27 June 2009
We have been working forever on the 2010 wall calendar, and it is now nearly ready to print. You can help us offset our printing costs by pre-ordering! We've concocted a "buy one, get one half price" incentive: Each pre-order consists of a set of 2 copies (one for you + one for a gift) plus free bookmarks. The calendars will be mailed in late July/early August, as soon as they are printed. For the details and a sneak peek image, please visit our shop. Thank you to everyone who is able to place a pre-order. This will allow us to make more copies and keep prices down.
28 May 2009
These are the two new blank card/disc sets. Each greetings card comes with a companion CD-R, which can hold up to 80 minutes of music (700 mb of storage). You can send your deserving friend a greeting plus a music mix, photo album or whatever.
The first card reads THE RADIO IS PLAYING SUMMER HITS. It suggests the cheer of pop music and the vibe of a sunny day. The second card reads RAINY DAY MIX TAPE CALLED RAINBOW. It introduces a new Atherton Lin character, who is caught in a storm wearing a rainbow jumper. This is an appropriate greeting for a friend who is a bit melancholic, a bit optimistic.
We are pleased with our new printer, a London-based cooperative that uses renewable energy and 100% recycled paper. When the proofs for these cards were being printed, a group of schoolchildren were visiting the print shop, and they were the first to take a look. According to the sweet staff there, the kids liked our stuff. We are really chuffed to have their approval.
The HAPPY GAY card is our first gay love greeting. The two hoodie boys are new Atherton Lin characters and their story will unfold further in our 2010 wall calendar. This image captures the moment of their first kiss under a street lamp.
This is our new bookmark. It's the hoodie boys again, sitting atop a brick wall and perhaps discussing past anecdotes or future plans. With a touch of irony, the caption reads WE HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK SINCE. This scene is a piece of the ongoing story of their companionship. Of course, we will continue this story in the next calendar as well as other products.
31 Mar 2009
One of our vendors, buyolympia.com, turns 10 years old this year. They asked artists from their stable to create a special banner in celebration. For ours, we devised this design featuring our usual character. We are very happy to be associated with buyolympia. The folks there do an incredible job. And we love being affiliated with a company that was founded in Olympia, Washington, home to so many cool bands and artists.
15 Jan 2009
We are super excited to inaugurate our range of collectible editions with Jamie's Fairytale Poster. Printed in East London in an edition of 50 giclée prints on 290 gsm Hahnemüle bamboo paper, the poster features a wicked illustration that feels a bit like a pop song, a bit like a dirty dream. While the Atherton Lin stories are usually about the poetic details of normal life, this one is an epic! Available to purchase from our etsy shop, each poster will be printed to order, signed and numbered.
4 Jan 2009
Winter is beautiful, with its bare trees and big scarves. But we daydream of warmer months and the feeling of going barefoot. With this wishful thinking in mind, we have completed our Four Summer Greetings set. It is available from our etsy shop as well as buyolympia.com. The first shops to stock the set will be Of Cabbages And Kings, in London's Stoke Newington neighbourhood, and Here And Now Gallery, in the lovely seaside town of Falmouth.
20 Nov 2008
Our 2009 calendar is our biggest project to date. It took almost all of 2008 to create! We have received an incredible response and can barely keep up with the orders. You can buy the calendar online from buyolympia.com The calendar has also been picked up by several very cool shops. The newest stockists are: Ooga Booga (Los Angeles), Institute of Contemporary Art (London) and Marc Jacobs stores in the U.S., London and Paris. A full list of shops is available on our stockists page.