SKETCH-UP WRITE-UP
This is a fantastic new book out now with several pages dedicated to Yee-Haw's concepts and preliminary drawings. Some very inspiring and creative typography work inside! To view high-res shots of some of the spreads, check out Steven Heller's blog. You can also purchase this book through the publisher, Thames & Hudson.

MONOPRINTS GALORE
Check out our new little shop dedicated to the one of a kind creations made here in the studio.
Dingbats Store

JINGLE POP-UP STORE
Once again, we'll be up north for the holidays. If you're in the city during December, take a break from the cold to say a quick hello.

Jingle's grand opening is DECEMBER 14 at noon
The event continues through DECEMBER 23.

HOURS
Monday through Friday 10:30am to 7pm
Saturday 10am to 7pm
Sunday 10:30am to 6pm

PRINTS GONE WILD 2011
Thanks to all who came out for this rockin' good time. We appreciate all the New York hospitality!

PRINTS GONE WILD 2011
Brooklyn’s own legendary Cannonball Press has again assembled an extraordinary menagerie of graphic artists under one roof, who will be present, displaying their prints, and selling them for $50 or less for two days only at SECRET PROJECT ROBOT, the Place with the Best Name, in a spanking NEW LOCATION.

Long-time champions of the affordable art cause, Cannonball Press has brought together these great artists as part of New York Fine Art Print Week so that New York can have a chance to see first-hand the incredible resurgence in affordable fine art printing that is happening across the country.

Come join us for live printing, live music, beer, and a big fat stack of cheap prints!!!

Fri., Nov. 4th - 6pm-12am - Opening reception and party
Sat., Nov. 5th - 12-6pm - Fair is open all day

Featuring:
Drive By Press - Bronx, NY
Wolfbat Studios - Brooklyn, NY
Sean Star Wars - Laurel, MS
The Arm Letterpress - Brooklyn, NY
Evil Prints - St. Louis, MO
Yee-Haw Industries - Knoxville, TN
Justseeds - Brooklyn, NY
Kayrock - Brooklyn, NY
The Amazing Hancock Bros. - Austin, TX
Cannonball Press - Brooklyn, NY

YEE-HAW IN CHI-TOWN
The Renegade Craft Fair will once again take over Division Street in Wicker Park for its 9th Annual Chicago Fair on September 10 + 11 from 11am-7pm! Always free-to-attend, Chicago's biggest and best indie-craft event will feature over 300 of today's brightest makers of handmade goods, live entertainment, hands-on crafting workshops and so much more! Food, beverages and libations will also be available! At the Renegade Craft Fair you can expect to find only the best indie-craft and DIY artisans! Featuring both local and national talent, shoppers can anticipate a vast array of independently designed jewelry, clothing, paper goods, home + garden goods, posters, artwork, plush objects, bath + body products, and so much more!!

A SUMMER CLEANING SESSION OF SORTS
If you're longing to own some actual Yee-Haw printing blocks, here's your chance to snatch some up. Now posted on Ebay are several listings of some older boxes of different sorts. Some boxes are strictly imagery, some solely typographic, and others have a bit of both. There are no reserves on any of the auctions, so don't be bashful. Step right up.

JACK POSTER GETS TRANSLATED TO WALLSCAPE
The Jack Daniel's 'Bottle' poster is now larger than life. Check out this video documenting how these wallscapes were painted by hand.

Whiskey On The Wall from Aggrodesign on Vimeo.

YEE-HAW HELPS JACK DANIEL'S TENNESSEE WHISKEY CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE BY WAY OF LETTERPRESS PRINTS
We've just completed a 2500 poster project for our whiskey making neighbors to the southwest. The production of the first of ten prints was thoroughly documented by Paper Fortress Films and can be viewed below. Our friend and neighbor Matt Morelock of Morelock Music provided the original score. Facebookers can watch the video and declare their own independence through an interactive application at jackindependence.com.

3 NEW POSTERS FOR EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE
If I had to name the one thing people like to do most in East Tennessee, and near everywhere else in the world for that matter, I'd have to say it just might be eating. Therefore, many of the events and festivals taking place in and around the Downtown Knoxville area are centered around food. Two of our springtime favorites are the International Biscuit Festival and the Market Square Farmers' Market. Yee-Haw has recently printed three fine letterpress posters announcing and commemorating these events.

