Maurice Sendak died on Tuesday.
He left behind a world of wild things, little bears, goblins, and mysterious night kitchens.
Yesterday, Riswold asked us to create a fitting send-off for Sendak.
We decided to go back to the world he created for us. We painted the walls, cut up everything we could get our hands on, and made a total mess of the 12 space (sorry, Jinnina).
Sixteen hours later, we’d recreated one of Sendak’s most iconic settings. And in the spirit of his work, we made it so everyone could be part of that world.
It’s a bittersweet goodbye, but it’s the least we could do for the man who inspired us to forever be wild things.
Union|Pine, a rad event space in Portland’s SE Industrial neighborhood, chose our Abecedarium project for its First Friday art show this month.
We were really, really excited. (Like morning-of-your-birthday excited.) And wanted to share it with as many people as possible.
With the help of the amazing Chelsea Guidry, we made a gorgeous book of the show and letterpressed invitations to send to friends, colleagues, and people whose work inspires us.
As far as we could tell, everyone came. And then some.
We sold a bunch of prints and books, and made lots of new friends.
Thanks to everyone who came out. And if you missed the show, you can still see all the work at wk12abc.com.
Last week, we spent our Friday hanging out with Adam Garcia, a freelance creative director, entrepreneur, party curator and etymologist. Those titles do not nearly describe the magnitude of Adam’s innate instinct for cool hobbies, nor do they justify his infectious personality. Adam describes his path as the process in which he found his point of view, one that is deep rooted in hip hop culture. We think it’s pretty damn good.
Some other words of advice:
Never edit. Starting an idea is the very best way to validate it.
Check out his studio here.
A little while ago, a super-creative illustrating awesomite named Will Bryant came to give us a talk about his life and work. His big line is “I make stuff because I get sad if I don’t.” We all left that presentation way happier than we’d been in awhile.
Starting today, we’re going to post our submissions to the preceding week’s New Yorker caption contest every Monday morning.
That means we’re going to have to actually write submissions for the New Yorker caption contest every week. Just like Roger Ebert. Hopefully it won’t take us five years to win one.
If brevity is the soul of wit, then the New Yorker caption contest is like a gym for witty wannabes.
We’re getting into shape.
