Tiny Bird Press

hand-made screen prints

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This is an extremely proud moment for Tiny Bird Press: Over the past year I’ve taught my 13-year-old daughter Evelyn the fundamentals of design and screen printing. To watch her artistic style develop has been indescribable for me as a father. She's decided to save up for her own computer so that she can hone her skills and do what dad does, so all profits from this print will be going toward that! Without further ado, here is Evelyn's latest hand-pulled screen print, "The Cat with A Heart”. •8” x 10” in size. Perfect for framing •Hand-printed on 100# Cougar White paper •Printed with water based, non-toxic ink •Hand signed by the artist Please visit the Tiny Bird Press store to purchase your copy.

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When I was younger I used to travel a lot. I’d go on tours with bands, travel with my family, friends, etc. On one of those trips, I had the opportunity to see something called the “Wall of Death”. Motorcycle daredevils riding at what seemed like breakneck speeds, on a vertical wall, inside a large wooden shaped silo. I knew centrifugal force was holding them in place, but the sights and sounds of the whole experience was electric! It stuck with me for some time. This print is a tribute to those incredible performers who tempt fate daily as they ride the Wall of Death. 18"x24" Hand screen-printed with water based inks on French Madero Beach speckletone paper. In hand and ready to ship. Visit http://tinybirdpress.storenvy.com store to snag your copy.

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While I was working on my "Ready for Take-off" print, I thought it would be cool to design my own plane and do a mini-print of it. I had some scrap balsa wood in my studio and I printed on that. Those sold out quickly. Ii’ve decided to re-print it larger on 11”x 14” and also 8” x 10” paper. 2 colors, hand-printed on Madero Beach French Paper. Grab a copy of for your favorite aviation fan. http://tinybirdpress.storenvy.com/

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When I was a kid, one of my favorite memories of Halloween, aside from the bounty of candy from trick or treating, was the decorations that my mom would put up around the house. She had this awesome cardboard jointed skeleton that we could change his pose on the wall if desired. I loved playing with that Halloween decoration long after Halloween was over. Due to my fascination with that decoration, I’ve always wanted to make my own version of an articulated Halloween decoration. I’ve been slowly working on my own version for well over a year now. It has taken me longer than I had expected, but I didn’t want another Halloween to pass by without me finally creating it. This figure is approximately 23” tall. It is a seven-color, hand-pulled screen print on 140 lb French Kraft paper. Each individual figure was carefully screen-printed, hand-cut, assembled and packaged by myself. “Frankie” comes packaged with 3 additional cut-outs (2 bats and a black cat), plus a Tiny Bird Press sticker, in an acid free clear bag. The package is topped with a decorative 2 color, hand-screen printed header card. First edition is limited to 20 pieces. Please visit the Tiny Bird Press store to purchase your copy. I’m very happy with how my vintage Frankie Halloween decoration turned out. I hope you enjoy him as well.

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I’ve been lucky to be able to work with some of my favorite illustrators. Some of whom, I’m fortunate enough to also call my friends. I printed this Alfred Hitchcock illustration for my bud Von Glitschka. I’ll let him describe this awesome piece in his own words: “This hand lettered typeface illustration was inspired by the life work of my favorite film director Alfred Hitchcock. Weaving together words that associate with his many films, quotes, and characteristics creates a compelling visual motif for this unique poster.” Notes:
 - 18″ x 24″ hand-printed on 100lb Neenah white cover weight paper - Printed using water-based inks 
- Signed by the artist Fits nicely into a standard 18” x 24” frame. $25.00 each + shipping Available in the Tiny Bird Press webstore.

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2 colors down. Time lapse of some screen printing I did for my friend Justin Ponsor on his Rocket Raccoon and Groot print. He had these for sale at NYCC. if you hunt him down via Facebook, he might still have some available.

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Excellent shot of my “Time and Space print. I love when folks send me photos of my art on their walls! Very grateful. Thanks for the pic, @kelliebohanon

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"Popgun Showdown" This print reflects life in a simpler time. When kids would play outside, use their imaginations and pretend, instead of sitting indoors all day staring at computer screens. When kids all over the neighborhood would gather together and play cops and robbers or cowboys and indians in backyards all over America. It was a time when hearing the words, "children playing with guns" didn't immediately make you think of some dreadful story you had seen on the news. Notes: - 18″ x 24″ hand-printed on 100lb American made Cougar white cover weight paper - Printed with water-based inks - The edition size is 60 pcs. - Signed and numbered Fits into a standard 18” x 24” frame and would look great in a child’s room. $25.00 each + shipping These will go up for sale on Monday, August 11th at 8PM EST at the Tiny Bird Press webstore.

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"Moonshot" July 20th, 2014 marks the 45th anniversary that man first set foot upon the moon.

Almost everyone recognizes the names Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Not many people know the name of the third astronaut who was also along on that historic flight. His name was Michael Collins. He travelled all the way to the moon, but never set foot on lunar soil. He stayed behind in the command/service module, pictured in this print.

This is my tribute to those 3 brave men, that trip and everyone who helped to get them to the moon and back safely.

Notes: - hand screen printed - 18″ x 24″ on 100lb American made Cougar white cover weight paper 
 - Printed with water-based inks, including silver metallic ink. - Forty-fifth anniversary edition of 45 pcs.  Signed and numbered. $25.00 each + shipping. 

- "No text" edition of 5 pcs.  Signed and numbered $45.00 each + shipping.

These (and a few Artist Proofs of my SOLD OUT "One Small Step" 2nd edition print) will go online tomorrow (July 16th) at 6PM EST in the Tiny Bird Press webstore.

