‘Crafty Cat and the Crafty Camp Crisis’ is the latest graphic novel in a series about a young girl who transforms herself into a crafting genius. Here is a sneak peek at the cover and a few pages too! Read More
Adorable DIY With ‘Crafty Cat’
Tag Archives: art
Enter the Annual Global Design-A-Sock Contest
Portland’s Sock It To Me just kicked off their annual Design-A-Sock Contest. Read More
Kickstarter Alert: Ancient Astronaut Mission Patches
The Ancient Astronaut Mission Patches are embroidered patches that combine the style of NASA mission patches with the legends of the ancient astronauts. Read More
ConnectiCon Decade
Rebecca Angel has been attending ConnectiCon, a multi-genre convention, for a decade. As a musical guest, to playing games with her children, it has always been a memorable weekend of fandom and fun. Read More
Try ThinkGeek for a Lomography Camera, Plus a Darth Vader Camera Bag
I love how ThinkGeek keeps providing us with geeky options for our every day items. From clothing to bath towels to teapots… and now cameras and camera bags. Read More
An Interview With RavenWolf Studios Artist: Monica RavenWolf
Monica RavenWolf is an artist worthy of the prime spot on your walls. Read More
Disney Art Academy
Much like the current craze of adult coloring books, ‘Disney Art Academy’ can be just what you need to take your mind off your troubles. Read More
‘Blue Territory’: A Paperback Parental Retreat
For a fraction of the cost of a yoga class, about the price of a manicure (sells for $14.71 in paperback on Amazon), you can get swept away by the lyrical poeticism of Robin Lippincott’s prose as he deftly introduces you to the life and art of Joan Mitchell. Read More
NASA Wants Your Artwork For Space
Why settle for your local gallery when NASA is offering to include your artwork in an exhibition out of this world? NASA is looking for original artwork that captures the essence of exploration. They are going to put it all together and shoot it off to an asteroid. And YOU are invited to add your… Read More
Getting Creative Between the Moon and New York City
Following on from my review of Laurence King’s storytelling aids, they were kind enough to send me some more of their books to take a look at. This time, two that foster physical creativity. As I have come to expect from Laurence King, both books are beautiful and made with excellent production values. Read More
First Second Press: 10 Years Of Great Graphic Novels
Rebecca honors First Second’s 10 year anniversary with an ode to her favorites of the publisher’s graphic novels. Read More
Love Funko Pop!? Make Your Own 3D Figures With CubeeCraft
If your obsession with adorable pop culture 3D figures is leaving a giant hole in your wallet or you’re simply looking for a fun craft to do with the kids that will result in a finished product they’ll actually display with pride, you need to check out CubeeCraft. Read More
Retrofit Comics: This Small Imprint Had a Big 2015
Unique artwork, carefully-crafted publications, and inventive stories set Retrofit Comics above the rest. It is refreshing to see a company, however small, put such care and devotion into releasing each of their “floppy,” physical books. Read More
GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #7: Clothing and Household Goods
Geeks love to dress the part, regularly donning their ‘Doctor Who’ T-shirts or multi-pocketed Scottevests. They also love their household tools and goods, finding products that make their lives easier. What are the GeekMoms’ favorites for 2015? Read More
Minimalist ‘Star Wars’ and Superhero Art Just for Geeks Like Us
Check out the awesome minimalist supehero and ‘Star Wars’ art, and save 10% with discount code “GEEKDAD.” Read More
Keep Kids Creating With ‘The Superhero Comic Kit’!
Kids love to create and come up with some of the most ingenious stories and drawings. Read More
Kickstarter Alert: Crowded Teeth Fantastical Art
Crowded Teeth owner and artist Michelle Romo has created a set of three prints, three pins, and three stickers featuring a fantastical and fun world of characters that you and your kids will enjoy having in your home. Read More
Megan Lee’s Gorgeous Nerdy Science Art and Flashcards
I’ve had my eye on Megan Lee’s scientist art for quite some time. It’s the perfect mixture of simplicity, unity, and graphics, all with science history as the underlying theme. Most of the scientists she has profiled in art are at least somewhat known if not very well known. But for a few, I actually had to research who they were and what they have done. Read More
‘The Ultimate Alphabet’ by Mike Wilks
P is for Puzzle Painting Perfection. Mike Wilks’ classic puzzle book makes a welcome return. This time with answers. Read More
‘Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn’: Game Review
Ashes is a game for 2-4 players with quick set up, easy to understand game organization, and high levels of interaction. A he said/she said review. Read More
Shopping for Cool Art
Favorites from the Artist’s Alley at ConnectiCon. Check out hats, cute sea animals, mugs, and more! Read More
Coloring Books for Adults
Only just recently, publishers have caught on that sometimes adults like to color too. They have started publishing books in many different styles to appeal to adults of different styles. Florals, geometric shapes, architecture, organic shapes, themed collections, works of art, and more are represented in these books. Read More
Wanna Buy Some Blank Comics?
Blank comics–comics with no art, no panels, no anything. Are they something you or your young geek would find cool? Then read on. Read More
San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Artist Roundup
Here is a list of wonderful artists I’ve discovered at SDCC this year. Read More
Maps, Time, Geography: 2 Books to Delight the Mind
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to look at maps. Maps of all kinds. Road maps, house floor plans, diagrams, graphs, and more. I love to know how things work and how they are laid out. I adore any well-done visual representation. I often explain my feelings as graphs. So when I saw these two books, they caught my attention right away. Read More
Why Is Matisse’s Brilliant Yellow Fading?
A team of museum scientists are studying the decay of classic artworks and discussing a need for new protocols. Read More
HP Sprout Is Perfect for Budding Artists
HP has built an all-in-one with something special: the ability to interact with the physical world. Cool, or gimmick? Read More
The Avengers, Re-imagined!
See Earth’s mightiest re-imagined as characters from all corners of pop culture, including ‘My Little Pony,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ and ‘Adventure Time.’ Read More
Make Wearable Art With Klutz’s ‘Shrink & Link Jewelry’
I know I’m not the only one who has very fond memories of making things out of Shrinky Dinks as a kid. I recall only the pre-patterned pieces, though, themed for whatever was big at the time. There were so many. ‘Peanuts,’ ‘Garfield,’ ‘Smurfs,’ even ‘Mork & Mindy’ and ‘Buck Rogers.’ It wasn’t until I was an adult that I found plain sheets of the shrink plastic—even though they did exist when I was kid—but I was at a loss for what to draw on them. I needed ideas for projects. Still do. Read More
‘iPoe Collection 3’: A GeekDad Review
Fans of Edgar Allan Poe will enjoy the ‘iPoe Collection 3,’ the latest book-app by iClassics Productions, S.L. Read More
Amazing ‘Star Wars’ Mural Is a Tribute to Vintage Toys
This unique ‘Star Wars’ mural will be just one of the things you’ll see at this year’s ‘Star Wars’ Celebration in Anaheim, California. It’s for sale, too, but it’s not cheap. Read More
Geeky Tea Art
Tea with Wolverine? How about Loki? Art fandom with tea! Read More
