The circle of awesome

I updated the calendar to make it easier to understand the hemisphere devisions (does that even make sense??) and I figured out how to label the countries. It makes sense to the countries labeled at the beginning of the growing season. The X axis determines how I positions the type. I wanted it to be easy to read. I am sure there will be other adjustments and corrections before all is said and done, but the final goal is to make this into a poster that can be sold to coffee shops and through the SCAA. I want it to be perfect before I send it off. Ok, off to make some more illustrations...and maybe start thinking about a new tote design....a bit late for christmas, but its been a busy couple of months.

Avra illustrations are up!

Here is the work I did for a real estate company in Vancouver! Its finally up and it looks really awesome. I am interested to see how they used it for the collateral.

A shout out from theispot.

Take the Cake

The final logo for a client who is starting a cake business. The idea is that the logo will have a bunch of different color options so for her business cards, packaging, and collateral she can use any of the marks above. Her cakes are customizable so I wanted to create a mark that reflected that. I have the complete logo with type done, but I am going to wait until she has a copyright on the name before I post it.

I have been working on this for awhile because the client has lots of things going on, but I think we are finally there. Next will be business cards, letterhead, and hopefully package design and interior work. She would love to have the cakes as a pattern for wallpaper. I would love for this project to evolve into environmental design so I can have a full scale suite. If it does happen it will take while, but it will be really fun.

Application Elation!

Its done!!! Yes, the big huge massive application for the contest I was applying to is done! I am so excited to have finished and submitted I do not even care if I win anything....almost true. No, really I think half the battle is finishing the applications. You can be an amazing artist, but if you do not apply then you will never win. It was hard because I decided to do the maximum number of illustrations (20) which is a lot and for each you need a statement about the significance of the piece. It is hard to do that many illustrations on very specific themes, but to write about them as well....kill me now. I am an artist because I cannot write, enough said.

So, now that that is done I can do more illustrations for They Draw and Cook. Their contest continues until the 30th so I will see what I can crank out before then. I love doing the drawings for them. In fact, it gave me a book idea. I actually believe the book could sell. I have been struggling with that lately. Writing something that a publisher could place in the market. The books either have to be a series and/or have to strong moral at the end. Its a really hard market right now so I think I will send it out to publishers and do digital publishing (if I can) or maybe print to order.

Oh, the Haystacks recipe was the one chosen for the book! I am super excited. When it comes out I will tell the world to buy it. Below is the repost of the recipe. All my friends want this kitchen....that is what happens when you live in NY, you long for a real kitchen...this kitchen is the size of our apartment.

Burning marshmallows

IF: Burning

Illustration Elation!

Remember this illustration?

So, we left yesterday for Atlanta, and before we left I received a call from my agent saying that AIA wanted to use one of my illustrations for a ad in Architect Magazine! I do not know the issue yet, but it was great getting paid for an illustration that I already made. Additionally, its an illustration I made for fun...gasp!

What happens afterwards

oops.

IF: afterwards