Following in the footsteps (well, technically hoofprints - see tomorrow's post for the tentpole piece) of last year's little show at Flossie & May's coffeehouse in the heart of the downtown business district of Ester, here's another collection of cartoons, this time thematically linked to caribou comics.
Granted nowhere near as many panels existed in the archives of reindeer related material as there are of Castor Canadensis, but given the strength of centerpiece, it was surrounded by a small herd of supportive critters. Here's one, and here's another, and another, and don't forget this classic, or this one, and then there's another, etc. etc.
The concept came from exposure to last year's viral hit by rapper Paul Russel, and it was infectious enough to inspire the initial pun, and then from there I studied the choreography so as to capture the essential gesture. Also I was initially worried that only young and hip college kids would get the reference (not thinking that "bou" as a slang for "caribou" wouldn't yet be in their vernacular either), but a it turns out most folks haven't the slightest idea what it's actually about. Funny animal picture though: come to think of it, kinda like my cartoons.
There was gonna be a whole herd, but as recent examples can attest, I'm a bit burned out now on anything with horns, so I kept it simple with just the solo dancer. Though to be honest if it would have happened just a few weeks later, this would have probably been in a mammalian mosh-pit, seeing as how I've become completely immersed into metal (Lamb of God specifically). Maybe next year...
As always, made the rounds with the requisite posters + fliers at all the hot hangouts, and the on-line inundation of event pages and outlets in our creative community. Fun as it is, this is part + parcel of all the extraneous activities that are behind my tying off the extracurricular gigs like these shows - time for a hiatus (to get even MORE WORK done).
There's a whole new suite of sweet stickers - ever since switching over to Sticky, (excellent product + they ship to PO Boxes) I have been on a roll ramping up the stock for the exhibition merch tables. There's even one of the solo dancing caribou, but at this point in the post I'm tired of looking at the dam design. So no tshirts either - though I'm planning on a special commemorative print (based off the first flier) for the tenth and final retrospective at the distillery this upcoming January.
Did I mention stickers? I've been slowly but steadily amassing more stuff for my merch tables at events, and so along with restocking books and unloading original artwork, there's a nice pile of stickers now, and soon I'll add be adding soft enamel pins + magnets for a few popular designs.
SO the whole point of this post is to announce the soft opening on the First 4th (as opposed to the usual first Friday), which is logistically not ideally or easily accommodated in the hosting venue's calendar.
This'll be a more low-key event that'll sandwich in-between the pre + post-parade festivities for the 34th annual Ester Parade. I'll set up shop and do live on-site demos all day at Flossie & May's from 10am-2pm ...stop on by!
Update: Here's a 1-minute sampler mix:
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