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Patton X2!!

ayejay — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:20:01 +0000

Thanks again to Patton Oswalt for letting me be a part of his funny in a small way. He’s the bestest.

POP SUB V.2!!! FEAT. VCJ!!!

ayejay — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:26:05 +0000

There are a few artists who made me want to do what I do, and this suite’s guest artist is one of them. Growing up, Vance Court Johnson’s (VCJ) work was the holiest of holies. His art for Powell Peralta is still viewed by many as the best skate art ever ( apologies to Jim Phillips, Pushead, and Mark Mckee!) and his work made me want to do skate decks, t-shirts, stickers, and posters. His art showed me the power of solid technique, iconography, and in your face radness. His work is timeless, and is just as great today as it was over twenty years ago.

VCJ is the man, and i owe him many thanks, and know many an artist that feels the same way.

He is also a bit of a myth, being that he dropped out of skate art for many, many years, and only within the last few has resurfaced to the skate world with his work for Pocket Pistols skates. All credit for this is due to Matt French (an insane artist as well as skater) and Chicken that this suite is possible, as they trusted me to make a quality print of a piece that not only represents VCJ but their company as well.

These dudes rule, in other words.

Since the guest artist was a hero to me, and his piece is a skeleton working a fast food window, I took a suggestion from my good friend Matt Loomis and had the theme of this suite represent “fast food death” mixing some pop culture consumerism with a tribute to the VCJ skulls i know and love. I Had a blast drawing them, so I hope you like it too.

POP SUB 7″ PRINT CLUB!!!

ayejay — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:23:11 +0000

The Pop-Sub 7″ print club is here!

The Pop-Sub is an ongoing series of mini-prints, each set having at least three 7″ square prints, packaged in a 45 rpm record sleeve!

” Many a music fan was turned on to new bands via Sub Pop record’s 7″ singles club, so I had a thought… Why not make 7″ screenprints and do the same thing? So here we are, thanks to Tim and everyone at the Nakatomi print labs, I can proudly introduce the POP SUB 7″ print club. Each set will include a couple of prints by me, one by a special guest, and follow a loose theme. Friends that were kind enough to sign up for future suites include Michael Munter, Munk One, John Baizley, Jay Ryan, Justin Bartlett and Aaron Horkey. No lineup or theme info will be given until right before onsale date, and runs will be small. I’m not your pappy, but you may want to subscribe to make sure you don’t miss out!

For the first suite (at an introductory low low price!) I chose to do print versions of shirt designs I’ve drawn for shirt companies Shirts and Destroy & Pony Attack. These marry my loves music, comedy and pop culture juxtapozition. I was lucky enough to convince Nakatomi overlord Tim Doyle to add to the funny with a great portrait of my main man Don Rickles. Great work, ya hockeypuck!”

The Lost Foreword!

ayejay — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:20:04 +0000

As mentioned, Cohen’s book is out now. Very exciting for us, but there was one regret (other than omitting Andrew Pommier’s brillant pieces by mistake) and that was the “lost” foreword to the book, written by Roger Gastman. Roger is an art world expert, and we were lucky enough to get a contribution from him. He turned in an amazing overview of the project, but it was felt that it mirrord my own personal history foreword, and had to be taken out. boo.
Rather than let it rot on my external hard drive, i thought it would be cool to share here. I got the ok from RG, so we are good to go!

