14 Ergebnisse.

A mythical journal of adversity and adventure as Dan Joyce battles fate and family, sexual desire and love of man as he ventures to New York, India and beyond with his psychotic delusion as his fanciful friends in this illustrated story, second in the series, the unlikely prophet. So sit back, relax and enjoy the illusion!

Using illustrations based on Chinese brush painting and containing the entire Tao Te Ching, this poetic journal touches on subjects for serious and playful. This is the first of a larger series of books by Dan Joyce so Enjoy!

Billy the Bear and Other Zoo Friends is a kind of children's book for adults-a series of playful poems and intriguing animal portraits. The rhythms and rhymes might resemble something from a children's book, but the poems here are used to explore a rich variety of adult themes. The result is a work that manages to be both whimsical and serious, philosophical and down-to-earth, exuberant and bittersweet. There is humor and wonder, depth and vib...

The Unlikely Prophet, by Dan Joyce, combines poetry, spirituality, biography and social commentary into an entertaining and emotionally affecting story. It follows a man who struggles with mental illness as he finds his voice, as both an artist and a mental health advocate. It introduces the modern prophet of the title with Joyce's signature wit, and ancient Biblical stories are retold in a series of moving poems. The story offers harsh critiq...

The first part of Dan Joyce's Have You Taken Your Meds? introduces a large and vibrant cast of characters, and takes you on an intense, fascinating journey through one man's struggle to understand and heal his mental illness. The lively writing and provocative illustrations lead us through both a poignant family saga and the various perceptions and insights of a man trying valiantly to live and to thrive. In prose, poetry, song and artistic il...

My Invisible Disability is a series on poems and digital illustration with varied subject matter, but mainly written and designed to express the feelings and lifestyle of the mentally ill. With beautiful pictures for each poem, this book takes you through a descriptive poetic journey from iconic scenarios to flashes from my past.

Dan Joyce's "Bus Stop Talk" is a hilarious, unapologetic tour through a modern American city, spoken by a rowdy, cranky, philosophical voice, full of raw emotion and vibrant humor. Joyce's art leads you through stories of addiction and recovery, through galleries and bus stops, the art world and the endless hustle of the streets. Bus Stop Talk is a patchwork of wild conversations, rants and jokes, and a major new collection of Joyce's witty, p...

The War of the Soul is a story of a religious fanatic who fights a spiritual war with his world, in particular, a bullish rival he calls, the Other. It contains over 200 ink wash illustrations, all 150 psalms of the bible and 150 accompanying poems that tell the story.

Nothing is a playful yet serious account that places itself in the hearts and economic injustices of Los Angeles. An artist poet looking for true love attaches himself to a homeless woman as well as his own alter-ego he calls, the woman who has no name. Playful, fun and poetic with a serious message.

Full Color Catalog of works to by shown by Dan Joyce in the year 2014. Features art and original poetry by the artist.

Inspired by the confessional poetry style of Sylvia Plath, this politically rich and deep story of the life of Dan Joyce is put to beautiful imagery by the eyes and mind of photographer, Damion Lane. Both artists are natives of Fullerton, California telling their similar story through form in poetry and vision.

In the summer of 1985, two middle aged male members of Alcoholics Anonymous walked into my father's home and promised him a better life and a better son. What they were to deliver him in the years to come proved no less short of a nightmare. Written in the speaking style of AA members such as saying God and swearing in the same sentence, this meditation spoof recalls my 30 years as a member of their program with light hearted memories, humor a...

After losing my temper and throwing a brick through my mother's sliding glass door, I was arrested and charged with one felony count of making my momma mad at me! In the Orange County Jail, I was to regroup and rededicate my life to God as so many do. This humorous loosely illustrated jailhouse journal and joke book tells my testimony.

Dan Gallagher is an obsessively religious recovering alcoholic who is also a struggling artist. "Allison Jolley" follows his musings, doubts, friendships, misadventures and epiphanies -- in prose, poems, letters, dialogues, and art -- as he mourns two failed relationships, and slowly falls in love with Allison, a close friend, realizing along the way that love is not what he expected. Dan struggles to connect with his own better self, and with...