RADISH-HEAD / JULY BERUBE-BUG

I had it in my head that my July bug was going to be some 2-headed creature depicting my state of mind for the past month. At the last minute, while checking out a fellow mail artist MICK BOYLE'S site, I discovered that he was starting a 2-month mailart call with "Radish" as a theme. The rest is history.

As soon as I create a colored version, I'll post that as well.

CUT LINO


INKED LINO


BLACK INK PRINT

"FARRAH" - JUNE BERUBE-BUG

I finally managed to finish the June Berube-Bug "FARRAH", inspired by Farrah Fawcett's poster image of 70's fame. I'm running a little behind and still have to print the backs of the post cards, but they will make it into the mail this week going to anyone who sent me a post card last month. Sorry for the delay.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL/DULUTH/BRAINERD - MINNESOTA

I took a recent trip with Brandon to visit friends and family in Minnesota. We were blessed with amazingly beautiful weather which also provided for fun on Lake Shultz.

Nature is still in it's full splendour up north. American Eagles, Blue Herons, Loons, Sun Fish, Large Mouth Bass, Perch and Red Squirrels were just some of the creatures we spotted.

SAINT PAUL/MISSISSIPPI RIVER


BRANDON / PEANUTS SCULPTURE - ST. PAUL


LAKE SHULTZ MINNESOTA


BRANDON WITH LARGE MOUTH BASS


BLUE HERON


AMERICAN EAGLE


DRIVING THE PONTOON

LYNNE SERPE CAMPAIGN T-SHIRT DESIGN

Just got done creating this last night as a linocut.

MAY BERUBE-BUG / "SWINE FLEW"

Inspired by the newest pandemic, I decided to create my interpretaion of the Swine Flu Bug. This one will go in the mail Tuesday when I get back into town.



For those of you in the U.S. have a great holiday weekend.

COLLABORATION WITH BRANDON LACY CAMPOS - #2 - SUSAN BOYLE

Here is the result of the latest collaboration with Brandon Lacy Campos. Susan Boyle after the makeover? Image drawn by Brandon, transferred, cut and printed by myself.

COLLABORATION WITH BRANDON LACY CAMPOS

Brandon was so kind as to leave a drawing in my sketchbook, I decided it was cute enough to create a lino-cut out of it.
6 variations of the same print using the chine' colle technique.

SESSIONS WOODS / BURLINGTON CONNECTICUT

APRIL BERUBE-BUG / THE PROCESS

I decided to do a 2-color print for this months Berube-Bug, and I'm not sure what the reasoning was behind adding all of the baby bugs to the "Mommy", but all of the coverage and oversaturation of "OctoMom" may have seeped into my subconciousness as I was drwaing this.

Below is documentation of the process of what it entails to create a 2-color linocut print.

INITIAL SKETCH ON LINOLEUM


1ST COLOR INKED LINO


1ST COLOR / PRINT


2ND COLOR / INKED LINO


2ND COLOR / PRINT


FINAL PRINT

THE VORTEX 04.08.09 - HEADS WILL ROLL

I've seen this truck on my street doing repairs for the past week, loved their added visual display element.