Lizzy Layne, Little Hippie’s MVP Creative Director, has some awesome blotter art

July 15, 2015By LITTLE HIPPIE

Lizzy Layne Blotter ArtJoining Little Hippie in early 2015, Lizzy Layne’s hard work is the reason for Little Hippie’s updated branding and fresh new look.  Without her efforts, Taylor never would have been able to create everything she did this year for Fare Thee Well.

In the process of developing new Grateful Dead art with Taylor this past spring, Lizzy created this original blotter art design to commemorate the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary.


A limited number of Lizzy’s 50th anniversary “Forever Grateful” blotter art prints are available for sale via Lizzy’s Paypal for $20 each plus $5 for shipping and handling.

Taylor Swope’s Official Fare Thee Well Poster

June 30, 2015By LITTLE HIPPIE

As an artist and designer of one of the official Fare Thee Well posters, Little Hippie’s Chief Executive Artist Taylor Swope is among the lucky few who will be attending all of the final Grateful Dead performances – last weekend in Santa Clara, California, and this weekend in Chicago. Taylor’s official Fare Thee Well posters, previewed above, will be for … Read More

Favorite Festivals for Little Hippies: ROMP

June 20, 2015By LITTLE HIPPIE

Now that we’re finally getting over the Bonna-flu, contracted annually at Bonnaroo, we’re looking forward to a full season of festivals to enjoy. When we polled you for your favorite festivals earlier this season in advance of our collaboration with RELIX on their festival guide, a huge chunk of you recommended the bluegrass festival ROMP, … Read More

Festival Season is Upon Us and We’re RELIXing It

June 4, 2015By Taylor Swope

Little Hippie worked with RELIX Magazine this Spring leading up to their current and most important issue all year, the Festival Guide. I had the pleasure of working with Mike Greenhaus and Olivia Millman and the amazing team at RELIX to design the festival activity icons throughout the guide. Pick up the magazine this month and you’ll … Read More

How Little Hippie Started and Where We Are Heading Next

June 2, 2015By Taylor Swope

When I was 23 years old I started my own business as an artist. You’re looking at it right here at LittleHippie.com. My business grew out of a love for live music and a desire to create. Little Hippie was born within a music festival scene that was just then starting to emerge, where I was … Read More

The Hippies vs The Artists in San Francisco’s New Bohemia

May 18, 2015By LITTLE HIPPIE

It wasn’t until day the third day of Michael Fallon’s 1965 article series for the San Francisco Examiner that hippies made front page news. The story was printed below the fold, but was front page news none the less. The headline, Bohemia’s New Haven, was putting it lightly, considering what was to come. The diaspora of hippies from … Read More