White illustration of cartoon face peering out on the left with a lenticular eye (watches you as you move), red text on white background.

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The Little Friends of Printmaking is the creative idea of artists and designers JW and Melissa Buchanan. The husband-and-wife team of illustrators and printmakers is currently based in Los Angeles. Their work has appeared in WIRED magazine and the book New Masters of Poster Design. The images are bold and multi-colored, featuring animals, buildings, and nature. Many of the designs are silly and filled with intricate details, like a bear wearing a tie using a typewriter. In addition to screen-printed art, they also produce patches, socks, keychains, and lapel pins. Professionally they have created artwork for album covers, concerts, clothing, and advertising.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball-style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

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The Little Friends of Printmaking is the creative idea of artists and designers JW and Melissa Buchanan. The husband-and-wife team of illustrators and printmakers is currently based in Los Angeles. Their work has appeared in WIRED magazine and the book New Masters of Poster Design. The images are bold and multi-colored, featuring animals, buildings, and nature. Many of the designs are silly and filled with intricate details, like a bear wearing a tie using a typewriter. In addition to screen-printed art, they also produce patches, socks, keychains, and lapel pins. Professionally they have created artwork for album covers, concerts, clothing, and advertising.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball-style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

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Kevin Hooyman is a comic book artist whose work blends psychedelic and humorous styles. He earned his degree in Visual Arts from Brown University in 1993, and currently resides in New York City. Kevin’s illustrations have been featured in magazines, books, album covers, and in Wes Anderson’s film, Moonrise Kingdom. One of Kevin’s most notable comic books is Conditions On The Ground, which is a collection of some of his most popular comics.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

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Julia Rothman is a Brooklyn, NY based artist known for her illustrations, paintings, and patterns. She has published numerous books based on her work and also illustrates for editorial and advertising pieces, most notably as a regular illustrator for The New Yorker. She also teaches Surface Design, the design process of adding illustrations to interior decor items, at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Rothman is also the co-founder of Women Who Draw, an open directory of professional, female illustrators, artists, and cartoonists that works to increase the visibility of women and women-of-color in the art community.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

Illustration in glow in the dark of a face with freckles and curly hair on a black background

Alternative comics creator Johnny Ryan promoted his comic strip character ‘Blecky Yuckerella.’ Initially published in the alternative newspaper Portland Mercury, ‘Blecky’ is a second grader known for being smelly, stupid, and gross but with a heart of gold. Fanatgraphics has since published multiple collections of ‘Blecky Yuckerella’ and many other works from Ryan. He is the co-creator of the Nickelodeon TV series Pig Boat Banana Cricket, and his comics have appeared in nearly every issue of Nickelodeon Magazine. Johnny Ryan’s work has also appeared in MAD, LA Weekly, and National Geographic Kids.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

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Jay Ryan is an artist and musician known for his posters and album covers. He began screenprinting in 1995, working under Steve Walters at Screwball Press. In 1999, he opened his own print shop, The Bird Machine, where he began creating posters for his friends’ bands, and now creates posters for rock bands, concerts, and special events. He is known as a prolific poster artist having created pieces for bands such the Flaming Lips, Fugazi, Shellac, the Melvins, and hundreds more. Ryan’s work is known for his use of muted colors, his concerned animals, and his particular hand drawn technique. 

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

Illustration of a burst that looks like fireworks in glow in the dark on a black background

Fireworks originated in China during the Song Dynasty, where they were part of New Year's celebrations.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series (the buttons glow in the dark) produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.

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The smiling face of a person with glasses and dark hair is the image of Bronx-based artist and writer Alex Jovanovich. Jovanovich, an associate editor at Artforum, has exhibited internationally including the 2014 Whitney Biennial and the inaugural edition of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art 2018. Much of their work consists of video projection installations, performance art, text, and small handcrafted items. Jovanovich’s projection work blends old technology with modern computer graphics creating a balance which the artist views as hot and cold. With the intention of easing viewers into a meditative state, the artwork imagery tends to focus on the concepts of life, death, and spirituality.

This button is part of the 2008 “Glow” Button-O-Matic series produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. The Button-O-Matic is a gumball style vending machine that dispenses limited edition art buttons.