SUNday SUN No. 432
Been thinking about my grandfather and his five brothers lately. One brother was named Leon but everyone called him, Sunny Boy. He was an amazing baseball player who even hit a home run off Whitey Ford once. This was for Leon.
SUNday SUN No. 431
My son has reached full T-Rex super fandom obsession. This suns for him.
SUNday SUN No. 429
In partnership with SprayKC, I designed a billboard that can be seen all over the mean streets of Kansas City.
SUNday SUN No. 421
For the only little guy who calls me Dad. Happy Father's Day all you Dads.
SUNday SUN No. 420
Made while down at the Lake of the Ozarks
SUNday SUN No. 419
You better Eat it and Beat it.
SUNday SUN No. 418
The Sun is OOO. Made while in Florida.
SUNday SUN No. 417
Made while in Florida.
SUNday SUN No. 416
For all those Momma Bears out there. Happy Mother's Day.
SUNday SUN No. 412
Made for Kansas City Design Week as part of my SUNday Suns lecture and workshop
SUNday SUN No. 411
Happy Easter 2023!
SUNday SUN No. 410
A somber week in America. Thinking of Nashville, the families and why we have to continue to endure this.
SUNday SUN No. 407 Yellow
Sunday Sun No 407 painting 3/3 yellow
SUNday SUN No. 407 Blue
Sunday Sun No 407 painting 2/3 blue
SUNday SUN No. 407 Gold
Sunday Sun No 407 painting 1/3 gold
SUNday SUN No. 407 All
Fun little painting series. Ink on paper.
SUNday SUN No. 403
Super Bowl Sunday! You know who I'm cheering for. Let's Go Chiefs!
SUNday SUN No. 400 Part 2
Celebrating 400 straight weeks of Sunday Suns. A detail of my wooden 3.25" x 9.5" x 3.25" hand painted wooden sculpture.
SUNday SUN No. 400 Part 1
Celebrating 400 straight weeks of Sunday Suns. Wooden 3.25" x 9.5" x 3.25" hand painted wooden sculpture.
SUNday SUN No. 399
Winter.
SUNday SUN No. 398
S is for sun
SUNday SUN No. 397
Happy New Year! May 2023 be our brightest days.
SUNday SUN No. 396
Merry Christmas 2022. Thanks Santa, take a break big man.
SUNday SUN No. 393
Test drive.
SUNday SUN No. 391
Happy Thanksgiving 2022
SUNday SUN No. 388
Happy Halloween!
SUNday SUN No. 387
Creep it Real!
SUNday SUN No. 379
Trying to soak up that last bit of summer sun.
SUNday SUN No. 378
Hey, take a hike mister.
SUNday SUN No. 377
Oh, hello.
SUNday SUN No. 376
In honor of the state I grew up in, Kansas. Congrats on a monumental week at the polls. And yes, this is a BiSun.
SUNday SUN No. 375
Made while working in NYC this week.
SUNday SUN No. 374
Make it simple, but make it sunny.
SUNday SUN No. 373
For all my nocturnal friends out there.
SUNday SUN No. 372
After 2.5 years it finally got us. Be safe out there.
SUNday SUN No. 370
A week filled with sadness, outrage and good ol’ existential dread. Here’s to anger turning to action.
SUNday SUN No. 369
First time traveling to meet with clients in well over two years this week. Felt weird but felt good.
SUNday SUN No. 368
My son has been really into frogs and flies lately.
SUNday SUN No. 365
Night Sun
SUNday SUN No. 364
Weird dude for weird times.
SUNday SUN No. 363
In honor of Mother's Day 2022, from a life-long Momma's Boy.
SUNday SUN No. 362
This week I gave my first in person lecture and workshop in over two years (at Fort Hays State University). Some students in attendance had baby bunnies and they gave me 3 dozen farm fresh eggs to bring home.
SUNday SUN No. 361 Part 2
Detail of Sunday Sun no 361 for the 50/50 benefit for Ruston. An online art fundraiser to benefit the development of the future Ruston Skatepark. Bids can be placed online from May 1-May 13. Go buy this Sun!
SUNday SUN No. 361 Part 1
I hand painted this skateboard for Skate Park of Ruston live auction benefit starting May 1, 2022. You can own this SUNday Sun! Bids can be placed online from May 1-May 13.
SUNday SUN No. 360
In honor of Easter SUNday, 2022.
SUNday SUN No. 359
S is for sun
SUNday SUN No. 358
Rock Chalk Jayhawk! All I can think about is my Jayhawks, one more game.
SUNday SUN No. 356
We went to the zoo today. My son loves turtles.
