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Terrible Flags of Cedar Rapids

The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa just unveiled their new city flag!

In 2019, the city accepted flag design idea submissions from the public. I made 32 very bad designs and submitted them to the city's website. My new book, Terrible Flags of Cedar Rapids, collects these flag designs along with their descriptions in all their ridiculous glory.

Buy it now at RAYGUN in Cedar Rapids, Next Page Books in Cedar Rapids, or my website!

You can also buy apparel and wall art featuring select artwork from the book!

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tags: Books, Terrible Flags of Cedar Rapids
categories: Cedar Rapids

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Saturday 09.18.21
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Super Heroes of History Day 2019

This Saturday at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library I will be running a workshop on making comics. All ages welcome! I hope to see you there!

Facebook event page here!

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categories: Cedar Rapids, Workshop, Floating BunnyHead

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Thursday 10.31.19
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Upcoming Events - April 2019

Busy month! I hope to see you at any of the following.

ICECREAM - April 6th
Public Space One - Iowa City


VAMPIRE SHARK Comedy Tour - April 20th
NODO - Iowa City


Independent Comix Expo - April 27th
NewBo CIty Market - Cedar Rapids

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categories: Events, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

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Sunday 03.24.19
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Independent Comix Expo

I’ll be at ICE on April 27th in Cedar Rapids, IA! This is a new convention for me and I’m excited to see how it goes. I hope to see you there!
[Facebook event page]

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categories: Cedar Rapids, Events

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Monday 03.18.19
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Floating BunnyHead Painting Time Lapse

I finished a painting this week! Here's a time lapse video of the process.

This painting is for a local public art project called 2X2XU. People paint on 2 foot square pieces of plywood and they get hung up in the New Bo neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

 
categories: Floating BunnyHead, Video, Painting, Cedar Rapids

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Sunday 04.08.18
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'BITEme' at Black Earth Gallery

I'm proud to be showing artwork from my SNACK ATTACK series in Black Earth Gallery's BITEme juried group exhibition. The show opening is Thursday, March 1st from 5-7pm for "First Thursdays Art Night in NewBo." There will also be a BITEme Pop-UP Dinner on March 15, 2018 during the exhibition. The exhibition will be on display through March 31st. 

"Food Art for thought. There has been a long history about the relationship between food as art, as sensual, as political. We see food as art everywhere we turn. Food pulls all of our senses to attention immediately. Chefs strive to impress us with every bite being a beautiful and sensual experience. Some of my favorite food inspired movies are, Babette’s Feast and Sideways. My favorite visual food artists are Giuseppe Arcimboldo, still lifes of the Dutch golden age with tables teeming with fruits, ducks and silver platters, Post-Impressionist painter Cezanne, pop artists Wayne Thiebaud and Andy Warhol, political Feminist artists Miriam Schapiro and Judy Chicago and artist Tiberio Simone, just to name a few. This art historical theme and my passion for cooking and food experiences is how the BITEme show developed. So, go ahead, it’s ok to play with your food."

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categories: Cedar Rapids, Events, Snack Attack, Art Gallery

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Sunday 02.25.18
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Little Village Magazine Interview

Thanks to The Little Village for interviewing me this week! 

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categories: Floating BunnyHead, Cedar Rapids, Interview

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Sunday 02.04.18
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Upcoming Events 2018

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The new year is already filling up quickly! Here's where you can find me or my work: 

DEAR FUTURE - PS1

CEDAR RAPIDS COMIC CON

SUPERHEROES OF HISTORY DAY - National Czech & Slovak Museum

BITE ME - Black Earth Gallery

 
categories: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Events

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Tuesday 01.23.18
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