International Biscuit Festival 2011 Poster by BJ Alumbaugh


2011 Market Square Farmers' Market Poster by Adam Hickman Ewing


Fat Elvis Biscuit Poster by Kevin Bradley

MERLEFEST 2011
APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2011
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Yee-Haw will be manning a booth at Merlefest again this year. Over the past ten or twelve years, we've watched children become adults and seen the festival grow and grow. Hosted by traditional music legend Doc Watson in memory of his late son, Merlefest brings in a great line-up of "traditional-plus" artists. This year's line-up features Doc Watson, Freight Hoppers, Tim O'Brien, Lyle Lovett, Del McCoury Band, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Doobie Brothers and more. Come by our booth if you happen to be in attendance.


Merlefest booth from a past festival

YEE-HAW TO REPRESENT AT TWO EVENTS THIS COMING WEEKEND

APRIL 15-17, 2011
4 BRIDGES ARTS FESTIVAL
Chattanooga, Tennessee
An annual event that attracts regional and national artists to exhibit their work for sale in Chattanooga, 4 Bridges introduces visitors, amateur art buyers and serious collectors to a variety of uniquely original artwork. This year, approximately 150 artists were selected from almost 700 applicants to exhibit painting, glasswork, jewelry, textiles, furniture, sculpture and more. Live music from talented local and regional performers and a new focus on artisan foods, offering richly diverse dishes, add to the festival's atmosphere.
4bridgesartsfestival.org

APRIL 15-17, 2011
BANDWAGON POSTER ART SHOW & SALE
Savannah, Georgia
Bandwagon is a three-day celebration of the fine art of music and event poster design, with exhibitions, panels, workshops, film screenings, live music and a chance to meet and learn from more than 40 of the industry's most inspiring artists. Held in conjunction with the Savannah Record Fair, the Southeast's premier vinyl record expo, Bandwagon provides music and poster enthusiasts an opportunity to meet, connect, collect and bask in the design of sound.
www.attendbandwagon.com

ROSSINI FESTIVAL ITALIAN STREET FAIR
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 - 11AM-9PM
BJ Alumbaugh created this fine poster to promote one of Knoxville's most attended events, the Rossini Festival and Italian Street Fair. Yee-Haw will be manning a booth on the street directly in front of our shop. Come visit, shop and people-watch with us, all to the sound of arias and the aroma of stick food.
From their website:
Downtown Knoxville's Gay Street is transformed from a busy thoroughfare to a colorful Italian festival with four stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisan's Market, the smells and tastes of authentic Mediterranean foods and beverages and a special children's area on Market Square with entertainment, fun and games.

ART OPENING AND RECEPTION FOR PHOTOGRAPHER LORI KINCAID
In honor of spring, East Tennessee native and professional photographer Lori Kincaid's work will fill the front windows of Yee-Haw's downtown Knoxville Studio with photographs of the region.

OPENING RECEPTION
First Friday, April 1, 6-8PM
413 SOUTH GAY ST.
KNOXVILLE, TN 37920

Lori specializes in landscapes and flora of the Southern Appalachians. She thrives on hiking through rain, shine, sleet and snow in search of unique images that convey the mountains’ quiet intimacy and extraordinary beauty. Lori captures many of her photographs on 4- by 5-inch sheet film with an old-fashioned view camera, but she also employs 21st century digital technology when wind, light or other conditions dictate.

Her photography has been exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, published by the National Geographic Society, Sierra Club and Audubon Society, and featured in numerous national and regional books, calendars, magazines, and brochures. Lori teaches photography from her secluded mountaintop home near Max Patch on the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, where she is newly inspired each and every day. For a sneak preview please visit www.kincaidphoto.com.

SONGBIRDS FOR FARMBIRDS
SUNDAY, APRIL 10th - 3pm Morelock Music 411 South Gay St. Knoxville, Tennessee
We've produced some dodgers and tickets for this event benefiting the Highlander Center Research and Education Center. Highlander serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South and was recently the site of former Yee-Haw printmaker Bryan Baker's wedding. The event is being held at our friend and neighbor's shop, Morelock Music.

KEVIN BRADLEY TO APPEAR ON LOCAL INTERWEB TALK SHOW TODAY
Knoxville Historian Jack Neely will interview Kevin Bradley on his show The Scruffy Citizen at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The show can be viewed on a local internet video broadcast station Knoxivi .

