Influenza! Mick Haggerty pt.2

Copyright © 2006 José Cruz/Ft.Worth Star-Telegram

Copyright © 2008 Mick Haggerty.

When I was asked by Art Director, Cynthia Wahl of The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram to do the top illustration for an article on the SWSX Conference. I recalled Mick Haggerty's Kissing Cacti and it pretty much was subliminally there!

Influenza! Mick Haggerty

Copyright © 2008 Mick Haggerty

One of the best Graphic Designers of all times is Mick Haggerty. He made me see illustration in a whole new way back in the late 70's and early 80's. He influenced my conception of designing my illustrations with style and flare. His worx are remarkable and uniquely his own.
His website, Mixworks is one of my favorites too! Pure visual. The artworx describe themselves.

I still have his 3-D calendar he gave me.

Skin & Bones!

Copyright © 2008 D.C.Wallin.

Check out Dave C. Wallin's versatile stylings @ dcwallin.com.
He's one of Brooklyn's finest Tattoo Artists.
Dave did my The Reich Stuff tract cover for my parody of J.T.Chick.

HeART of Glass!

Copyright © 2008 Michael Janis.

Beautiful Glass Sculptures of fused glass powder imagery and found objects from Glass Master, Michael Janis @ michaeljanis.com.
I first spotted his worx @ ovationtv.com. Go there and vote him up the ladder of success.

Going Ape Sh!t!

The song She brings me back to my days @ Obadiah Knight Elementary School in Dallas, Texas.
The Monkees were a big hit! This hit was before Micky Dolenz permed his hair.

Lost & Found!

Antique and Vintage Collections @ lostfoundart.com.

String-A-Long!

Some vintage painted plaster String Holders @ hakes.com.
Sorry, they are all sold!

Have a Coke and a Smile!

Vintage Coca-Cola Ads @ fulltable.com.

RUR! Robota

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This is an incredible bit of vintage Dutch inspiration. I have no idea where I got it but it's worth sharing the visual.
It has such a great Geometrix feel to it and of course, robots churning butter!
The choice of colors is incredible.

Bada-BING!

The Sopranos!

Pop Goes the Easel! Will Holub

I found this interesting piece of Pop Art by Will Holub from a group exhibition @ braunsteinquay.com.

Other worx by Will Holub can be found @ zanebennettgallery.com.

Atomic Bonsai Tree!

Copyright © 2008, Joji Okazaki/Smoggy Mountain. All Rights Reserved.

Build your own Bonsai tree! Rebuild your tree as many times as you wish with the cardboard branches and leaves in the box. No need to water or prune.
It comes autographed by artist, Joji Okazaki @ magmabooks.com and loungego.com.

Swiss Watch!

Nice collection of Swiss Graphic Designs @ Alki1's Flickr set.

Simply Sopranos!

My Simple Designs on The Sopranos are COMING to my Flickr Site!

Modern Russian Folklore!

Terminator

The Matrix

Star Wars

Spiderman

These illustrations of modern movies in Russian Folklore Lubok Style are GREAT @ ziza.ru.
Whoever A.K. is...Good work!

Model Figures!

Photo-mechanical precision cut 1:500 scale stainless steel silhouettes @ haseform.de.

As Simple As 1, 2, 3!

Simple French Industrial Designs like the 1, 2, 3, table @ mlle-lilli.com.

Are We There Nyet?

Small collection of maps from the other side of the Iron Curtain @ pantuniestal.com.
I hope they add more!

Holy Jesus Comix!

Copyright © J. T. Chick.

This site is a bit too religious for most but some of the covers and inside art are quite well done @ chick.com.
I first spotted one of these "tracts" (The Sissy?) when I first went to TCU back in 1973. I still have it and will always keep it as an inspiration. Look's like Nestor Redondo might have illustrated the inside but I don't know.

They do however condemn everything and everybody not of Chick's religion.
Hey, I'm not trying to be PC here. Just showing you how anything can damn your soul for ART!

Looking for Mr. Goodbar!

Great Candy Wrappers from the past to the present @ candywrappermuseum.com.