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New Art Print: Choose Your Own Adventure

by Kevin on January 11, 2012

Today I am releasing a new art print in my Etsy shop. It’s called “Adventure”. Here are the details:  18×24 inches / 5 colors / edition of 65 / $40. Go ahead, buy it now!

When I was a kid I used to love reading choose-your-own-adventure style books. These were books in which you’d read along in the story and then at certain points would decide what to do next, flipping to the corresponding page and continuing on. I could steer my way through endless stories as a knight, or a dragon slayer, a samurai, or even a paleontologist. My favorite book had the best first line; “This book is a time machine.” So cool!

My faithful followers already know that this year I’ve been heavily inspired by my son Ethan, who has reminded me of the cool stuff that I loved as a boy. I’ve got another print coming soon in this same vein, and if you liked my dinosaur cutouts then you’ll be happy with this next piece.

Buy a copy of “Adventure” now, and stay tuned for the next print within the next few weeks!

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