From the Mail

Below are some incredible drawings found today in the Famous Hairdos of Popular Music P.O. Box. These Swamp Thing-looking portraits were anonymously sent from Carol Stream, IL. Thanks to the drawer for creating them and sending them in! Below each drawing, I've included the note that was written on the verso of each postcard.


"MOMMY."


"G.L.O.R.I.A.
 L.
 O.
 R.
 I.
 A."


"SNIFF IT."


"ANOTHER CHUNK OF BURNING LOVE."

Thanks as always to all past and future drawers for making this project real.

Haircuts: News in Brief

Above: The second haircut of 2012

Here's a rundown of a couple places around the Internet that have graced Lemon o Books with press and a few places that are selling our projects on consignment.

Press:

Fine Line is a beautiful international fine arts magazine based right here in Milwaukee. Check out what they had to say about Actual Bird Song and Our Moon here.

For Print Only is a blog featuring all manner of printed material, and they highlighted the most recent volume of The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music here.

Sales:

Printed Matter is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of publications made by artists. They're now selling both Actual Bird Song and Our Moon online here and here.

I was approached by the folks at Colpa Press in San Francisco for copies of Our Moon. They are utilizing an old newsstand on Market Street to sell magazines and newspapers, but also independently printed books.  Visit their website here.

Finally, Quimby's bookstore in Chicago is once again selling our books. Here's their listing for Volume Seven of The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music.

Thanks to all the great people who have supported these projects. Stay tuned here for Lemon o news and Famous Hairdos drawings. Thanks for looking! If you wish to order any of these projects directly from us, please see the ordering info at lemonobooks.com.

From The Mail

Here are some great new drawings from Houston, Texas for The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music project . Thanks as always to all the contributors!

Famous Hairdos of Popular Music: Volume Seven

The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music
Volume Seven: Loretta Lynn
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It's been over a year since Volume Six, but it's been a busy year. I made a couple books that had nothing to do with hair (they were all about bird song and the moon), and now I've returned to The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music project a better book designer. The last volume contained 28 great drawings, but that record just got shattered. This book has 35. And this project is all about the drawings.

Since 2008, The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music project has collected drawings by hundreds of individuals- friends and strangers alike- based on the iconic hairdos of famous musicians. This is the seventh collection of drawings, disguised as a celebration of Loretta Lynn’s hair, but this book, and every volume before it, is about the many people who drew. Volume Seven features 35 great drawings spread over 32 pages in a numbered edition of 80 books. Drawings by kids and drawings by adults, the images range from silly to respectful to abstract. Each copy is mailed with four postcards for you to cherish or, better yet, draw on, mail back and keep this project going.

$3 postage paid in the contiguous US

P.O. Box 11872, Milwaukee, WI 5321

Thanks for looking! Check out more images here: lemonobooks.com