Author: Helen Bradley
Winter Bundles!
Holy cow! It’s 2024! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (•_•)
I mean… all the good stuff is over until it starts getting warm again unless you’re really into expensive dates or drinking green beer (but by then it’s basically spring anyway).
Yes, here we are friends… in the bleak, frigid, soul crushing expanse that is WINTER.
At least the days aren’t getting shorter anymore. I guess I should make the best of it and just put on my sweater, and my coat and maybe a scarf, maybe a hat too (you lose a lot of heat through your head you know), a few pairs of socks, idk how many layers I can fit under this parka, I just know I need to BUNDLE UP!
In the spirit of the season we are offering you the chance to BUNDLE UP as well… with printing! (see what we did there?). Get big discounts by combining at least 3 products here.
Take advantage of our hemisphere’s icy downtime by getting some projects done! These deals end on leap day so get crack’n!
Stay warm friends!
Shop Small, Y’all | 2023 Guide
We had over 100 submissions for our guide and we are so excited to share them all with you. Grab a seat (if you aren’t in one already) and scroll through some of the coolest gift ideas we’ve ever seen. Even if you are done your holiday shopping, save these for the whole year — shopping small is NOT seasonal.
Prints + Zines + Books + Cards
Fern In The Forest/Gina Levantini | Stationery, art prints, and functional goods (tea towels, tote bags)| @fern.in.the.forest
Rockets Are Red | Posters, Prints, Zines
Papercut Shop | Prints + Zines | @paper.cut.s
Dave Dick Illustrations | Prints, Stickers and More | @Dave_Dick_ (IG) @DaveDickIllustrations (FB)
John Kitses | “Last Days at the Iron Triangle” risograph book | @johnkitses
Aja Beech | Poem Posters and Handmade Cards | @ajabeech (IG/FB)
Joseph Zhou | Dark Fantasy Art | @josephzhouart (IG/FB)
Steph Pogas | Greeting cards, art prints, stickers, notebooks, tea towels, and tote bags | @spogas.art
Land & She | Art, prints and goods inspired by nature.
Jacina Bunnell | Books + Art
Gray Rabbit Comics | Art prints, cards, stickers! | @grayrabbitart (IG) @GrayRabbitArt (FB)
Marilyn MacGregor | Cards and fine art prints (Philly favorites) | @macgregorartdesigns
Caro Arévalo | Art prints, moon calendars, postcards and original paintings | @caro.arevalo (IG) /cafeinacoli (YT)
Second At Best | Original comics, art and risograph prints, as well as screen printed and embroidered apparel | @second.at.best
Ayun Halliday | zines, zine subscriptions and small press books | @ayun_halliday (IG) Ayun Halliday (FB)
Ghost Agents/Rocko Jerome | GHOST Agents, a comic book featuring art from around the planet
Craft or DIY | zines, pins, stickers & prints | @craftordiy.art
Ethan Carroll | Illustrated prints, stickers, magnets, and apparel
Super Hero Comics/Mahdi Khene | comics
Jill McFarland | art prints | @sugar_fly_butter_baby
Tursulowe Press | books!
Sarah Kaizar | books! | @sarahkaizar
SAADA Spotlight | South Asian American stories! | @saadaspotlight
Kate Otte | Coloring books, prints, and stickers | @kateohhtay
Mood Mail Co. | Greeting Cards | @moodmailco
Wonder Awe | Art prints, handbound books, art books | @wonder.awe
Yamz World | I turn my artwork into products. Mostly based on my identities as a queer person and an immigrant | @yamz.world
Elise Stoudt | Art, stickers, hats, ornaments | @elise_stoudt_studio
Meg Lemieur | paper, shirts, mugs, towels, coasters, stickers, blankets, a calendar, comics, and as framed art; whimsical drawings of animals, natural environments, a map of the Delaware River Watershed, and urban landscapes
Good Night Pine | illustrated goods inspired by the magic of the outdoors—enamel pins, stickers, art prints and postcards!
