alternatehistories
Buyers are raving!
This shop got multiple 5-star reviews in the past 7 days.
Announcement Welcome to Alternate Histories, Where the Past Comes Monstrously to Life. Impossible! Unbelievable! Fantastic!
Announcement
Welcome to Alternate Histories, Where the Past Comes Monstrously to Life. Impossible! Unbelievable! Fantastic!
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Kate on Jan 27, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWould give it 10 stars if I could - a really cool way to celebrate the city we love!
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Kile on Dec 1, 2021
5 out of 5 starsMy first Library job (15-year career thus far) was in a Carnegie!!! These are awesome! Can't wait to see a few people laugh at these.
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Tove on Apr 10, 2022
5 out of 5 starsGreat card for my #1 Godzilla fan. The shipping was really fast, which I appreciate, and the card quality is very good. I will definitely buy from this shop again.
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About alternatehistories
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This is the print that started it all.
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11 x 17 prints organized by city and ready to be sold!
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A hand-aged "Original" piece in a vintage frame.
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Typical online research session: Laptop, coffee, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Making Monsters
My work began with a show at Wildcard in 2010, a great store in Pittsburgh (wildcardpgh.com), where I had the inspiration to photoshop a gigantic monster into an old engraving of the city. Since then I've expanded with different cities, holiday & greeting cards, original works and more, all taking historic images and adding in something from a pop culture sci-fi background.
I've been fortunate enough to be able to travel to different cities selling my wares, and my work was recently featured as part of the Futur Anterier show at the agnes b. galerie du jour in Paris.
Each piece starts with the original image. I do a lot of online and flea market research to find interesting pieces, then I look for some monster, robot, alien or other creature that fits the style of the piece. I do all this in between dancing around the house with my dog, Otis.
Shop members
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Matthew Buchholz (He/Him)
Owner, Designer, Chief Curator Of Monstrous Anachronisms
I grew up in Tucson, AZ, graduated from NYU, lived in Brooklyn for years and moved to Pittsburgh in 2008. I now combine my love of history and bad sci-fi movies into my art. I'm on the right in the picture.
Production partners
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Black Forge Coffee Shop
McKees Rocks, PA
A local coffee roaster, shop, and music venue.
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Broudy Printing
Pittsburgh, PA
Broudy is a commercial printer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with over 50 years of experience.
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Commonwealth Press
Pittsburgh, PA
A great screenprinting partner for small biz!
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Jakprints
Cleveland, OH
Jakprints specializes in custom full-color offset printing, apparel printing/embroidery and sticker production.
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North Shore Printers
Chicago, IL
North Shore Printers, Inc. is a certified women-owned, operated, controlled business and is the original, and at this time, the only union label printer in Lake County, Illinois.
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Oxford Pennant
Buffalo, NY
Oxford Pennant is a designer and manufacturer of vintage wool & cotton pennants that are inspired by American sports traditions.
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Raff Printing
Pittsburgh, PA
Family owned digital & offset printing in Pittsburgh.
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Scout Books
Portland, OR
Scout Books uses recycled materials and soy-based into to print 32 page custom journals and booklets for a variety of clients.
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Steuben Press
Longmont, CO
Steuben Press is a Colorado-based book printer owned by the Ellis family.
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Sticker Mule
Denver, CO
Sticker Mule produces items like stickers and acrylic ornaments that I don't have capabilities to make myself!
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The Pin People
Spring Valley, NY
The Pin People is a well-respected company, known for its unwavering commitment to superior quality and craftsmanship, and exceptional customer service., as well as a commitment to producing pins in the USA.
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Please be aware that while most prints ship out the next business day after they are ordered, some orders can take up to 5 business days to ship. All orders ship via United States Post Office.