cvb apothecary posters are up in the shop!

dear friendlies,

the cvb/cracker apothecary posters are up in the shop. two colors, 18 x 24″. printed by nat at bloom press. yummy.

xm

p.s. these posters travelled all the way to st. louis, where they got signed by both bands. go get one if you’re at one of the shows. also: there’s a good interview with david lowery talking about cracker’s recent trip to play for the soldiers in iraq here.

EDIT 1.13.10: the first 150 posters of the edition sold out at the first four shows of the tour! i’ll be sending another 30 out for the show at the highline ballroom in NYC. there’s a small stack available at the shop as well.

the wertzateria shop – we’re always open

hey kids,

if you’re seeing the snow falling on your screen, you’re in the right place. happy holidays!

the poster i did for the camper and cracker kids are up in the shop for your shopping pleasures. in fact, the shop is just brimming with poster-y (and book-y) holiday goodies.

if you’re interested in a poster for xmas, make sure you get your order to me by the 16th of december at the latest, else the poster won’t arrive on time! i can’t guarantee any orders made after the 16th will get to you, and i don’t want to see any moist eyes on christmas when the kids realize that santa didn’t bring them the two-headed praying mantis print or the zoodiac zodiac book they asked for. they’ve been good kids! even though they gave the cat a haircut and dressed it in a diaper, they’re still good kids. and you! treat yourself! brighten up that cubicle with something made with love by hand.

so click on over to the wertzateria shop for some hand-made home-made goodness. just be sure you do it by the 16th.

xm

campout 2009 poster (color sketch)

Yee-HAW! See you in the desert? xm

cracker / camper van beethoven year-end poster (and video) for 2008!

hi everyone,

i just finished the color sketch for the CVB shows at the end of the year. i’m pretty happy with it. stay tuned for the real deal, when i print them on yummy rives BFK. limited edition of 150, 3 colors, 15″ x 17″. get one by:

a. going to one of the shows!
b. visiting my shop in 2009!

xm

p.s. the posters are done! here’s a sneak peek.

p.s.s. update 12/24: andy made a nice little video of me (wearing my most fetching painting sweater) screening these posters!

campout 2008 sketch

good morning everyone – finished this last night. i’m pretty happy with it. let’s see what the pitch-a-tenters say… they will (eventually) be for sale in the wertzateria shop!

xm

it’s not the ice cream truck – it’s the new CVB CD that i designed

and it’s not a cement truck

it’s a surprise truck

surprise truuuuck! buy yours here!

oh, and by the way, i know it’s goofy that there are two of me in the picture. one is usually enough (just ask andy).

xm

lots and lots of camper van beethoven goodness

good monday ladies!

this year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the band that is and was camper van beethoven, and they are celebrating in grand style:

1. they have a show coming up at the fillmore auditorium on saturday, june 28. this is going to be a great show. there is a fellow who (i think) is going to be wearing a (very furry) lassie costume based on the lassie poster i did for the band. oh – plus! a new t-shirt (and a sticker and a patch)? based on the cd artwork – most probably for sale at the show.

unfortunately, i won’t be at this show – we’ll be in alaska with andy’s parents. more on this later. i’ve never been, and i’m excited about it. i get to see a glacier before they all go away! i can see myself in a rocking chair talking to my niece’s kids: “yeah, it was big. and blue. and cold as heck. hand me my scuba mask, will ye son?”

2. they have a new cd coming out called popular songs of great enduring strength and beauty, featuring five re-recorded songs from the virgin era. you-know-who did the cd cover for this (which you already know).

3. the camper van website has been re-tooled with a bunch of artwork from yours truly. there’s still more content to come on this one.

4. and! and and! the 2008 campout is happening september 11,12, and 13 in pioneertown, california. i did a logo for the thing so far (see below) and will be creating a poster for the event once the bands all confirm. so far: Camper, Cracker, the Dangers, Built to Spill, Quasi (!), Brant Bjork and the Bros, Citay, McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Victor K. + Alison F.L.), Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher.

september is going to be one of the most loopy months ever for me. burning man. new york city. will i have the stamina to drive down to the desert? it’s only $60 for a three-day pass!

whee! xm

new camper van cd cover / 6 word memoir

kathleen tagged me so here’s me playing along with a 6 word memoir of my own:

“used pencil and paper to think”.

i’m tagging luc, rama, bethel, ninah, and andy.

the new cd for camper van beethoven is due out later this year. it’s coming out on cooking vinyl, and it’s gonna be a goody. i did the package design and it was a lot of fun. it was based on the poster i did for them for the shows at the end of last year. a sneak preview:

xm