Pi Day Designs Get Some Attention:)

Mudge Studios Pi in the Sky Zazzle Shop

Check out Mudge Studios Pi in the Sky Gear for those that celebrate Pi Day every March 14th- or more specifically honoring Pi Day at 1:59 PM- that's 3.14159. Showcasing Mudge's Pi Day Shop is the symbol Pi infused into the sky of van Gogh's Starry Night. On this special starry nite, We dream that Pi Day never ends.

Thought I'd post Some Good News as I had just got an email from Zazzle letting us know that they are featuring one of Mudge Studios Pi Day designs. The Pi Day art selected is from Our Pi Symbol Rounds collection at Zazzle. The Zazzle email reads as follows: 

"Congratulations, Pi in the Sky!

Your product, Pi Day Symbol Rounds, has been hand-picked as an example of creativity at its finest. Out of thousands of products on Zazzle, yours was chosen for being one of the best!

As a reward, your design will be added to a feed and featured on the Today's Best page within the next couple of days. This means you, your product, and your store will be center stage!
You're part of a talented group of artists on Zazzle, so be sure to share your success and spread the good news!"

Today's Best at Zazzle

Too funny. I just got another email from one of our other POD shops about another Pi Day Design at RedBubble. Looks like the anticipation for Pi Day is starting to Ramp Up. Looks like they have discovered Mudge Studios' Wanna piece of this Pi? t-shirt. This Pi Day design features a fiesty Pi Symbol ready to duke it out. That's right- if you want your piece of the Pi, then you are going to have to work for it. The images below illustrated the Pi Day design mentioned.

RedBubble Pi Day Designs by Mudge Studios

Red Bubble's email read: "Your work, Wanna Piece of This Pi is on the Redbubble homepage today. One of our homepage curators picked your image because they thought it was brilliant. Every day we add a handpicked selection of works to the homepage, and our new design allows visitors to look back through previous days' selections, which means your work will be getting attention well past today.
So, tell the world you're famous! Today's the day to tell Facebook, Twitter, your mom, and anyone who will listen that Redbubble thinks you're pretty awesome - and you have a primo spot on our homepage to prove it!"
Seems a little over the top, but we'll accept the attention that should come with being selected.

You Wanna Piece of This Pi at RedBubble

Also- see our large variety of Pi Day buttons which feature all of our Pi Day Art on both round and square buttons at Our Zazzle shops. Our variety of Pi Day Designs include: Kiss Me I'm Pirish which Celebrate Pi Day and St. Patty's Day on both March 14 and March 17 with just one very cool Pi-rish Party Shirt by Mudge Studios. Our Kiss Me I'm Pirish features a green shamrock complete with multiple Pi symbols and the dates 3.14 and 3.17. In this economy it certainly makes sense to buy a multi-use party shirt like this. These days, Who can afford to buy two shirts for March holidays that are celebrated within three days of one other ... anymore?

Also check out, Our Fun Pi is my Co-"pi"lot shirts and gift ideas featuring Pi with wings and the slogan Pi is my copilot with Pi carried out to many decimal places. 

Arrr.. our Funny Pi-rate Gear with the Pi symbol as a swashbuckling pirate armed with eye patch, sword, peg leg and of course a parrot will make for a great way to celebrate the awesomeness that is Pi. 

Our Variety of Pi Day Ornament Designs by Mudge Studios have just been posted for sale. Celebrate the Awesomeness that is Pi with these Cool Pi Day Gift Ideas. Actually, Why wait for Pi Day? Pi Day should be everyday. Pi in the Sky, Pi is My Constant, Pi Pirate, I Like Pi, Pi is Irrational, I moustache you a question... is there any more Pi? and More.

Pi Day Buttons at Our Zazzle Shop

Thanks for Shopping our Pi in the Sky Gift Shop featuring unique gift ideas for the math teacher, the mathlete, math student, geek, nerd and arithmatic lovers of all ages.

ESPN FAN Gear at CafePress

Welcome to Mudge Studios New ESPN FAN Shop at CafePress There is probably nothing out there as popular as sports, here in America. Americans play all types of sports at so many levels and variations starting with programs for the little kids on thru middle school, high school, university and collegiate. Then there's semi-pro and of course, don't forget the multitude of professional leagues such as the NFL , MLB, NBA, NHL- only to name just a few. I remember growing up and waiting every weekend to catch the Wide World of Sports Broadcast on ABC.  For me that was decades ago- maybe sometime during the mid 70's. These days it's all about the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. That's right, since 1979, ESPN has been covering so many of our favorite sports. Through the Years, ESPN has continued to expand its sports network by adding shows such as: SportsCenter, ESPN College Football, ESPN GameDay, ESPN College Basketball , ESPNU, SportsNation, Mike and Mike, Around the Horn, Pardon the Interruption, Baseball Tonight, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Fantasy Football. You named the sport and ESPN has it covered. With ESPN vast network, the sports fan always has a way to keep informed about their favorite sport whether it be on cable tv, sports radio or streamed via the internet. We love our ESPN! Thanks to a special licensing agreement between ESPN and CafePress, Mudge Studios is able to bring you some cool ESPN Sports fan Merch. All of our ESPN Sports Fan Art, except for the official ESPN logos of course, was created by Mudge who has also done a vast amount of Sports Art featured on officially licensed Major League Sports products such as t-shirts, pennants, sports magazines and in the sports section of his local newspaper for 20 plus years. So, whether you play sports or just love to watch them on your favorite ESPN Broadcasts, checkout our large variety of Awesome ESPN Sports Fan Designs on t-shirts, stickers, hats, refrigerator magnets and other misc. novelties.
We thank you for shopping our ESPN Fan Shop. Please tell all of the Sports Fanatics in your family or circle of friends and co-workers.

