Party this Saturday - Come Out!

This Saturday I will be at the Lo_Fi Art Gallery party'n it up. I will be showcasing my artwork there and selling my printed apparel, it will be a ton of fun. Here are details:

DefMode Midnight Market Show, please join us this Saturday Night, December 1st at Lo_Fi Seattle, for the 3rd DefMode Midnight Market. We have an amazing A+ creative team who will blow up the Lo_Fi for an evening of Art, Fashion, Music, Cocktails and Holiday Shopping!

Please remember a food donation for NW Harvest. $7 at the door with food donation, $10 without food donation, 21+I

Address: 429 Eastlake Ave E. Seattle, WA 98109

see you there,
- karl addison

Brad is in TOWN!

Ok you all who live in the greater Seattle area. My friend Brad just flew in from simi valley, that is california and a terrible part of california if you ask me... however it does have some pretty rad human beings if you ask me. So back to the facts, my friend Brad is in town, and we are in charge of tearing up the town. We are on White Russian number one... and things are looking good.

If you want to catch us for sure, come see us at Urban Craft Uprising this weekend. We will be there with our good looks and beards.

Come See Me at I Heart Indie - Seattle

So I'm thinking you should come visit me this Saturday at I Heard Indie Holiday - Seattle. I will have a TON of my artwork there and a TON of my hand-printed shirts. Here is the details to it, hope to see you there!

Saturday, November 24th
at the Seattle Center Pavilion (On the south side of Key Arena, 2nd Ave & Thomas St.)
11am - 6pm
Enjoy a full day of shopping with 55 different vendors!
Snap some pics at our free photobooth!



- karl addison
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Framed Illustration - Whole Series!

I just finished this series. I took 15 of my illustrations and printed them on 100% post consumer recycled card stock. Then I took a ton of recycled thrift store picture frames and painted them all a deep wine red. The series looks great and is very sale. Check out my site or etsy.com for details.

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or
Etsy.com





thanks,
- karl addison

Illustrations of the Day - Thursday 15th - 2007

Here are two drawings that I did recently. I like them... they are neat.

Austin 2007

Every year I go to Austin it is more fun then the year before. There were three things or events that I thought were the best. But hot dog, there was a lot more that was just as rad, if not more so. Ok, that made no sense... but whatever.

Stitch 2007
Holy crap, do the girls that put on Stitch know how to throw an amazing party, event and craftastic event! This year it was at a convention center, and we all had 10x10 booth. I really enjoyed that, plus I was on a corner this year and that made a huge difference in my opinion. I had a lot of repeat friends from the years pervious visit me and a lot of new friends. People really really stoked on my 100% Organic and Eco-Poly Blends apparel that I'm printing on. Hooray!





Whole Foods Market - Lamar
On saturday before I headed over to the convention center to get setup I stopped in to the Austin Lamar store. I was heading towards the Whole Body department when I saw that my artwork was on one of the front endcaps of the department. It was amazing to see them front and center. On top of that, the Team Members and customers were really in to my work. By far, this was one of the best highlights for me.


Office Space
Hahaha, this makes me laugh every time I think about it. My friend Chris took me on a mini tour of the locations for "Office Space." It was pretty rad. I got to see the Chotchkies restaurant, the ditch and their office building. Awwwww, I wish I had my camera so I could have been a bigger nerd.

For the other misc crap, there is a restaurant that serves catfish and has high speed internet... gotta eat your fish and surf the web at the same time. Jen P. blogged about it and they found her blog, got mad and commented on the wrong blog post. That story is hilarious. I almost took this ladies door off with my rental car, while Chris was going to jump out and start licking her leg. Instead, we just got sandwiches... but that would have been awesome. I watched a documentary on real live cases of Zombies in Haiti. We had delicious bean burritos at two O'clock in the morning. Some girl started yelling at me for touching her ass at a bar... then it turned out to be one of Chris's friends that looked a lot like me that did it. That chick was really drunk... and scary. Oh, and I thought someone hit my rental car and fucked up the back side of it. Good thing for me for those tiny little "reported" stickers.

- karl addison

Addison Art Project - Volume Two - INSTOCK!

I just got my second self published book back from the printer. I must say, I'm very happy with it and it is pretty amazing. Here are some fancy details:

If you want to get a copy of it, click here

- Self Published Book: 2007 Collection Of My Illustrations
- Limited Edition of 100 copies
- 54 pp
- Bind Bound

The Addison Art Project Vol.2 is chuck full of fancy little illustrations and some blurbs from my writing. You have all the greats; wolf boy, velocipede, panther, lamas & a few surprises. This collection is top notch, and is a must for any collector of kick ass self published zines and sorts.

If you are a fan of my illustrations and artwork, this is a must. Don't let it pass you by.

Artwork by Karl Addison

If you want to get a copy of it, click here



thanks,
- karl addison
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A Whole Lotta News!

Wow, there is a TON going on right now for me. I feel a little overwhelmed but, on the other hand I'm really excited about it all. This one is going to be long, but it will also be totally awesome and radical.

New Places to Buy!
I just picked up two new stores that you can buy my artwork from. The first is in Capitol Hill, Seattle at Atlas Dream World Clothing - 206.3230960 1515 Broadway, Seattle WA 98122
atlas dream world. It is a really cool store that has been around for a really long time . I'm super stoked they liked my stuff enough to want to carry it. Check them out, I'm sure you will find a million awesome things there. The second place is in Austin Texas at the Lamar Whole Foods Market - 512.476.1206 - 525 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78703 - wholefoodsmarket.com. My product will hit there Whole Body Department in about two weeks. Just in time before Stitch Craft show.

