Its here! The Kickstarter for the 2014 John Picacio Calendar!

I am particularly excited about this year’s calendar as it represents a portion of the work John Picacio is doing on his very personal project, Loteria. Loteria is a card game described as a Mexican version of bingo. This is a project close to John’s heart as he grew up playing this with his grandmother. This calendar will contain full-color images of 12 of the 54 works John will be creating which represent his interpretations of these iconic cultural images. La Sirena, pictured on the cover of the forthcoming calendar, won John Picacio a Chesley Award this year and is part of his more recent work that also garnered him a Hugo Award this year, his second in a row.

I’m passionate about John’s work. It was that passion that led me to post about his work years ago which resulted in a friendship born out of spending time with him at the first Spectrum Fantastic Art Live event in Kansas City and again at SFAL 2 this past May. I have said before, but it bears repeating, that John Picacio is a class act. I’ve witnessed him give of himself and his time in generous ways and it is a pleasure to see the recognition of his art catch up with not only his artistic talent but with his investment in the creative community.

He has my unreserved support and I encourage you to consider getting in on the Kickstarter. Last year’s calendar was a thing of beauty. I promise you, this year’s will blow it away. Check out the Kickstarter page for a video presentation (with accompanying music by none other than author John Scalzi) and other examples of the stunning work already completed for Loteria.