JOB: 128-page hardcover book now available
September 30, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, Life, Our Artwork | 2 Comments
A few months ago, I completed all of the artwork for a new fully-illustrated version of John Piper’s poem JŌB. The 128-page hardcover book is now available.
Pick up a copy here. And check out the book’s website (by Portland Studios) here.
Poem by John Piper
Artwork by Christopher Koelle
Design and layout by Matt Mantooth and Christopher Koelle
Published by Desiring God
From the publisher:
Job lost everything: his wealth, his health, and his ten children. All swept away in one satanic storm. Reduced to a heap of flesh, ashes, and tears—rebuked by friends and jeered by strangers—righteous Job wrestled over the purpose and presence of God in the midst of unbearable pain.
With moving illustrations by Christopher Koelle, John Piper unfolds the story of Job in beautiful, compassionate poetry and revels in God’s sovereign and surprisingly joyful purposes in allowing exquisite suffering in the lives of his saints. An uplifting book, especially for those experiencing great suffering and loss.
Here are a few artwork samples from the book:
Scariest t-shirt ever, or whatever
September 25, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, Our Artwork | 2 Comments
My creepier-than-usual submission to DBH’s Halloween Contest. So far it’s a hit with the kids. Yay!
If it scares the ben-franklin’ out of you, vote for it!
Horatio Earle: The Father of Good Roads
September 24, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, Our Artwork, Portraits | 2 Comments
“I often hear now-a-days, the automobile instigated good roads; that the automobile is the parent of good roads. Well, the truth is, the bicycle is the father of the good roads movement in this country.”
- Horatio Sawyer Earle (1855-1935)
New ‘FLUX’ designs at Deckpeck Shop
September 18, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, Friends + Family, Life, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
Koelle skateboards. Rad.
September 10, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, Our Artwork | Leave a Comment
Popdeck, a skateboard design contest site, recently launched a new site called Deckpeck.
Designers upload skateboard and wheel artwork, and customers order the decks directly from Deckpeck. It’s awesome for artists and designers to get their own boards made, and it’s awesome for skaters to get original decks and support the artists, who split the profit with Deckpeck. Woo hoo!
Check out my Deckpeck store at koelle.deckpeck.com
My decks are priced at $50 each. Show me some luv and buy one for yourself or your hip skateboarding fellow dude/dudette.
ACCESS DENIED
September 9, 2008 | Filed Under Chris, DBH10K Contest | 1 Comment
The verdict is in, the writing’s on the wall, the Top 10 are announced, and mine didn’t make it.
Thank you so much to all of you who supported my efforts and helped spread the word by emailing, posting, blogging, and flat-out spamming your friends and family. Thank you for helping promote my design and my work in general—you know who you are. You are wonderful people. Congratulations to DBH for getting a ton of free advertising and for picking some cool designs aaaaaaand some not-so-cool ones.
And of course, congrats most of all to the artists who now have a fighting chance.
Vote for someone else’s t-shirt design, please.
September 6, 2008 | Filed Under Like + Love | Leave a Comment
This is one of the few designs up for voting at Design By Humans that I’m reeeeally wanting. Yes, it’s crazy, it’s strange, it’s cryptic, it’s almost non-sensical . . . BUT I LOVE IT AND I DON’T KNOW WHY . . . . . . . . . . .
So, please do me and the world a favor and vote for mr. tastyhills’ design ‘Cross-section’ at DBH!
I’d really like to continue to post about more designs I’ve been digging. This one’s for starters.
DBH10K tee: warm colors on black + white
September 6, 2008 | Filed Under Annie, Chris, DBH10K Contest, Our Artwork | 1 Comment
Forgive me for the tardy post! Here are some color variations of warmish colors on black tee and white. I’m going to play around a little more and upload some more soon. Yay!
If you haven’t yet, please vote at Design By Humans!
