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Curious Art Lab Mugs on Sale Today 60% off on Zazzle mugs-- Ends today

*EDIT: The big sale is over, but I’ve added several items to the shop by request: A.W.A.D. illustrations Kludge & Gastromome, among others.) If you have an image that you’d like on a mug or other Zazzle product, please do let me know!*

Zazzle is having a huge sale on mugs today, including beer steins, so if you’ve been thinking about ordering a mug from Curious Art Lab, today’s a great day to do it! Use the code ZHOLIDAYDAYZ to get 60% off.

And remember if there’s an image you want to see on a mug that I haven’t yet posted on Zazzle, please let me know & I can get it up there for you.

Edit: New addition! Kludge mug added today!

GreenHill Winter Show Gallery News

I’m very happy to announce that I will have two paintings in this year’s GreenHill Winter Show. Tonight (1 December 2018) is the Collector’s Choice Fundraiser, & tomorrow is the public opening from 2:00-5:00 PM. Unfortunately I can’t make it to the fundraiser, but I’ll be there tomorrow, so if you are in or near Greensboro, NC, come on by & say hi!

Odd Fellowship at Arch Enemy Arts Gallery Show Opening

If you’re in or near Philadelphia, please stop by Arch Enemy Arts tonight for their Open Call 2018 opening! (2 February 2018 6-10 p.m.) Odd Fellowship will be there, along with a bunch of wonderfully imaginative art by other artists– the poster image above is by Win Wallace. I’m thrilled to be included, though sadly I won’t be there for the opening. The show will be up through the 24th if you can’t make it tonight either.

Acrylic Painting by Leah Palmer Preiss, Odd Fellowship, pop surrealism

Sweet n Low Bedford Gallery

I’m delighted to announce that these two paintings (Odd Fellowship & Advice From a Bunnipillar) will be a part of Sweet n Low, a group show at the Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA, June 22 – August 27, 2017. If you’re in the area, please drop by & see them in person! I’m sorry to say I won’t be able to make the opening, but it sure sounds like a fun show!

From the Gallery’s Website:

Sweet n Low features artwork from over 130 local, national, and international artists who extend the genre of cute from cuddly and precious to creepy and ironic. From kitsch and Margaret Keane’s Big Eyes, to Japanese anime and contemporary Pop Art, we’re unleashing the roly-poly, goofily-gamboling, saccharine-honeyed creatures on this earth and beyond! Sweet n Low is part invitational and part juried exhibition, juried by Evan Pricco of Juxtapoz magazine and Antler Gallery, Portland, OR.

The Gallery is closed Tuesday July 4th

Oddness on the way! Acrylic painting in progress

Working on a new painting based on the Odd Fellows, a masonic group. I found this book on the subject at the Raleigh Flea Market, & it sparked some fairly odd ideas! Stay tuned for more!

Communication Arts Invasion!! Acrylic on collaged paper on canvas, 12"x16"

Yesterday I found out that these crazy creatures will soon be invading the Communication Arts 2016 Illustration Annual! To say this came as a happy surprise is putting it mildly– I think I alarmed my normally imperturbable husband by emitting something combining a shriek, a whoop, & hysterical laughter.

The news came at the perfect time, too, because I had just that moment been pondering my next painting & wondering if I ought to tame my ideas down a little. But I had so much fun working on Invasive, mostly because I had given myself complete permission to paint whatever came into my head. It seems odd really, how rarely I let this happen, when there is nothing stopping me but my own inhibitions. Now I feel emboldened to take another walk on the wild side!

The annual will be published in the May/June issue of CA, & as for the painting in my head, I’m hoping it will make its appearance before then!

Addendum: Here it is in CA, woohoo!

Bookmarks & Landmarks News

Do you want voracious bookworms in all your books? Of course you do! My latest Etsy addition is a downloadable digital bookmark based on my library painting, Voracious. The image features one of my very favorite Fleam finds, Cecil’s Book of Insects, 1872.

A new landmark for my sister yesterday: she was able to move her left leg for the first time since her stroke! Go Sarah! :-)

Last Minute Gift Tags for you! Downloadable gift tags

Just for you, my dear readers, I have a coupon code on Etsy for $2.70 off on these downloadable gift tags/stickers (code: AJOLLYWASSAIL). Mention in the convo that you saw this here & I’ll refund the last .30 so your PDF will be 100% free! (I’d make the discount cover the whole amount, but that’s not allowed on Etsy. However, a full refund is kosher! Go figure.)

The code is active through 31 December in case you want to make it a New Year’s gift.

…And may joy be to you and a jolly wassail!

A.Word.A.Day A.gain! Curiotype Alphabet

It’s always thrilling to be a part of this amazing site. Thank you so much to Anu Garg for letting me play with his ever-inspiring word collection again!

My website crashed earlier, probably a fainting spell from sheer excitement. ;-) Not very felicitous timing, though– my apologies to anyone who received that doomly message. I hope all is well in server-land now, but if not, you can always reach me via Twitter, Facebook, or my Etsy shop, CuriousArtLab.

Free Goodies for SPX! Curiotype stickers & more!

I’ve been coming up with a bundle of new stuff to share at SPX. If you’re coming please be sure to stop by my table! (I’ll be at D8-9a with Isaac Cates & Sam Wolk.) Please drop by early so you can grab the Curiotype initial of your choice!

Oh p.s. you will be able to spot me by my hat. C|:-)

Also, I will be unveiling prints of the full painting these details came from!

Leah Palmer Preiss ~ Curious Art

Art, Lettering, Oddments & Curiosities