Kickass Kuties: The Art of Lisa Petrucci (2008) HC

1st printing. By Lisa Petrucci. Walk through a sparkling world of make-believe, a cotton-candy-colored dream world of hearts, flowers, and switchblades, of dewy-eyed cartoon pinup gals, kutie-pie kowgirls, leopard-skinned sweeties, hatchet-wielding honeys, and the cuddliest devil kitties Hell has to offer. The art of Lisa Petrucci is a honey-coated maelstrom of contradictions-the innocence of lost Americana, childhood nostalgia, and traditional feminine iconography all presented with a rebellious spirit. Kickass Kuties: The Art of Lisa Petrucci is the first collection of the artist’s remarkable catalog, a hallucinatory tour through an emporium of cultural chaos, a bipolar gallery of imagery both sacred and profane. Lisa’s work has been featured in a wide array of national and international books and magazines and her work has been shown in galleries across the U.S. and Europe.

Dark Horse Books. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95. (Note: reference picture, not an actual scan)