DO (this) TOUR PROJECT

Finished up a big project with the Fuse Marketing agency, HQ'ed in Burlington, VT. One of their clients is Mountain Dew, and the long running Dew Tour is falls under that umbrella. They've asked me to collaborate with them for a couple of years now and it finally worked out for 2017. I partnered up with a long-time collaborator and friend, Andy Mueller, of Lakai and The Quiet Life, for the project. We curated the on-site Green Label Gallery, created one-off mono-prints, graphics, three limited-edition prints and did some live painting at the Long Beach, CA, event ( June 15th-18th). It was a great experience thanks to the awesome staff at Fuse... super professional, personable and they dug the work. Below are a couple images from the project.

"MARKS; A BLACK & WHITE EXHIBITION"

Bend has gathered a talented group of top drawers and asked them create black and white pieces that will travel to several cities as a group show entitled "Marks; A Black & White Exhibition.” Check this line-up:

Evan Hecox
James Jarvis
Andy Jenkins
Henry Jones
Randy Laybourne
Nathan Lewis
John McGuire
Travis Millard
Jason Polan
Michael Sieben

The premiere of the "Marks" series is currently hanging at the Seeing Things Gallery in San Jose. If you're in the area, you can check it out until June 3rd. If you are interested in seeing and/or buying any of the artwork, they will be available on the Seeing Things Store, 5/25. Big thanks go out to the man behind Seeing Things, Jai Tanju.

UNRATED MAGAZINE

Unrated Magazine interviewed me about "What Happened" and creativity in general. Check it out here. Thanks go out to, Benjamin Benichou and Alexander Lendrum. Photo, Tobin Yelland.

BEND PRESS + THE QUIET LIFE

Head over to The Quiet Life online shop to check out the collab we did — Bend Press + The Quiet Life. It's a celebration of the book, "What Happened." There are tees, hats, pencils, pins, etc. Dig it.

MONSTER CHILDREN BUMP

You can read an interview I did with Jason Crombie on the Monster Children site. We talked writing and my book, "What Happened' -- which you can buy in the Bend Shop. A big thanks to Monster Children for supporting me since MC issue 1. Thank you Campbell, Hollywood, Crombie and Chris.

"WHAT HAPPENED" RELEASE EVENT

We're having a book release and signing at the Quiet Life store on Saturday, March 25th. In addition, the Bend Press + Quiet Life special collab items will be on display and for sale, along with the original Travis Millard illustrations from the book. The Quiet Life Store, 5627 N. Figueroa, LA 90042. Come by by and shoot the shit with us.

WHAT HAPPENED

Bend Press Project #25 is now available in the Bend Store.

"What Happened is a collection of stories by Andy Jenkins with Illustrations by Travis Millard. Most of the collection is from Bender a regular column in Monster Children magazine (Australia)."
First Printing 2017. 8.5" x 5.5", 56 pages, perfect bound.

MISTAKE 11/9/2016

THE MASTER CLUSTER RECOUNTS

Chloe Dewberry wrote a really cool piece on the Master Cluster and the magazines we published and destroyed (haha). Check it out over on the Opening Ceremony site.

OUTSIDE THE LINES TOO

I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute to an amazing project. A coloring book curated by Souris Hong, "Outside The Lines Too." I will be signing it along with a bunch of the other contributors at MOCA in LA this weekend. Pretty neat project. Check this link to Installation Magazine article.

LOOKING BACK

Always loved Andy Takakjian's graphic direction for Mark Gonzales.

ACTION

RIP, ORNETTE COLEMAN, JAZZ LIBERATOR

ANOTHER LOST VID; CHOCOLATE 20 YEAR