American Museum of Natural History

If there was ever a place that I couldn't not snap a milli pictures at, it would be a natural history museum. Here are a few shots I took last fall at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

Bunny & Mei Do Harlem Shake

Thank you to my pets for barely tolerating this.

Monoco.jp Sale

DHC Shop  is having a sale over at Monoco.jp! If you're in Japan, this is a great chance to get some prints at a discount and not have to pay expensive international shipping fees! 

Pop on over to take a look. 

Studio Tour: Anna Asilo-Pamasa

I first met Anna through Lilian (BFGF) back in 2011. She comes off as friendly, super chill, and kind of quiet. This is why its really surprising to see her highly visual  paintings. Sometimes cacophonous, sometimes peaceful but often a nice mixture of both,  she strings together various subjects, creating striking forms and strange narratives. Cultural references, pop cultural references and things like, "clouds, bathrooms, [her dog] lupe, gravity, hands, fast food motifs, memories, body dialect, foil, fabric that hangs just right, strangers, the texture of water, wishful thinking, hillsides" all come together in this beautiful, subconscious landscape. Pieces that you can get lost in.

Last fall, I was able to pay Anna a visit at her and her girlfriend Jocelyne's home and studio before they moved abroad. Their space is like a physical manifestation of her paintings. Not only because the walls are filled with her paintings but also decorated with pictures of family, friends, each other, books, toys, trinkets, and lots of plants. Everything arranged awkwardly and perfectly.


Take a look:






See all images on my site or on flickr

Portrait Slam

Last week I wrote about the talented artists over at Project Onward. Well, on Saturday, DH & I paid them a visit and got our portraits done by Andrew Hall!

I wanted Bun and Mei to be in the portraits with us and it ended up taking a lot longer than our allotted time. Many thanks to Andrew and Project Onward for being so accomodating! WE LOVE THEM 

Heads up!

The DHC Shop limited edition guest artist posters are going fast. Nab one before they are gone!

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Dante Carlos' Looking Glass poster

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Devin Higgins' Cactus poster

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Stephen Eichhorn's Orchid Leaves (Drape) poster

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Project Onward

John Behnke

Project Onward is an arts program providing workspace and materials to artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Located downtown in Chicago's Cultural Center, you can just walk in and be in the midst of their operation which is what happened when DH & I were walking around Chicago last weekend.

I've known about the program and have been there before but for some reason, this was the first time I really stopped and took a good look around. Maybe thats what happens when you move away from a place and come back a tourist. We noticed that you could commission a portrait by one of their artists. Sittings are available throughout the week but they are holding a special Valentine's day portrait slam at discounted prices for couples! Sweet deals! I'm going to try to get Bun and Mei in our portrait too but we'll see.

Some favorites by the artists at Project Onward:

George Zuniga

Adam Hines

Michael Bryant

Lucy Woodhouse

Michael Hopkins

Blake LeNoir

DHC x APPLE

Just a couple of pictures from my talk at Apple last Thursday. Thanks to all who braved the frigid temps to come see me and thanks to Apple for having me! It was such a blast.

In other news:

Four Seasons Magazine features the Roses poster! Click over to see their sweet write up and a little Q&A about my process.

Some posters and prints are up at Luxe 218 Gallery in Indianapolis!

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