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2012
November 25thMakers
A while back, the folks at Wired asked me to make some blackouts from their recent design issue.
November 3rdIntroducing Owen Wells Kleon!
After 23 hours of labor, my wife gave birth to our first son, Owen Wells Kleon, on October 25th at 4:32 a.m. He came in at 6 lbs., 11 oz., 20 3/4″ long.
October 17thThe artist who changed my life
When I was 13, I wrote to my favorite artist and he wrote back. 15 years later I got to meet him. Here’s the story.
October 11thScenes from a book-in-progress
I’m writing a new book.
October 10thNew York Times piece on turning legal constraints into artistic constraints
My piece for the New York Times’ Room For Debate section.
October 10thShow Your Work! Episode 3: Chain Smoking
I’d like to be a chain smoker when it comes to projects — using the end of the last one to light the next.
October 3rdHow To Win An Election (October Horoscopes)
“say all the right things / do not risk offending anyone / be likable / fake friendliness / smiles and handshakes / avoid the question of scientific evidence / B just an ordinary who made it / say stuff written for anybody to hear / try to collect someone or something to blame / project optimisim about the future and happy endings / shout follow me! there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of / if it’s hard to win drop out”
September 26thScreenshots of Despair
This morning to warm up I drew some entries from one of my favorite Tumblrs, Screenshots of Despair.
September 12thNine to Five
go to work / and sneak things in when you can
September 5thSeptember Horoscopes
avoid the guaranteed injury / cruise over the line / defy perfection / hide and seek in a kind of carefree spirit / drink a beer / be quieter / break balls / answer 13 questions no one asked / be the end of the baddest guy out there / throw something / perhaps there is a happy way to embrace without turning fake / when you pin your kind you get your team
August 16thShow Your Work! Episode 2: Falling Out
A story about Bob Ross, his mentor Bill Alexander, and what happens when a student surpasses his master.
August 13thThe Skirts of Dallas
the skirts of dallas are on the rise / and texas is a more pleasant place
August 12thThe best salespeople are the ones who are in love.
The July 20th issue of Publisher’s Weekly featured a piece I wrote about book tour, bookselling, and my newfound love for indie bookstores.
August 9thEveryone else
A new blackout: “You make everyone else / everyone else”
August 7thShow Your Work! Episode 1: Vampires
A little 2-minute video about Picasso, Brancusi, and how to tell if you have a vampire problem in your life.
August 2ndSigned copies of Steal Like An Artist
Get a signed copy of Steal from Bookpeople, an independent bookstore here in Austin, TX.
August 1stAugust Horoscopes
do something crazy / honor the rookie / throw out social media for a start / just zoom in on any one thing and stay with it / avoid long-term mularkey / love something more / go to the ice cream shop and shake everyone’s hand / no panicking / just remember what a great mystery is / remain a student / don’t think long enough to know / more walks
more walks /
July 30thDevils
Poems about devils.
July 26thVideo: Steal Like A Writer
Video of a talk I gave for designers, musicians, and anybody who wants to get better at writing.
July 4thMultiple Choice
“do you think your sons going to be a – somebody with talent b – a handful c- good for us”
July 2ndJuly Horoscopes
punch this summer / go missing from work / pack up and run off / a gig’s a gig / never read email / spell out life in a divine text message / cross the country in a time-traveling car / stop brooding over the alter ego / put an end to this operation on loan from the faint of heart / look into the whereabouts of missing years / have a near-death experience for the rest of us / you can’t help wondering
June 26thI Don’t Mind
“we are our own deal / I don’t mind that you torture me”
June 25thI Want You
“I want you / that you that I was cautioned against”
June 21st10 Things I Learned On Book Tour
Lessons I learned while on the road touring behind Steal Like An Artist.
June 15thTour Sketchbook #2
Images from my sketchbook I kept during the second half of the Steal Across America tour.
June 14thSteal Across America Tour Diary #8: Austin, Colorado, Ohio, and Chicago
The tour comes to an end…
June 14thSteal Across America Tour Diary #7: NYC
A nutty week in NYC.
June 4thVideo: Creativity and Curation Panel with Maria Popova, Maris Kreizman, and Maud Newton
Me and my friends Maria Popova, Maris Kreizman, and Maud Newton talk about collecting and sharing inspiration online.
June 1stJune Horoscopes
“develop a personal hero and explore his voice / be so lucky / endure torture at low doses / be loose / get a little belief system / shred shrug shed / keep a sharp gaze / punish the cobbler of conformity / underestimate originality / use time surprisingly”
May 27thExcerpt of Steal Like An Artist in American Craft Magazine
The folks at American Craft Magazine ran an excerpt of Steal Like An Artist in their June/July 2012 issue.
May 24thNew 20×200 print: Steal Like An Artist
You can now hang the list on your wall!
May 23rdHow to improve your handwriting
How I learned to write by copying other people’s handwriting.
- May 22nd
Creativity and Curation: a panel in NYC
New York City! Come see me and my friends at McNally Jackson on Wednesday, May 30th at 7PM.
May 18thSteal Across America Tour Diary #6: Minneapolis
Had a short, fun time in Minneapolis!
May 13thPoem for my mother
my mother knew i was bound art ways / and she didnt throw me down the stairs
May 12thSteal Across America Tour Diary #5: Milwaukee and Lansing
Cruising the Midwest on the fifth week of tour…
May 12thSteal Across America Tour Diary #4: Portland, Phoenix, and San Francisco
A month into the tour, and our biggest stretch.
May 4thAuthors at Google Talk: Steal Like An Artist
When I was in San Francisco, the folks at Google recorded a version of my Steal talk for their Authors at Google series.
May 4thTEDx Talk: Steal Like An Artist
When I was in Kansas City, the folks at TEDxKC had me give a 10-minute version of my Steal talk at the Nelson Atkins Museum after the TEDxChange simulcast.
May 3rdChalk talk and plain talk on the TV
A time-lapse video of me chalk drawing in Phoenix, and other interviews in Portland and San Francisco.
April 19thLittle Keys To The Kingdom
everyone has little keys to the kingdom / and much to steal
April 16thEvery book is self-help
A newspaper blackout.
April 15thTour Sketchbook
What my sketchbook looks like when I’m traveling.
April 15thSteal Across America Tour Diary #3: Lexington, Chapel Hill, Atlanta, and Savannah
Third week deep into the tour, and I haven’t gotten sick or gone crazy!
April 14thNo Pass (and other de-signs)
de-Signs = iPhone photos of signs with some of the words erased.
April 8thSteal Across America Tour Diary #2: Columbus and Kansas City
The tour continues…
April 8thSteal Like An Artist is a New York Times Best Seller
It’s official: Steal is a New York Times best selling book.
April 3rdSteal Across America Tour Diary #1: NYC, Philly, San Diego
NYC, Philly, San Diego… had an incredible start to the tour last week.
April 3rdThe New York Trip That Changed My Life
An edited version of a sappy talk I gave at the Columbia University bookstore last week.
March 22ndSteal Across America Book Tour
I’m going on a two-month book tour to promote Steal Like An Artist.
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