1. 23 May


    finally float-framed greg ruth’s PEEK art of aya portrayed by miyuki kuwano from the THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI release by the CRITERION COLLECTION. this illustration is in the booklet that accompanies the Blu-ray/DVD. photo by chris anthony diaz

    finally float-framed greg ruth’s PEEK art of aya portrayed by miyuki kuwano from the THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI release by the CRITERION COLLECTION. this illustration is in the booklet that accompanies the Blu-ray/DVD. photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  2. 22 May


    my guilty pleasure! all at once, simon hanselmann’s characters crack me up and appall me! photo by chris anthony diaz

    my guilty pleasure! all at once, simon hanselmann’s characters crack me up and appall me! photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  3. 21 May


    in white-ink, bill sienkiewicz signed his awesome pop-up, fold-out artwork of GODZILLA released by the CRITERION COLLECTION. photo by chris anthony diaz

    in white-ink, bill sienkiewicz signed his awesome pop-up, fold-out artwork of GODZILLA released by the CRITERION COLLECTION. photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  4. 21 May


    tula lotay ’yo! photos by chris anthony diaz

    http://tulalotay.com/

     

  5. 21 May


    finally got a geof darrow original for the collection and a signature! photos by chris anthony diaz

     

  6. 20 May


    thank you david clayton! photo by chris anthony diaz

    thank you david clayton! photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  7. 20 May


    finally! after 16 years, i have all the hernandez brothers’ signatures on the LOVE & ROCKETS TEN YEAR poster!!! i love the line work, colors and design of this poster — will keep it forever! photo by chris anthony diaz

    finally! after 16 years, i have all the hernandez brothers’ signatures on the LOVE & ROCKETS TEN YEAR poster!!! i love the line work, colors and design of this poster — will keep it forever! photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  8. 16 May


    when i saw CHANCE PRESS publisher jordan hurder at APE 2011, he comped me a copy of FURLQUMP by brett harder. (by the way, thanks very much jordan!) i finally got around to reading it and liked how absurd it is. the illustrations took me a little getting used to, but there’s no lack of effort on harder’s part, especially his vibrant use of color to punctuate his charmingly loopy characters. a nice attention to detail: the paperback copy has a hand-sewn spine, and it is one of three different editions jordan released. click link below for details. photo by chris anthony diaz http://chancepress.com/updatesnews/2012/11/29/furlqump-by-brett-harder

    when i saw CHANCE PRESS publisher jordan hurder at APE 2011, he comped me a copy of FURLQUMP by brett harder. (by the way, thanks very much jordan!) i finally got around to reading it and liked how absurd it is. the illustrations took me a little getting used to, but there’s no lack of effort on harder’s part, especially his vibrant use of color to punctuate his charmingly loopy characters. a nice attention to detail: the paperback copy has a hand-sewn spine, and it is one of three different editions jordan released. click link below for details. photo by chris anthony diaz

    http://chancepress.com/updatesnews/2012/11/29/furlqump-by-brett-harder

     

  9. 15 May


    kevinwada: Here we have a not-so-recent commission by mister Chris Diaz, who I got to meet at APE 2012 and was nice enough to do a feature about me and my showing at APE on his blog.   He was such a sweet heart and commissioned four small pieces of me of which I have done only HALF.  Cause I’m a monster.  And he’s eternally patient and understanding.  I have so much work to do and he has been great and I don’t want him to think I’ve forgotten him because I have not.  The piece is of Maggie Cheung from In The Mood For Love.  The likeness isn’t as close as I would have wanted it but I’m so happy with the overall piece.  These small APE commissions really give me a chance to explore and experiment and I think this one was a success.  What say all of you? :P thanks kevin, look forward to the remaining two commissions! :)

    kevinwada:

    Here we have a not-so-recent commission by mister Chris Diaz, who I got to meet at APE 2012 and was nice enough to do a feature about me and my showing at APE on his blog.  

