Artistic Endeavors and Other Pursuits

King of Dudes

2012-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

Big Lebowski illustration featuring The Dude in his signature sweater holding a White Russian and a J. Prints available in any size but for standard framing options prices are $25.00 for image on 8" x 10" photo paper and $50.00 for image on 16" x 20" photo paper. Contact me for more info. Take 'er easy.

A Cat Named Egg

2011-09-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

New children's book collaboration with myself and illustrator Matt Cory. Buy it here or here.

Cemeteries

2011-09-07T15:18:00.000-07:00

Flickr set of old cemetary and tombstone photos I've capture in my travels.

Prices are 10 dollars for an 8" x 10" print and 5 dollars for a 4" x 6" print.

Please contact me if you're interested.

Beard of Queens

2011-08-04T16:35:00.000-07:00

Beard Detail

11" x 14"

Framed
$75.00
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Queen of Intricate Hats

2011-08-04T16:25:00.000-07:00

12.75" x 12.75"
Framed
$75.00
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Kingdala

2011-08-04T16:24:00.001-07:00

2.5" x 3.25"
$20.00
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I noticed, with great pleasure, that if personality types were atoms, my friends had gathered to form a molecule of ethyl alcohol.

2011-08-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

5" x 7"
$20.00
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Cards from Space

2011-08-04T16:23:00.001-07:00

King of Double Mind Control

Queen of Levitating Jellyfish

Jack of Superabundant Bees

2.5" x 3.5"
$20.00 each
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Royal Bones

2011-08-04T16:23:00.000-07:00

Three, 3" x 4" pieces
Framed (playing cards)
$60.00. Contact me for more information.

Queen of Suited Viscera

2011-08-04T16:22:00.000-07:00

4.75" x 6.75"
See-through body with cut-out viscera detail.
$40.00
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Queen of White Bones

2011-08-04T16:21:00.001-07:00

4.75" x 6.75"
See-through body with cut-out skeleton detail.
$40.00
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Queen of Black Bones

2011-08-04T16:21:00.000-07:00

4.75" x 6.75"
Skeleton detail cut from black paper.
$40.00
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Funny or Not Funny with Naiseng Videos

2011-08-04T16:20:00.002-07:00

Internet video series I hosted while working for Archie McPhee. The show centers around my good friend and colleague, Naiseng, as I present him with a selection of new McPhee products and he deems them "funny" or "not funny." Watch the first episode here.

Bottle Battle

2011-08-04T16:20:00.001-07:00

Beer review blog with my wife, Ellen, featuring battles in which we pit two beers against each other and pick a winner.

Gibson vs. Gibson Blog

2011-08-04T16:20:00.000-07:00

Collaborative, simultaneous, intercontinental performance art project with friend, artist and fellow Gibson from Australia, Gibson Nolte. We conceived and organized bizarre tasks and executed them simultaneously in our respective hemispheres, documenting everything with photos, videos and text on the Gibson vs. Gibson blog.

Double Gibson

2011-08-04T16:19:00.001-07:00

Art project from 2009 in which I mailed to friends and family a print of this composite of my head next to that of a French soldier from an old medical textbook who bore a stunning resemblance to me. On the back of each print I wrote a different ode to the soldier, an example of which you can read after the break.

Ode to an Illustration of a Dead French Soldier With Half His Skull Missing That Looks Disturbingly Like Me

If you push your nose up with
your finger you'd look even more
like me.
But I don't think anyone
really wants that.
We look enough alike as it is.

And I know you probably
wouldn't approve of my earring
or the fact that I barely passed
basic French in college.

Who do you think you are? My father?

In My Day

2011-08-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

Performance art project I did in 2008 where I walked to work from Seattle, WA to Mukilteo, WA. Upon arriving I sent out this email to friends, family and co-workers:

Today I walked to work. 16 miles. I left at 3:45 AM from my house in Seattle and headed up Hwy 99. The sky was clear. The moon was half empty. I was armed with pepper spray. There aren't many people out at 3:45 AM on a Friday, just a lot of cops and cabs. I saw the first glow begin on the horizon at 4:30. My feet started hurting at about 5. I arrived at Accoutrements in Mukilteo at 8:42 AM. So door to door, it took me 4 hours & 57 minutes. That makes my walking speed 3.23 mph. I went through 41 stop lights (or somewhere close to that, as I was a bit groggy). I wore a pedometer. When I arrived it read 32,308 steps. I recorded the event with some photographs. I took a picture of myself every 15 minutes or so. I've included a few below. I'll post the rest on Flickr later. I'm currently experiencing some serious discomfort in my legs. I think I'll pull the shoelaces out of my shoes and frame them or something.

Artist's Statement: The Search For Meaning. Why did I do it? I did it because it was absurd. I did it because it was liberating. I did it because I knew it would be challenging. I did it because I'm inspired by the the unexpected, the unannounced and the completely unnecessary. Is it art? Who knows, but I walked 16 miles to work today for no reason and it made me feel alive.

I documented the project in two Flickr sets, one with the pictures of my face and the other with pictures of my surroundings.

Vintage Signs

2011-08-04T16:18:00.001-07:00

Flickr set of vintage sign photos I've capture in my travels.

Prices are 10 dollars for an 8" x 10" print and 5 dollars for a 4" x 6" print.

Please contact me if you're interested.

On3

2011-08-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

Photography project I did in 2007 in which I invited a group of friends to meet me at Kerry Park in Seattle with a digital camera. When everyone arrived I asked each person to take 3 photos of anything within the park boundaries. I gave them 10 minutes to complete this task. Over the next few months I used these photos to create a digital composite for each person using only elements from their photos and the picture of their camera. Each composite incorporated at least one element from every one of their photos. I used Flickr to document the project, dividing it into two sections, one showing the people & their cameras and the other showing the final composites.

While we were all gathered at the park I also asked everyone to participate in an organized simultaneous shot of downtown Seattle. I lined everyone up, shortest to tallest, and we all took a picture of the city simultaneously "On 3." I asked that everyone try to compose their shot so that it included each person in front of them as well as the city in the distance.

I used these photos to create several different art pieces.

Do Narwhals Have Blowholes?

2011-08-04T16:17:00.000-07:00

Children's book I wrote and self-published in 2008. Art by the extremely talented Matt Cory. Buy it here or here.

See a video of me reading it here.

Who Would Buy This?

2011-08-04T16:12:00.000-07:00

I worked for Archie McPhee for about 16 years as a graphic designer. I did all the layout, design and editing for this book as well as a bit of the writing. Great book if you're into bizarre toys and novelties. Buy it here, or here.

30 Days in Red Pants

2011-08-04T16:11:00.000-07:00

Performance art and photo journal I did in 2004 where I wore a pair of red pants everyday for 30 days without telling anyone why. Here are the rules I followed as explained in the book:
1) Wear the red pants whenever I'm outside of my house for thirty days straight.
2) Never be the first to bring up the red pants.
3) Never reveal the secret of the red pants.
4) Attempt to get out in public with the red pants as much as possible (or at least more than normal).

Featured in an art swap project and mentioned in a piece in the New York Times Magazine. Please contact me if you're interested in purchasing a book ($15).

Dramatic Donkey Video

2011-08-04T16:09:00.000-07:00

Short video I made while working at Archie McPhee.