Little Hippie Life
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The Rock Poster Art of Psychedelic Surfer Rick Griffin
Next year, 2016, will be the twenty fifth anniversary of the much-too-soon passing of famed poster artist Rick Griffin. Like too many good people, he lost his life in a...
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The Hippie History of Greenwich Village
For the last 42 years, thousands of costumed weirdos have paraded through the bohemian capital of Greenwich Village, New York City – and that’s just what happens on Halloween. We...
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Proto-Hippies and the Introduction of the American Hippie
Here at Little Hippie we’ve been on a mission to dive into the origin story and evolution of the hippie – where did this culture come from, what does it...
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How Bill Gates informed my career as an… artist?!
You’re probably wondering, really? Bill Gates, artistic inspiration? That can’t be! Yes, it’s true. You read that right. Bill Gates was indeed one of my primary influences as a young...
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Why the Owl? Here’s Why the Owl
So, you ask, “Why the owl? And what’s it got to do with the Grateful Dead? These are questions I’ve been hearing a lot. The answer is, it has a...
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Little Hippie at Gathering of the Vibes
Little Hippie will be making our way to Gathering of the Vibes July 30-August 2 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It’s our annual hometown show. Be sure to come by the booth and...
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We Fared Thee Well, Grateful Dead
We’re still glowing over here at Little Hippie in the wake of Fare Thee Well. There was a mention in the Wall Street Journal! And a rainbow! A double rainbow! It’s been great...
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Taylor Swope’s Fare Thee Well Poster featured in the Wall Street Journal
Our fearless leader and artist in chief Taylor Swope was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal as part of their coverage of the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well limited...