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"Ready for take-off!" When I was a kid, flying these inexpensive balsa wood planes brought my friends and I endless hours of happiness. Our family summer vacations held many great memories playing with these planes. I’d go through a few of them every year. I loved the process of taking them out of the packaging, putting them together and watching them fly. We had such good times and our imaginations would soar almost as high as our planes did. I loved passing down the joy that I had playing with these planes, to my children. Notes: - 18″ x 24″ hand-printed on 100lb American made Cougar white cover weight paper - Printed with water-based inks - The edition size is 80 pcs. - Signed and numbered Fits into a standard 18” x 24” frame and I think it would look great in a child’s room. $30.00 each + shipping I've also made some similarly themed mini-prints on balsa wood and Kraft card stock. All of these will go up for sale on Monday, June 23rd at 8PM EST at the Tiny Bird Press webstore.

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Since I no longer work as a freelance artist in the comic book industry, I don’t get to spent as much quality time at home with my 3 children as I would like. Lately, they’ve been asking me lately to let them do some new art prints. I love to encourage their creativity whenever I can. So, I devoted this past weekend to some “family print time” with them. It was awesome! Each child drew, color sepped and hand-printed their own piece. My youngest son (7yo) hadn’t done a print before. He didn’t make many, but he had a great time anyway. We all had a blast! "Astro-kitten" - printed by my 7 yo son. "Cosmic Zombie" - printed by my 8 yo son. "Reginald the Gentleman Octopus" - printed by my 11 yo daughter. There’s video of them printing on the tinybirdpress instagram account. Check it out if you’d like: http://instagram.com/tinybirdpress If you’re interested in supporting young artists and obtaining a copy of any of the kid’s prints, swing by the Tiny Bird Press store. My kids would be very grateful. Thanks!

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As a child growing up in the 70's, there was one man that all of my friends and I had as our childhood hero. All-American daredevil Evel Knievel. We watched his epic jumps on ABC's Wide World of Sports.  They were HUGE events for not only us kids, but the entire nation. ESPN "extreme sports" didn’t exist back then.  Knievel created the genre of extreme sports.  He was an extreme sport all unto himself. We spent hours playing with our Stunt Cycle toy sets.  But nothing was better than riding around the neighborhood on our bikes, pretending we were stuntmen too.  We'd constantly challenge each other to see who could jump the farthest.  We'd launch ourselves off of crudely cobbled together ramps, built from anything we could find. We had some spectacular jumps, but we also had some equally spectacular crashes. I recently told my oldest son about Evel Knievel.  We watched his jumps online and took out books from our local library. Those were a good start... But nothing charged him up more than that day he took his first bicycle jump off of his skateboard ramp.  After his shaky landing, the look of pure excitement in his eyes spoke volumes. That thrilling shared experience of his first jump, totally transported me back to my OWN childhood and we totally connected that day. I looked at my grinning son and said... "Yeah... I know." This print is my tribute to the great Evel Knievel and all junior daredevils everywhere... •Hand-pulled silkscreen print •18″ x 24″ on 100# Cougar Natural paper. •Printed with water based non-toxic ink •8 colors (including Metallic silver) •Signed and numbered edition of 60 Available in our store

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"Space Patrol"

One night I was spending some quality time with my older son, sketching rockets and robots. We had such a great time together. The idea for this art print was born that night. My vision for this art print was to make retro propaganda-style print using the rocket I had sketched with my son. A piece that hearkened back to early science fiction serials. Ones like Tom Corbett - Space Cadet, Captain Video, Buck Rogers, etc…

•Hand-printed serigraph •18″ x 24″ on 100# French Speckletone paper
 •Printed with water based, non-toxic ink •Signed and numbered edition of 50

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"Time and Space" As some of you know from one of my earlier prints, I've been a Doctor Who fan since the '80's. The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is less than a month away and I can't wait! Taking inspiration from one of my favorite comic book creators, what had started out as some random doodles while I was reading a Jack Kirby book, quickly blossomed into the TARDIS print. "Time and Space", hand-printed edition of 90, 18"x24" $40 Available October 29th starting at 7 pm EST., via our store.

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"Radio Drama" To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Panic Broadcast, (The famous reading of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" on public radio in 1938, by actor Orson Welles) I was recently asked by Galerie F in Chicago, to create an exclusive "Welles inspired" print for the anniversary. "Radio Drama" Edition of 50, 18"x24" featuring metallic inks. $40 Available for view and purchase today, (October 28th) only at www.galerief.com and beginning on November 28th at www.tinybirdpress.com

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My kids have been begging me to do another art print. We always have a good time making them, and I'm happy to pass on whatever screen printing knowledge I have to them, hoping one day they may follow in my footsteps. We scheduled this past weekend as "Family Print Weekend". My 7 year old son drew a killer robot the other day. It just looked too cool NOT to turn into a print and "Tin Can Man" print was born. My 10 year old daughter loves cats, so her print idea was a "Calico Kitty", each one hand embellished with a pink nose. The kids did great! I stepped in and helped out when needed, but both of my kids worked the squeegees on each of their prints. Needless to say, I'm a VERY proud Dad. If you're interested in picking up a copy of either one of their prints and helping to encourage a child's creativity, please visit the Tiny Bird Press store. Thanks!

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I'm always humbled and thankful when I get to work with an artist who's work I admire. I was once again fortunate enough to work with one of my favorites, Jeff Norwell. Jeff was tapped to do the art for the 60th anniversary commemorative poster of the Hot Rod Hill Climb, and he wanted me to print it for him. If you're in Colorado this weekend, snag one of these, as I'm sure they'll go fast. 10 color, hand-printed. Limited edition, 100 pcs.