This Blog is Moving!

I'm making some changes! This blog will be very seldom updated, and maybe only occasionally to send you to the new one. It's been rad in here, and I'm going to leave all this up for anyone who wants to go back and read things (I do sometimes haha)! 

The new blog page for all the info on new Soto prints, apparel, upcoming shows, and everything else is:

www.stormcloudz.com

Thanks everyone! This used to be a great place to discuss things, but FB and Spam killed blogs a long time ago.

Here's a few of my favorite nostalgic posts:

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2006/07/comicon-2006-back-from-san-diego.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2007/04/way-too-long-since-i-last-updated-this.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2007/07/la-dreamin.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2008/12/miami-art-basel-part-1.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2008/10/babytattooville-2008.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2009/10/australia-part-2.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2009/05/londonstolenspace-part-1.html

http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2010/12/miami-2010.html

The Wise

The Wise is the newest Seeker Friend print and will be available March 7th for 24 hours. Artist Jeff Soto shares his inspiration for this print:

"I've always felt the Seeker Friends might be a shamanistic society, worshipping the plants and animals and forces of nature. The Wise is a sage elder, able to harness magic and communicate with the most intelligent animals. The well developed antlers and grey fur are a sign of great age and a symbol of deep respect amongst the Seeker Friends. While plying their craft, these wise shaman also serve as historians, healers and teachers."

The newest Seeker Friend, "The Wise" was inspired by a recent trip to Hawaii. Soto has been interested in tribal cultures and mythology since he was a child, but this visit to Oahu involved many events that got him more involved with the Hawaiian culture, including getting blessed by a Kahuna and learning about the Aumakua- a sacred spirit protector. Said the artist, "I had this idea to mix some of what I experienced in Hawaiian culture with my love of fantasy. I came up with this idea on the drive from Honolulu to the North Shore one evening, and did the sketches on the plane flight back."

"The Wise" is a 6" x 6" UV print on sustainable FSC certified 3/4" plywood. Each comes ready to hang, and is signed and numbered. This is the 13th print in the series of these little creatures.

Available at www.printsonwood.com $25 + shipping. These prints are available starting Thursday March 7th at noon (12:00pm PST) and will be available 24 hours until Friday March 8th at noon (12:00pm PST) . If you order a print during this time, you are guaranteed to receive it. As always, $1 from every print sold goes to plantabillion.org and will plant one tree! We will also continue to give the original away, one lucky buyer will get a surprise in their package!

New wood prints...

We are offering several wood prints this week, read below....

Black Friday Sale- Introducing "The Naughty" and "The Nice"!!!
We have a few changes for the newest Seeker Friends release!

In celebration of the holidays we are releasing our first Seeker Friends set- "The Naughty" and "The Nice"! Because of the holidays we decided to launch December's Seeker Friends a little early and run it longer. This way we can get the orders out to you in plenty of time for the holidays!  We are timing the sale a little differently in order to give everyone a chance during this busy weekend, especially those who are used to purchasing on the first Thursday of the month.

"The Naughty" and "The Nice"
This is a set of two 6" x 6" UV prints on sustainable FSC certified 3/4" plywood. Each comes ready to hang, and is signed and numbered. These are the ninth and tenth prints in the series of these little creatures.  "The Naughty" likes to have fun and break things around the house, while "The Nice" is the peaceful love-bug.

Available at www.printsonwood.com $50 + shipping. These print sets are available starting Thanksgiving Day and through the weekend! The set will be available starting Thursday November 22nd at noon (12:00pm PST) and will be available until Monday November 26th at 11:59pm PST. If you order a set during this time, you are guaranteed to receive it. As always, $1 from every print sold goes to plantabillion.org and will plant one tree! We will also continue to give the original away, in this case there are two originals. Two lucky buyers will get a surprise in their package!

More wood print goodness
In addition to the new Seeker Friends set, we're offering two new prints on wood:

"Memorial to the Forgotten"

This is a 14" x 11" UV print on sustainable FSC certified 3/4" plywood. Comes ready to hang, and is signed and numbered. This is an open timed edition. It will be available starting Thanksgiving Day and through the weekend! The print will be available starting Thursday November 22nd at noon (12:00pm PST) and will be available until Monday November 26th at 11:59pm PST. If you order one during this time, you are guaranteed to receive one. $100 plus shipping. Available at www.printsonwood.com

"Monster"

This is a large, 32" x 24" UV print on sustainable FSC certified 3/4" plywood. Comes ready to hang, and is signed and numbered. This is a small edition of only 10 prints. $600 plus shipping. These will be available starting at noon (PST) on Friday November 23rd. Available at www.printsonwood.com

• Here's a video featuring Jeff Soto talking about the Prints On Wood experience-
https://vimeo.com/printsonwood/jeff-soto

Jeff Soto's "The Candy Eaters" wood print and October contest

 

We are releasing a new print this Thursday- "The Candy Eaters". It is the seventh print in Soto's Seeker Friends set. These prints come out monthly, on the first Thursday of the month.

