It has been a rather long time since I have updated anything; I have just been so busy, I finally finished this long project. 432 pages, 217 spreads, and 72 signatures later I am able to update this and let people know what has happened in the last couple weeks:

My younger brother Mike had his birthday. He is a very talented guitar player. In my family we have some rather odd traditions one of them being we don’t really every have cake on birthdays instead we eat cupcakes. Also the tradition is that the birthday boy has to eat his cupcake all at once. Which is funny and a little obnoxious, but it is still good fun..

Mike and his new guitar
Cupcake tradition

In less then a week the weather in Minneapolis went from 50s to about 0, it is so cold here, it sucks. I cant take the bitter dry cold of the Midwest to well. I do love the first big snowfall of the year, I get very excited and start to think of winters past and snowboarding. I really miss snowboarding.

Snow finally

The next couple weeks for be are going to be a little intense as well. I have to get everything set up for a show, set up a ton of shit for another show coming up (more details soon to come), and try and figure out my living situation… crap I need a vacation…

///UPDATE///
a few pictures of the book in production:

Igen Digital Press so cool

The cuts

One thick brick

Heavy

Time for the Bindery

It is November 9th and still the weather has been rather nice... I can't complain things have been good, keeping busy with a massive project and still finding time to ride my bike before the snow and ice come...

The other night I went on a little adventure, i road my bike down to the "walking bridge" in downtown. While down around that area i found a great spot with beautiful brick work, old and aged... i took a picture of the Gold Medal Flour sign at nigh, i love type, i couldn't just pass up capturing some type.

Bricks
Gold Medal Flour

The grass is still green here, and the colors everywhere are just amazing. I love this time of year, it is to bad the fall is so short here in Minneapolis...

Green grass
Tree's Color

I have been crazy busy. my big project has been taking up so much of my time. Here is a little picture of the knowledge map that i created for this project.

• the whole shabang
• Detail

I had an enjoyable time with my friend Aaron Draplin, I was able to go out and enjoy some of the finer dinning establishments in Minnesota . The Ideal Dinner was excellent, this place was full of nostalgia, and to top that off Aaron and I ended up at Mickey's Dinner in St. Paul. Some great food and wonderful people.

I am looking forward to tomorrow i get my bike back with a whole new wheel set, not to bad since i will be biking around in the snow shortly.

Big shout out to:
The DDC
Seth Walker
and George Katz