Sea Creatures are Cool

This is a new book from McSweeney's that my friend Kaz told me about. It's called Animals of the Ocean, in Particular the Giant Squid. A couple of years ago I made up a story about a clam named Fred who gets a job as a gardener at a palace run by a magical underwater sea goat named Ernesto. But I'm sure this book is more interesting. It promises to have squids, too, which is a bonus.

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Recently, I went to the Hammer in Westwood to check out an exhibit by Gert and Uwe Tobias. The exhibit didn't have my favorite pieces of theirs, some of which I've posted above. Gert and Uwe are Romanian twin brothers who do large scale woodcuts in really bright colors. They work folk tales and imagery from their native Transylvania into their art. You can see images of their work here and here.