Soto says, "I chose a Halloween theme for this print because it's been all my daughters talk about lately. It's exciting seeing Halloween through their eyes. The design is two kids ready for a night of trick or treating- I think of them as siblings like my daughters."

Halloween is Soto's favorite holiday and it mixes in perfectly with the world he has created. Past prints in the Seeker Friends set include "The Gardener", "The Menace" and "The Guitarist".

"I have always loved Halloween imagery and decorations" says Soto, "the green skeletons, creepy owls, glowing pumpkins and spiders... I wanted this print to have that traditional feel. I'm old enough to remember when Halloween was not a bunch of plastic Batman and Transformers costumes. I prefer the creepier traditional side of Halloween."

The Candy Eaters
Seeker Friend #7-  Available October 4th
This is a 6" x 6" UV print on sustainable FSC certified 3/4" plywood. Comes ready to hang, and is signed and numbered. This is the seventh print in a series of these little creatures. "The Candy Eaters" was inspired by Soto's two daughters and his own love of Halloween.

This is a timed edition and will be available for one day only! The print will be available starting October 4th at noon PST and will be available for 24 hours. If you order one during this time, you are guaranteed to receive one. As always, $1 from every print sold goes to plantabillion.org and will plant one tree!

We will also continue to give the original painting to one lucky buyer!

Available starting on Thursday, October 4th at noon PST. $25 + shipping, will only be available at: http://www.printsonwood.com

The Seeker Friends October Contest! 
Win a 5' x 5' banner of "The Candy Eaters"

We are giving away four 5' x 5' banners to celebrate Jeff Soto's latest Seeker Friend, "The Candy Eaters". We're running two different contests but the prize is the same! These banners feature Soto's newest painting in the Seeker Friends set, "The Candy Eaters". They are grommeted and ready to hang- perfect to display on your wall for Halloween!

There are two ways to enter:

1. Go to www.allvinylbanners.com and "Like" the page sometime between Thursday October 4th, noon (PST) to Friday October 5th, noon (PST). You'll be automatically entered. Two people will be chosen randomly to win. AllVinylBanners.com is partnered with Prints On Wood for the contest!

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2. Instagram- We want to see where your Seeker Friends live! Are they hanging on a wall? Sitting on a bookshelf? Do they keep you company at work? Do you use them for coasters? Hopefully, the last one is a "no"! Post your photos featuring the Seeker Friends to Instagram sometime between Thursday October 4th, noon (PST) to Friday October 5th, noon (PST). Use the hashtag #seekerfriends and Jeff will pick his two favorite photos.

InstaJeff!

Follow me on Instagram.... My handle is: jeffsotoart

Eddie Vedder Europe Tour Posters

I completed four designs for the recent Eddie Vedder tour, one for each of the venues he played at- Amsterdam, Manchester, London and Portugal. All are editions of 100 and will each be available for $55 + shipping. I've tried to space these out the best I can, however I will be traveling extensively in August/September so I've decided to sell these on days when I am at the studio. Here's the schedule:

E.V. Amsterdam Thursday 8/9/12 noon PST
E.V Manchester Tuesday 8/21/12 noon PST
E.V. London Tuesday 8/28/12 noon PST
E.V. Portugal Friday 8/31/12 noon PST

The first, Amsterdam, will be available at www.potatostamp.com on Thursday August 9th, 2012 at noon.
This is a five color, 16" x 24" print. Signed and numbered edition of 100. $55 + shipping.

"The Guitarist" original art giveaway!

So... we decided to do a fun little thing for "The Guitarist" and every Seeker Friend print we release from here on out. We're giving away the original painting to one lucky person! Everyone who buys "The Guitarist" is automatically entered. One customer will be picked randomly after the sale ends. More info will be available, and some rules apply (we don't want originals to wind up on eBay!). We're going to try this each month, as a thanks to one (super) lucky fan.

The original is acrylic on deckled edged Arches watercolor paper, 5.5" x 5.5", and painted in July 2012.Someone will win this!

As with all the Seeker Friends prints, it is for sale the first Thursday of the month (this month it's August 2nd) starting at noon PST, and available for 24 hours. Please go to www.printsonwood.com . Good luck!