DEMON FLYTRAP DESIGNS IS COMING TO BATS DAY BLACK MARKET!

Once a year, thousands of black-clad happy goths from across the globe meet up at the Happiest Place on Earth (aka: Disneyland) to celebrate the famous Bats Day, this year celebrating its 15th anniversary. Bats Day is a weekend-long event and this year it features a Haunted Mansion-meets Star Wars tribute art show and a Haunted Mansion/ghost themed costume party. And included in the annual festivities is the Bats Day Black Market, an exposition of goth goodies, from clothes, toys, jewelry, memorabilia, art and much much more. 

Here's a pic of me and my kiddo at Black Market back in 2009 when I had Livid Looking Glass Curio Shop. The event was a blast and I met a lot cool people - and baby boy was mesmerised by all the groovy goths.

This year, I'll be there again, debuting Demon Flytrap Designs! Stop by my table to say hello and check out my new line of silkscreened eco canvas tote bags. I'll have some other goodies and exclusive deals. Bat's Day weekend is May 3-5th and the Black Market is May 4th and it takes place at Anaheim Doubletree Suites Hilton Hotel from 2pm to 10pm.

TWO NEW DEVIOUSLY DELIGHTFUL DESIGNS

I've been busy in my evil silkscreen laboratory. And here are the fruits of my labor, two new designs: the Doggy Ransom and Shoplifter tote bags. The latter seemed fitting on a t-shirt so I printed some of those as well. The large canvas bags are 18" wide and 15" tall with a 7" gusset, perfect size for grocery shopping. The t-shirt is organic cotton and the bags are recycled cotton and made in USA so you can go about your dubious business while still being ethical about it!

AND MORE 'GREEN' BAGS!

I just received another order of Earth-friendly bags. This time, natural organic cotton shopper bags. These beauties are about the size of a standard supermarket paper bag, making them ideal for grocery shopping. I wasn't sure if I should just sell black bags but realized that many of my design ideas look much better on a lighter bag. I've got some really nice 19th century natural history prints with a lot of fine detail that I think will look good printed in black ink on these bags. I'll be working on these next.

THE NEW 'GREEN' BLACK BAGS HAVE ARRIVED!

I just got my first shipment of 100% recycled cotton USA-made shopper bags. I'm still working on a few new designs to go on these. I'm thinking of ordering white bags as well since some of the designs I have in mind would look better in dark on a white background. But I've gotten some feedback that black bags look better than white ones. What do you think? Should I carry both or just black ones?

AND THE OFFICIAL COLOR OF 2013 IS...

The official color of 2013 was chosen by Pantone, the people who know color and have a huge influence on fashion and design, the world over. And the winner is... wait for it... EMERALD! More the reason to check out my Absinthe tote bag. I custom-mixed forest green and white ink to create a nice absinthe louche emerald color for this bag.

BEETLE BAG CREATION

 Here's a bit of background on my most recent beetle bag. I started with an antique (dated 1837) French natural history print illustrated by George Cuvier. This is one of my favorite prints so I was excited about recreating it as a tote bag design. I had to do a bit of cleanup on the artwork: make it a uniform color, increase contrast, remove tiny hairs on the beetle legs, etc. in order to get a good quality silkscreened image. This bag compliments my dragonfly bag quite nicely too. I have a serious addiction to old natural history prints, especially insects, so I plan on doing several other similar styles in the near future.

NEED THIS DEED!

I picked up this cool 103-year-old Manchester land deed at Portobello Market in London (undoubtedly one England's biggest antique market). This deed was a real deal for just a few pounds (around $4US) although sadly, I have a sneaking suspicion that it's void so I don't think I'll be relocating to England anytime soon. But I do plan to put this deed on one of my upcoming bags.