I Do Watch ESPN Baseball Jersey

Funny example of just one of our ESPN Text Tees. No, I'm not a professional sports analyst, but I do watch ESPN. Because Of ESPN Sports Center, I am considered a Sports Guru and a Genius. ESPN fan merch is made by sports fans for the sports fan.

Abraham Lincoln's B-Day is Feb. 12th!

Caricature of Abraham Lincoln Stovepipe Hat at RedBubble

February is already here. Those of us that are Abraham Lincoln fans know what that means. That's right, it's his birthday! Abe was born on the 12th of the month during the year of 1809. Abraham Lincoln is a historically important person- especially in regard to the shaping of our country. Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as one of country's Greatest Presidents that have ever lived.  When surveyed about who was the Greatest President, scholars  rank Abe in the top three along with George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

I Heart Abe Caricature by Mudge at Skreened.com

To this day, Abraham Lincoln also remains as one of the most recognizable of our U.S. Presidents. Many of us refer to him by his nickname- "Honest Abe. Abraham Lincoln did so much during his lifetime. It is a shame that Abe was assassinated shortly after having been elected to his second term. Abraham Lincoln had so much more that he wanted to do for his Great Country. America would go into mourning. 

Abe Lincoln Caricature Shot Glass at CafePress.com

When many of us think of Abe, we often recall being a student in history class and learning of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, The Civil War, The Emancipation Proclamation and of course The Gettysburg Address. This is only a very short list- Check out Wikipedia for a beautifully laid out synopsis of Abraham Lincoln's Life. There are also countless books about our 16th President of the United States of America with some covering his life, accomplishments, vision, conspiracy and controversy. I'll have some links to some great Amazon books to your right.

WWALD by Mudge Studios at Zazzle.com

Abraham Lincoln is not only a fascinating figure, but he is also very unique in his appearance.  I thought it would be fun to do some sepia tone sketches of Abe. I ended up creating a caricature portrait of Abraham Lincoln. An Abe caricature with and one without his iconic stovepipe hat. I also have the American Flag of his day serving as the backdrop.  I have have posted several Abe designs in my Mudge Studios Shops at CafePress, Zazzle, Skreened and RedBubble. You'll find a variety of Abraham Lincoln t-shirts, posters, stickers and other gift items for Abe Fans of all ages. One popular design is  What Would Abe Lincoln Do? by Mudge Studios. Actually, that is a really good question. What Would Lincoln do?  If Lincoln were around today, I'd bet that Abe would lead our country out of this quagmire and back to the Greatness. that this once proud country is accustomed to. I hope that you are an Abe Fan too.

Abe Lincoln Fan Hat by mudgestudios

Epoch Dinosaur Battle

A couple of years ago, we had lost power for a couple of days. It is amazing just how dependent that we have become on electricity to provide all of those creature comforts that we all seem to have taken for granted. We did however have a generator since we had to buy one during the great ice storm of 2009. We were with out power for over a week with that storm- while some in neighboring towns went without for two weeks.  At that time, we were thinking a new Ice Age was soon upon us.

Another Design inspired by the 2009 Ice Storm

Basically, we ran the generator for a couple of hours early in the morning and at 5:00 PM so that we could get the house up to temperature and prepare our meals.  I had no intention of running my Power Mac and our LCD TV on it. The weather was unseasonably warm with plentiful sunshine. I was comfortable with a heavy sweater and a blanket over my legs. As my computer wasn't available for use during the work day, I literally went back to the drawing board. Because I pretty much do everything digitally these days, It had been quite a few years since I had really devoted any serious time sketching and drawing on real paper using actual pencils and pens. I knew that this was going to be fun because I had no deadlines looming at this time.  I was inspired to just sketch, so I just put pencil to paper and started doodling. Of course, I just had to render some dinos, which were pretty much my favorite subject matter when I was a kid.

T Rex vs Triceratops Line Drawing

Last week I scanned those sketches from a couple years back and reworked them in Photoshop- making some edits and adding in the color. The dinosaur illustration above depicts a classic confrontation between Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. I imagined a scene having taken place at the dawn of the Cretaceous Period.  In this epic battle, the three horn impales sharp tooth. The T Rex is mortally wounded and the rogue Triceratops goes on to live another day.  After completing the art, I added the title 'Epoch' and posted the designs on a couple of Mudge Studios Pod shops. There, you'll see a variety of Dinosaur t-shirts, stickers, posters, refrigerator magnets and other novelties. I'll post some links to these dino items below.

T Rex vs Triceratops T-Shirt at Zazzle

T Rex vs Triceratops Tee at RedBubble