Robotic Seahorses and Squirrelly Elegance

September Salutations!  We have a couple of new ties designs up in the shop!
 

Seahorse Roboticus Necktie

Seahorses are magnificent creatures.  The scientific name for their genus "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek "hippos" meaning "horse" and "kampos" meaning "sea monster".  We like to picture the Seahorse Roboticus as tiny mechanical sea monsters floating gently along the clockwork mechanikelp.

Squirrel Damask Necktie

There's nothing worse than being invited to a fancy dinner party in the forest and realizing you have nothing to wear. And you just know that afterwards, the rabbit and the owl are going to want to go out to that club in the hollowed-out oak tree and you certainly don't want to be under-dressed. Now you can impress them with your squirrelly elegance in our Squirrel Damask Necktie.

San Diego Comic-Con

We'll be at San Diego Comic-Con this week.  If you're attending the show, please come by and say hello!   

Nikola Tesla Day

Today is Tesla's 157th birthday!  I first learned about Nikola Tesla when I was 19 years old, not from school, but from this:

Tesla - Edison's Medicine

Suffice it to say, my interest was piqued.  Soon after, I read Margaret Cheney's biography "Tesla: Man Out of Time" and became fascinated with the gentleman engineer, his visionary work and crazypants OCD.  So today, we're wearing our Tesla Stardust tees and singing our own geek karaoke remix in salute to the rock star scientist who quite literally made the world a brighter place.  

Tesla Stardust T-shirt

Tesla played with sparks, jamming good with coils and lightning
and signals from Mars
He built with both hands but made it too far
Became the Wizard man, then we were Tesla's fans

Tesla really shined, gray blue eyes and dapper hairdo
Like some cat from Smiljan,
He could shock 'em with current, he could blind 'em with flash
He came on so brilliant man, well heeled but wouldn't shake hands

But where was his death ray
when Edison tried to steal our volts
No A/C power to light us
So bankers messed with his plans and wireless energy was canned

Tesla lived out of time, giving us a better future
The world was too crass
He was the nazz, with a mind sharp as glass
He took it all too far, but boy could he play with sparks

With only love for his pigeons,
Tesla got lost into his mind
Like an electric messiah
Though the years have killed the man, his genius still stands

Oh yeah...

Tigers, Books and Birds!

Hello hello!  We've got some new goodies up in the shop!

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright T-shirt

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright Necktie

Our "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright" design is based on Cody's painting "Tigers" from his art show "To All the Creatures Within Us".  Here's the original piece:

And our new tie design "In Libris Libertas" is perfect for lovers of books and words:

In Libris Libertas (Books and Birds) Necktie

Through the fluttering birds, the pages read:  "In Libris Libertas En Legere Veritas" (Latin for "In Books Freedom, In Reading Truth").

The Coffee Creatures are Coming!

Cody has just launched a Kickstarter project for his new coffee art book "Coffee Creatures"!  The campaign runs until June 15, check it out!

To All the Creatures Within Us Art Show

Cody's new solo art exhibition "To the All the Creatures Within Us" is happening this Saturday, December 15 at Mission: Comics & Art in San Francisco! 

To All the Creatures Within Us Facebook Event Page
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 7 pm
Exhibition Dates: December 15th – January 13, 2013

Each of us has our own monsters in our bellies, each our own animals in our skulls. Come to Mission: Comics & Art and join Cody Vrosh for his solo art exhibition “To All The Creatures Within Us”. This new collection of recent works explores the conscious and sub-conscious relationships we have with the beasts that inhabit our heads. Through post-human androids and post-apocalyptic gasmask girls, the binding note comes from the chorus of creatures inside us. They, who whisper in our ear with terrifying comfort, and tell us to trust the beasts, and chase the white rabbit. On December 15th we raise our glasses To All The Creatures Within Us.

Location:
Mission: Comics & Art
3520 20th St. Suite B
San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph. # 415-695-1545

The opening reception for "To All The Creatures Within Us” will be held at Mission: Comics & Art on Saturday, December 15, starting at 7 pm. The exhibition will be on display from December 15th until January 13 and is free and open to the public. Drinks and snacks will be served.

Sneak peaks of the show can be found at...
CodyVrosh.tumblr.com

Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Fair 2012

We'll be at the Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Fair in San Francisco this weekend, December 1-2.  This is one of our favorite shows of the year, filled with so many awesome and unique artists and crafters.  Come out and join us!  And don't forget to stop by and say hello, we'll be at Booth 140 near the front of the hall.

Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Fair 2012