Live Now: Artful Messages of Hope, Happiness & Healing
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LIVENOWARTFULMESSAGESOFHOPE,HAPPINESS
&HEALING
BYERICSMITH&FRIENDS
LIVENOW.Copyright©2011byEricSmith.ManufacturedinChina.Allrightsreserved.Nootherpartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanyelectronicormechanicalmeansincludinginformationstorageandretrievalsystemswithoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewer,whomayquotebriefpassagesinareview.PublishedbyHOWBooks,animprintofF+WMedia,Inc.,4700EastGalbraithRoad,Cincinnati,Ohio45236.(800)289-0963.Firstedition.
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Smith,Eric.Livenow/EricSmith.—1sted.p.cm.Includesindex.ISBN978-1-4403-0841-3(pbk.:alk.paper)eISBN13:978-1-4403-1520-61.Conductoflife—Quotations,maxims,etc.I.Title.BJ1581.2.S5652011170′.44—dc22
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ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
EricSmithwasbornandraisedinasmalltowninthePacificNorthwest,you'veprobablyneverheardofit.Thankfully,hedidn'thavetolookfarforinspiration.Whenyou'resurroundedbytreesbiggerthanyourhouse,andeverydirectionyouturnlookslikearockymountainpostcard,you'reinWashington.Otherearlyinspirationsasan80'skidinclude:Nickelodeon,BMXcultureandhisDad'srecordcollection.ThroughtheloveandencouragementofhisMom,Smith'shandswereneverfarfromasketchpadandpencil.Highfive,Mom!Spring2008broughtmorethanachangeofseason.AlongwiththeraincameafloodwhenSmithwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Lifewouldneverbethesame,butthatwasforthebetter.Hebegantodiscoverwhatcancercouldgifttohim—theabilitytoabsorbeachmomentasifitwerehiswholelife.Smithbegancreatingasamethodofhealing;optimismandhanddrawntypographymadefortheperfectantidote.Whatwasonceaseedbecameafruit,andpeoplefromallovertheglobestartedtohearaboutLiveNowandwantedtojoininonthefun.Today,thereisastrongcommunityofmorethan100friendspursuingthepresentandspreadinghappiness.AlongsideLiveNow,EricSmithrunsIDRAWALLDAY,afreelancegraphicdesign,illustration,andartdirectionpractice.Tolearnmoreabouttheauthorvisitwww.idrawallday.com.
Dedicatedtothesourceoftruehappinessandlove.
TABLEOFCONTENTSINTRODUCTION
ERICSMITH
MIKEYBURTON
SLIDESIDEWAYS
CHADKOURI
ERICSMITH
MIKEYBURTON
AARONBOUVIER
TYWILLIAMS
SLIDESIDEWAYS
ERICSMITH
WILLBRYANT
ANDYSMITH
EDNACIONAL
OWENGILDERSLEEVE
J.BYRNES
RICHARDPEREZ
MATTHEWDENT
ERICSMITH
BENASLETT
RICHARDPEREZ
TYWILKINS
BRIANGOSSETT
PATPERRY
DANCASSARO
NICKZEGEL
SEANSUTHERLAND
JONATHANCALUGI
J.ZACHARYKEENAN
ERICSMITH
ERICSMITH
TYWILLIAMS
ERICSMITH
ERICSMITH
ERICSMITH
NICKDEAKIN
MATTHEWDENT
LOZIVES
JESSEHORA
ERICSMITH
EDNACIONAL
JEFFREYBOWMAN
ADAMRGARCIA
STEPHENKELLEHER
BOSQUESTUDIO
ERICSMITH
ERIKMARINOVICH
BRENTCOUCHMANDESIGN&ILLUSTRATION
CHRISTOPHERDAVIDRYAN
LYDIANICHOLS
MIKEYBURTON
ERICSMITH
ERICSMITH
LUKEBOTT
JESSEHORA
BENASLETT
GEMMACORRELL
ERICSMITH
GILLIANMACLEOD
ERICSMITH
ANTONWEFLÖ
DAVIDGIBSON
JANINEWAREHAM
JIMDATZ
EMILKOZAK
SLIDESIDEWAYS
SCOTTALBRECHT
KEVIN“CONOR”KELLER
THESILENTGIANTS
CHELSEYSCHEFFE
ERIKMARINOVICH
BOSQUESTUDIO
KATEMISS
CIARAPHELAM
ERICSMITH
ERICSMITH
DALEEDWINMURRAY
CHRISROBB
ASHKAHNSHAHPARNIA
ISTVÁNVASIL
MIRIAMPERSAND
BRENTCOUCHMANDESIGN&ILLUSTRATION
JOEVANWETERING
HIJIRIK.SHEPHERD
SCOTTALBRECHT
DALEEDWINMURRAY
JULIANPEÑA
DANCASSARO
CARLOPAOLOESPIRITU
ERICSMITH
TADCARPENTER
ERICSMITH
WILLBRYANT
ANTHONYZINONOS
ANDYSMITH
CELESTEPREVOST
CHADKOURI
BIJANBERAHIMI
ERICSMITH
KEVIN“CONOR”KELLER
KELLYSHEROD
ERIKANTHONYHAMLINE
COREYTHOMPSON
CHRISCLARKE
RYANDOGGENDORF
BENASLETT
RICHARDPEREZ
ERICSMITH
COLLABORATORS
INTRODUCTION
Sometimeago,Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Instantlyperspectivechangedwithinme.Thefearful,humanpartofmybeingwantedtoresistthisdisease,labelitasbadandbeatthemercyofthissituation.ButtheessenceofmyspiritknewthatthissituationcouldnotbeisolatedfromthehiddenharmonyIseektofolloweachday.Havingmyphysicallifethreatenedprovokedwithinmeastrongseparationbetweenmyspiritualandphysicalbeing.Althoughmyphysicalbodywasbeingattacked,myspiritualessencewasuntouchable.Myexperiencewithcancerwasthis:LiveNow!CancerchangedthewayIate,slept,andmostimportant,thewayIlive.BeforecancerIwaslikemostfolks,justcruisingalong.ItwasduringmytreatmentwhenIstartedtodiscoverwhatcancercouldgifttome—theabilitytoabsorbeverymomentasifeachoneweremywholelife.TheLiveNowProjectwasborn!Weareagrowingcollectionoffriendspowerfullypursuingthenotionoflivingnow.We'respreadingourmessagethroughartwork,literature,relationships,exhibitionsandmore.Thismovementcannotbeconfined,isspillingout,andmakinghistory.TheLiveNowbookisaselectionofartworkfrommyselfandmanyothertalentedfriendsfromaroundtheworld.Wehopeyouenjoyit.