I have never been a huge fan of babies or kids. I feel uncomfortable around them. I have nothing to say to kids, and babies, well, I might drop them and they could break. Their parents would not be happy with me; the babies would not be too happy with me either. So anything that draws the attention away from the “adults” in the room, and keeps kids busy, is fine by me.
So what is the best way to keep kids busy? Other than duct taping them to the wall? Sit them down at the table and give them some paper and crayons. It is better than having them watch TV or play violent video games. Not only does the $3 box of crayons allow you to have some adult time, it forces kids to get creative. With crayon in hand, they can let their imaginations run wild. And with any luck, their work will stay on the paper, not on your walls.
Drawing should keep them busy for hours on end. Although, at some point, they will interrupt your adult time by trotting into the room, proudly waving a drawing in your face that looks like a rainbow just threw up. At which point, you say, “Wow! Can you make me another?” Problem solved.
There are people, however, who encourage kids to create for reasons beyond getting them to go away. Aye Jay is one of those people. He encouraged his young son, Cohen, to create from an early age. And that simple act ultimately led to this book: Cohen’s coloring inspired his father to create the hilarious underground sensation “The Gangsta Rap Coloring Book.” While away promoting that book, Aye Jay carried his son’s watercolors with him, and asked illustrator Charles Burns to draw on one them—the first of hundreds of collaborations.
Since then, Cohen has collaborated with artists of all types—from graffiti writers to fine artists to tattoo artists and beyond. The lucky little bastard even got to work with some of my favorites: WK Interact, Barry McGee, Amanda Visell, Mike Giant and Mark Gonzales, to name just a few.
But while this book is made up of collaborations between Cohen and the artists within, it is, at its core, a collaboration between father and son. It is that collaboration which led to this book. If it was not for a father encouraging a son to create, and a son inspiring a father, you would not be reading this now.
But there is one pitfall to encouraging kids to create: By the time this book comes out, Cohen will be 8, and his portfolio will be bigger than yours. You’ve been warned.
-Roger Gastman

Stuff AND things!

ayejay — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:01:09 +0000

Been a tad busy here at janky HQ finishing and editing the next activity book, but was able to knock out a few things for public comsumption. First, the always-radical Henry at Chunklet asked me to provide the illustration for a Wolves in the Throne Room poster!

As that wasnt fun enough, Patton asked for a quick jpeg-ster!

And not my drawing, but only eight years late, knocked out some Becky Sagers t-shirts! The Aaron Horkey drew the pic, based on a logo he drew for Rhymesayers records. These are only available through Mega Fauna in Japan, and come with a bonus button!

And don’t forget the Punk Rock Activity Book! In stores and Amazon.com now!

Ok, back to work i guess…

UTNE!

ayejay — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:21:17 +0000

Utne Reader librarian Danielle Maestretti shares the highlights (and occasional lowlights) of what’s landing in our library each week in ‘From the Stacks.’

Utne’s library is abuzz with a steady flow of 1,300 magazines, newsletters, journals, weeklies, zines, and other lively dispatches from the cultural front that are rarely found at big-box bookstores, newsstands, or even online.

http://www.utne.com/Meet-Your-Utne-Reader-Librarian.aspx

Product Cavalcade!

ayejay — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:07:06 +0000

Big fun here with new product!

-Vans released a wallet with one of my drawings, available at Vans stores.

-My graphic for Foundation’s Sierra Fellers board is part of the new line of Tech Decks, small toy skateboards. I found mine at Target.

-Best of all, it looks like my new book, the punk rock fun time activity book is out! The Amazon street date is April 1, but it shipped early! I’m super happy with it, and i hope you folk like it. It’s available at most bookstores. I saw it at Barnes and Noble here in Chico.

Chunklet!

ayejay — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:31:42 +0000

The new issue of Chunklet is out! The best rock magazine ever returns, and i got to do several illustrations for the new isssue, including the drawings for the Rockopoly board below (head cheese H20 did the design and lion’s share of the magazine!) go to www.chunklet.net and check it out!

Be there…

ayejay — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:48:47 +0000

“Catalyst” is a group exhibition that will include eight of today’s most prominent visual artists from the abrasive music community. The exhibit will bring together an underground community of artists in which aural and visual expressions converge. Artwork on display will comprise of a wide source of media, including new two-dimensional paintings, drawings, video installations, screen prints as well as an installation of seminal works from each of the artists’ extensive catalogues. Artists Included: Aaron Turner, Josh Graham, Seldon Hunt, Stephen Kasner, Aaron Horkey, Florian Bertmer, Justin Bartlett and Dwid Hellion. Curated by Brett Aronson. The “Catalyst” group show will be on display at FIFTY24SF Gallery September 4 – 25, 2008. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 4, 2008 from 7 – 9:30 p.m

Mystery!

ayejay — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:18:57 +0000

Got this Cohen collaborative piece in the mail two days ago postmarked what i think is oakland. if anyone has any idea who may have done it, or recognizes the signature,please let us know!

ayejay@ayejay.com