drawings + paintings + ramblings var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-15530033-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @adamxvass)http://adamxvass.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzyo805Oa01qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I got some new stickers to give away when you order prints and commissions</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/18259979585http://adamxvass.com/post/18259979585Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:19:11 -0500<p>Tour is over and it was a really good time but now I’m getting back to painting. Expect many prints coming soon, and use the contact link on the right to hire me for commissions. And if you want to get a custom piece and pick it up on the spring la dispute tour, I’m going to give price breaks.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/18211578954http://adamxvass.com/post/18211578954Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:55:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzgqe3Gxcy1qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I sent this to a girl three weeks ago and thought it got lost in the mail, but it finally arrived so now I can post. Missing my paints.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/17688386026http://adamxvass.com/post/17688386026Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:49:15 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzetepG1Dy1qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>All the Merch for our ongoing (and unfortunately, soon ending) Australian tour, all designed by me. Thanks.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/17632086084http://adamxvass.com/post/17632086084Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:59:13 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8g82RoWu1qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Haven’t had anything to post lately. Will have a lot once tour is over though. Here I am with a diamond python.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/17424906265http://adamxvass.com/post/17424906265Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:28:50 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykpjbEZ6s1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>this is a limited 3 color, 11x17” screen printed poster that is available with ticket pre-orders for our spring tour. more info at <a href="http://www.ladisputemusic.com" target="_blank">ladisputemusic.com</a>. tickets at <a href="http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com">http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com</a></a>, dates at <a href="http://www.worstofthewildlife.com" target="_blank">worstofthewildlife.com</a></p>http://adamxvass.com/post/17158003242http://adamxvass.com/post/17158003242Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:02:05 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu42eJ6mX1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On the Spring tour, I’ll be carrying a briefcase full of prints, stickers, inks, and other goodies, so I can keep up with work while I’m gone. I will be taking commissions at a lower price during that time if we can arrange to hand them off in person, and I’ll be keeping up with usual mail order (or trying my best).  To contact or commission, email me at adamxvass (at) gmail (dot) com. For routing, visit <a href="http://www.worstofthewildlife.com">worstofthewildlife.com</a></p> <p>Who am I going to see out there?</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16988329944http://adamxvass.com/post/16988329944Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:39:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykpgbnJd31qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>designed this poster for our upcoming spring tour. thanks. adamxvass.com. dates at ladisputemusic.com. tickets at <a href="http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com">http://ladispute.frontgatetickets.com</a></a> on monday. </p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16981736366http://adamxvass.com/post/16981736366Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:05 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys8ov1xeK1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gypsy Beagle. Fun idea, but the drawing needs work before I paint it. Dogs are hard for me to draw. <a href="http://www.beaglefreedomproject.org" target="_self">beaglefreedomproject.org</a>.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16932578350http://adamxvass.com/post/16932578350Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:24:31 -0500<p>Thanks everyone, the design I did over at thisisshallowwater.com that I posted yesterday sold out in less than 1 hour. The DA4 Zine was close to sold out when I last checked, there may be something left over at darkartshomie.com so get there fast. One more pretty rad announcement to post tomorrow, with a related follow up on monday. Stay tuned. Adamxvass.com.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16929389793http://adamxvass.com/post/16929389793Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:10:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyknk7Xtxd1qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’m really proud to say that I did this design for the February design over at Shallow Water. head to http://www.thisisshallowwater.com/ to purchase one and read a short interview with me about the design. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of my design goes to MassEquality, a Massachusetts based LGBTQA activist group which you can find more about at http://www.massequality.org/.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16885704094http://adamxvass.com/post/16885704094Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:01:06 -0500charitylgbtmassachussetsdesignarteagleadam vassshallow water<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lypfp22jcU1qej2x4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreverhomesiq.tumblr.com/post/16873722534/darkartshomie-da4-on-sale-today-february-1st">foreverhomesiq</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.darkartshomie.com/post/16856803229">darkartshomie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>DA4 ON SALE TODAY, FEBRUARY 1ST. 10AM PST / 1PM EST.</p> <p>LIMITED TO 40 COPIES, AND AS ALWAYS, COMES WITH A BUTT-LOAD OF STICKERS!</p> <p><a href="http://SIQSHIT.COM">SIQSHIT.COM</a> TO ORDER, DON’T SLEEP!!