Josh Kenyon and Jolby. They continue their proud tradition of making our jaw drop this month with a new Zine and accompanying art exhibit entitled “&1: Everyday Shenanigans.” You can tell by the title that -despite their serious talent- this collection of mustaches, monsters, and plenty more where that came from, is more boisterous than serious. That sense of amusement makes it all the more worth our consideration and your consideration. Should you happen to be in Portland, OR on August 7th, we heartily recommend showing your appreciation in person by popping into the exhibit opening at Artful Goods from 5-8pm for a heaping helping of good-natured nonsense.

Great Star Wars and Full Metal Jacket mash up poster by artist and “graphic satirist” KENYONB. $30 and it’s yours.

Star Wars and Full Metal Jacket is like chocolate and peanut butter… Darth Vader and Private Joker's helmet epitomize the duality of man, or “the Jungian thing, Sir.” And even if you aren't picking up on my FMJ reference, you have to admit this is one badass looking poster. This is printed using clear gloss on matte black for the perfect black on black.

Wanderlust 333 at Wanderlust Gallery in the UK: 33 artists for 33 days, prints available at 3 different prices (3, 33 and 333 GBP respectively). Some great artists represented here including our friend Josh Kenyon. Check it out, great concept and fantastic artwork available for a limited time.

Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, known collectively as Jolby, are launching their first solo show entitled “Home is Where You Make It.” The exhibition tells the story of a boy named William’s adventures in an aging forest filled with musically inclined animals, dark characters, and backdrops for every mood. The project reflects the lives and experiences of the artists, and expresses themes of hope, faith, isolation, and rebirth through a collection of visually striking images. If you’re in San Diego, check them out Subtext starting February 21st. If not, get a taste here.

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Twisted, satirical, and meaningfully offensive, Kenyon B is an unrepentant problem child with skill. Several of his pieces spoofing political figures, McDonalds, homosexual robot C3P0, and more are now on sale at kenyonb.com. While there are only four original pieces up for grabs, there are plenty of limited edition prints available for a great price. To say the designs are eye-catching would be an understatement, and once they have your attention, the ambiguity of the message keeps you thinking.

Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols have been on our radar (as well as each other’s) for quite some time now. While it’s often said that familiarity breeds
contempt, their familiarity has bred nothing but appreciation of the other’s awesome design work. The two talented artists, who have both contributed to some of the same projects, are now a team. As art directors of the Portland and Chicago offices of Tangible Worldwide, Nichols and Kenyon  have teamed up for their first project, a limited run poster promoting Tangible Chicago. To sneaka closer peak at the work being done at the burgeoning interdisciplinary design agency check out their new site and then stop by their online shop to snag yourself a poster before they’re all gone.

No stranger to our pages, Josh Kenyon has been the subject of many quality collaborations on projects with DC Shoes as well as Gibson Guitars, but that doesn’t mean he’s not just as impressive working alone. Kenyon recently posted an update to the illustration section of his personal portfolio site with five new works, all of which can currently be seen on display at the Subtext Store in San Diego as part of the Indelible Expressions of Ink on Paper exhibit, running through August 31st. If you can’t make it to “America’s Finest City”, sneak a peak at the images online.

Boarders and bikers alike are rightfully drawn to designs by the inspired master shoesmiths at DC Shoes. While the company specializes in footwear for the extreme sports set, they're also known for enlisting some of the world's most fertile minds to collaborate on their creations, turning canvas sneakers into canvas works of art. In certain cases it's not always advisable to wear your art where you might get it dirty, so the good folks at the Subtext store in San Diego have decided to make an exhibit out of some of their favorite custom designed footgear. The Kicks exhibition, presented by Subtext and DC Shoes, kicks off on January 25th and features super sweet shoe designs from some of our favorite artist pals like Colby Nichols and Josh Kenyon, amongst many others. So if you're in the San Diego between January 25th and February 7th feel free to check it out as Subtext will be donating 25% of the gallery commissions to the Red Cross to help the families who were affected by the recent Southern California wildfires.

If you’re looking to score major brownies points and do a little good this Christmas, you might consider getting in on the Music Saves Lives Gibson Guitar auction before it’s too late. There’s one more left — the Josh Kenyon-painted, Bad Religion-autographed “Beware of Friends” Les Paul — and there’s only two days before some lucky duck could be strumming away on it on Christmas morning. That little quacker could be you! More info here.

Related: Kenyon x Nichols x Music Saves Lives

Two of our favorite artist pals, Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, recently became involved with the Music Saves Lives Gibson Guitar Project, an awesome Gibson/musician/artist collab whose proceeds will go towards very good things. Five Les Paul guitars were signed individually signed by Coheed and Cambria, Pennywise, Bad Religion, and Meg and Dia, then made their way into the hands of Josh and Colby, who customized the guitars with their own unique styles of hand painting. Check them out and fall in love here, but don’t worry if you lack the funds to nail one – you can also scoop up similar artwork from the same place in the form of one of a limited edition prints (proceeds of which will also benefit the Music Saves Lives Project). The guitars are being auctioned off one at a time — and there are just three left — so hurry up, place your bid, and form your band.

Josh Kenyon, whose designs for clothing company Substratum some of our readers may be familiar with, just relaunched his personal portfolio site. Featuring examples from his areas of well-developed expertise (illustration, print, apparel and identity), Kenyon’s new site nicely highlights some of his best work to date, including some amazingly beautiful apparel and the custom wedding invitations pictured here. Josh is currently relocating to Chicago with his new wife (wait…I think those are HIS wedding invitations) where he’ll be starting a new job at Lakonic. We wish you the best of luck, Josh, and we’re looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

It’s officially a happy Thursday, because today is the day we introduce Mike Luce, our new Chicago-based contributor that’s been filling the pages of Spearland with the kind of wit and wisdom one can only attribute to years of sometimes questionable, other times admirable choices.

Mr. Luce, a Kentucky native with an alluring background in English, Political Science, and Shenanigans, is an avid reader with a passion for dive-bars and Puma Sneakers. The spectacular series of events that have contributed to the formation of Mr. Luce as we currently know him include: a brief stint at Kenyon College in Ohio (ahem, Mike likes to party); a wise relocation to Chicago to attend Loyola University; a grown-up job working in client development within Fortune 500 companies; and a recently developing distaste for “The Man,” resulting in his most recent position in educational technology as he explores other “options.” When not exploring the “option” of problogging, Mike enjoys dabbling in art/design, skiing (even though he’s currently laid up with a busted knee), and offsetting existential angst by volunteering for non-profits. We’re incredibly thankful for Mike’s increasing contributions to JoshSpear.com (and are consistently impressed by his ability to pack 3 pages of information into one paragraph — seriously, dude, you’re making us look bad). Welcome to the team, Mike.