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Update #6: The Monsters have MADE it! Plus, Get an EXTRA BONUS!
Wahoo!
Thanks for all the enthusiasm, kind words, and fun ideas. And thanks for making The Monster Book happen! I will begin creating new monsters next month. One a week. The book should be out in six months, give or take.
EXTRA BONUS:
If you tell a friend about The Monster Book, and your friend pledges $10+, I'll give you any Monster Print Reproduction you want.
(Just send me a message on Kickstarter saying, "hey, I just signed up my friend, Francis Merrypants*, could you send me an extra print of Fizz*?")
*substitute your friend's name, and a monster of your choosing
Update #5: Thank you!
Big thanks to everyone supporting the project. Your enthusiasm and pledges mean a lot. And thanks for passing the Monster Book around on Facebook, email, and twitter.
You're the best!
Chris
Update #4: Monsters & Their Stories
Here's a few of the Monsters that you will find in THE MONSTER BOOK...
Update #3: Thanks For The Support! As a Thank-You, Bart Does a Dance!
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Posted on January 20, 2010
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Update #2: How the Lino Block Prints Are Made
This handy video demonstrates the basic process by which each each monster is born:
1. Think up a monster.
2. Draw the monster backwards on a linoleum block.
3. Carve the block.
4. Ink the block.
5. Print on nice paper.
6. Ponder the monster, think of a story.
7. Type the story on the paper next to the monster.
Update #1: Crickets in the video.
You may have noticed the chirping of crickets in the intro video.
If you were wondering, the crickets are in fact real, live crickets. They live in terrariums with two geckos, a tarantula, and a fat orange frog in the autobody shop next to Sarah's Steelworks (and occasionally my print studio).
Despite shared quarters with the same creatures that will one day eat them, the crickets carry on chirping. Even on the coldest of nights, it's like summer in the shop.
This interesting space is also the birthplace of the Monster Book:
In an old industrial complex in the South End of Burlington, VT lives/
Mike's autobody shop (and terrariums) in a converted garage in the old industrial complex, which houses/
Sarah's welding studio in back of Mike's autobody shop, where there is/
A tiny print studio by the sofa in Sarah's welding studio
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on March 31, 2010.
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Signed monster print reproduction of your choosing w/story, mailed to you. Printed w/laser printer on archival paper. Wow!
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Monster Greeting Cards (5-pack). Cards are 5"x7" w/envelopes, mailed to you. Monster print front, story inside. Printed on heavy cotton paper. Available monsters: Fizz, Bart, Ernesto, Little Louie, and Wanda. Yikes!
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The Monster Book: softcover coffee table book, signed and personalized (a note to you from me). 26 monsters, one for each letter of the alphabet, each with it’s own story, delivered to your door. Boo!
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The Monster Book: hardcover coffee table book, signed and personalized (a note to you from me). 26 monsters, one for each letter of the alphabet, each with it’s own story, delivered to your door. Raaar!
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Original monster print: limited edition of 10/monster. Linoleum block print, typewriter (my trusty Smith Corona electric). Roughly 12”x12.” Get a piece of real art, mailed or hand-delivered. Grrrrr!
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Framed original monster print: limited edition of 10/monster. Linoleum block print, typewriter (my trusty Smith Corona electric). Sarah Jumonville, a Burlington, VT metal sculptor, makes the custom welded steel frames—a perfect fit for the monsters. Roughly 14”x14” framed. Get two pieces of real art (print & frame), mailed or hand-delivered. Paaaaaaa!
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Monster combo: signed hardcover monster book & framed original monster print of your choosing, delivered. Don’t you wish Wendy’s had a combo like that? Reeeeeeee!
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Become a monster. Let me transform you… or your kid, partner, friend, pet, favorite childhood toy (your friend’s pet goldfish?). You send me photos, I interview you to learn your story, and create a block print monster accompanied by a short biography for the book. This is about discovering your inner monster, sharing your story, and immortalizing yourself in an original piece of art. You receive the monster combo as well: signed hardcover monster book & your limited edition monster print, framed. Shuba-oooh!
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Chris Howell is an artist, food & farm activist, tour guide, and social entrepreneur living in Burlington, VT.
Currently, Chris runs Vermont Farm Tours, a culinary tour company, and mentors middle school students through the Burlington City Arts Mentor Arts program.