Fernanda | Prints of my watercolors
Bambi Hyde Art Studio | Prints, stickers, notebooks | @bambihydeart
Cat Willett | Illustrated postcards, prints, and stained glass objects and ornaments | @catxwillett
Scott Cole | Books (Horror & Bizarro Fiction)
Galaxy Brain Designs | Prints, stickers, and mixed media art | @galaxybraindesign
DRACULAD/Michael Arthur Georgeson | Posters, zines, postcards, buttons | @draculadco
Stickers + More
Lexi Seidel | Stickers, totes, shirts, + more! | @lexiseideldesigns
Celine Loup | Pins, Comics and Stickers | @celineorelse
Lisa Kelley | prints, stickers, art blocks, ornaments | @lisakelleyart
Katie Stack | Stickers and Cards
El Toro | Stickers, paintings, prints
Snailboat Studios | illustrated stickers, art prints, and accessories | @snailboatstudio
Kid Nichols | Stickers, enamel pins, art prints, washi tape, etc! | @kidnichols
Paintings
Faina Lorah | Paintings, Art Prints, + Books
Briana Sutton | Art | @brianasuttonart
Ozone Artwork | We’re an online and in person art gallery selling artwork | @ozone_artgallery
YOUNGDANIELCANT/Dan Eels | Paintings, collages, drawings and I do some freelance design/illustration on the side | @YOUNGDANIELCANT (IG)
Flukelady | Year Round Spooky Artwork
Kristen Margiotta | Art prints, original oil paintings and more | @kristen_margiotta
Patsy Shaw | Original paintings, block prints, art prints, tote bag, calendars, ornaments, greeting cards, stickers, notepads, bookmarks | @shawmuchart
Ferrets and Friends Sanctuary | Merch & paintings, mostly pet themed
Hidden Bird Studios | Wildlife prints of original watercolor paintings | @hidden.bird.studio
Jewelry
Pixel and Papier | Jewelry, Accessories, + Craft Kits | @pixelandpapier
Angela Monaco Jewelry | Jewelry and Gifts
Julie Pierre | Handmade Paper Jewelry | @papershaper
Embroidery Kits
Sip and Stitch | Embroidery Kits + Workshop Tix
Housewares
Hannah Via Art | Tufted Art, Prints + Bathmats! | @hannah.Via.art
Stacie Dale | wall art and home decor
Vivid Cottage/Kerstin Rao | Stationery + Fine Home Goods featuring my hand-illustrated artwork | @vividcottage
Goth Prima/Illkya Acosta | romantic meets grunge wall art, prints, & more!
Off the Posts | Philly Sports Prayer Candles!
Fuugs Woodworking | Wooden wares – rolling pins, candle sticks, bowls and furniture | @fuugswoodworking
Sean Martorana | Hand-drawn Illustrated Woven Blankets | @seanmartorana
Valeriya Volkova | Art, prints, and pottery
Studio Anyware | Home wares, furniture, art and other homely things!
Clothing
Noni Philly | Vintage Plus Size Clothing, Housewares, + More | @noni.philly
Golden Key Prints | Shirts, Totes, Prints, Greeting Cards, & Stickers with nihilist and absurdist inspired phrases
GeekBoy Press | Hand printed nerdy t-shirts, digital artwork and enamel pin designs! | @geekboypress
Anchovy Studio | Anchovy Studio is an independent apparel and design studio inspired by the stories held in Korean folk arts and diaspora. | @anchovy.studio
Emma Cestare | Prints, zines, shirts, stickers, pins, stationery, and keychains. | @coffeevamp
Rabbit Rabbit | Apparel, accessories + PRINTS! | @shoprabbitrabbit
Edible Things
Brimstone Apothecary | Small Batch Gummies
Earthside Provisions | Restorative Bone Broths, Soups & Stews and Organic Herbal Tea Blends
Soom Foods | Tahini, sweet chocolate tahini, and snack bites made from real, simple ingredients like dates, tahini, and oats!
Plant Basting Shop | Plant Basting herb infused sunflower cooking oils | @plantbasting
Mother Butter | Mother Butter! | @motherbuttercompany
Sundry Mornings | Cocktail mixes, hot sauce and spices made with locally sourced ingredients | @sundrymornings
Super Rad Everything Else
Michi | Comics, Patches, Keychains, and more! | @michiums
Joy Freude | Stickers, Scarves, and more! | @joyfreudeart
bluegreen | Scarves and Jewelry | @bluegreen_accessories
Lefthanded Press/Mike Gamble | Woodcuts, relief relief prints, etchings and digital reproductions made by fireball! | @mikgm
Zembo Temple of Skate and Design | Skateboards, rollerskates, fingerboards, art supplies, apparel and more!
Stitch Prism | Risograph prints, ceramic jewelry, stickers
Mural Arts Philadelphia | Mural Arts Philadelphia Merchandise
Barbaric Yawp Workshop | beautiful, original, handcrafted masks inspired by folklore and mythology | @barbaricyawpworkshop
Satanic Puppetteer | Vinyl Records of our weird band’s music
John Kitses | Last Days at the Iron Triangle, a risograph book of urban landscape watercolors | @johnkitses
Vanessa Hoy | Customizable notebooks | @palettenotebooks
em16 | tattoo gift certificates | @em16
Did we make a mistake? Email Helen and she’ll fix it!
WEIRDO 2023 Reflections
From the King WEIRDO himself:
The friends who help me with this are amazing. The people who run their shows and event zones are all some of the coolest, most professional people I’ve ever met. The businesses and spaces we involve are so supportive sometimes it feels unreal.