</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote><a href="http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4"><a href="http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4">http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4</a></a> <a href="http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4"><a href="http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4">http://siqshit.bigcartel.com/product/darkarts-magazine-issue-4</a></a> GET AT THEM</blockquote> <p>Get it quick</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16874040633http://adamxvass.com/post/16874040633Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:23 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq2xoZ6591qetvf7o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>don’t want to spoil the reveal, but here is a sneak peak at my shallow water design. the rest will be up here at 6pm EST and the shirt will be available for purchase at thisisshallowwater.com at the same time. thanks. </p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16867351920http://adamxvass.com/post/16867351920Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:25:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq2cs66wY1r4ut80o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisshallowwater.tumblr.com/post/16866931111/where-are-you-from-originally-from-northwest">thisisshallowwater</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Where are you from?</p> <p>Originally from northwest indiana, but presently living in Boston Mass. </p> <div class="im"> <p>How long have you been designing?</p> </div> <p>Ive been drawing since I was a little kid, designing Merch for my own bands through high school, and for hire since 2008/9</p> <div class="im"> <p><span>What connection did you feel with Mass Equality?</span></p> </div> <p>The gay rights movement has made great steps in the last few years, and a lot of people think that more liberal states like Massachusetts have already won the war, but there is a lot of work left to do. They are working on developing youth outreach to help kids who get bullied and as someone that dealt with that a lot in school, I saw it as a perfect combination to help two groups of people at once. </p> <div class="im"> <p>Tell us about the design? How did it come to be? What inspired it?</p> </div> <p>It was important to me that I come up with something that was a symbol of solidarity between people, without being overt about who those people may be. The handshake was a great foundation for that idea, and the eagle perched atop was just something aesthetically pleasing to make the design more full. </p> <div class="im"> <p>How would you describe your style of design work?</p> </div> <p>In the past year or two, I’ve become very focused on traditional American style tattoo art, although I am not a tattooist myself. I’m not formally trained at all, so my style has become the product of a lot of random influence from different fields. </p> <div class="im"> <p>What do you do outside of art?</p> </div> <p>I play bass in a band called la dispute which takes up most of my time. The rest is likely spent drinking coffee with my roommates in Boston. #1088</p> <div class="im"> <p>Where should people go to check out your work?</p> </div> <p><a href="http://adamxvass.com/">Adamxvass.com</a> is my main hub, but I also post a lot of sketches an progress photos on instagram and twitter under the user name @adamvass.</p> </blockquote> <p>OH HAI</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16867247355http://adamxvass.com/post/16867247355Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:21:57 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq29dHI0b1r4ut80o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisshallowwater.tumblr.com/post/16866862591/adam-vass-hit-me-up-about-doing-mass-equality">thisisshallowwater</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Adam Vass hit me up about doing Mass Equality about a month ago, particularly for their work with the youth and anti-bullying, and we were unsure about when we’d be able to get the design going. His band, La Dispute, was about to tour Europe and timelines seemed tricky. However, Adam was so motivated and inspired by the charity that he told me that he started the artwork and it just kept going until it was done. Mass Equality has a simple and powerful message. In their words, they serve to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and to be sure that everyone in the LGBT community feels safe and free of discrimination. They work through political channels to ensure that laws and policies are non-discriminatory and provide “equal rights and opportunities in school, in marriage and family life, at work and in retirement.</p> </blockquote> <p>my design will be available as of 6pm EST at thisisshallowwater.com. thanks. </p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16867181835http://adamxvass.com/post/16867181835Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:20:02 -0500<a href="http://www.siqshit.com/post/16828335594">SIQ SHIT X THE BLOG: Dark Arts Magazine Vol 4 x Preview</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.siqshit.com/post/16828335594">siqshit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>…<a href="http://www.siqshit.com/post/16072345933" title="DA4" target="_blank">DA4</a> goes on sale TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1st right here on the siqshit blog. as mentioned in the earlier <a href="http://www.siqshit.com/post/16707720974" title="preview" target="_blank">preview</a>, the other 3 issues of the <a href="http://www.darkartshomie.com/" title="DARKARTS" target="_blank">DARKARTS</a> magazine sold out within hours of their release dates, so you will want to be on top of this and order a copy once it goes up. all…</p> </blockquote>http://adamxvass.com/post/16828432443http://adamxvass.com/post/16828432443Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:09 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykw92Ae7N1qetvf7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Hey Rosa, you’re awesome. This is the last picture of me before i dyed my hair pink again. <br/> Sorry I haven’t been posting more artwork, I left my paints at home this tour. Cant wait to get home in three weeks and start putting out new prints. Some cool design updates coming wednesday though, plus dark arts iv comes out via siqshit.com.</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16717095976http://adamxvass.com/post/16717095976Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:12:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiy22Ju8Y1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>and its driving me mad</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16650259172http://adamxvass.com/post/16650259172Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:56:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly6g5uytuB1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a couple things i’ve been working on that i can’t wait to paint and make prints of when i get home in a month</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16262223647http://adamxvass.com/post/16262223647Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:58:42 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4b7aaAgs1qetvf7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>oops, colors may vary</p>http://adamxvass.com/post/16189597710http://adamxvass.com/post/16189597710Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:16:21 -0500