Art Sighting: Bryn Perrott

Bryn Perrott works in the venerable tradition of woodcutting, using chisels to carve out patterns in slabs of wood. She then inks the wood to reveal her cuts in sharp relief. She talks about her work in an interview at Nine Bullets. Although she tends to favor the style and subjects common to American traditional tattoos, she also is fond of illustrating (wo)man's best friend, especially the Boston Terrier.

Based in Morgantown, WV she hones her craft at Wild Zero Studios. Her work is also featured on the cover of the new LP by Lucero, entitled Texas and Tennessee. Although she doesn't seem to have an official website, you can find the majority of her work on her Tumblr blog DeerJerk, and her artwork is featured on apparel and jewelry over at Shirts and Destroy. She also has a Twitter account under DeerFaceKilla.

Etsy Sighting: Multiple Personality

Sara Harvey works in various media and styles. She paints, makes adorable plushies, designs, illustrates, and even hunts zombies on the side. I'm venturing to guess that this is why she has chosen to title her Etsy shop Multiple Personality. I'm featuring her work because BTs frequently wander their way into her both flat and slightly squishy pieces.

Best Friends

BT Pillow Plush

(She does not currently have any of these BT Plushies in stock, but you could inquire via Etsy convo to see if she will have more available.)

Book Sighting: Photojojo!

Boston Terriers seem to be popular with the crafty crowd. I'm not alone in this observation. My second book feature is thus appropriately another craft book.

Photojojo! published by Potter Craft includes projects and ideas to both enliven your photos and the ways in which you display and share them. Learn how to make household objects into unique photo stands and how to transfer photos onto such things as cupcakes, walls, and even your own skin (temporarily). One of the methods suggested to get some interesting perspectives is the doggie cam which involves attaching a camera to your canine friend. In this case, that camera is manned (dogged?) by none other than a Mugsy dog:

This particular BT also makes appearances throughout the book, for example in this awesome little accordion album, so keep your eyes peeled!

Book Cover Sighting: Paper + Craft

While at the art supply store the other day, I noticed a book with a Mugsy dog bedecked with a handmade party hat on its cover. The book is Paper + Craft published by Chronicle Books. It features a number of sweet, whimsical projects to make out of paper. If you're at all familiar with Etsy, you'll notice many themes common to the more promoted shops from that site included in this book, for example the ever-present mustache and bunting. There are some great ideas here for party decor and ways to spruce up your gift packages too. The Boston Terrier on the cover does make at least one more appearance in the book, so while browsing through at your local bookstore, be sure to keep an eye our for him!