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“…while flying back from Europe…we were over northern Iceland and Greenland. Flight is conducive to fantasy. I saw those great, white, unblemished fields. Huge snow fields ten miles wide and ten miles high. And the animator came out in me and got greedy. I thought, if I could only [...]

Did you see this article in the L.A. Times today? Here’s the gyst of it: you don’t have to be rich to begin your art collection, you—yes you!—can own amazing originals for a measley $500 to $10,000 - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! (personally, I’m waiting for $500 to $10,000 of disposable cash thank you [...]

Please welcome Nick Deakin to Thumbtack Press. Look closely, Nick works on envelopes (complete with postmarks), unfurled boxes, and other “found” surfaces. www.thumbtackpress.com

This typifies why the internets rule and every other form of media sucks. The Beastie Boys have released just their vocal tracks for downloading and have asked the fans to remix at will. I took a track called Oh Word? and laid down this white-boy-suburban-gainfully-employed-cracker-ass joint. (first attempt, don’t laugh!)

I’m adding “Collaborated with the Beastie [...]

A thousand words . . . www.thumbtackpress.com

Rob Dunlavey is the first artist on Thumbtack Press that works vector only, if you don’t know what that is it’s okay—just know that you will get a razor-crisp print with with the most vivid colors imaginable. This one’s titled 11-26-03 which has a significant meaning to me, it’s my birthday, 11-26, (I like Thumbtack [...]

Show me only the prints that are: $14.99 or less $15.00 to $19.99 $20.00 to $24.99 $25.00 to $29.99 $30.00 and above www.thumbtackpress.com

The addition of Erik Swanson to Thumbtack Press marks a very special milestone for me, personally. He is a former student of mine (I teach part-time at Otis College of Art + Design in LA). I’d like to take credit for his meticulous craft, knack for likeness, and his clever visual puns but I can’t. [...]

the Onion gets me through most Tuesdays. This one’s a classic, it’s ghetto fabulous. www.thumbtackpress.com

Wilson Hsu, a fellow art school chum, has graciously joined Thumbtack Press with work like this! I added the inset bubble to show you the kind of detail that is impossible to show on a website. Wilson is a terribly gifted guy, but I don’t need tell you that. I can’t say it often enough, [...]

Percentages say a lot about a deal between two parties.

100% / 0% = Master / Slave 90% / 10% = Pimp / Prostitute 80% / 20% = Label / Artist 70% / 30% = CEO / Staff 60% / 40% = Manufacturer / Distributor 50% / 50% = Partners

50/50 is the deal Thumbtack Press has with our artists, that’s the [...]

Jo Tyler comes to Thumbtack Press with sixteen amazing minature prints—Dainty. www.thumbtackpress.com

I subscribe to many blogs, I have for years. My rss reader is packed with some excellent blogs, distraction blogs, more distraction blogs, and even downright dumb blogs that make me shout at my monitor. I wrote for a good one for years.

Sometimes I’m in awe their power and other times I smirk at [...]

There’s no down side to framing your print. It preserves the life of the print, enhances the overall presentation, and it beautifies your home.

Most Thumbtack Press prints come with the option of a professionally designed frame and mat combination. All mat and frames are heirloom quality, simply add it to your order and we’ll take [...]

Early on I developed a very sophisticated and complex method for recruiting new artists: I find stuff on the web I like and send the artist an email. I was shocked—shocked—at how effective this method works . . .

I always get a thrill when I get a postive reply from an artist - and even [...]

Anthony Foronda joins Thumbtack Press, and brings with him a nice mix of sorrow, whimsy, mysticism, and above all, talent! Take a look, and then bring him into your home—a Thumbtack print of Anthony’s work is really spectacular!

Welcome Anthony! www.thumbtackpress.com

We sold our car today, leaving us with one. A family with two working parents (full-time, in two different locations)—in Los Angeles! Think about that for a second; that’s how much we believe in Thumbtack Press.

Gotta go, need to pedal over to the market for milk. www.thumbtackpress.com

It’s amazing how fast things change, init?

A major source of funding that we assumed was a sure thing dried up yesterday like dew in Death Valley. This creates two very interesting situations for us:

1) We need to devise a very creative plan B before launch and execute it but, on the other hand . . [...]