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Kid Icarus 2015 Art Calendar update!

We are busy with the production of the Kid Icarus 2015 Art Calender, and it’s looking great!

Here are some more sneaky peaks at the months which we’ve screen printed already, keep your eyes peeled for more! Available now for pre-order online – follow this link, or pop into eitherour Kensington or Parkdale Stores!

We are pleased to present these local artists for our 2015 Kid Icarus Calendar:
JANUARY – Jay Dart
FEBRUARY- Rosena Fung
MARCH – Sandi Falconer
APRIL – Selena Wong
MAY – Kaley McKean
JUNE – Alec Donovan
JULY – Joren Cull
AUGUST – Emily McGratten
SEPTEMBER – Drew Shannon
OCTOBER – Michelle Galletta
NOVEMBER – Clayton Hanmer
DECEMBER- Eunice Luk

Just a reminder that this very special calendar is a limited edition of 125, each month has been specially designed by 12 amazing artists- you can find the list here.

Priced at $65, Available to buy instore from 5th November, stocks permitting.

 

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Kid Icarus Art Calendar is back for 2015!

We’re very pleased to announce a Kid Icarus Calendar for 2015! Our first since 2012, the screen printed art calender is hand printed from cover to cover, each month designed by 1 of 12 artists. The calendar is 12″ x 17″ coil bound and a limited edition of 125, pre-order yours here today!

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The 2015 contributing artists this year are:

JANUARY – Jay Dart
FEBRUARY- Rosena Fung
MARCH – Sandi Falconer
APRIL – Selena Wong
MAY – Kaley McKean
JUNE – Alec Donovan
JULY – Joren Cull
AUGUST – Emily McGratten
SEPTEMBER – Drew Shannon
OCTOBER – Michelle Galletta
NOVEMBER – Clayton Hanmer
DECEMBER- Eunice Luk

Each artist choose a month and 3 colours for their design, check out some teasers below!

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For $65 you could own 12 original hand made works of art AND know what day it is into the bargain! Available to pre-order online or buy in-store from 5th November (stock permitting!)

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

Toronto band YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN were nominated for their first studio album ‘YT//ST’, good going guys!

Fellow Ontario inhabitant Andrew Kolb who created the super cool poster. Also read his blog post about his poster design here!

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now, limited stock so act fast!
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 4 colours on white coverstock.

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Timber Timbre

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

Timber Timbre were shortlisted in 2009 and are back with a nomination for their 5th album ‘Hot Dreams’. Fun fact, their band name refers to a series of early recordings made in a rural Ontario timbre framed cabin.

Tristan Marantos currently studies graphic design at OCAD, he’s done a great job on Timber Timbre’s poster.

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now, limited stock so act fast!
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 3 colours on white coverstock.

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Mac DeMarco

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

BC born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV or Mac DeMarco to you and me is nominated for his second and (critically acclaimed) album ‘Salad Days’ which was recorded in his Brooklyn bedroom.

Ontario’s own Melinda Josie created DeMarco’s rad leafy poster, we get a lovely mention on her blog thanks Melinda!

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now, limited stock so act fast!
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 5 colours on white coverstock.

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Jessy Lanza

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

This is the first time Hamilton’s Jessy Lanza has appeared in the Polaris short list. Her nominated album ‘Pull My Hair Back’, described by Pitchfork as “glacial electro-R&B” is produced by fellow Hamiltonian Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys.

Calgary based illustrator Jarrett Sitter is the brains behind Jessy’s cool poster.

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now, limited stock so act fast!
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 4 colours on white coverstock.

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You + Me: Rose Ave. Poster

Dallas Green of City and Colour and Alecia Moore (aka P!NK) have teamed up to become ‘You + Me‘! We screen printed a poster for their debut album ‘Rose Ave’ which is available for sale in our storefront for $35.00

18″ x 24″ 3 colours screen printed on 100lb natural cover stock.

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Owen Pallett

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

Owen Pallett who hails from Mississauga has already won the prize back in 2006 with Final Fantasy. This year he’s been nominated for the album ‘In Conflict’ released under his own name. Owen has had a pretty good year already, he and William Butler (of Arcade Fire) were Grammy nominated for ‘Best Original Score’ for their work on the film ‘Her’!

Nik Dudukovic who lives and works here in Toronto, created Owen’s poster, check it out!

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now, limited stock so act fast!
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 5 colours on white coverstock.

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Polaris Music Prize 2014: Drake

For another year we had the pleasure of screen printing the Polaris Music Prize nominee posters which have been hand crafted by fellow Canadian illustrators and designers!

Here’s nominee, the boy, Drake!

Sandi Falconer (of Kid Icarus’ favourites Falcon Wright) created his poster, check it!

Available to buy here at Kid Icarus now! Only limited stock so be quick.
$35.00, 18″ x 24″ 3 colours on white coverstock.

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