SURF THE RAT / DRINK THE BROWN MUGS!!!!

I think it was almost a year ago that I first mentioned the possibility of this happening and it took a little longer than I thought but they are finally here. Gimme! Coffee in Brooklyn, NY decided to use the image for their holiday line. So psyched they are finally out. They are only available at their NYC locations and on their site gimme!coffee.com so get surfin' the rat while you're drinkin' that brown. 

Below are some pics of the wild ride this image went through to get into your hands.

I really wanted those little drowned rats hidden at the bottom of every cup but it just didn't seem to work with the shape of the mug.

So glad I didn't use this first colored version. 

Sketch Dump

Made some Full Moon Fever inspired portraits of Tom Petty for my friend. He requested it be that time frame in Petty's career. 

Remember this guy? Tryin' to make some coffee cups with it. Sketchin out some stuff right now. Hopefully have something tangible in a few months.

Those little guys in the left corner will, hopefully, if all goes according to plan, be waiting for you at the bottom of your cup.

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Bummed this guy is gone. 

Rumblefish.

Johnny Suede. Not a great movie but, I still love it. After I saw it, I couldn't get this song Nick Cave sings out of my head. If you haven't seen it, it's worth sitting through once.

Classic Hopper.

Surfing the Rat

My friend had an unfortunate experience biking to work in Brooklyn one early morning, when a rat decided to make a break for it but tragically collided with his front tire, jamming itself in between rubber and concrete for a few terrifying seconds. After some horrible squealing and squeaking, the rat shot out from under his tire and my friend could continue on to work, shaken no doubt, but eager to tell his tale. And that is where, "Surfing the Rat" was born.