Tag: Jess Ruliffson
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Birthday Release Party Recap
The Paper Rocket & Friends Birthday Release party was a hit! I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday. The room was filled with friends enjoying cheap beer and cake pops (as of late, my favorite things). I gave a little presentation on the production process involved in Character (because, why not, I think…
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Paper Rocket & Friends Birthday Release Party
The Characters Kickstarter made its goal (in the first 24 hours, even!). I’m ever so grateful to all the folks who have supported it. I’ll be having a release party for Characters. A birthday release party! Paper Rocket and Friends Birthday Release Party with Robyn Chapman, Jess Ruliffson, and Jeffrey Lewis Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan…
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Pre-order Characters via Kickstarter!
The Characters Kickstarter is live. Check it out! My goal is modest, I’m only trying to raise $600. But this is a short Kickstarter: only two weeks long! It’s not a given that I’ll make it. Your pledge could make the difference! Why set a goal so low? Because I’m trying to use Kickstarter as a…
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Characters Recap
Characters, the exhibition, was quite a shindig! It didn’t take long for Launchpad to fill (mostly with cartoonists, many who had their portrait on wall). Characters, the book, had an enthusiastic launch! We sold the 23 copies I brought. Here are some photos. Look for the Kickstarter, which will arrive very soon.
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See Characters Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the big day! The ONLY day you can see the pop-up exhibition Characters: Portraits of Contemporary Cartoonists! Characters: Portraits of Contemporary Cartoonists LaunchPad 721 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn NY 2/3/4/5/C to Franklin Ave 6pm; $5 suggested donation ONE NIGHT ONLY: Come see ONE HUNDRED portraits of your favorite contemporary cartoonists as rendered by local…
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Paper Rocket to Publish Characters by Jess Ruliffson
Announcements, announcements, announcements! I’m happy to introduce the newest addition to the Paper Rocket family. In February I will publish Characters: Fifty Portraits of Contemporary Cartoonists by Jess Ruliffson. I first learned about Jess’ portrait project earlier this month, when gorgeous paintings of familiar cartoonists were popping up all over Facebook. I contacted…