9/27/24 UPDATE: Please note that orders of the Vote t-shirt (for sizes M, 2XL, and 3XL) placed after 9/25/24 will not be shipped until after 10/11/24 when our 2nd batch of shirts arrive. Thanks for your patience. Today is National Registration Day (September 17), a nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to…
Written by Blackie the Cat and illustrated by best pal Gary Baseman, The Mighty Paw is the story about the Great Hate between the Black Cats and the Red Elifants. Order your copy HERE directly from Hat & Beard. Pre-orders ship December 2024. “When Blackie and I first met,” Gary…
It’s been four years (August 22, 2020) since Blackie the Cat Baseman transitioned to another world. We miss him and continue to be inspired by his dynamic personality, wisdom, and compassion. To honor the life of this special feline, we’ve made limited edition prints of Baseman’s 2022 painting Big Eyes…
Baseman carries a sketchbook wherever he goes. Take a peek inside Sketchbooks #156 and #157 to see how he captures the magic of Spain. Earlier this summer Baseman spent time in Madrid, Menorca, and Barcelona. He revisited the work of his old friends Hieronymous Bosch (Bosko’s namesake) and Pablo Picasso…
Update as of June 20, 7:01 pm Pacific Time: Mega Space Molly may have already sold out online, as it appears Pop Mart dropped in Asia first. Be sure to contact a North American store to check if they have any in stock. Good luck! MARK YOUR CALENDAR, set…
Update as of June 16, 2024: Series 1 of Ahwroo SOLD OUT! Thanks, VeVe Fam! Ahwroo-ooooo! Howl and mark your calendars. VeVe drops Ahwroo this Saturday at 8am Pacific in blind box Waitlist format. Ahwroo joins the digital world like his pal Toby, collectible only through VeVe. If you’re not already…
Celebrating PRIDE like it’s 2015! Cheers for Marriage Equality! Nine years ago this month the Supreme Court ruled in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that same-sex couples in the United States, no matter where they live, have the same legal right to marry as different-sex couples. That same year in 2015,…
It’s hard to believe that Gary Baseman’s La Noche de la Fusión happened 15 years ago today (May 2, 2009). I remember the long line outside the gallery in Culver City, the programs in the shape of one of Gary’s new characters, the Enlightened Chou; the games, the music, the…
Gary Baseman has made a new batch of mezuzahs, based on one from his childhood home, celebrating the 11th anniversary of The Door is Always Open at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (April 25–August…
