In partnership with rare book dealers, Left Bank Books, the i.R.L is offering an exceptional curation of books. Only one Frazetta. I can't think of another illustrator who's had such a pervasive effect on popular culture. This black and white book, slim at 96 pages, offers a fascinating collection of his work. Even better, it includes biographical notes up to about 1980, when this book was published.
It precedes Frazetta's wave of popularity in the 1990s. Despite the B&W format, it shows why so many people came to value his work, including a few of his lesser-known comics. The majority of the pieces here, however, are pen or pencil sketches. His sword and sorcery work is best known, including scantily- (and un-) clad swordswomen. Many will recognize the style from paperback covers, especially for Edgar Rice Burroughs books. Other drawings tend toward mens-magazine nymphs that combine humor with mild eroticism.
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Quick q's
We're the only organic juicy soda, big on flavor and big on benefits. Almost every other drink on the market is full of artificial additives, 'natural flavors' and non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia, monkfruit or erythritol. We don't have any of the above thanks to the power of hibiscus, which is naturally acidic and flavorful. We believe product integrity is the most important thing and we only use organic ingredients because we take "better for you" seriously.
What a great questions! Hibiscus is truly a global plant: it's grown everywhere from Southeast Asia to South America to The United States to Central America to West Africa, and on and on and on.
We tested a number of different strains of hibiscus, and found that hibiscus sabdariffa, which is indigenous to South East Asia and West Africa, had an exceptional flavor profile. Thereafter we focused on finding an ethical farms to work with, and were able to locate a phenomenal partner in Burkina Faso. For more info on the global uses (and growth) of hibiscus, check out our ABOUT page and/or our History of Hibiscus series in the Ruby Journal.
Hibiscus is one of the most densely rich in antioxidant ingredients in the world. We've tested our hibiscus it has 1000+ polyphenols. There have been a number of studies showing that hibiscus has been helpful in lowering blood pressure. It has anti-aging benefits and organic hydration as we also have some electrolytes in our bevvy :)
Most importantly (to us) we don't use any sugar or non-nutritive sweeteners, only organic fruit juices. There have been a number of studies showing the harm of stevia, erythritol and, of course, sugar. We're hoping to help people reduce their sugar consumption.
Our water is double reverse osmosis filtered and we source our water from Saratoga!
