The time is almost here.
I leave tomorrow to officially begin an intense setup for our first ZEROFRIENDS retail location, and in a dream (although no doubt freezing) location in NY to boot!
Right in the East Village, and almost rubbing shoulders with the nice folks at the Giant Robot Store, lies our little lair of fun and magic.
This is a little experiment of ours that could not have been possible without the support of Upper Playground. (upperplayground.com) Our Zerofriends retail store will only be open in NY from Jan 30 - April 30, and then we plan on doing a few more of these little retail pop-up spots in different cities in the future, so please go in and show your support and convince us to keep doing it, as sometimes our self-esteem rivals that of Amy Winehouse and Eeyore combined:) I will be doing a little signing/appearance on our opening day alongside a new print release. Here is the info:
UPPER PLAYGROUND PRESENTS:
ZEROFRIENDS NY
437 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10009-4935
OPENING JAN 30, 2010 - APRIL 30, 2010.
Store Hours: 11 am - 7 pm Daily.
www.zerofriends.com
Come stop by and say hi. We are super easy to find as we are right next to a door that says "DICK CHICKEN":)

Somewhat Grand Opening Info:
JANUARY 30th 11-7.
Alex Pardee (ME!) will be signing/appearing Jan 30, from 1pm-3pm. (I'll sign anything you want to. Well, almost anything. Your herpes might be hard to sign, but I might at least try to if you wanted me to:) SPOILER ALERT! I'll probably look like this from this angle

Also, at the opening, Zerofriends will be releasing a new limited edition print from my popular "MARROW" Series of paintings from my "HIDING FROM THE NORMALS" art show, which revolved around found evidence of a hidden society of deformed beings who live under the earth. Print info: (a colon within a colon??! I'm either blowing my own mind or incorrectly writing)
"MINNIE" Giclee Art Print
By Alex Pardee
16 x 20 on Velvet Cotton Rag
Limited Edition of 50
Signed and numbered by Alex Pardee
$40.00


And...a detail:

And some of the evidence of Minnie's existence, including her home-made mask and Detective William Dekker's journal entry.


The above journal entry reads:
"MINNIE Embracing the true spirit of Halloween, friendship, and fun, Minnie is the epitome of what a lot of the inhabitants of The Marrow really are. Minnie was raised until her early teens in the Upper World. Her parents weren't as cruel as some of the other Rejects' parents and they did not outcast her when they realized just how physically different from the Normals she was. Instead, they did the best they could to integrate her into Normal society. It worked for a while, but other children are cruel, and eventually it was too much to handle and Minnie was taken out of public schooling. Shortly after, both her parents died in a car accident while she was asleep in the back seat. First put in a foster home, then abandoned and forced to live on her own, she continued to get ridiculed by the Normals. If my research is correct, Bagger Vance was the "angel" who took her by the hand and led her to The Marrow, where she started over. Minnie's a child at heart, a lover of festivities, a craftswoman, a collector, and a friend. She, like Brella, seems to like sneaking out of the Marrow and attempting to join in some festivities of the Normals, perhaps to try to relive some moments of celebration that she experienced when she was younger. Unfortunately, though, no matter how many "pretty" masks she adorns her head with, she doesn't seem to mesh well with the Normals. Just like the incidents that occurred when she was little, the Normals harassed and ridiculed her, forcing her, in tears, back down into The Marrow. Yet still, she doesn't hate the Upper World. She is beautiful."
Hope to see you there!!! Word.

Zerofriends, as an impressive clan of Death Knights (and art-based merchandise creators) has been spending countless hours slaying Bog Beasts and Quilboars, and finally, WE ARE LEVELING UP!!!
In an exciting advancement in our social networking, ZEROFRIENDS is officially opening a RETAIL STOREFRONT in NEW YORK!!!
Thanks to the fine folk at Upper Playground, Zerofriends will be temporarily taking over the Upper Playground NY Retail location from Jan 30 thru April 30!!
What does that mean?
Well, it means that we now have more Hit Points, more Mana, better armor, and more fun.
It also means that if you live in the NY area, you can get a chance to check out our stuff in person, as we will be taking over the entire store and we will have everything that is available online in the store, plus some secret extra stuff from time to time. We will be carrying a few extra items from some of the other Zerofriends artists like Skinner & Craola, along with some original art, prints, shirts, and all that other soft stuff that we sell. Also we hope to be hosting a couple of cool little events during our stay in New York. As of now, we are going to be having a small opening event on Saturday, January 30, where I will be signing for a couple of hours and hanging out all day hoping to meet some folk that might be nice enough to welcome us to the neighborhood:) More specific info will come soon!!!
Here is the information about the store, which Sean Leopard, above, can be seen and stalked 24 hours a day after we open, as he is the new leader of our NY clan and will assist you with all of your retail needs, unless those needs are involved with anything bathroom related:
UPPER PLAYGROUND PRESENTS ZEROFRIENDS
437 East 9th Street
New York, NY 10009-4935
www.zerofriends.com

"But wait...that's not ALL!!!"

