Eggs and Broilers

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Brass etchings of a rooster and a chicken. A gift from my mother. Either would look great on your farm fresh eggs.

Chocolate O

Chocalte O

This morning’s breakfast was exceptionally tasteful.

Music on Main

Music on Main poster v2 Music on Main poster

A or B

A/B Switch in Midnight BlueTin Can Labs is not just a maker of fine printing and art products. Here, the visual arts depend on a constant supply of new music, and groovy sounds. Occasionally I become obsessed with some new tool of art or music. The creative process that finally manifests these new tools usually follows a strict flowchart or road map. This process has many nodes and options that can completely abort the project or merely delay its progress indefinitely. Read More »

Happy Hour!

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8.5 x 11, Wausau 24 lb. stock, 70 tan and 70 ivory, two shades of brown ink, handset foundry type and carved linoleum block. Can’t wait to see Jeff James.

Thanks Alice! This one was a lot of fun!

Brr-zzzt-drrr-zzzt-zt

A red and bronze kazoo
I can play at least a simple song (often improvised) on most any musical instrument, as long as it has strings and frets. I’m way too uncoordinated to manage a drum set, and the utter simplicity of piano keys are baffling. But strings and frets seem to make sense. And that’s just about it. Oh wait: a kazoo. I can play a kazoo. Read More »

Sunday Afternoon

Poster and business card proofs

Q: What happens when I sneak out of the house, and into the shop?

A: A proof of a new linoleum carving for a poster I am working on, and finally, new business cards. Thanks for the paper scraps, Tom!

Galley

lead on a galley

It all starts with type in a galley. Two fun projects are in the works.

Hello iBook

Bondi Blue iBook

Today the Tin Can Mac Network expanded with the addition of an iBook 300 MHz Blueberry 6 GB 320MB Airport OS 9.2. Read More »

What’s Up

It’s official. Two nights from now, Depot Creek will have its Mankato debut performance at the What’s Up Lounge in downtown Mankato. Read More »