What’s a Kickstarter campaign?
It’s a way for people to fund creative ideas and get something back. The kids call it “crowd sourcing”. Keen. Win win win!

I’m looking to raise $5000, and there’s lots of cool rewards including AN EXCLUSIVE Kickstarter-funder ONLY Sock Puppet Portrait of:
“Starski the Kickstartin Horse!”

I know times is tough, and if you can’t support (and get cool stuff for it!) you can’t – but the other or additional super helpful thing is if you just take a second to re-post this to your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or whatever magical social device and flavor you prefer. Seriously, it helps just to spread the word. Let’s take over the world with Sock Puppet Portraits!

The rewards aren’t meant to be PBS-style, either. These are value rewards – stuff that you can’t get anywhere else, set up to be better deals than usual. No tote bags and soap bars here!

As you can read about in detail, the nine new puppet portraits are set to be the cast of a series of novels I’m writing that describe this huge mythology, which the Sock Puppet Portraits are from that I’ve been thinking up since the second grade. It would be a dream come true to start telling this story and share it with the world. And who doesn’t like dreams come true? You’re on the ground floor here, people!

Truly and trulier: thanks for your time, for anything that you can give or any way in which you can help spread the word. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Never forget: YOU ARE AWESOME.

lovemarty

Eat it, Parks Department! Yay for small victories!

Hi friends and curious enemies,

I just posted a small version of the MENU from this year’s restaurant-themed HOLIDAY BOOTH at the Union Square Market! Click on over to the SOCK PUPPET PORTRAITS section to get a gander at the scope of all 52 of the “OFFICIAL” Sock Puppet Portraits I’ve created thus far. I’ve also added an incomplete “History of the Sock Puppet Portraits” at the bottom of the page.

Of course, everyone isn’t currently available for sale, but I am making an effort to add more and more SINGLE PIECES for just TEN DOLLARS at my Etsy store. Please let me know if there’s someone you’re looking for!

e-mail sockpuppetportraits(at)martystuff(dot)com with any questions!

lovemarty

Check out this adorable-ness. I VERY RARELY sell any originals, I can inscribe these, I will only be able to make 30 or so, as that’s how many of these frames still exist…

A bunch of new One-of-a-kind Sock Puppets!
Canvases!
More discounted trios!
Mediums now only $18!

Go there to get the latest Icy Winter Deals!

What’s more?
This March, for the first time in five years, I plan to OFFICIALLY RETIRE about 20 of the existing Sock Puppet Portraits! Many of the upcoming Retirees are in the mix! More news on this madness soon, lots more sale items!

lovemarty

“BALDERDASH!” you say. To which I reply, “I’m not sure what you mean by that…”
http://www.etsy.com/shop/martystuff

Seriously though, this is freeing me up for cool excitements. I can make and list and sell things much more quickly. Check it out now!

For the first time ever – WHITE BOOK DRAWINGS as well as a new frame style for OLD TIMEY AUTOMATONS! Also, be the first to grab some SCUBA DIVERs and AMELIA EARHARTs. And keep your eyes on the shop, I’ll be adding pieces as often as possible, and some things will ONLY be available on Etsy…I plan to send out bulletins just about new stuff on a slightly more regular basis. So get yourself appropriately excited and/or disappointed…

And of course there will be several One-of-a-kind Sock Puppets on there, too!

Are you on Etsy? Put me in your circle, favorite me, and let me know how to better promote via Etsy! I’m really excited to lean heavily on my Etsy shop and offer special limited edition pieces online.

i realize that this is only a fraction of the FIFTY TWO puppet portraits I now make, let me know if there is someone you desperately want and I’ll try to make it available…

THEN ORDER IT BEFORE DECEMBER 10, silly-pants!

HOURS
November 18 – December 24 (Thanksgiving is off, gotta have that turkey-bird)
In general we open around 10am and close around 7pm. Hours get extended on weekends and as we get closer to Mighty Present Day. SLAY BELLS RING!

Come and visit, bring us barrels and mountains of high fives and good cheer and coffee and monkey drawings.

All of my crazy art and ideas will be contained in a nifty DINER-STYLED booth design! Complete with a crazy menu and nifty paper hats! What?! Follow me on TWITTER for pictures! (and coupons…) for updates as we build this week!
YES.

And you know what?
FREE DINER HATS FOR ANYONE WHO PURCHASES A CANVAS OR A PUPPET! Or asks for one!