e-news #134 march 20, 2012

A Generous Donation From
Minoru

Artist Minoru has donated 69 (curious number!) of his drawings, paintings and prints to the Tom of Finland Foundation.

The Foundation proudly accepts this gift: The Minoru Collection

The artist will be showing at the End of the Road Steet Fair March 25th, in Los Angeles.

Visit Minoru's Website to view more of his works.

Call For Artists
Starrfucker Magazine

Starrfucker Magazine is now accepting submissions for Issue 5 (The Leather Issue).

“This should be a pretty straight forward and sexy issue. Men in Leather. We’re looking for submissions from writers, artists and photographers with original (leather themed) art.” Email Jeremy at starrblog (at) gmail.com for more information.

Find Starrfucker at the Fetish Street Fair March 25, in Los Angeles.

Starrfucker Magazine.

Artist in Print
JayPG Photography

JayPG has released two volumes in his Dore Alley 2006 series: Candid Carnality. Jay is well known on the west coast for his documentation of leather oriented community events.

“This was my first trip to Dore Alley and it was truly an event to remember and nothing quite like what it has become.”

You can preview both voluments in their entirety on the Blurb website or see the book at the Fetish Street Fair March 25, in Los Angeles.

Both volumes are available froim Blurb

Prints Available
David Aden Gallery and FotoFactory Press

STEVEE POSTMAN

The David Aden Gallery and FotoFactory Press are pleased to offer original photographic prints, signed and numbered by the following artists. This online gallery is updated regularly, so please check back for expanded portfolios and new artist offerings.

Current artists: Niko Arana, Amos Badertscher, Mark Grantham, Reed Massengill, Michael McDevitt, Richard Morgan, Brian Moss, Stevee Postman, Veli-Pekka Raty, Mel Roberts, David Sprigle, Stanley Stellar, and Arthur Tress.

Tom of Finland Foundation is grateful for the donations Foto Factory has made to its archives and library over the years.

You are invited to visit their Online Gallery.

TOM is filthy, funny and — Finnish

TOM OF FINLAND (Finnish, 1920 – 1991), "Bob's Tale", Pt. 1 (From a 32 panel story), 1946, Gouache on paper, © 2011 Tom of Finland Foundation “Now obey us nicely and undress.”

Tom of Finland: The Comics Volume I

The Comics is the most affordable compilation of Tom of Finland’s popular panel stories. This volume features 14 stories, including the first completed by Tom in 1946, and the last, done in 1986.

An informative look at the practices of the Gay subculture of the period.

Tom of Finland began drawing cartoons at age five. The stories are arranged chronologically in a book sized to fit perfectly in one hand —

SEE THE IMAGES AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION
OF THE 1946 STORY HERE

ORDER THE BOOK HERE

Artist Spotlight
Hector Silva
By Christopher Harrity in the Advocate

"Silva, a self-taught Los Angeles artist, draws a sensitive line that connects the sensual and the political in his finely rendered works."

Find out more about Hector in the Advocate.

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