Treasure Chest of Art

Brent Engstrom created these b-movie monster Garbage Pail Kid sketch cards for a medical benefit:

The Treasure Chest of Art is a very special event for the 10th Anniversary Expo in September. Benefitting the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, this limited edition sketch card collection will feature dozens of talented artists from across the world, many of whom will be at our show throughout the weekend. Limited to only 100, each individually hand-crafted Treasure Chest of Art contains 50 original and randomly inserted black & white as well as color works of art in trading card form. Each chest is numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. We are very grateful to Lucasfilm who has supported this charity project by approving the use of Star Wars™ sketches within the set. Card subject matter includes but is not limited to Star Wars™.

Each Treasure Chest is made to order & handcrafted in the USA of the finest hardwood. A complete list of participating artists will be included in each Chest. Every card is protected by an Ultra Pro Top Loader and sealed in a plastic sleeve. Each chest is hand packaged with the greatest of care.

100% of the net proceeds from the Treasure Chest of Art, less expenses, go to the POTCF. We are offering you an opportunity to purchase your own unique chest for $395.00. That’s less than $8.00 per card! There is a mandatory down payment of $50.00, followed by regular monthly payments, with final payment due prior to the Sept. 2010 Expo. You may also pay in full with one payment. All amounts are non refundable.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

Garnage Pail Kid commissions by Layron DeJarnette

The Dread Pirate Roberts and an ROUS from Princess Bride, and Beastman and Evil-Lyn enjoy some bondage in these Garbage Pail Kid commissions by Layron DeJarnette.

*Previously: Hagrid and Fezzik crush some little people.

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Cassandra Cain as a Garbage Pail Kid (link roundup)

Cassandra Cain as a Garbage Pail Kid - - one of several recent commissions by Brent Engstrom.

And a few more links:

1. Reddit hired Oatmeal to illustrate a guide explaining how their advertising system works.

2. Cute sketch if you're feeling down about being a cubicle worker.

3. In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes with artwork. (Maybe I should start trading ad space for artwork?)

*Previously: Batgirl gloves.

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Punch-Out/Garbage Pail Kids mashup

King Hippo Garbage Pail Kid by Brent Engstrom. One of several recently-completed commission he posted here.

*Previously: Punch-Out-style concert t-shirt.

*Buy Garbage Pail Kids cards at eBay.

Calvin and Hobbes and Mola Ram as Garbage Pail Kids

Calvin and Hobbes and Mola Ram as Garbage Pail Kids by Brett Engstrom, who also made a Grimlock.

*Previously: Homemade Hobbes.

*Buy Indiana Jones posters at eBay.

Layron DeJarnette's Garbage Pail Kid illustrations

Han Solo, Darth Maul, and Beastman as Garbage Pail Kids by Layron DeJarnette. The Star Wars cards were commissions, and Beastman is for a show next month at Gallery 1988. Via.

*Previously: The Alien as a Garbage Pail Kid.

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The Alien as a Garbage Pail Kid

Xenomorph, Frodo, and Shelob as Garbage Pail Kids by Brett Engstrom. He posted a few more recent commissions here, including Jack Sparrow, and will draw one for you for $40.

*Previously: Lego Alien Queen.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

He-Man and Skeletor, Garbage Pail Kid-style

Garbage Pail Kids artist John Pound created some new clothing for Stussy. I didn't see an obvious link to the clothing,but Stussy posted a long interview with Pound. For example:

STUSSY: What were some of your inspirations for those drawings?
POUND: Some of it was coming directly from Art Spiegalman’s idea of what would be good, and what would really push people’s buttons. He wanted it nasty and disgusting, and angry and rebellious. All the wrong stuff basically. At the time I thought, ‘Oh Well, I could do this, this is something I wouldn’t have even thought of doing at the time” cause I had my head in this weird place of fantasy art. Years later I realized something in my background too, about being familiar with kids. My mom had run a nursery school/monastery school in southern California, so I was around this. That’s a weird influence too.

Read the whole thing here. Pound drew He-Man and Skeletor as a commission. Via.

*Previously: Order a personalized Garbage Pail Kids card.

*Buy Masters of the Universe Toys at eBay.

Order a personalized Garbage Pail Kid card (link roundup)

Brent Engstrom is selling custom Garbage Pail Kid cards.

And a few more links:

1. Albinos that have the misfortune of being born in Tanzania are often slaughtered, hacked to pieces, and sold to witch doctors, who use the body parts to make potions. Read more at The Economist. Via Tucker Stone, whose weekly summary of The Economist is one of my favorite things on the web.

2. 30% of books sold for Amazon's Kindle now cost more than $10. Makes sense. If someone's dumb enough to buy one of those things...

3. There's a corruption investigation going on England, concerning the House of Lords. Specifically, someone actually named Lord Snape. Via.

4. 14-year-old boy was arrested for impersonating a police officer. After he managed to spend a day on patrol with another officer. Via.

*Previously: Sarah Palin as a Garbage Pail Kid.

*Buy "Wacky Packages" the book at Amazon.

Sarah Palin Garbage Pail Kids card

Sarah Palin as a Garbage Pail Kid = Sarah Cuda. I've seen this uploaded at various sites on the web, but none hinting as to authorship. Via.

*Previously: Sarah Cuda hunting bow.

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