To show everyone that even if you don't live in NY to check out the store, you still deserve to witness some new ONLINE AWESOMENESS for your eyeballs courtesy of Zerofriends Film's director Stephen Reedy (director of the THE WINTER STALKER)! Check out this new "Bloodier-Than-Hostel" beautiful creepy short Zerofriends spot Written and Directed by Stephen Reedy! And, much like the cool contest we had alongside the Winter Stalker, I encourage you to pay close attention to this video as there will be another, WAY DIFFERENT, contest with a cool prize getting announced around February 4:)
Until then... ENJOY THE FILM!!! Hope to see you in NY!

Hello all. I will keep this short and sweet. Though I haven't caught the show as often as I would have liked to over the years, there is no question that Conan O'Brien. with his offbeat, awkward, smart and hilarious rise to Late Night stardom, is one of our generation's most consistently perfect comedic personalities. His Late Night show, I'm sure in more ways than one, influenced my love for nonsensical humor in the 90's, with characters like Pimpbot 5000, R2-Mr.T2, Triumph, & The Masturbating Bear, there wasn't much on network television that was so blatantly DUMB, while being simultaneously INTELLIGENT somehow. So yes, I am officially on TEAM CONAN. To see someone work so hard to finally reach his goal deservedly and almost immediately get that trophy stripped away because of other people's poor decisions is a little heart-wrenching. So, just to show a little support, I wanted to do a fun little drawing to pass around that combines both my support and love for Conan, as well as a little nod to ANOTHER icon that molded my artistic view in the 80's and 90's: VCJ's "THE RIPPER". The Ripper, along with VCJ's other skateboard art pretty much DEFINED skateboard art alongside Santa Cruz artist Jim Phillips. If you aren't familiar with THE RIPPER, check out this video of an entire art show dedicated to it:
Anyway, I am rambling. So yah, I drew this little Team Conan drawing to let off a little steam. While I was doing so, the earthquakes hit Haiti. There is no joke or lighthearted comment that can make the dire situation in Haiti seem any less catastrophic than it is. But there is always a little that we can do to help out those in need from afar in a tragedy like this. So, in a small attempt at trying to help out a little bit, I decided to print up this TEAM CONAN design on shirts and prints, and then we (ZEROFRIENDS) will donate a portion of the profits to YELE-HAITI ( yele.org ), an amazing organization that is helping out the current situation in Haiti more than we can imagine. So please pick up one of these items and A) show your support for CONAN! and B) Know that some of your hard-earned money is going to help YELE.org out a little bit;) Additionally, you can help out more than this by visiting YELE's website and donating there as well! It's easy. Just click this banner!:


Check out the pics of the TEAM CONAN items, and click on any of the pics to view & purchase! Direct link to purchase the TEAM CONAN PRINT: http://zerofriends.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28&products_id=262 Direct link to purchase the TEAM CONAN SHIRT: http://zerofriends.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22&products_id=261




DETAIL SHOT:


THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Sincerely, Alex Pardee ZEROFRIENDS

'Tis the season to be.....more available??? WHY NOT!!?
ALL OF THE 10 ARTIST PRINTS FOR THE VARIANT "SPIRIT OF CONVICTION" PRINT HAVE BEEN WON AND ARE GONE....

HOWEVER..... Just in time for Christmas, as of 2 minutes ago, (as many of you HAVE anticipated and correctly called me out on) I just released the REGULAR Numbered Edition of 50 over at THE ZEROFRIENDS WEBSTORE.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW & PURCHASE!

Direct link to purchase:
http://zerofriends.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28&products_id=260

The last colorway was an edition of 200 and sold out super quickly, so you may want to pounce on this like a christmas cheetah on a christmas elk. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS:)


"The Spirit Of Conviction"
By Alex Pardee.
Limited Edition Of 50.
17" x 22"
Printed with Archival Inks on Acid Free Velvet Cotton Rag.
Each print is hand signed and numbered by Alex Pardee.


This is a BRAND NEW Holiday-Inspired colorway of our fastest selling print in history ("Escaped Conviction")

This will only be available for a limited time and this is the ONLY additional colorway that we are releasing.

I present.... Films I would have rather seen instead of AVATAR.







AND.....



HAPPY HOLIDAYS. KINDA.