 Sports Casualties is a series of illustrated collector cards I made in college. The class featured different visiting faculty. These instructors would visit for four classes and have the students do an assignment that was similar to the instructor's style or real-life commissions. The assignment was to create four sports themed posters. We had no choice of sports. Cricket, Polo, Tennis, and Golf. Ah, the sports of the elite. Everyone can relate. I was less than thrilled to do this, but I had to find a way to turn it into something I would enjoy. I knew everyone would be doing super-realistic watercolors and beautifully rendered ink drawings since that was the style of the instructor. Maybe that was the point? I'm not really sure. In any case, I was willing to be the fool and show up with something out of left field (pun intended). I felt... no... I KNEW it was my obligation to to do something totally freaky. I was, and still am, a huge fan of Wacky Packages by Topps and had collected them for many years. Pretty much anything Topps is cool in my book. Around this time, Topps' Garbage Pail Kids were really big and there were lots of gross-out stuff on the store shelves: booger candy, slime... so why not do something that mom will hate? These were conceived and painted very quickly as I never intended to do anything with them beyond this class. I can't recall what grade I received, probably a "B", but I do remember the critique was very brief. The visiting professor said something along the lines of, "Ha, ha. Now here we have something very different. Perhaps some more of this, some less of that. Interesting"–YES! INTERESTING! They're exceptionally strange, almost Dali-esque. As crazy and violent as they are, I tried to keep them funny. I'm sure that's debatable, but I'll defend it.  "Cricket" acrylic painting 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Cricket" pencil sketch 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Golf" acrylic painting 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Golf" pencil sketch 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Polo" acrylic painting 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Polo" pencil sketch 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Tennis" acrylic painting 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey  "Tennis" pencil sketch 6" x 8" ©Joe Lacey
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 I'm happy to announce that my book, "The Alley Gator Bowling Book", is on the BookAuthority's Best Bowling eBooks For Beginners award list. BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to get this kind of recognition. As featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc — BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on recommendations by thought leaders and experts. The Alley Gator Bowling Book is available for purchase Amazon in both print and ebook editions. Collect the entire series of Diner Mighty's sports books for kids! Also available on Amazon.  Diner Mighty Sports Books for Kids: "The Alley Gator Bowling Book", "The Alley Cat Bowling Score Pad", "Slam Dunk Dog Basketball-Themed Note Pad", and "Home Run Rooster Baseball-Themed Notepad" New from Diner Mighty Graphics. Fun 6" x 9" sports-themed books for kids with colorful glossy covers! Available now at Amazon.com
  Bowling Scoring Made Fun! Who's that cool dude on the lane?! Why, it's Alley Gator, and he loves to bowl! And he's here to teach you how to score! Have you sat at a bowling alley and watched the automatic scorer total up each game without fully understanding how or why these numbers popped up on the screen? Are you tired of asking someone else to keep score for you? Whether you're a kid or an adult - 9 or 99 years old, The Alley Gator Bowling Book is for you!  The Alley Cat Bowling Score Pad: With 100 Score Sheets and 10 Note Pages.  The "Cat's Meow" of Bowling Score Pads! Who's that cool cat on the lane?! Why, it's Alley Cat! The Alley Cat Bowling Score Pad: With 100 Score Sheets is a fun and charming bowling score pad for kids and adults. The custom-designed score sheets are easy to read and keep score on for up to six players per game. The book also comes with 10 note pages to keep track of your bowling games, personal notes and memories!  Slam Dunk Dog 100 page lined notebook with basketball terms and pictures from start to finish.  Who’s the pup who never gives up? It’s Slam Dunk Dog, basketball’s MVP — Most Valuable Pup! Slam Dunk Dog loves to chase down balls and hound other players with his moves above the rim. If you love basketball the way he does, you’ll love his notebook. This 100 page lined notebook has basketball terms and pictures from start to finish. Perfect for every basketball fan.  Home Run Rooster 100 page lined notebook with baseball terms and pictures from start to finish.  Who’s the All-Star that never bats a foul and is never called “chicken”?
It’s Home Run Rooster, and baseball is his game! If you love baseball the way he does, you’ll love his notebook. This 100 page lined notebook looks like a baseball and has baseball terms and pictures from start to finish. Perfect for every baseball fan who has America’s Pastime on the mind — even in the off-season! |
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