DRB Exclusive: Steampunk Art Store Opens!

Site News link DRB New Art & Gift Store Opens! Featuring new exciting artwork by John Martin "The Morning Brew" As the holidays approach, DRB answers requests of our readers with a line of branded gift merchandise - our new online store is now open! - featuring fascinating steampunk-oriented and whimsical original art. DRB GIFT STORE We love the support of our loyal audience, which keeps this site going. Now we can offer you some very special products - with more designs and options to come! John Martin has captured the feel of DRB in his latest print Special art commissioned by DRB: The intrepid explorer girl riding some sort of espresso-powered flying machine, with her father - a renowned inventor - trying to catch up in a steam dino vehicle. There is excitement in the air and plenty adventures to catch. Art exclusively for DRB by John Martin - Click to see bigger version This artwork is available for purchase as a limited-edition print on John Martin's website, and also as a DRB-branded version in our online store. Sepia Version: Plus we offer new medallion designs on various products: coffee cups, clocks, t-shirts, etc: We've been fortunate to receive some input from one of the world's leading brand designers Tim Girvin; here is what he has to say: "...There's a curious quality to the spirit of DRB - and actually, that might be the exemplar: curiosity. That character comes from editors, it would seem -- it's a wandering, exploring spirit that surely I admire. When I first encountered the site -- I wasn't actually sure what it was. I mean, is this a site on coffee? A daftly dark blend... Or a space for coffee'd madness and eccentric explorations? Hard to know, hard to fathom -- but quickly enough, there's plenty to wander in. And the answer might be yes to all of them, right? But I have to say this new illustration is really...well -- amazing! What a fabulous rendering -- detailed and wildly weird, Bosch-ian in sentiment, Dali-esque in dream, marveling in the madness ("the salt that keeps good sense from rotting", according to Nikos Kazantzakis) -- and the miracles of the world. I'd say that what this illustration does is create a new vision which strides away from the conventional site modeling, to something that builds a new kind of brand -- one that is more intriguingly eccentric -- it puts a stake in the ground, that's what I like about it." Sounds like a good start, and we'll continue to explore the visual possibilites of DRB brand - "weird and wonderful, intense, quality brew for the mind and heart alike". Let us know whatever suggestions you have, we'd love to hear from you! More caffeine-infused goodness from John Martin: This is how we introduced this artist in our previous Biscotti issue: "John Arthur Martin from PopArtMart is working in a new genre of art called Pop-Surrealism. It's a whimsical visual feast, good with a morning cup, for sure: Sneak Preview: New upcoming releases from John: "Da Vinci's Code for Fun" - featuring Leonardo driving a Ferrarri Barchetta 250, with Mona Lisa riding shotgun. "Da Vinci's Brainstormer" and "Campagna" Da Vinci's Bolle Tank: Martin's version, and the original on the right - 1487, Codex Arundel, British Library, London. CONTINUE ON TO GIFT STORE -> Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook