{"product_id":"lackadaisy-essentials-hardcover","title":"Lackadaisy Essentials - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy J. Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTracy J. Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince \u003cstrong\u003eLackadaisy\u003c\/strong\u003e was first introduced as a comic series in 2006, Tracy J. Butler has been producing related illustrations, drawings, tutorial guides, side comics, and other assorted materials of a decidedly unserious nature. This book is a collection of a great many of those things, as well an exploration of the lives and backgrounds of the characters who inhabit this jazzy world of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracy Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1980 in Springfield, Massachusetts. She studied biology for a year at Our Lady of the Elms College in Massachusetts, before returning to her art. She created a website with some of her work, which led to a job offer from Simutronics, a Missouri game development company. Butler performed illustration and graphic design work before moving into 3D character design and animation. After living in St. Louis for some time, she purchased a 100-year-old house and began researching its history, as well as that of the local neighborhood, and ultimately the history of St. Louis itself. Combined with her interest in jazz music and the characters she had designed in school, this led to her starting \u003cstrong\u003eLackadaisy\u003c\/strong\u003e in July 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 10.31 x 11.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150421856391,"sku":"9781638991083","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5fea294117de0e6ee2962ee2dcf3b1dc.webp?v=1733199389","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lackadaisy-essentials-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}