SUNday SUN No. 353
For our friends in Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine
SUNday SUN No. 351
In honor of Super Bowl 56 and Super Bowl SUNday!
SUNday SUN No. 350
My suns & I.
SUNday SUN No. 349
Putting out some good vibes for my Kansas City Chiefs today. I wanna see that KC Wolf howl.
SUNday SUN No. 347
That first cup feeling.
SUNday SUN No. 345
Happy New Year. Brighter days ahead.
SUNday SUN No. 344
In honor of my book Sad Santa that celebrates how sad today, December 26th can be. Hard to believe it was released in 2012, 9 years ago. It kinda hits differently after 2020 and 2021.
SUNday SUN No. 343
Almost time!
SUNday SUN No. 342
Peace & Love
SUNday SUN No. 340
Shout out to all those Thanksgiving left overs.
SUNday SUN No. 339
This is Helios, the Greek sun god. He drove a chariot drawn by four winged steeds daily from east to west across the sky.
SUNday SUN No. 336
The sun is a giant hot goofy ball of plasma radiating energy through the air. So yeah, that's my inspiration here. Happy Halloween!
SUNday SUN No. 330
Made with polymer clay and acrylic.
SUNday SUN No. 327
A Post-it doodle reminder ends up being No. 327.
SUNday SUN No. 326
Trying to serve up some sunshine.
SUNday SUN No. 325 Part 3
A detail of my new SUNday Suns books, out now with Counter Print Books. Here you can see the book with the dust jacket removed. I just love this little reveal.
SUNday SUN No. 325 Part 2
My SUNday Suns Book is out! Link to purchase is above. The book comes in 3 different dust jacket options.
SUNday SUN No. 325 Part 1
I started SUNday Suns over 6 years ago as a form of therapy for myself. No client, no agenda, no real goal, just play. The act of making and getting lost in that process has always been very therapeutic for me and I needed to find a way to bring that back in my life. I can't wait to share more this (YES, THIS!) Thursday, August 19th. I’m thrilled and slightly puke-in-my-mouth nervous for you all to see it.
SUNday SUN No. 322
Trying to serve up some positivity.
SUNday SUN No. 319
In tribute to one of the greatest packaging designs ever made. Happy 4th of July!
SUNday SUN No. 317
For all you Daddy's out there. Happy Father's Day.
SUNday SUN No. 315
A spicy little Sun King as a neon sign.
SUNday SUN No. 313
In honor of 6 straight years of SUNday Suns! I hope this project has brought you even the smallest bit of joy.
SUNday SUN No. 311
For all you amazing Moms out there. May your day be light and the pours be heavy. Happy Mothers Day!
SUNday SUN No. 309 Part 2
A few of the food stickers I made for SS No. 309. Some were used, some were not.
SUNday SUN No. 306
In honor of Easter SUNday, 2021.
SUNday SUN No. 300 Part 3: Thank you
It is hard to imagine I am approaching 6 years of doing this project. Thank you to anyone has ever given me encouragement or enjoyed any of the 300 SUNday Suns I’ve made so far.
SUNday SUN No. 300 Part 2: Detail
SUNday SUN No. 300
In honor of Sun No. 300, that's right 300 straight Sundays creating a sun I painted this 2’ x 2’ painting on plywood.
SUNday SUN No. 299
When you feel lost and start to fuss, just look around. Love is all around us. Happy Valentines Day.
SUNday SUN No. 298
In honor of Super Bowl SUNday! My Kansas City Chiefs are gonna score so much even the KC Wolf is getting in the end zone.
SUNday SUN No. 297
Rocks in my head but also just a little less dread.
SUNday SUN No. 295
Family portrait, January 2021
SUNday SUN No. 294
What a hard, sad week.
SUNday SUN No. 293
Happy New Year and may luck be on our side.
SUNday SUN No. 292
The Sun & The Moon. The last sun of the year, 2020 can really go suck an egg. Better days ahead.
SUNday SUN No. 289
I made a coloring page for my son, on SONday.
SUNday SUN No. 283
Self Portrait Fall 2020. Despite all the uncertainty and fear, there's some hope back there somewhere.
SUNday SUN No. 281
Being positive is in my DNA. Stay strong, friends.
SUNday SUN No. 278
The last weekend of summer.
SUNday SUN No. 277
Exploring shapes...
SUNday SUN No. 276
A little reminder of hope, health, and joy.
SUNday SUN No. 273
Please help support and save the USPS. Buy some stamps, send a letter, text "USPS" to 50409 to save the USPS.
SUNday SUN No. 272
In honor of the 1958 campy sci-fi classic, The Hideous Sun Demon.
SUNday SUN No. 270
The dog days of summer.