The excitement and enthusiasm becomes the air around you. I overhear multiple conversations about why people love Philadelphia as I cut from show to show checking that everyone has what they need to share their art with our neighbors.
A man balances a sword on the tip of a knife. A circus dances on a familiar street. Strange creatures swim through a dark room. A vampire the size of a building chews rude people out. Tones and light hang in the air, music, the sounds of children.
I love you weirdos. Thank you.
See you next time.
Check out our (ever growing) photo gallery. Have some of your own and want to share? Email them to us, please.
Print Your Own Fireball Mask!
If you are staring at your screen right now and bummed that you didn’t have time to get a costume this year, worry not! We have three different masks for you to choose from and a blank template so you can draw your own!
Get In The Spooky Spirit
We are knee deep in spooky season over here and wanted to share some of our favorite recent projects that keep us feeling the best kind of magical and mystical.
Check out these local artists and what they’ve been up to — we’re sure it will get you in the cool and creepy spirit before all the best October holidays.
15 Years of Fireball + Open House Recap!
Fifteen years ago, Fireball started with a single copy machine in a living room under the El on Front Street in Philadelphia. Since then, we’ve grown to our own space and expanded to serve artists, creators, and organizations around the country. We’ve always wanted to make art accessible to as many people as possible and we keep trying to find new ways to do that each year.
On Friday, we celebrated all of that with our friends and neighbors at our Open House. We ate food from local vendors, hosted a variety of circus arts performances, and even had on-staff artists selling their creations. It was really great.Â
Find out more about all the artists, vendors, and performers:
Tacos from Cantina La Martina
Cider from Young American
Tea and Kombucha from void
Sundaes from Somerset Splits
Circus Performances curated by Cotton Candy Circus Arts (featuring Hannah and Mikey and Rebecca)
Video art performance and installation by Grant Bouvier
And our vendors:
Uncle Ron’s Candle Co
Grace Maas
Bella Kuhn | Who Press’d Press
Chris Rudisall
Helen Bradley
Special thanks to Canon and Lindenmeyr Munroe for sponsoring this event and making it all possible!
Fall Arts Guide!
It’s spooky season, friends. Get wild, get weird, and get yourself to some of the raddest fall events in and around Philadelphia.
9/2 – 10/1: Made in Philadelphia at Dilworth Plaza
9/15 – 9/17: Spruce Street Harbor Park Fall Fest
9/29 – 10/1: Out and About in Manayunk
10/6: Fireball Open House
9/7 – 9/24:Â Philly Fringe Festival
9/22 – 9/24: Xponential Music Festival
9/23: Fishtown Fall Festivale
9/30: West Craft Fest
10/14 + 10/15 and 10/21 + 10/22: Philadelphia Open Studio Tour
Did we miss one?
Email helen@fireballprinting.com so we can
check it out and add it to our list!
Fireball Fall Open House!
Fireball Printing Open House!
First Friday, October 6th, 6 – 9PM
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Circus Stuff All Night, curated by Cotton Candy Circus Arts!
Video art performance and installation by Grant Bouvier
Free Food and Booze!
Tacos from Cantina La Martina
Cider from Young American
Tea and Kombucha from void
Sundaes from Somerset Splits
Art Vendors & Tours of Our Space! Come see where the magic is made.
Thank you to Canon and Lindenmeyr Munroe for sponsoring this event!
WEIRDO 2023: Call for Participants!
This year’s WEIRDO will be on November 4, 2023 and the Call For Participants is now open!
WEIRDO is an annual celebration of all things art and weird! It is our love letter to the East Kensington area and the spirit of creativity that makes Philadelphia an interesting place to live.
We focus on visionary, self-taught and outsider art, circus arts and various skills and feats, humor and sorcery, bodyslams and bubbles, treasures and illusions.
If you’re an artist/vendor/person/act who seems to jive with that kind of situation, send in an application!
This is an art event so ideally you make the stuff you’re selling (unless it’s really cool or weird), and we really love self taught/outsider/folk/weird stuff. When in doubt, apply!
If you are an exhibition only artist (not selling anything), click here to apply.
If you are a vendor, click here.
And performers of any and all kinds, click here.
To go to the WEIRDO website, click here.
We can’t wait to see you there.
Postcards, Business Cards, and Posters from Quiescent Snow
Quiescent Snow (Lina Luong) is a favorite at Fireball, mostly because each one of their projects is cooler than the next.
An artist based in Philadelphia, Quiescent Snow has a unique style that makes amazing use of bright colors and iconic characters to bring pure joy to all of us.
Check out more of their work on Instagram.
Want your own set of postcards, business cards, and posters? Shop our brand new Artist Bundles during our Summer of Specials here.
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Posters on 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover/ Postcards 120 Smooth Uncoated Cover/ Business Cards on 120lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
