come may, i am leaving blogger for the glories of wordpress. all content will remain the same (sorry), but better searching and organization for you, better stuff for me. anyhoo, the rss will be changing, so go updates you rss reader now!
it's cooler, the days are getting shorter, and the apples are tasty. much like the leaves changing color, it's time for a portfolio update, so throw on some corduroys and a sweater and take a look.
new postcards have arrived, and studiomate porkchop offered to model them for the sketchblog. labeling, stamping, and spamming the world will occur this week, so if your fridge has been asking for a new postcard, your cork board has a 4"x6" open space, or you're an art director with a ridiculously huge illustration budget (i'm talking AIG bonus, big!), send me an email with your address and i'll send you a postcard.
porkchop has his postcard . . . will you?
special thanks to josh cochran for porkchop's hair and makeup.
i was thinking about ampersands and handdrawn type, and thought i'd post up a little dillustration. partially this popped into my brain as our apartment (based upon the design*sponge sneak peak) was chatted about on etsy's blog, the storque. they have a feature called get the look, where they point to a design, interior, etc. and then show off similar etsy products. thanks @iheartmoustaches.
ao and i have our apartment featured on design*sponge (thanks grace and anne). their sneak peek section presents the households of artists, designers, and even illustrators! we had a great time getting our place together, buffing, polishing, photographing, and only one knife fight (ao won, but i'm a quick healer). special thanks to stephanie for her styling assistance.
looking for a 4th to sublet/permanent starting december 1st. 650 sq ft, shared art space at the pencil factory in greenpoint, brooklyn (map). we are 2 illustrators, 1 designer and 1 boston terrier. big windows, good light, views, 24hr access, mailroom. if you or someone you know is interested, drop me a line, a link to your work, and i will happily discuss more details (space does not include computer or furniture).
my good friend silver recently appeared on who's want to be a millionaire, with meredith viera. taped back in november, i waited patiently as a phone a friend (i wasn't used) and then for the episode to air. well here it is. well done silver. (spoiler, he didn't win a million dollars)
some of you may have noticed (uncle wally?), that eben.com was down this weekend and struggling at the beginning of the week. an explosion at my hosting place took down many a server this week. honest, an explosion!
On Saturday, May 31st at 4:55pm CDT in our H1 data center, electrical gear shorted, creating an explosion and fire that knocked down three walls surrounding our electrical equipment room. Thankfully, no one was injured. In addition, no customer servers were damaged or lost.
things are currently back up and running, but keep your fingers crossed. so to honor the fragility of technology, here are some messy sketchbook pages.
last week, darren di lieto from the little chimp society (an illustration community art blog), emailed to inform a number of artists (including myself) that a book titled colorful illustrations 93°c had been published using word for word interviews and artwork from the the little chimp website as well as from personal artists' websites. the creators of this book did not receive permission to use the content or imagery and are not paying the artists whose work appears in this book. (darren's post)
if you see this book in a store, please do not purchase it, and if you are feeling particularly angry, mention to the people working there that the work in the book violates copyright laws, plagiarizes, etc.
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1) not flattery. there is much chatter about how those appearing in this book should be flattered that their artwork appears in print. this is not the case. i might be flattered if they had asked permission to include my work, and i'd be elated if they had offered to pay for my work to appear in this book. other than that, no.
2) marketing plan. because of this uproar, this book (which likely is crap, although i haven't seen it in person) is getting a whole lot more attention than it deserves. hopefully this attention is in fact negative and people don't buy it, however, it's attention.
it's been too long for both a site update and a new postcard, therefore, i give you both! check out the updated portfolio and drop me a line if you would like a fancy new chicago heatwave postcard, and i'll determine your worthiness (ie, do i have a stamp on hand).
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