Findoutmoreatwww.welivenow.org.
CHADKOURIwww.longliveanalog.com,www.thepostfamily.comPhotobyBenSpeckmann
NICKZEGELwww.nickzegel.com,www.zeegisbreathing.com
MIRIAMPERSANDwww.miriampersand.com,www.unabuenabarba.com
CHADKOURIwww.longliveanalog.com,www.thepostfamily.com
ERIKANTHONYHAMLINEwww.woodsandweather.com,www.steadyprintshop.com
COLLABORATORS
ScottAlbrechtwww.ScottyFiveAlive.com
BenAslettwww.benaslett.co.uk
BijanBerahimiwww.bijanberahimi.com
BosqueStudiowww.holabosque.com.ar
LukeBottwww.lukebott.com
AaronBouvierBoston,MAwww.aaronbouvier.com
JeffreyBowmanwww.mrbowlegs.co.uk
WillBryantAustin,TXwww.willbryant.com
MikeyBurtonwww.mikeyburton.com
J.ByrnesAdapt-Studio,Inc.Chicago,ILwww.adapt-studio.com
JonathanCalugiLoversTownStudio.www.happyloverstown.eu
TadCarpenterTadCarpenterIllustration+Designwww.tadcarpenter.com
DanCassaroBrooklyn,NYwww.YoungJerks.com
ChrisClarkewww.chris-clarke.co.uk
GemmaCorrellwww.gemmacorrell.com
BrentCouchmanDesign&Illustrationwww.brentcouchman.com
JimDatzwww.neitherfishnorfowl.com
NickDeakinwww.nickdeakin.com
MatthewDentwww.matthewdent.co.uk
RyanDoggendorfDog&Dwarfdoganddwarf.com
CarloPaoloEspirituWILDNICEBrooklyn,NYwww.wildnice.com
AdamRGarciaThePressurePortland,ORwww.thepressure.org
DavidGibsonwww.david-gibson.co.uk
OwenGildersleevewww.owengildersleeve.com
BrianGossettIndependentCreativeServicesSantaMonica,CAwww.theartofdoingsomething.com
ErikAnthonyHamlineSteadyPrintShopCo./Woods&WeatherMinneapolis,MNwww.woodsandweather.comwww.steadyprintshop.com
JesseHoraJesseHoraDotComChicago,ILwww.jessehora.com
LozIvesBecauseStudiowww.becausestudio.co.uk
J.ZacharyKeenanMinneapolis,MNwww.j-zachary.com
StephenKelleherwww.frankenstyles.com
Kevin“Conor”Keller
TheMischiefCo.www.themischiefco.com
ChadKouriwww.longliveanalog.comwww.thepostfamily.com
EmilKozakwww.emilkozak.com
GillianMacLeodBrooklyn,NYwww.gillianmacleod.com
ErikMarinovichwww.thebiganimals.com
miriampersandwww.miriampersand.comwww.unabuenabarba.com
KateMisswww.katemiss.comwww.forme-foryou.com
DaleEdwinMurraywww.daleedwinmurray.com
EdNacionalednacional.com
LydiaNicholswww.lydianichols.com
JulianPeñawww.flickr.com/punagraphic
RichardPerezSkinnyShips
SanFrancisco,CAwww.skinnyships.com
PatPerrywww.patperry.net
CiaraPhelamwww.iamciara.co.uk
CelestePrevostcelesteprevost.com
ChrisRobbwww.chrisrobb.com
ChristopherDavidRyanPortland,ME/Brooklyn,NYwww.cdryan.com
ChelseyScheffewww.chelseyscheffe.com
AshkahnShahparniaASHKAHNStudio+Co.www.Ashkahn.com
HijiriK.Shepherdwww.hijirik.com
KellySherodwww.kellysteven.com
SlideSidewayswww.slide-sideways.com
TheSilentGiantssilentgiants@gmail.comwww.thesilentgiants.com
AndySmithwww.asmithillustration.com
EricSmithIDRAWALLDAYwww.idrawallday.com
MerySmithCopywriter
BenSpeckmannwww.speckmannphoto.com
SeanSutherlandwww.madebysean.com
CoreyThompsonPortland,ORwww.thisiscoreythompson.com
IstvánVasilwww.istvanvasil.com
JanineWarehamjaninewareham.com
AntonWeflöwww.antonweflo.com
JoeVanWeteringwww.joevw.com
TyWilkinsTYDesign&Illustrationtywilkins.com
TyWilliamswww.typaints.com
NickZegelwww.nickzegel.comwww.zeegisbreathing.com
AnthonyZinonoswww.anthonyzinonos.com
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