Archive for June, 2010
ICON6 – The Illustration Conference – LA July 2010
So, among many of the hats I wear in the illustration field, I’m the vice president of ICON6, which is the only creative conference in the US that focuses exclusively on ILLUSTRATION. It’s been 2 years of a lot of work to plan an unforgettable event people leave with A LOT from, making it worth [...]
Posted: June 29th, 2010 under artists, classes, contests/projects, events and openings, resources, workshops.
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Ripple – update
(artwork by Marsha Rollinger) Hi Everyone at Illustration Friday! It’s Kelly Light from the “Ripple” blog. I wanted to stop back and say a huge “THANKS!” to all of the Illustration Friday contributors who came to Ripple and donated their talent and time to help the Gulf Oil Spill animal victims. In one week Ripple [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2010 under contests/projects.
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Stuff No One Told Alex Noriega
Alex Noriega is a very wise man. Enjoy the illustrated life lessons on his blog, Stuff No One Told Me (But I Learned Anyways). And be enlightened.
Posted: June 19th, 2010 under artists.
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Unlovable Bad Asses : The Studio Tour
Eric Mathias had the privilege of visiting the home and studio of the dynamic drawing duo, Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson. He also had the generosity to share the experience on Facebook. Check out his Unlovable Bad-Asses photo album (before he updates his privacy settings).
Posted: June 18th, 2010 under artists.
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Roberto Parada Lecture at SI: Healthy Studio Life
I’m producing one single lecture at the Society of Illustrators of New York, one important one though, especially if you work with any kind of art supplies that release fumes- who doesn’t?! Here is the flyer for it with all the info. Hope you can make it! Fernanda
Posted: June 16th, 2010 under artists.
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Julia Kay’s Portrait Party
Way back when I started the Portrait Party, I invited everyone I knew to start a portrait party of their own. I’m happy to say that Julia Kay took it so far as to start her own online portrait party over on flickr. For those of you who miss the heyday of my blog (when [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2010 under artists.
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Live Painting in Oslo
Ole F Hvidsten gives us a heads up on an event in Oslo on June 25th, where he’ll be painting live: Awesome poster by Alexander Horne, check out the event on Facebook if you’re in the area.
Posted: June 15th, 2010 under artists, events and openings, public art.
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IF Interview with Hanoch Piven
Interview conducted by Yuko Shimizu. 1) I know you probably talked about this million times. But for the audience who is now encountering and fascinated by your work for the first time, can you speak briefly about your happy accident in finding your signature style/work method? It happened when you were an art student in [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Interviews.
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