I noticed Beth was working on this new print last week. I almost stole one before she had put the final color on it, but I’m glad I waited… it looks so awesome! And since I felt bad about almost stealing one, I’m gonna penance and give one away to one of my readers.

Hero Design Studio on Etsy – Autumn is my favorite season of them all. I love all the colors, the brisk air and the smell of the drying leaves. Every year I find myself in the most wonderful mood come mid October!

This year I finally decided to capture that feeling in a print. This is a is limited edition 5 color 8″ x 10″ screen print, printed on Accent Opaque Smooth White 100# cover stock. Each print is signed by us.

I heard Beth is already working on the other three seasons, and maybe I’ll do a giveaway for those too. However, here’s how to win the Autumn print:

1. Contest starts from this post date, until Noon on Thursday, the 29th (of October, silly).
2. You have to comment with your FAVORITE  Fall activity in the town you where you live. I’ll ask Beth to help me pick the sweetest comment, since Fall is her favorite season ever.
3. The winner will receive a signed 8″x 10″ Autumn Print from HeroDesign, courtesy of your favorite snarky Buffalonian. If you live in the Buffalo, NY  area, you’ll have to stop by Hero Design Studio + Boutique (93 Allen St, Buffalo) to pick it up. If you live outside of Buffalo, or hate to leave your house (then how could you love Fall?), we’ll ship it to you.
4. Make sure you leave your real email address in the form (but not in the actual comment) or I can’t contact you if you win.

That’s it!

Time’s Up! Time to get with Beth to pick the winners, I’ll have a winner announced shortly!

Burgers and Fries, Heartburn, OH MY!

Fast Food – 4 mini posters designed/printed by Mark Brickey @ Hero Design Studio

Mark Brickey is a poster artist,  co-owner of Hero Design Studio, and lover of fast food. If you have any plans to bargain with Mark, try greasing the wheel with an order of McD’s fries. These four mini poster prints depict the four corners of American cuisine: pop, burger, soft serve, and fries. À la carte prints are 8″ x 10″ Four/Five color silkscreen, printed on 100# Cover Cougar Bright White. Signed and limited edition. Priced individually $10 dollars, or go for a valued sized four-up 16″ x 20″ print featuring each design for $25 dollars each.

**All proceeds go directly to Mark Brickey so that he may continue to afford to eat Junk Food. Just one print purchase can feed him for one afternoon. Please, think of the Brickey.

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Hero Design Studio
93 Allen St
Buffalo, NY 14202

Amanda Visell Weatherbot

I’m about a week and a half late posting about this, but John gifted me this amazing new print from Amanda Visell for Christmas. Amanda Visell really pwned 2008 with her hop skip and a jump from painting -> wood -> resin -> vinyl. While a lot of artist do this, Amanda keeps her wood and brushstroke style congruent among all mediums.

“Weatherbot” is a winterscene, featuring a enormungo robot with the ability to control the skies. The townsfolk appear to be gathering around, Gulliver Travels style, in attempts to thwart the metal monstrosity. Limited, signed, and numbered at 50 prints, by Amanda Visell.

PS – Giclee is the stupidest name for any printed technique. it even pronounces lame: “zee-clay.” However it produces amazingly accurate prints.

Check out more of Amanda Visell at her site.