SUNday SUN No. 269
Made with all these Amazon boxes laying around.
SUNday SUN No. 265
In honor of my first Father's Day as a Father! Happy Father's Day Dads.
SUNday SUN No. 264
In honor LGBTQ pride month, XOXO.
SUNday SUN No. 261 Part 2
A VERY SPECIAL 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SUNday Sun! Five years of making suns, each SUNday.
SUNday SUN No. 261 Part 1
A VERY SPECIAL 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SUNday Sun! Five years of making suns, each SUNday.
SUNday SUN No. 259
Happy Mother's Day!
SUNday SUN No. 258
We could all use a little help.
SUNday SUN No. 257
Sometimes, complex times call for simple solutions.
SUNday SUN No. 256
Together we are whole.
SUNday SUN No. 255
In honor of Easter, 2020
SUNday SUN No. 254
Maybe all this distance can bring us closer together?
SUNday SUN No. 252
Together and only together, we can fight this.
SUNday SUN No. 251
Join the Club! Stay soapy, stay safe, stay in.
SUNday SUN No. 250
It's all going to be OK.
SUNday SUN No. 249
I saw a robin chasing a cardinal this morning. Spring must be close.
SUNday SUN No. 248
Made while in Gainesville, Florida. Chomp, Chomp.
SUNday SUN No. 246
Iron-on jacket patch sun.
SUNday SUN No. 245
In honor of Super Bowl SUNday and Super Bowl 54. I have waited my whole life to see my Chiefs in the SB!
SUNday SUN No. 242
New year, new goals, new fast food chicken sandwiches we need to try. Lets...
SUNday SUN No. 241
Keep your nose pointed towards the sun. And shout out to Irving Penn and Saul Steinberg, two of my favorite artist.
SUNday SUN No. 240
Have a happy and heathy 2020!
SUNday SUN No. 239
Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!
SUNday SUN No. 237
In honor of what feels like moving in a million different directions.
SUNday SUN No. 236
'Tis The Season.
SUNday SUN No. 235
In honor of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving, 2019!
SUNday SUN No. 234
Already daydreaming of warmer weather...
SUNday SUN No. 233 part 02
If you look close, this design that was tattooed on a friend has the hidden letters "L" and "C".
SUNday SUN No. 233 part 01
No. 233 is a 4” inch rib tattoo on a dear friend.
SUNday SUN No. 232
Another day, another 100 or so emails to respond to.
SUNday SUN No. 231
Happy Halloween 2019!
SUNday SUN No. 229
Join the club happy, shiny people.
SUNday SUN No. 228
It's SONday! Because I became a Father! Meet my SON, Luca James Carpenter.
SUNday SUN No. 227
And don't it feel good!
SUNday SUN No. 226
A two color screen print given to all attending my talk at Creative Mornings KC.
SUNday SUN No. 225 part 02
Detail of our hand painted sun mural.
SUNday SUN No. 225 part 01
A hand painted sun mural for our son, who we're so excited to welcome very, very soon.
SUNday SUN No. 224
100% cotton, woven throw blanket. Measures 54" x 70". Purchase it at throwand.co.
SUNday SUN No. 222
I hope you find this apPEELing.
SUNday SUN No. 219 exploration grid
SUNday SUN No. 217
It's always Shine Time!
SUNday SUN No. 216
A summer sun.
SUNday SUN No. 214 part 2
All of my Sunday Suns buttons for inchxinch.org are packaged in this custom packaging I made. It is hand letterpressed and shipped to your door. Please help this great organization and pick up some buttons.
SUNday SUN No. 214 part 1
SUNday button pack! These buttons were made for inchxinch.org, proceeds go to multiple charities that impact young artists and encourage the value of the arts. Please go buy a million buttons from them!
SUNday SUN No. 213
Good Morning!
SUNday SUN No. 212
Happy Father's Day!
SUNday SUN No. 211
More Yups, less Nahs.
SUNday SUN No. 210
Some optimistic thoughts...
SUNday SUN No. 208
Screenshot this and send it to someone who needs a hug.
SUNday SUN No. 207
In honor of Mother's Day.
SUNday SUN No. 205
Sometimes, you just gotta chill.
SUNday SUN No. 204
In honor of Easter Sunday 2019.
SUNday SUN No. 203
Still just a kid from Kansas.
SUNday SUN No. 201
Made while in Dallas, Texas y'all.
SUNday SUN No. 200 (Part 02)
In honor of 200 weeks of making SUNday Suns!
SUNday SUN No. 200 (Part 01)
In honor of 200 weeks of making SUNday Suns!
SUNday SUN No. 199
SUNday self portrait.
