Oslo Rock City Jamboree Part 5

A sweet tattoo I did on a nurse! Our Oslo girl gang: There was a corner for getting cool haircuts. Sacha’s art show: I met Jon Nordstrom the author of Danish Tattoo a history book about Danish tattooing. Here’s a great review of the Book On the walk sunday...

Zola!

I love the novels of Emile Zola. The first one I read was “L’oeuvre” which was required reading at Goldfield’s. I read it in english. Next I began “Au Bonheur des Dames” in English but didn’t finish it. This year I read it in...

La Résistance

The underground french resisitance is a period of history that I’m greatly interested in. I just finished reading “Paris Underground” by Etta Shiber. It was written while the war was still underway and she had been traded for another german woman who...

Every Idea Comes From Somewhere

When I saw this photo of a Godzilla/Kaiju monster plushie rock band, I knew I had to paint it! You can find lots of great collectables like these in An Unautorised Guide to Godzilla Collectables by Sean Linkenback Schiffer Books.  

Tin Toys

I’m a huge book collector. I find tons of inspiration for my work in books like 1000 Robots, Spaceships and Other Tin Toys and American Tin-Litho Toys. I had the chance to go to the Museum of Tin Toys in Yokohama last spring, it was like a pilgrimage for me! (I...