Happy Birthday Brandi Milne

Cat Ghost Pumpkin Treat Limited Edition Print Hand-Signed by Brandi Milne

Happy birthday to our friend Brandi Milne, the pop surrealist artist best known for her sweet nostalgia-laced style. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this fine art Halloween-themed print with real ribbon bow by Milne. Hand-signed and numbered by Milne in an edition of 60. Exclusive for Baby Tattooville attendees in 2011. 6 x 6 inches and Mint condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Chet Zar

The Art of Sketch Theatre Book Signed by 24 Artists with Original Drawings

Happy birthday to dark artist Chet Zar, best known for his work with the band Tool. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this multi-artist hand-signed and sketched copy of The Art of Sketch Theatre Volume 1, an inspiring collection of sketches, finished work and insightful profiles by over 50 professional artists who have participated in the ongoing SketchTheatre.com project. Participants read as a who's who of the "lowbrow" contemporary art scene. This brand new First Edition hardcover copy has been hand-signed by 24 of the artists with many adding original drawings: Aimee Kuester, Alex Alvarez, Ana Bagayan, Apricot Mantle, Axel#13, Brandi Milne, Brian Smith, Charles Hu, Chet Zar, Christian Lorenz-Scheurer, The Chung, Daphne Yap, Greg Crayola Simkins, Gris Grimly, Kali Fontecchio, Luke Chueh, Marshall Vandruff, Meats Meir, Michael Broom, Miss Mindy, Munk One, Nate Frizell, Rick O Brien, Sam Shearon, and Steven Daily. Truly a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the contemporary art collector! Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

The Penultimate Baby Tattooville

We didn't know it until our farewell brunch, but Baby Tattooville 8 was the second-to-last Baby Tattooville ever. For the uninitiated, Baby Tattooville is a weekend-long event celebrating the contemporary art community held at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA. Organized by Bob Self and Baby Tattoo Books, this year's contingent included artists Laurie Lee Brom, Brom, Jeff Soto, Eric Fortune, Brian Smith, Miss Mindy, Brandi Milne, Joe Sorren, Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez, Tara McPherson, Bob Dob, Gris Grimly, Lola, and Rick O'Brien. Collector's Shangri-La has been fortunate to participate for the past four years, and we had an incredible time as always!

Baby Tattooville Exhibit Opening at the Riverside Art Museum

11 in 1 Signed Print with Original Art by Miss Mindy 

Lola and Brandi Milne adding Gumby and Pokey to the Art Jam Painting 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Lola 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Brandi Milne 

artists Laurie Lee Brom and Brom with Collector's Shangri-La's Kevin Segall 

Collector Chip Joslin with his Newly Acquired Brom Original

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Brom 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Darren Goldman 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Eric Fortune 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Gris Grimly 

Gris Grimly (and family) as he begins work on the cover 
for a new edition of Ray Bradbury's Halloween Tree 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Alex "Defer" 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez 

Stephanie Rogers with Scott Land's Clown Puppet 

Gabby Grave and Puppeteer Scott Land 

Bob Dob Customizing his Mousketeer Art Toys 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Bob Dob 

Lola and Andy Stern of Diesel Fuel Prints with Tara McPherson 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Tara McPherson 

Miss Mindy, KMNDZ, and Darren Goldman at work 

Miss Mindy and Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Rick O'Brien 

Tara McPherson, Rick O'Brien, Brandi Milne, Lola and Gabby Grave at the Art Jam 

Original Sketchbook Contribution by Jeff Soto 

Collectors Sandy and Tomas Brudvik with Chip Joslin and an incredible painting by Joe Sorren 

Kevin Segall and Stephanie Rogers at Tio's Tacos 

Stephanie Rogers and Kevin Segall at Tio's Tacos

Original Oil Painting by Brian Smith 

Assortment of Gift Bag Goodies from Baby Tattooville 2014 

Collector's Calendar for October 2014

Collector's Shangri-La provides a monthly calendar of selected celebrity autograph signings, collector's conventions, and other events.

Our October Collector’s Calendar includes Baby Tattooville, Wizard World Austin, Hollywood Show, Chiller Theatre, New York Comic Con, and much more!

UPCOMING EVENTS -  GOOGLE CALENDAR
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Happy Birthday Brandt Peters - Collector's Treasure of the Day

Brandt Peters Self-Portrait (personal collection) / Slappy Print Signed by Brandt Peters

Happy birthday to contemporary "lowbrow" artist Brandt Peters! Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this autographed heavy-stock print of his character "Slappy". Creating paintings often frequented by side-show icons, deviant Animalia, and masked cartoon alter egos, Peters often collaborates with his spouse, artist Kathie Olivas. He is also co-founder of Stranger Factory and Circus Posterus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Mint condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Highlights from Baby Tattooville 2013

Baby Tattooville is a weekend-long event celebrating the contemporary art community sponsored by the art books publishing house Baby Tattoo. We had the pleasure of participating for our third year and had a blast! The featured artists for 2013 were Alex Pardee, Chet Zar, Mitch O'Connell, Sylvia Ji, Travis Louie, KRK Ryden, Sucklord, Gris Grimly, Steven J. Daily, Olivia De Berardinis, Kathie Olivas, and Brandt Peters plus the "usual suspects" Luke Chueh, Brandi Milne, Coop, Ragnar, and Michael Hussar. What follows is a few photos from the weekend at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA plus some of our favorite goodies we brought home with us:

12-in-1 Limited Edition Print by the Baby Tattoo 2013 artists

Original Sketch by Alex Pardee

Limited Edition Badge by Olivia

Book Talk with artists Brandi Milne and Olivia De Berardinis with publishers Joel Beren and Bob Self

Self-Portrait by Brandi Milne

Self-Portrait by Brandt Peters

Self-Portrait by Coop

The Ramones Limited Edition print by Coop

Original Painting by Steven J. Daily

Original Art by Gris Grimly

Self-Portrait by Gris Grimly

Original Drawing by KRK Ryden in his new book Double Talk

Original Sketch by KRK Ryden

Krampus Limited Edition Print by Travis Louie

Original Self-Portrait by Luke Chueh

Luke Chueh and Sucklord

Limited Edition Print by Mitch O'Connell

Original Sketch by Mitch O'Connell

Original Sketch by Kathie Olivas

Original Sketch by Olivia

Limited Edition Print by Alex Pardee

Circus Punk Toss

Original Sketch by Ragnar

Original Sketch by Sylvia Ji

Original Sketch by Steven J. Daily

Original Art by Sucklord

Limited Edition Print by Silvia Ji

Original Sketch by Travis Louie

Original Sketch by Chet Zar in his book Black Magick

Limited Edition Magnet by Chet Zar

Original Sketch by Chet Zar