SUNday SUN No. 198
So over this winter. Please send help.
SUNday SUN No. 193
In honor of Super Bowl SUNday and Super Bowl 53. We are all Rams fans today.
SUNday SUN No. 192
It's a biSUN. I'm sorry.
SUNday SUN No. 191
This week if you can, find a way to help someone. Sun No. 191 is a limited edition 3-color RISO print.
SUNday SUN No. 189
Acrylic on wood.
SUNday SUN No. 188
Happy New Year! No more mean, in '19.
SUNday SUN No. 187
Merry Christmas, he's on his way!
SUNday SUN No. 186
Put a little sunshine atop your tree this year.
SUNday SUN No. 185
Made while in Phuket, Thailand.
SUNday SUN No. 184 part 02
While in Singapore we've made so many new friends here. And hopefully, brought a little sunshine too.
SUNday SUN No. 184 part 01
Hello from Singapore! Hand made sun plush toy made in collaboration with my mom, Becki Carpenter.
SUNday SUN No. 182
In honor of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving, 2018!
SUNday SUN No. 180
Please, please, please vote on November 6th, 2018.
SUNday SUN No. 179
Made with found cardboard in Sydney, Australia.
SUNday SUN No. 178
Happy Halloween 2018!
SUNday SUN No. 176
Please!
SUNday SUN No. 174
Good-Bye Summer.
SUNday SUN No. 173 Part 02
Detail of SUNday Sun No. 173 made with my mom, Becki Carpenter.
SUNday SUN No. 173 Part 01
Made in collaboration with my beautiful, talented, mother, fiber-artist Becki Carpenter. All wool hand dyed and rug hooked.
SUNday SUN No. 172
In honor of the return of NFL Football.
SUNday SUN No. 167
When you're exploring and can't make up your mind, just share em all I guess.
SUNday SUN No. 166
Made while hiking Cecret Lake Hiking Trail in Albion Basin, Utah.
SUNday SUN No. 161
In honor of 2018 LGBT Pride Month, XOXO.
SUNday SUN No. 160
In honor of all those great Dad's out there. Happy Father's Day!
SUNday SUN No. 159
Because we could all use a little more love this week.
SUNday SUN No. 157
3 color wool sun pennant available at carpentercollective.com
SUNday SUN No. 156
In honor of my 3 year SUNday Sun Anniversary.
SUNday SUN No. 155
In honor of Mother's Day, 2018.
SUNday SUN No. 149
In honor of Easter Sunday.
SUNday SUN No. 147
In honor of students everywhere continuing to stand up to gun violence.
SUNday SUN No. 144
In honor of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
SUNday SUN No. 143
In honor of the 2018 Chinese New Year.
SUNday SUN No. 142
In honor of Valentines Day, 2018.
SUNday SUN No. 141
In honor of Super Bowl SUNday and Super Bowl 52.
SUNday SUN No. 137
Wishing you love, luck and a little hope in the new year.
SUNday SUN No. 136
In honor of 2017.
SUNday SUN No. 135
A sun sugar cookie in honor of Christmas. Merry Christmas!
SUNday SUN No. 130
Drawn while hiking Zion National Park in Utah.
SUNday SUN No. 129
Routed out of plywood, painted and hangs at 3ft x 3 ft.
SUNday SUN No. 128
In honor of hiking the Grand Canyon.
SUNday SUN No. 127
In honor of Halloween!
SUNday SUN No. 126
Made while in Las Vegas, Nevada at Adobe Max 2017.
SUNday SUN No. 124
Made in a cabin, in the woods at AIGA Minnesota's Design Camp.
SUNday SUN No. 121
Made at an elevation of 6,035 feet while in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
SUNday SUN No. 120
In honor of our friends in Florida during hurricane Irma. Be safe.
SUNday SUN No. 119
Made while in beautiful Montreal.
SUNday SUN No. 117
In honor of the 2017 solar eclipse, and honestly, just treating one another better.
SUNday SUN No. 114
Reach out to someone you've lost touch with, just to say Hi.
SUNday SUN No. 109
In honor of LGBT Pride Month.
SUNday SUN No. 108
In honor of Father's Day. Especially, in honor my Dad, Stephen Carpenter. The best Dad and artist I know. I love you, Dad.
SUNday SUN No. 105
Made while in Rome, Italy.
SUNday SUN No. 104
Drawn while in Milan, Italy.
SUNday SUN No. 103
In honor of Mother's Day. Especially, in honor my Mom, Rebecca Louise Carpenter. I love you, Mom.
SUNday SUN No. 102
In response to the GOP's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
SUNday SUN No. 101
In honor of the People's Climate March on Washington.
