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.

Ad Sighting: Yankee Candle & Jolee's Boutique

Boston Terriers are great sales dogs. Place them in your product advertisements to add instant appeal! Here are two I discovered just this week:

This happy pup was smiling out from a co-worker's Yankee Candle fundraiser catalog. Needless to say, I had to purchase a votive collection. Its powers of cuteness were irresistible, besides it was for a good cause. I can use the delightfully scented candles to mask the odor of potent BT flatulence.

Today, I happened upon this BT while browsing a local craft store. It graces the packaging of a Jolee's Boutique Easy Image transfer product for fabrics. Use it to customize a shirt for your own Mugsy dog.

I apologize for the lack of posts. It's certainly not for the lack of sightings though! I have a large backlog of saved sightings for you to enjoy in the near future.

Introduction & Welcome

Ever since Mugsy (see sidebar) joined our family, I started to notice Boston Terriers emerging from the woodwork; they appear in commercials, magazine ads, books, artwork, craft, movies, etc. They seem to be everywhere. I'm not entirely sure if they've just generally increased in popularity since the time period when we adopted him, or if as a result of having him I just began to really take note of their appearance. It always makes me smile to see them and brings back fond memories of our first Boston Terrier. As a result of his influence and the affection I still hold for him, I tend to refer to dogs of his breed as "Mugsy dogs," hence the title of this blog. While Mugsy has passed on, his mantle of canine silliness has been bequeathed to our two younger Boston Terriers, Kali and Tigger.

This blog is a place for me to highlight all of my sightings of various Mugsy dogs in popular culture, media of all kinds, art, and craft. If you happen to also love this wonderful breed, I hope you'll drop by from time to time to see what new Mugsy dog sightings I've documented, and if you have sighted some Mugsy dogs yourself please feel free to comment and let me know about them.