Friday, March 26, 2010

Coasters


Thought about having some custom coasters made. Here are a couple I made up. I like the simple, kind of oldschool style.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Quebecois Strongman Louis Cyr


It was rumoured that he would eat a whole pig for his lunch.
Illustration from an upcoming book on Canadian-held records (from Blue Bike Books).

Heaviest Bluefin Tuna


Illustration from an upcoming book on Canadian-held records (from Blue Bike Books).

Brent Moffat: The Human Pincushion


Illustration from an upcoming book on Canadian-held records (from Blue Bike Books).

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Fur Trade: Game Pieces


Select illustrations of game pieces to a game on the theme of the early fur trade (from an upcoming history book from Folklore Publishing).

Trading Card: John Cabot


This is an illustration of John Cabot for a series of trading cards of early explorers of Canada (from an upcoming history book from Folklore Publishing).

Ghouls


From Weird Canadian Traditions and Superstitions (Blue Bike Books).

Apparently coloured gloves are bad luck on the high seas and are to be thrown over board. From Weird Canadian Traditions and Superstitions (Blue Bike Books).

A Couple from Another Book

Here are two from Weird Places in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Blue Bike Books).
Such weird places include Pile O' Bones, SASK., and the Sam Waller Museum in Manitoba, featuring fleas dressed in tiny clothes.


Beer Delivery


From the Canadian Book of Beer (Blue Bike Books)

Growler - One for the Road


From the Canadian Book of Beer (Blue Bike Books)

Carl Von Linde - Refridgeration Pioneer


From the Canadian Book of Beer (Blue Bike Books)

Monks Cellaring Beer


From the Canadian Book of Beer (Blue Bike Books)