YEE-HAW REPRESENTATIVES TRAVEL TO ST. LOUIS THIS WEEKEND
The Southern Graphics Council Printmaking Conference takes place in St. Louis Missouri this weekend. BJ Alumbaugh and Adam Hickman Ewing will be on-hand for two Saturday events. Come by our booths and talk shop if you're around.

MARCH 19, 2011 - 8AM-3PM
SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL PRINTMAKING CONFERENCE PUBLISHERS FAIR
Lindell Pre-Function and Lindell Ballroom
Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212 N Kingshighway Blvd.
We'll be selling prints along with some great independent presses and talking to folks from the University Printmaking Community. Other fine publishers involved are Anchor Graphics, Cannonball Press, Drive By Press, Sonnenzimmer, Tugboat Printshop and many more.

MARCH 19, 2011 - 9pm-3AM
PRINTBANGER'S BALL
Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester
Tom Huck of Evil Prints hosts a 6-hour long print-selling blitz with printmakers from across the country. All prints will be priced at $50 or less. Participants include but are not limited to Tom Huck, Bill Fick, Artemio Rodriguez, Sean Starwars, Wolfbat Studios, The Amazing Hancock Brothers, PorkChop Press, The Little Friends of Printmaking, White Wings Press, Michael Kreuger, Kurt Kemp and Michael Barnes. Bands and Beer aplenty.

YEE-HAW PROFILED IN FIRST ISSUE OF REED PAGES
The long-awaited first official issue of Reed Pages has just come out, and Yee-Haw is honored to be featured in its pages among many other great artists and inventors. The magazine is available for perusal online, but we would encourage ordering a printed copy. Its large format and excellent photography make for a very inspiring magazine experience, not to mention that the excellent and tasteful design is not compromised by ugly advertisements.

According to jeffstaple, “Reed Pages is at the forefront of contemporary culture, art and design. It is dedicated to delivering inspirational, informative and authentic content. It brings together the new and the reinvented, the homegrown and the foreign, and the independents and the conglomerates.”

WALKING THROUGH WALLS POSTER NOW AVAILABLE
Baseman has signed a handful of these limited edition prints produced here in the shop, now available for sale at GaryBaseman.com. See previous post for more details on Baseman's current exhibition.

GARY BASEMAN "WALKING THROUGH WALLS"
March 5th-April 2nd, 2011
Opening: March 5th from 6-8pm
Jonathan Levine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm
212-243-382

Yee-Haw has produced fine letterpress prints in conjunction with Baseman's painting shows over the last 12 years. His latest solo exhibition"Walking Through Walls" opens tomorrow in New York City. Baseman plans to release posters produced here in the shop for sale on his website on March 8th.

Baseman Bio from Wikipedia:
Gary Baseman is a contemporary artist who works in various creative fields, including illustration, fine art, toy design, and animation. He is the creator of the Emmy-winning ABC/Disney cartoon series, Teacher’s Pet, and the artistic designer of Cranium, a popular board game. Baseman’s aesthetic combines iconic pop art images, pre and post-war vintage motifs, cross-cultural mythology and literary and psychological archetypes. He is noted for his playful, devious and cleverly named creatures, which recur throughout his body of work.

CAS WALKER PRINT RECEIVES NEW TREATMENT

A revived 5-color version of Kevin Bradley's Cas Walker print has just come off the press and is available for purchase here. Cas Walker was a legendary Knoxvillian who wasn't afraid to say what he thought. Click on the print for a larger view and a summation of his achievements.

Clip of an elderly Cas Walker addressing shoplifters.

PANHANDLER MAGAZINE
We've just received a write-up in the 5th Issue of Panhandler Magazine, a journal of literature and art published by the University of West Florida's Department of English and Foreign Languages. View the entire issue online here. Yee-Haw story begins on page 7.

MEAT PRINT OF THE DAY: NEW YORK STRIP
Known in places other than the Big Apple as the Delmonico, Club Steak, Shell Steak, Top Loin Steak, Hotel Cut Steak and Ambassador Steak, the New York Strip Steak's namesake seems to be a bit of a mystery. Some say the shape of the cut resembles that of the island of Manhattan, others say it is simply named after New York because of its presence in the many steakhouses of the city. Others would argue that the term first appeared on menus of restaurants in the Western United States in the late 1800's as a way of describing this particular cut of meat and the way it was prepared and cooked.



Either way, it's a fine cut of meat and it tastes good if it's done right. Furthermore, while one can only enjoy a steak while it is being consumed and shortly thereafter, this print will serve to remind its possessor of the joys of steak consumption on a daily basis for years to come. Find and make one your own here.

