Australia Bound
It appears as if my dream of going to Australia might come to fruition. At least one version of one version of the dream might come to fruition. Years ago I came close to venturing down under but the...
View ArticleBooks and Booze What’s Not to Like?
Meet the one and only Kent from Blurb. I’ve known Kent and have been working with him, on and off, since about 2006. He is the real deal creative type. He works for Blurb but he is also entrenched in...
View ArticleBookmakers I Like: Paul Gero
This is a new series I’m very excited about. Nobody was asking for this series, but I’m doing it for two reasons. First, to compile a series of black and white, 6×6 portraits of Blurb bookmakers....
View ArticleDouglas Kirkland: A Life in PIctures
If anyone in the history of photography deserves a large book it’s Douglas Kirkland. Yet his new book “A Life in Pictures” is relatively small in the grand scheme of modern publishing. However, I’m...
View ArticleBecause I Can : Wargames
Hey Folks, This is the latest post in the “Because I Can” series about making Blurb books in an edition of ONE. Yes, you heard and read correctly. I’m making books with the intention of capping the...
View ArticleCollaborative Book with Mom
After making books with Blurb since 2006 I’ve finally done a first draft of a collaborative book with my mother. Now, before I explain this you should know that from 2006, when my mother saw her first...
View ArticleMeat and Candy: A Western Australia Story
It has been weeks since I first wrote this post. I’ve been sitting on it because I’m nervous that people will take it the wrong way, and it’s also very long. It’s also a bit related to another post I...
View ArticleBook Review: “I’m in Miami Bitch” by Andrew Kaufman
A certain subset of the human population believes that because I work for Blurb I’m a mutant-like savant when it comes to the world of illustrated publications. It’s not true. I come from the weird...
View ArticleBehind the Orange Curtain Cover
Here is the cover to my Orange County book. I’ve CASUALLY been working on this for YEARS, but don’t really have my heart in it. Orange County really doesn’t light my fire if you know what I mean, so...
View ArticleBooks I Love: Beyond the Fall
The latest installment “Books I Love.” The concept is very simple. Find a book in my collection, photograph it, then share it with you. The idea being to share what I love about the book or why I have...
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