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Roll Top Pannier Gifted Package $275.00 (shipping is not included)~includes the Boneshaker subscription, and a set of waxwear panniers featuring Karl Addison’s Velocipede illustration.

Choose from our classic Roll Top Panniers, or the Swift.Industries’ original Pelican Porteur Bag. Each body is carefully constructed out of Herbert Rice’s world-known Waxwear Oiled Canvas, and exhibits an original illustration by Seattle’s very own Karl Addison. The drawing is screen-printed by the artist and heat pressed to withstand your cycling adventures’ wear and tear. All models are complimented with black grosgrain ribbon, brown stitching, and our token pink and deep brown fox logo, and come lined with a durable vinyl interior.

Boneshaker: A Bicycle Almanac, is a beautiful publication which matches the weight, size and literary style of old military handbooks. Each issue (2 1/2 a year) illustrates the dedication of our cycling communities as we brave stormy weather for the sake of a ride, dedicate our arts to the bicycle, and more…

BA 42-100, Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac, has been published for the betterment and enjoyment of those traveling on two wheels. Many bicycle related publications currently circulate, both in the mainstream and below sophisticated radars; the dedicated commuter, however, now has a compendium of information to aid, occupy, and entertain him or her on rides long and far, alone, and in groups. Enlistment in the bicycle army simply requires one to ride, and ride often. Join us, and thereafter, onward! –Alexander Cresent, Commander, United States Bicycle Army

Your Gifted Collection bags will arrive with a prepaid subscription card to be filled out and sent in by its recipient. Over the course of a year and some months, the recipient will receive three editions of the manual.

We offer a truly limited number of our gifted series goods, order while supplies last!

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Introducing Karl Addison~artist and owner of Partybots Eco-Apperal and Art

S.I: When did you start drawing?

K: I started drawing as soon as I could hold a crayon in my left hand.  My middle brother and I use to draw all the time, however he was always naturally gifted and I struggled to draw a stick figure.  Even with that being said, I have kept drawing throughout my life and have become a bit better over the years.

S.I: What did (does) drawing do to your day-to-day life?

K: Its as part of my day as eating and waking up.  It is how I translate my world around me.  All my experiences, observations, travels, etc… comprise my drawings.  From more detailed illustrations to dorky little comics about my “feelings.”

S.I:What does your day-to-day life do to your drawing?

K: Its the ground I use to base all my artwork and drawings off of.  I have trained my eyes to break down everything I see in to shapes, movement and texture so I can mentally draw what I see in my head.

S.I: When and where was Partybots Eco-Apperal born?

K: Partybots was born in my studio apartment in 2003 when I lived in Los Angeles.  It was a combination of a joke and wanting to know how Paypal intergraded in to a website.

S.I: I think that our beginnings are pretty similar, how’d your project grow?

K: Very small at first.  It was something to do with a couple of the drawings I had at the time.  When I first started I had two choices of artwork.  Some lady from New York bought six shirts from me – they did not even exist.  So I had a friend print them, I shipped them and took the small profit I made to do more shirts.  At the time I had a full time corporate design gig so I kept taking all the profit I would make from sales and use that to grow the business.  In 2 years I bought a printing press and brought all my production in-house.  Taught myself how to screen print and kept moving forward

S.I: Where’d you get the name Partybots?

K: For some reason I picked “Partybots” as my company name – it has to be the worse choice I have ever made.  It was one of the first two artwork choices available.  It is still an option – I keep it around for some reason.  Most folks think the drawing is pretty funny I suppose.

S.I:Where do you wanna be with this project in the next three years?

K: In all honesty I want to grow to the point where I can hire friends.  Share my insane workload with others and pay them for it.  Then I can keep working on all the larger art installations that I love to do.  I don’t want to limit my life to a tee shirt artist – the world needs more art.

S.I: What’s it like being self-employed? Any pros and cons?

K: Being self-employed is a bit out of control.  I take a lot of comfort with the concept that all my efforts put money in my pocket instead of someone else.  My main thing is I have found a way to produce artwork and make a living off it.  That is the greatest pro there is.  As far as cons go, I work non-stop – and I have very limited social interaction since I work from home.  It’s hard separating my personal life with my business life.  Just becomes one blended thing.

S.I: When you’re working out of your basement, what have you been listening to recently to while away the time?

K: Well it is Fall/Winter time which translates in to being cold.  So during this time of year I listen to a lot of metal.  I think that catagory is a little board, for instance: Graves At Sea, Landmine Marathon, The Assistant, Botch, etc…  Two other bands I have been really in to are The Cool Kids & Grizzly Bear.

S.I: Well, thanks Karl–it’s been super fun to get you in on a Swift.Industries project! For more of Karl Addison’s amazing art and teeshirts have a look at: www.partybots.org and www.flickr.com/groups/addisonartproject