MEAT PRINT OF THE DAY: PORK CHOP
Over the course of the next few days, we'll feature some of our recent work centered around meat, and we've opted to begin with the beloved Pork Chop. The red run was executed by using Gothic Woodtype and a laser-engraved woodblock made from a pork chop purchased at a local grocery and photographed in-house. White and black blocks were routed and then detailed by hand. The black was double printed to give a rich glossy flat finish which is almost mirror-like. The print is available for purchase here.

While many may not dig on swine, some have found the greatest comfort in this particular cut of meat. Bluesman Jim Jackson recorded his account of this solace in his 1928 Memphis recording "I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop."

I walked and I walked and I walked and I walked
I stopped to rest my feet
I sat down under an old oak tree and there went fast asleep
I dreamt about sitting in a swell cafe as hungry as a bear
My stomach sent a telegram to my throat:
There's a wreck on the road somewhere

I heard the voice of a pork chop say, "Come unto me and rest."
Well you talk about your stewing beef; I know what's the best
You talk about your chicken, ham, and eggs and turkey stuffed and dressed
But I heard the voice of a pork chop say, "Come unto me and rest."


Jim Jackson's Recording of "I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop"

ROBERT JOHNSON PRINT FEATURED ON THE DAILY'S SLICE OF LIFE APP
A friend in town just alerted us to some recent exposure we received on this new iPad app called "The Daily," which is apparently a huge deal in today's world of to-the-minute news. Our Robert Johnson woodblock print was featured in the "Slice of Life" section on the day this new revolutionary technology was launched and made available to the public. We can't currently locate a way to find the information to which this picture linked, being that we don't have an iPad and it seems they still need to work on some archiving issues. It would be interesting to read about why it was included....

CLAIRE JAMIESON OF YEE-HAW NAMED TOP SINGLE
Knoxville Magazine has named our city's top 10 singles for 2011 in this month's issue, and it comes as no surprise that Yee-Haw's own Claire Jamieson was selected. Click the image above for a gander at her profile, or peruse the full issue online. Claire is found on Page 74.

CHILIFEST T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
If you weren't one of the select few who made it in to the SOLD OUT New York Chilifest this past weekend, we've got you covered. While die-hard New Yorkers came in droves through the blizzard and the festival sold out, these fine shirts didn't make it on time due to inclement weather. Printed in red, white, and black inks on gray Alternative Apparel 100% cotton fitted style shirts, these Ts are sure to please. The design features an illustration by Bjorn Rune Lie and hand-rendered typography by Kevin Bradley and BJ Alumbaugh.
FIND THEM HERE.

YEE-HAW DESIGNS NEW GUM BOX FOR BLUE Q
Though one employee here at Yee-Haw is adamantly anti-gum, we've teamed up with our friends at Blue Q to bring you a nice new gum box. This might be a nice addition to a Valentine's Gift...

YEE-HAW MENTIONED ON BLOG OF NOTE
Thank you to Karen Seiger for giving us some attention on her Markets of New York City blog today. Karen's aim is to promote the artisans, farmers, food purveyors, antiques and flea collectors, and visionary market managers who keep traditional-style markets alive and vibrant.

YEE-HAW WORK FOR JACK DANIEL'S WHISKEY FEATURED IN LAST YEAR'S TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB ANNUAL
It was just brought to our attention that a pre-presidential election campaign we worked on with Arnold Worldwide in Boston was featured in the Type Director's Club Typography Annual(#30) last year. Principal faces included Fenway, Jasper, Lynchburg, Motlow and Gothic Woodtype, which are definitely not listed by frequency of use. One can delight in the fact that said Gothic is referred to here as "woodtype" in its one-word form (as opposed to two-worded "wood type"). This one-word treatment seems as though it is gaining more validity as time goes on and the use of woodtype becomes more widespread, though computer spell-checking programs do not yet recognize it as proper and correct.


One should also note that credited designer Adam Ewing Hickman should be referred to hereafter as Adam Hickman Ewing.

NYChilifest 2011
The ultimate celebration of chili, beer and all things spicy is taking over New York City’s culinary epicenter—Chelsea Market.

Kevin and Julie will be representin', as the event gets underway. If you should find yourself in the area on Sunday, come say hello. They'll have a whole assortment of great letterpress goods, including the new poster above.

For ticket info and all the details, check out Chilifest2011.com.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30TH FROM 4-8 PM