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So, you'd like to get your hands on a copy of one (or all!) of the Daily Zoo books? You have come to the right place.
If you would like me to sign and personalize a copy with an animal sketch of your choice, you can conveniently order it through my webstore, The Daily ZooMart. Apparel, prints, and other Daily Zoo goodies are also available there.
A portion of the proceeds from Daily Zoo sales supports cancer-related charities and research. To date my publisher, Design Studio Press, and I have raised over $20,000 to aid the fight against this disease. (Not bad for a goofy cartoon flamingo!)
If you are a retailer interested in carrying The Daily Zoo, please contact my publisher, Design Studio Press, at info@designstudiopress.com.
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The Daily Zoo: Vol. 1
Keeping the Doctor at Bay with A Drawing A Day
by Chris Ayers with foreword by J.J. Abrams
In the spring of 2005 Chris Ayers was busy working as a concept artist in the Hollywood film industry. That came to a crashing halt when he was diagnosed with leukemia on April Fool's Day. After a year-long period of treatment and recovery he started a sketchbook called The Daily Zoo on the anniversary of his diagnosis.
Over the next 365 days he would draw one animal each day, challenging both his self-discipline and imagination. Most importantly it would allow him the focused opportunity to celebrate the gift of each healthy day. The pages of The Daily Zoo: Vol. 1 are chock-filled with 365 distinct critters, ranging from curious pandas to sinister hyenas, athletic aardvarks to zealous zebras, and his choice of artistic styles are as diverse as his subject matter. Alongside the images Chris, whose big screen credits include Men in Black II, X-Men 3, and The Penguins of Madagascar, ties in commentary about his cancer experience, the sources of his artistic inspiration and his creative methods. Whether you're a beginning artist or a seasoned pro, this book will leave you inspired to grab the nearest pencil, pen, brush or crayon and start drawing!
• 8" x 8"
• 160 pages
• Over 365 illustrations accompanied by
artist's commentary and reflection.
Hardcover - $29.95
ISBN: 978-193349232-2
Softcover - $19.95
ISBN: 978-193349234-6
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The Daily Zoo: Year 2
Still Keeping the Doctor at Bay with A Drawing A Day
by Chris Ayers
Following in the successful paw and hoof prints of The Daily Zoo: Vol. 1 comes another exotic menagerie of creative fauna from Hollywood artist Chris Ayers. The Daily Zoo: Year 2 offers more furry and feathered friends along with continuing reflections on his life as an artist and cancer survivor. And, as with the first volume and perhaps more so, regardless of your artistic experience, this book will leave you inspired to grab the nearest pencil or pen and start drawing ... for fun and perhaps as a way to bring healing!
• 8" x 8"
• 160 pages
• Over 366 illustrations accompanied by
artist's commentary and reflection.
Hardcover - $29.95
ISBN: 978-193349247-6
Softcover - $19.95
ISBN: 978-193349244-5
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The Daily Zoo: Vol. 3 NEW!
Healing Together
by Chris Ayers
The imaginative and often whimsical animal menagerie of the Daily Zoo continues to grow with this latest collection. The therapeutic project, drawing an animal each day in response to being treated for acute leukemia, has been a constant companion to creator/survivor Chris Ayers since he first started it in 2006.
This volume features characters from Years 3 through 9 of the project, inspired by various events and personal encounters on his journey of remission - from traveling the world and the amazing people he met along the way, to planning his wedding and preparing for the arrival of his first child.
Come inside and explore the playground of Chris' imagination, where horses wear lipstick, tigers wear tuxedos, and the starfish like to fight back.
• 8" x 8"
• 160 pages
• Over 175 illustrations accompanied by
artist's commentary and reflection.
Hardcover - $29.95
ISBN: 978-162465022-2
Softcover - $19.95
ISBN: 978-193349293-3
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MY Daily Zoo
A Drawing Activity Book for All Ages
by Chris Ayers
Inspired by the first two volumes of The Daily Zoo, Chris Ayers has created the MY Daily Zoo Drawing Activity Book to get the creativity brewing of the young and old alike! Included are a whopping 96 pages of imagination-stretching drawing activities to jumpstart YOUR creativity and allow YOU to join in the drawing fun!
When you dive into MY Daily Zoo you'll:
• Learn some simple drawing tips and follow along in easy step-by-step exercises to draw whimsical animal characters.
• Take artistic adventures to places such as a circus, rodeo, and jungle and populate a coral reef with fish of your own design.
• Exercise and explore YOUR imagination.
• And much, much more!
Makes a great gift for all the budding artists in your life!
• 10" x 10"
• 96 pages of drawing activities
Softcover - $9.95
ISBN: 978-193349263-6
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The Daily Zoo Goes to Paris!
by Chris Ayers
Join Chris Ayers and his bestiary as they make their Parisian debut on the walls of Galerie Daniel Maghen. The Daily Zoo Goes to Paris! features the 58 previously-unpublished pieces that were in the January 2012 Daily Zoo exhibition in the City of Lights (plus a few surprises). If you couldn't make it to the exhibition in person, this is the next best thing!
• 8" x 8"
• 64 pages
• Over 70 illustrations accompanied by
artist's commentary and reflection.
Hardcover - $14.95
ISBN: 978-193349279-7