON HeartHandMadeBlog.com and check out Marisa’s blog Flufflife.com or the Flufflife.etsy.com for more handmade artwork.

It’s Warped Tour time again you fools! So get your shit kickers out and a can of snuff because this years Jacksonville date is taking place in a little town on my way home called ELKTON!!! Don’t blink cause you’ll miss it, there’s not even a red light. It’s just a sweet little spot about 25 minutes west of I-95 on county road 207. When I drove past the fairgrounds about a month ago and saw warped tour on the marquee right next to Gamble Rogers night, I bought slid my truck sideways in the ditch. Can you imagine if you were kid who lived out in the middle of the farm fields where nothing exciting ever happens, except that one time freaking warped tour played in you backyard…literally. Wow, so crazy. But to be honest, I’m actually pretty stoked about this location because there is trees and shade to escape from the sun under, unlike the last place in the dirt pit surrounded by broken down ships. Here is a few of the bands that will be attending this year in Elkton - Against Me!, The Aggrolites, As I Lay Dying, Bedouin Soundclash, Evergreen Terrace, Matisyahu, Reel Big Fish, Story of the Year, & Every Time I Die. So get ready friends and saddle up, this warped tour is gonna give you a redneck for sure!

Tickets at ticketbastards here Elkton Florida $29.81 or from your local record store.

You wanna know how you know when your drawings are bad-ass…It’s when your one color illustrations look as detailed as this awesomeness. This Artist ZELOOT hails from the Netherlands with a twisted perspective on illustration and Imagery. With similarities to the KMFDM cover artist Brute Propaganda, he tends to fall to the softer more country side in his concepts, while still withholding the deeply shadowed faces and contours of the human body. While I only featured the black and white work, his color posters have a nice touch and harmony. take a second to check out Zeloot’s work and keep this style in mind when creating logos and stencils, because when things have this much impact in one color, multiple colors bring it even more life with a more solid background.

Check out ZELOOT.NL to see more awesome illustrations and posters.

Welcome to the “day late and dollar short” 29th edition of Screenprints & Gigposters of the week brought to you by HALFTONE DEF STUDIOS. This weeks featured screener at 951 posters has go to be one of the hardest working jokers in the Industry, we present you SCROJO ladies and gentlemen. As proclaimed on his website “Some say he was born a peasant child in the sacred peaks that protect Shambahla, named Ojorcs at birth and only becoming Scrojo when he had fully transcended the earthly plane. Others have proclaimed him a charlatan and a fraud. But those who have dared to enter his realm have felt his power and been forever changed by his visions. Working in seclusion from an unknown location, few have seen his face. Fewer still have been privileged to hear him speak. Using his voice only when absolutely necessary, he has chosen to express himself through his visionary artwork”. So enjoy some tasty treats in the form of some rock posters from Scrojo. Here is a list of links that correspond to the posters above from left to right, top to bottom! Support Your Local Screenprinter!

To see more prints and to purchase visit the scrojo.com or gigposters.com

#1 Mike Ness 13×19, Print, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com
#2 Avet Brothers 13×19, Giclee, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com
#3 Rogue Wave 13×19, Giclee, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com
#4 Junior Brown 13×19, Giclee, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com
#5 De La Soul 13×19, Giclee, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com
#6 Dr John 13×19, Giclee, $25 - View and Purchse on Scrojo.com