The Story Toward the beginning of my year-long, worldwide adventures of following Ween through their La Cucaracha tour, I had the most intense visual experience of my life. After the show my husband and I went outside and found a dark corner, hidden by bushes. We sat there for a long time while I tried to collect myself. I was absolutely flooded. I knew I had to do something with what I was taking away. The Ween Coloring Book was not made with the intention of being merchandise. It was meant as a love letter and an elaborate expression of appreciation and gratitude to the greatest band on God's good earth. I started the drawings in the final days of January finished in just under three weeks (working obsessively and barely sleeping.) I had it printed and brought it to the show in Honolulu in the hope of handing it to a bouncer to give to Ween. I was so shocked when Mickey emailed asking to publish it that I somehow viciously stabbed myself in the eye with my cell phone. I never expected for Ween to know who I was, let alone to have an opportunity for partnership with the guys I've practically worshipped since the moment Fat Lenny punched my lame ass to the floor. This project has brought me more joy and magic than I can begin to describe. Please grab a copy of the Ween Coloring Book for you and yours. They're only 20 bucks- a very reasonable price for a limited edition book in which I have so lovingly and graphically drawn Ween naked. The book is now available through Chocodog records. You can order one through the link on the right! Love, Thea JUST RELEASED! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE! ©2008 Chocodog Records Author: Thea Wolfe www.THEAWOLFE.com Next → The Full Story The idea of the Ween Coloring Book initially came to me in January 2008 while writing an unnecessarily long love-letter to accompany my latest art offering to the Ween. Near the end of my rambling note I remember saying something along the lines of, "If you ever need art- A Ween Coloring Book, perhaps- hit me up." The letter itself was around four pages long and if I remember correctly, may have been written in crayon. I doubt the guys ever read it. Perhaps the only real purpose it served was to lead me to the kernel of hypothetical trash/treasure that later became The Ween Coloring Book. So you see, as much as I love the idea that people seem to think I'm an artist Ween sought out for a preconceived project- that's not the case. To me, the intention behind the artmaking process is of the utmost importance- so I want to make sure to be clear that I wasn't chosen, directed or paid to make this. (Please son, I wish I was that cool...) No one from the Poopship ever said, "Hey, that coloring book idea sounds neat..." I approached it with the same sense of privacy and disclosure as I would a letter that I thought no one would read but the recipient. If I had gone about this with the intention of making merchandise I think it would have turned out differently. Not necessarily better or worse, but different for sho'. I hope with all my heart that you will see this book as what it was meant to be- a screaming epic love letter to the greatest living band. To me, every part of it is meaningful, personal and intentional. I never imagined anyone would see this except Ween and a couple of my friends. Truthfully, a part of me feels a little shy about its evolution to into the public- but a bigger part of me is curious to sit back and watch where (if anywhere) this goes and what (if anything) you might find in it. I hope there will be something... Hoping the love hits you, forever too foolish not to ride the dream, Thea "surf of mu'fucking destruction" Wolfe WARTS AND ALL This particular page is my favorite of the book- probably because this moment was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. I can't even write about it, it was too fucking awesome. I will, however, write about my own shortcomings in relaying the vision... you see, the pattern is flawed. I didn't notice the flaw until after I'd handed the book over to Ween in Hawaii. Although I could have fixed the drawing before Chocodog had the book officially printed, I decided to leave it since it was the way it came to Ween. It bugs me, but it's the truth of what they got and it's what you're gonna get, too. What I will do, however- is show you how to fix it. (I reccommend fixing it if you're gonna color this page... it'll keep the pattern consistent...) Here's the error and how to repair: Notice the missing line. Move mouse over image to right to highlight the correction. If you want to be a super-perfectionist you can use a Micron pen (I don't recommend ball point). I would suggest using a 3. Ta-da!! It's better than Xanax on a plane. For realz.