SUNday SUN No. 100 part 02
In honor SUNday Sun No. 100!!!
SUNday SUN No. 100 part 01
In honor of SUNday Sun No. 100!!!
SUNday SUN No. 099
In honor of Easter Sunday.
SUNday SUN No. 097
In honor of trying something new, linocut sun.
SUNday SUN No. 096
In honor of being a college basketball fan and March, ultimately being kinda sad.
SUNday SUN No. 094
In honor of Selection Sunday and 2017 March Madness.
SUNday SUN No. 093
In honor of a much needed chill day.
SUNday SUN No. 089
In honor of Super Bowl Sunday 2017
SUNday SUN No. 088
In honor of Equality.
SUNday SUN No. 087 (Bonus Sun)
Bonus icon in honor of the Women's March on January 21st, 2017.
SUNday SUN No. 087
In honor of everyone who stood up for what is right in the Women's March on January 21st, 2017. Thank you.
SUNday SUN No. 086
In honor of our last Sunday with President Obama in office.
SUNday SUN No. 084
In honor of a Happy New Year.
SUNday SUN No. 083
In honor of Christmas.
SUNday SUN No. 080
In honor of Jay Z's birthday today, December 4th.
SUNday SUN No. 078
In honor of Thanksgiving.
SUNday SUN No. 077
In response to a difficult week, the 2016 US Presidential Election and holding on to hope.
SUNday SUN No. 076
Made while in San Diego, CA
SUNday SUN No. 075
In honor of Halloween! Happy haunting.
SUNday SUN No. 074
Enamel pin sun. For purchase next week, at Adobe Max.
SUNday SUN No. 073
Make sure you vote, on November 8th.
SUNday SUN No. 072
In honor of the second 2016 Presidential Debate. I'm With Her.
SUNday SUN No. 070
Made while flying to San Antonio, Texas. In honor of the Alamo.
SUNday SUN No. 068
In honor of the 2016 NFL football season.
SUNday SUN No. 067
Last weekend of summer. Suns Out, Guns Out.
SUNday SUN No. 066
Made while in Indianapolis, Indiana.
SUNday SUN No. 065
In honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics
SUNday SUN No. 064
Made while in Sacramento, California
SUNday SUN No. 063
Let's Think Positive.
SUNday SUN No. 062
Made while running around Frankfurt, Germany.
SUNday SUN No. 061
Made while in route to Frankfurt, Germany. Auf Wiedersehen!
SUNday SUN No. 059
Because we could all use a little Peace & Love right now.
SUNday SUN No. 058
In honor of the United States of America. Happy 4th of July!
SUNday SUN No. 057
In honor of play.
SUNday SUN No. 056
Made while in Sonoma, California.
SUNday SUN No. 053
In honor of Memorial Day.
SUNday SUN No. 052
In honor of our One Year Anniversary. One full orbit around the sun.
SUNday SUN No. 050
In honor of Mother's Day.
SUNday SUN No. 047
Made while in Jacksonville, FL.
SUNday SUN No. 045
Made while in Madison, WI
SUNday SUN No. 044
In honor of Easter Sunday.
SUNday SUN No. 043
In honor of NCAA March Madness.
SUNday SUN No. 041
In honor of pancakes and Sunday yawns.
SUNday SUN No. 039
Made while in San Luis Obispo, CA. I love this town.
SUNday SUN No. 038
In honor of Valentines Day.
SUNday SUN No. 037
In honor of Super Bowl 50.
SUNday SUN No. 035
Stay warm out there Northwest.
SUNday SUN No. 032
Happy New Year!
SUNday SUN No. 031
Peace out Christmas. It was real.
SUNday SUN No. 030
In honor of Christmas!
SUNday SUN No. 029
In honor of all those ugly sweaters. Happy Holidays.
SUNday SUN No. 027
In honor of all those Thanksgiving leftovers.
SUNday SUN No. 026
Fall edition.
SUNday SUN No. 023
In honor of all that leftover Halloween candy.
SUNday SUN No. 022
In honor of the 2016 World Series.
SUNday SUN No. 021
Made while in Austin, TX y'all.
SUNday SUN No. 020
Made while in New Orleans, LA.
SUNday SUN No. 018
Made while in route to Minnesota.
SUNday SUN No. 016
In honor of the return of NFL football.
SUNday SUN No. 015
In honor of Labor Day.
SUNday SUN No. 010
Made while in Positano, Italy.
SUNday SUN No. 009
Made while in Barcelona, Spain.
SUNday SUN No. 006
In honor of Fourth of July.
SUNday SUN No. 001
Created on Sunday, May 24, 2015
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