Busy Beaver Button Co. Announces Superhero!, The 2011 Edition Of The Button-O-Matic Artist Series.
Online, July 13, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Cape...? Check. Mask...? Check. Tights...? Check. Buttons....? Double Check.
Busy Beaver Button Co. (http://www.busybeaver.net) is proud to announce Superhero!, the latest installment in the Button-O-Matic curated artist series. Inspired by the recent resurgence of the superhero in film, television, and pop culture (Captain America, The Avengers, Thor, Wonder Woman) the Superhero! series will include 1-inch buttons in a variety of fun and unusual styles including glow-in-the-dark, metallic, 3-D, and X-Ray vision buttons, plus a few mystery "Villian" buttons.
The Superhero! series was specially curated by the folks at Busy Beaver to include a mix of celebrated artists and writers including recent exhibitors at the Museum of Contemporary Arts Chicago's "New Chicago Comics" exhibit, Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carre, and Anders Nilsen; Laura Park, illustrator of the #1 New York Time's bestseller Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life; illustrator and vinyl artist Travis Lampe; famed poster artist Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine; plush artist Shawnimals; beloved artist and food blogger Jessie Oleson of CakeSpy.com; nerd blogger Mark Hing of Wolfgnards.com; comic book artist and writer Box Brown; Chicago artist collective OhNo!Doom, as well as several creations from the crew at Busy Beaver.
The Button-O-Matic, a gumball-style button vending machine, provides a fun and easy way to distribute wearable art. Busy Beaver began its Button-O-Matic artists series in 2002 as a means to expand the community of button lovers and to support the independent art community. With playful themes and surprise guest artists, each new series is truly anticipated by button collectors and independent arts aficionados alike. Visit any of the thirty-five Button-O-Matic machines across the nation (locations include Reckless Records in Chicago, Giant Robot in Los Angeles, and Domy in Austin, Texas).
Of the Superhero! collection, the 12th in the Button-O-Matic series, Busy Beaver founder and owner Christen Carter says, "A little bit of superhero is packed into each button, created by the artists, delivered via button. Feel it and realize your own powers!"
Superhero! button presales are online now at http://www.busybeaver.net/button-o-matic, with the series making its official, Button-O-Matic debut in August, 2011. Purchase a Button-O-Matic filled with the Superhero! series and become a superhero in your town.