Lecture:
I recently was asked to give a lecture regarding "Why Go Green? Making the Business Case for Sustainable Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Brands." This will be at the Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007. Time: 6:30p-8:30p (out by 9p). Location: One Earth, One Design retail store 14300 Greenwood Ave. N, Suite A Seattle, WA 98133. It is going to be super fun, but I'm a little nervous about it.

Going ORGANIC!
This is a huge deal for me. As you know I do everything I can to be as green as possible when it comes to my business. My whole about page is chuck full of my production process and other green efforts. My next step which is already in the process is moving over to organic apparel. This is extremely important for all of us in regards to our planet's health and well being. All my older apparel is being phased out and replaced. You will notice a lot of change out on my product line in the months to come.

NEW ARTWORK!
I have a ton of new artwork, apparel choices and much, much more. Check out the pictures below for radical details.





Addison Art Project - Volume 2:
Another year of some rad illustrations, another volume. I just sent my next book to the printer. I'm self publishing this collection of my artwork. If you are a fan, this is a must have. With the holidays around the corner it would make a perfect gift. You can pre-order from my website.


Partybots Winter Tour - 2007:
Wow, I have a lot of dates planned for events and shows I'm doing during November and December. It is pretty much like I'm going on tour. Here is a list of rad shows and places I will be for the next two months. Feel free to come on down and say "hello!"

Stitch Austin - Saturday, November 10th - 4pm to 9:30pm
NEW LOCATION!!: THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER
500 E Cesar Chavez St / 78701/ exhibit hall one

I Heart Indie Holidays - Saturday, November 24th - 11am to 6pm
Seattle Center Pavilion

I Heart Indie Holidays - Sunday December 2nd - Noon to 5pm
Portland's Wonder Ballroom

Urban Craft Uprising - Saturday December 1st & Sunday December 2nd - 11am to 5pm
Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Swank - Saturday December 15th - Time TBA
Highland Community Center, Bellevue Washington

Swank - Saturday December 8th - Time TBA
Magnusson Park, Seattle Washington

Crafy Wonderland Holiday Sale - Sunday December 16th - Time TBA
Norse Hall, Portland Oregon

Fremont Market - Most every sunday - 10am to 4pm
34th Street between Phinney Ave & Evanston, Seattle Washtington

Thanks a lot for hanging in there and reading all of this. Talk to you all soon!
- karl addison

Kick Ass Panther - Painted!

I was really happy with the panther illustration that I did. I decided I need to do something more with it so I painted it on to one of my walls in my house. It took me about 4.5 hours to finish. I'm pretty damn happy with it. Hope you enjoy it.









thanks
- karl addison

Robots, Chubby Self Drawing and Sacco & Vanzetti

a couple drawings from this week. A self drawing of my face that I made look really fat with tiny eyes, a little robot guy and some anarchist - sacco & vanzetti.

Panther - Ready To Fuck You UP!

I'm working on some artwork for my house. I just got done drawing this panther to paint on to one of my walls in my living room. It is going to fuck you up... don't even try "front-n" when you come over. WORD

Oh, that was my thug typing skills.

Bumbershoot 2007

Oh what fun I had! First and foremost, I wanted to thank Ben, Andrea, Kathern and Adam for all their help over the crazy three days. There is NOOOOOOOOO way I could have done it without them. I fucking love my friends!

Bumbershoot was amazing and fun this year. I had a great time meeting and talking to people. I was also able to lunch my organic shirts for the first time in public. Hearing everyone's reaction to how soft and incredible the fabric was very fulfilling.

I took some pictures of my booth, so here it was.

Partybots Apparel available @ Whole Foods Market!

Ready for some of the best news ever? A lot of you know I'm really in to doing what I can for our environment. This is a major part of my art process as well, to use everything and use materials that are not harmful.

There are now Six Whole Foods Market stores in Washington and Oregon that has picked up my artwork printed on Alternative Apparel's new Organic/Earth Friendly line! It is a great marriage between my eco-friendly printed methods, eco-friend apparel and a retailer who cares about the environment.

I'm very proud of this, and will encourage all of you to support it. If you would like to check out my work at Whole Foods Market, here are the six stores that are currently carrying my line. I hope to get in to more Whole Foods Markets in the future. So, if you live in another state make sure to start asking the store to carry my work so I may sell there as well.

Whole Foods Market, Bellevue - 425.462.1400 - 888 116th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 - wholefoodsmarket.com

Whole Foods Market, Redmond - 425.881.2600 - 17991 NE Redmond Way
Redmond, WA 98052 - wholefoodsmarket.com

Whole Foods Market, Roosevelt Square - 206.985.1500 - 1026 NE 64th Street Seattle, WA 98115 - wholefoodsmarket.com

Whole Foods Market, Westlake - 206.621.9700 - 2210 Westlake Ave
Seattle WA , 98121 - wholefoodsmarket.com

Whole Foods Market, Portland - 503.525.4343 - 1210 NW Couch Street
Portland, OR 97209 - wholefoodsmarket.com

Whole Foods Market, Bridgeport - 503.639.6500 - 7380 SW Bridgeport Road Tigard, OR 97224 - wholefoodsmarket.com

much love,
- karl addison

the birds

ok, seriously. I need to stick to drawing like I keep telling myself. That way I will stay out of trouble... or whatever the fuck. Both of these have to do with birds. Well, one is my flippn the bird, and the other has more to do with Jazz Hands and some birds.

Screwed Again Comic

Frustration with trying to run a business, oh well. At least it made a semi-good comic project for me to work on today.