Brute Jonny

Charlie (now sold out) was printed in issue 19 of Acclaim Magazine! Thanks to Three at Gold Coin for sending me the scan!

The Block Magazine

The second issue of my new zine Boy Germs is now available in my shop. Like issue #1, these are all printed in my studio and bound by hand. I still have a few copies left of issue #1, which is also available at Domy Books in Austin. Visit my shop for more images.

It looks a little janky now cos it’s not assembled, but it will be much sturdier than my last setup. Just 1-color for now. Plus I took the opportunity to educate myself further on discharge inks so Hello, Brute will have super nice and soft shirts now. Woooooo. Got new shirt designs ready to go. Hopefully the first few will be available in May. June at the latest.

Faesthetic is an art magazine I’ve been featured in before. It’s curated by Dustin Amery Hostetler (aka Upso) Issue #11 is out now.

From their blog:

Faesthetic issue #11 showcases 128 pages of “Ghost Stories” themed art from over 40 artists. Featuring high quality 2 color offset printing, original cover art by think.faest favorite Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, and an interview & contributions by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One. 

New Format & New Price! To make Faesthetic as affordable and accessible as possible, we’ve trimmed 2″ off the cover size and $2 off the cover price. Faesthetic #11 is only $8 + S&H! We’ve also reduced all available back issues to only $8 so you can complete your collections…

I finally finished my zine. It’s available now in my shop. If you wanna sell Boy Germs in your shop, shoot me an e-mail: jonknox(cat without the c)hellobrute.com.

I’m starting a zine. Here’s a preview. Haven’t 100% decided on the title. More info soon.

Okay, so I did more (half-assed) shopping today while waiting to hear back if we’ve gotten the house in Portland. Just wandering around the suburbs actually. I bought a shitload of jeans for $15 a pair, and they fit reaaal nicely. I guess the mainstream are sick of skinny jeans already, so they’re all going on super sale. I am skinny and skinny jeans look best on me, so I will probably be wearing them for years to come. So if you’re into ‘em, now’s the time to be searching around for new pairs cos the stores are gonna be stocking the new season and putting a buncha shit on sale.

I bought a couple of books at Powell’s Books today. Hand Job by Mike Perry is my favorite. Anyone that knows me knows I love me some hand-drawn lettering and I think he did a great job with the book. My buddy Travis has a few pages of work in there as well. Normally I like to buy directly from the artist/author/designer if possible, but this was a bit of an impulse buy. Buy the book from Mike’s store here. I still need to get his book of hand-drawn patterns called Over & Over, I just need to reign in the spending before moving. He has cool zines and stuff for sale too. I’ve been trying to do a zine for years, but it always falls to the wayside. Once I’m in my new studio, it’s likely I’ll get around to it.

Other than that, I’m dying to get back home and get back to work. It’s really difficult leaving projects you’re right in the middle of. Hopefully everything goes well, and I’ll be back in San Francisco tomorrow night. Wish me more luck!

And speaking of Keith Haring, I reaaaaaally want the new book published by Rizzoli. I saw it in SF MOMA, and it rocks. You can buy it for me here.