One of our favorite features of the new Idiots’Books site is our online auction, which gives you all the chance to bid for original illustrations by Robbi (while giving Robbi the chance to draw anything and everything that occurs to her without me breathing down her neck). Once a week (or so), we’ll post a new image for your bidding pleasure. Most auctions will last about a week. Sometimes, to mix things up, we might post one that only runs for a few hours. We aim to keep this relationship fresh and unexpected.
By clicking on the text in the Auction section at the top of the right sidebar, you can link to the Ebay auction page for the related thumbnail. At the moment, the current auction is for a very fine illustration titled Surly Giraffe.
As the moment (10:18pm on Monday, December 7), the going price for Surly Giraffe is a mere $15. If that seems like an awfully good price for an original illustration by Robbi, that’s because it is. In the real world when Robbi is hired to draw illustrations like these, the price starts at about $300.
But the real world is dull and predictable, and so we offer you a sanctuary here. In the interest of fun (and so that you can get your hands on some affordable, original art), we’re committed to keeping the reserve price low. The reserve for Surly Giraffe, for example, has already been met. So have at it. Go get yourself some art.
I can’t help but wonder what happened in this giraffe’s life to make him/her so surly. Was there an incident with a hippo? Did a branch go in the eye while eating? Is the giraffe, too, disgusted at the bonuses being given to CEOs of bailout companies?
Can’t a giraffe be surly just for the sake of being surly? Much like a Chipmunk can be Nasty?
Will you be auctioning off pictures from books as well. The giraffe is nice, but hardly feels like an old friend.
David,
Sorry, no. We jealously cling to all the originals from the books in case we need them again some day for scanning when Macmillan comes calling. Sorry the giraffe doesn’t inspire you. I’ll tell Robbi to try harder next time.
Matthew
David,
I should have mentioned, however, that we sell archival prints of any illustration from any of our books (or any of Robbi’s standalone drawings). Here’s a gallery of our favorites, but let us know if you are interested in one that’s not on this list.
http://idiotsbooks.com/?page_id=54
Matthew