Book - Chris Crites
Book / 2025 / Chris Crites / Acrylic ink on library borrower's card / 3 x 5 inches / $100
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This piece is part of the “Catalogued” collection by Seattle artist, Chris Crites on display through July 6th, 2025. All pieces purchased from this collection will ship out after the show closes in early July.
From the artist: “Yes, I am obsessed with mug shot photographs. There is something about the landscape of the face, the range of expression and emotion of people who have just been picked up by police. This collection is painted on old library cards of discarded books from the elementary school library where my wife works.
Combining the discarded cataloging record of a book with an image of a forgotten but cataloged human being creates an enjoyable yet question raising object.”
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Chris Crites painted his first 4 mug shots in acrylic on paper bag in 1999. Seriously focusing on the subject matter of arrest photographs in acrylic since 2002, he has developed and refined his brightly colored, limited palette style. Adding popular culture icons, musicians, commissioned portraiture, mushroom clouds, nudes and crime scenes to his body of work, Crites has shown and been published across the United States, Europe and Canada. Chris is also an independent curator and lives in Seattle with his wife and cats.
💌 Free domestic shipping! 💌
International shipping available for an additional charge. You will not be charged for international shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contact the gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for international shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴
Book / 2025 / Chris Crites / Acrylic ink on library borrower's card / 3 x 5 inches / $100
💌 Free domestic shipping! 💌
This piece is part of the “Catalogued” collection by Seattle artist, Chris Crites on display through July 6th, 2025. All pieces purchased from this collection will ship out after the show closes in early July.
From the artist: “Yes, I am obsessed with mug shot photographs. There is something about the landscape of the face, the range of expression and emotion of people who have just been picked up by police. This collection is painted on old library cards of discarded books from the elementary school library where my wife works.
Combining the discarded cataloging record of a book with an image of a forgotten but cataloged human being creates an enjoyable yet question raising object.”
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Chris Crites painted his first 4 mug shots in acrylic on paper bag in 1999. Seriously focusing on the subject matter of arrest photographs in acrylic since 2002, he has developed and refined his brightly colored, limited palette style. Adding popular culture icons, musicians, commissioned portraiture, mushroom clouds, nudes and crime scenes to his body of work, Crites has shown and been published across the United States, Europe and Canada. Chris is also an independent curator and lives in Seattle with his wife and cats.
💌 Free domestic shipping! 💌
International shipping available for an additional charge. You will not be charged for international shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contact the gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for international shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴
Book / 2025 / Chris Crites / Acrylic ink on library borrower's card / 3 x 5 inches / $100
💌 Free domestic shipping! 💌
This piece is part of the “Catalogued” collection by Seattle artist, Chris Crites on display through July 6th, 2025. All pieces purchased from this collection will ship out after the show closes in early July.
From the artist: “Yes, I am obsessed with mug shot photographs. There is something about the landscape of the face, the range of expression and emotion of people who have just been picked up by police. This collection is painted on old library cards of discarded books from the elementary school library where my wife works.
Combining the discarded cataloging record of a book with an image of a forgotten but cataloged human being creates an enjoyable yet question raising object.”
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Chris Crites painted his first 4 mug shots in acrylic on paper bag in 1999. Seriously focusing on the subject matter of arrest photographs in acrylic since 2002, he has developed and refined his brightly colored, limited palette style. Adding popular culture icons, musicians, commissioned portraiture, mushroom clouds, nudes and crime scenes to his body of work, Crites has shown and been published across the United States, Europe and Canada. Chris is also an independent curator and lives in Seattle with his wife and cats.
💌 Free domestic shipping! 💌
International shipping available for an additional charge. You will not be charged for international shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contact the gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for international shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴
