Mechanicard commission for Neo-Pangea

So about 2 months ago I did this commission for NeoPangea. They made it their holiday card. The illustration is one long illustration that continues into itself (pretty much it's a drawing of their website) which was then made into a card that would move when you turned a crank on the side of the box that the illustration lived in.

Here is a video of the card in action:

I did a black and white ink drawing and then colored it digitally. Check out Neo-Pangea's website. 

Also, here is an invitation I did for my Mommom's surprise 80th bday party. 

Summer portraits

So I have been doing quite a bit of work (mostly sketching), but I couldn't get my scanner up and running because it's a weird Microtek brand scanner and I upgraded to Lion. But now everything is hooked up and I will be able to update more often. First, a piece I did a couple months ago.

And next is a sketch that I did in my sketchbook towards the beginning of the summer that I will probably turn into a sort of study/finish. It'll probably be like the one above. 

Also, I've been doing embroidery. It's really fun, but difficult and takes forever. I did a self portrait first because I'm totally lame and dorky and want to make portraits of me and my puppy to hang in my house. It's not finished yet, and I look a bit manly, but I like the flowers the best because they are the most fun to make. I will be doing a lot more. Apologies for the crappy lighting, I just took a quick photo. 

Oh yeahhhh. Wood paneling. My studio looks like Mr. Brady's studio. Sometimes I feel like I've stepped into a time machine when I come in here.

I will update again soon, I'm almost finished an invitation I did and I will be starting something for a client soon that should be lots of fun to do. 

Puppy mania.

So I haven't really been doing many finishes lately, though I should be able to start one tomorrow! My problem is my computer. I can't use photoshop and need to completely erase everything on my computer and start over. I can't afford a new computer right now so it's my only option. BUT it's taking longer than expected because my disk drive doesn't work. Anyway, I got a puppy 3 weeks ago today. A Silken Windhound puppy (for my graduation present). I got her from  a wonderful breeder, Gloria,(http://www.coolrunsilkenwindhounds.com/) and she is very hands on so my puppy was plenty socialized and introduced to things before we got her. I also got to visit her all the time before we actually took her home so I got to see her grow from a tiny baby into what she is now. It's been awesome. Stressful, but awesome. I love her so much, even though sometimes she really can be quite the brat! Sometimes she throws puppy tantrums. I usually successfully ignore them so that she will learn that tantrums do not get you attention from mommy, but last night was a big one. She was throwing her tantrum (which she usually does when she's tired and she's trying to force herself to stay awake and play) and she ran up on the couch and peed on it. This sucked because it's a new couch and also she hasn't had any accidents in the house for a while. So, I took her outside immediately and she finished peeing and then started to tantrum on the leash. I picked her up and brought her inside and put her in her ex-pen for a time out and for her to calm down. She calmed down pretty much immediately but I waited about ten minutes. Then I went and got her out and as I was holding her I was gently petting her neck and she started to drift off. Sometimes she won't go to sleep unless I am gently petting her and relaxing her (spoiled!). She fell asleep in my arms chewing on her tail. It was so cute, I tried to take a picture but you can't really tell that she's sucking on her tail like a little baby. Here are some pictures of the little lady. Hopefully I'll have a finished piece to post soon. Meet Laika!

Toady

So for the workshop with Charlie Santore we did posters. I chose to do a Wind in the Willows poster, but it did not come out how I wanted it to. So this is sort of a redo because I liked the toad, but nothing else. So I just put him in a different setting, takin' a stroll.

Threadless tshirt

please vote for my tshirt so it will be printed! 0=ew. 5= awesome!

http://www.threadless.com/submission/336892/Jumping_Salmon


please!

Open house poster design and the wrath of mother nature

I'm just so active this week, aren't I? I hope this is good enough to hold you over because I'm going to be working on putting my portfolio together and getting my postcards ready and trying to move and blah blah. I should have a couple more pieces before the end of the semester though.

This first one was my design for the open house poster, minus the type. It's sockeye salmon jumping upstream! You know, because jumping from high school to college is difficult and sometimes it feels like your jumping upstream (especially in art college) rather than going with the flow.

This next one is sorta about the tsunami in Japan, but sort of not. More a comment on how nature (mother nature in this piece) can be both beautiful and destructive. Its a calm destruction on the bottom, but the houses are slightly disheveled. 

Much needed update.

I've been really busy lately getting everything together for graduation so I've been neglecting blogging a bit. So far Zach and I have looked at many houses in West Reading, one we loved and one we like but there are complications with the one we love at the moment. Who knows, we'll see what happens. Also, my website is all shiny and new! no more stupid wordpress. I dislike wordpress, personally. I just can't tame that beast. So check out the new one made using Jon Laing's cms.

Now a couple of illustrations! This first one is a personal piece, no real concept behind it. I did this about a month or so ago, so I just keep forgetting to upload it.

This next one is an illustration for "The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles"

Enjoy!