    He was such a sweet heart and commissioned four small pieces of me of which I have done only HALF.  Cause I’m a monster.  And he’s eternally patient and understanding.  I have so much work to do and he has been great and I don’t want him to think I’ve forgotten him because I have not.  The piece is of Maggie Cheung from In The Mood For Love.  The likeness isn’t as close as I would have wanted it but I’m so happy with the overall piece.  These small APE commissions really give me a chance to explore and experiment and I think this one was a success.  What say all of you? :P

    thanks kevin, look forward to the remaining two commissions! :)

     

  10. 9 May


    david choe was a good sport signing this portrait i took of him from a gallery reception of his. it probably helped too that i asked my cute co-worker shannon to have him sign this photo! i like where he signed too, looks like a neck tattoo! photo by chris anthony diaz

    david choe was a good sport signing this portrait i took of him from a gallery reception of his. it probably helped too that i asked my cute co-worker shannon to have him sign this photo! i like where he signed too, looks like a neck tattoo! photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  11. 7 May


    john porcellino’sTHERAPY accordion fold comic put out by B.ü.L.b. COMIX, geneva 2003. photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  12. 29 Apr


    i think PLOY is pen-ek ratanaruang’s most accomplished film even though i like LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE and NYMPH a lot. pen-ek also wrote the script, so the film is entirely his vision as far it was solely his idea to begin with. you definitely have to be patient watching it, but the payoffs are extraordinary once you catch on what’s happening cinematically. the score is awesome too and by THE PHOTO STICKER MACHINE, my favorite thai group. the cast and the art direction are very solid but nothing i adore with all my heart, and yet the film wins me over completely since the story, the acting and the direction are so strong. anyways, i got the movie flyer above signed by pen-ek from a recent san francisco appearance of his, before i had seen PLOY the following weekend after pen-ek’s appearance. now, his signature on this very well-designed movie poster (i love the close-up and the typography with the pink accent and white negative space) of my favorite film of pen-ek’s means so much to me!  photo by chris anthony diaz ***THE SHED’s 700th post***

    i think PLOY is pen-ek ratanaruang’s most accomplished film even though i like LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE and NYMPH a lot. pen-ek also wrote the script, so the film is entirely his vision as far it was solely his idea to begin with. you definitely have to be patient watching it, but the payoffs are extraordinary once you catch on what’s happening cinematically. the score is awesome too and by THE PHOTO STICKER MACHINE, my favorite thai group. the cast and the art direction are very solid but nothing i adore with all my heart, and yet the film wins me over completely since the story, the acting and the direction are so strong. anyways, i got the movie flyer above signed by pen-ek from a recent san francisco appearance of his, before i had seen PLOY the following weekend after pen-ek’s appearance. now, his signature on this very well-designed movie poster (i love the close-up and the typography with the pink accent and white negative space) of my favorite film of pen-ek’s means so much to me!  photo by chris anthony diaz

    ***THE SHED’s 700th post***

     

  13. 25 Apr


    out-of-print angie wang awesomeness: THUNDER IN THE HEART. photo by chris anthony diaz

    out-of-print angie wang awesomeness: THUNDER IN THE HEART. photo by chris anthony diaz

     

  14. 24 Apr


    simon hanselmann broadsheet newspaper from FLOATING WORLD COMICS for only $8 out the door. photo by chris anthony diaz  http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/main/2013/02/04/st-owls-bay-wet-swords-by-simon-hanselmann/

    simon hanselmann broadsheet newspaper from FLOATING WORLD COMICS for only $8 out the door. photo by chris anthony diaz 

    http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/main/2013/02/04/st-owls-bay-wet-swords-by-simon-hanselmann/

     

  15. 23 Apr


    my smart phone had problems uploading my photo to FLICKR and corrupted the file. it looks cool though! photo by chris anthony diaz and SAMSUNG GALAXY S SPRINT 4G

    my smart phone had problems uploading my photo to FLICKR and corrupted the file. it looks cool though! photo by chris anthony diaz and SAMSUNG GALAXY S SPRINT 4G