Mar 1, 2012 Posted by pat

A conversation about indie animation and funding

Conversation with Cory You (maker of weird electronic dance music and oddball cartoons – here’s a site for his animation.) Pounded out in 10 minutes (opinions may be relative.) Cory You: Pretty neato indie animation i found. Patrick Lake: Looks great. I have really been digging this one, too. Cory You: Since large studios have long ago left behind 2d in favor of the glut of talking... read more

Feb 17, 2012 Posted by pat

What I really do: Book Dealer

My contribution to that meme. read more

Dec 31, 2011 Posted by pat

Post-christmas pile of silly stuff

I made a bunch of notes for posts that don’t amount to much on their own, so here’s a pile of them. Yay! It’s been an intense December at my magical book and animation cave. Many records were broken with books flying out the door. This month’s gross sales matched what I sold in my first 2-3 years in business. I can’t wait to slow down and catch my breath. Also flying out... read more

Nov 29, 2011 Posted by pat

Photo history: two books from Dr. Stanley Burns

Dr. Burns just sent me a great review in the New York Review of Books for his new title, Shooting Soldiers: Civil War Medical Photography By R.b. Bontecou. This is the first publication of these civil war photos that link art, photographic, medical and military history. It’s available on my store, and from the Burns Archive Press. I also just added a previous Burns Archive book; Sleeping Beauty... read more