Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Bagel here

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

Hey guys! I enrolled in an online school (Art Institute of Pittsburg) to get a webdesign diploma. There are so many jobs in that, so I figured I'd do that to make money and do illustration on the side. I've also been illustrating my second children's book. It's a chapter novel for teens. Very Roald Dahl-esque = very me. I've been having a lot of fun with that. 4 more illustrations to go! My plans for the next few months are to.. either get a crappy job to make some pocket money or just focus on school full-time and train my new dog.


2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I haven't moved far... I moved to my parents'... Yeah.. It's great and really lame at the same time. Can't feel too great about myself about it, really. Finksburg, Maryland is where I be now. I'm disappointed and extremely frustrated about the fact that I'm jobless and not on my own. Very lame.. If only my parents (esp my dad) weren't so anal and naggy.. we could easily rent out to two people. They've have to share a bathroom, but they'd have their own room. It would be a smart thing to do, you know? Other bad thing is that we're 30 minutes away from everything, though Owings Mills is only 15-20 minute away. Owings Mills has pretty much everything you need.



3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

Hm.. I've created the illustrations I've done for the book and I've managed to complete only a couple of personal pieces. I'm also working on getting my store/studio started (PODOHAMA).

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

Hm.. lots of neon colors, mostly. Hot pink, yellow, and neon blue... You guys may notice it all over my websites/blogs/recent pieces.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

We adopted our first dog! She's a year old miniature pinscher with rare coloring (chocolate/red). She's really sweet and is finally starting to come out of her shell. I've created a blog for her, actually. It would be unlike me if I hadn't...

Friday, August 22, 2008

1) What have you been doing post graduation (art-wise or life wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

Post graduation I worked at on the hill for a month then had to dip out on them and lie about being forced to leave and go home when I knew I couldve only worked for a month haha. But I wanted to hang with everyone for a little before I left. Then I worked at Fridays for another month and had to yet again two days before I was leaving dip on them saying I got a teaching job when I really knew I was going to school this year. I am now about to start at Florida State University to get my Art Education degree so I can teach eventually. Not doin much with my illustration degree but I am gonna keep taking art classes here. I am actually in an Experimental Printmaking class this semester so that should be exciting. Ummmm Tallahassee is way too creepy for me. I went to "Booty Night" last night haha. It seems everything about Tally is related to getting fucked up and grinding on girls. I am sure you can all relate.I am living with both of my sisters which is interesting. This school is also about 400 times larger than MICA which is really scary and I have been lost for about 8 hours in it since i have been here.

2) Where have you moved to? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/dissappointed in your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise or warn us about?

Welll you neeeed a car in Tally. There is a really awesome section called Railroad Junction where there are about 30 old warehouses painted rediclous colors that artists use as studios and they open them all up for shows the first friday of the month. I havent gotten to go to the opening yet. There is every form of fast food ever invited there. Even a Sonic for all those pissed at Sonic commercials where there is none. They just opened a Tijuana Flats here for those who are addicted. We have a hurricane going on here right now so it kind of sucks. I have gotten Japanther to come down here in October if anyone is interested in staying with me. The traffic here is horrible. Everyone wears college sweatshirts and soffees and one of my teachers told me I have to wear bussiness atire to class. pretty scary.

3) Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

I am watching Clueless right now. The only movie other than Coyote Ugly that I have to watch if it is on. Oh and there are only 4 art ed students at my school. One had three fingers on each hand. And there are only 30 art grad students all together and only one is a guy so MICA seems like heaven right now

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Mark Grambau, reporting from Bolton Hill...

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

The day before graduation I had an interview at the Towson Apple Store to handle the whole "needing money immediately" thing. A few weeks later I was hired and I have been a Mac Specialist there for about a month and a half. While it's not part of the career big picture, it's been a lot of fun. It's a job I've done before and can do without thinking too hard, and the people there are fantastic. It's been great having a new community of friends at work with my MICA community now spread out all over the country and world.

Today I actually finished labeling my several hundred postcards (I combined every mailing list I could get my hands on) and will be sending them out tomorrow. I only plan to do one or two of these giant mailings before scaling way the hell down, but let's hope it at least gets my images out there. I am fostering a couple contacts that I've made, one of which could end up with me as the primary illustrator for a new web startup. Even if that falls through, the guy spearheading it has been in Baltimore journalism for decades and is a great contact to have. Plus, he loves my work and endlessly promotes me. I also managed to find a mutual connection with someone at Blue Sky Studios, which is conveniently about 15 minutes from my home in NY. So we'll see if anything comes of that. In the mean time, I'm trying to be as optimistic as possible about art and am trying to create. Thankfully, Apple will be scaling down my hours soon (I've been there more than 40 hours a week for the last month or so) so I'll have more time to dedicate to pen and paper.


2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I'm still in Bolton Hill, in the same absolutely wonderful apartment I had senior year (along with Justin Lloyd and Ian Kahler). We repainted the living room and replaced a light fixture in my bedroom, and are constantly trying to improve the place even more. Great location (corner of Lanvale and Park), great space, great landlords, great roommates. I can't complain. With my friends at the Towson Apple Store, I'm also managing to get out of the immediate "MICA bubble" a bit as well, venturing to other parts of the city and county.

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

Project Rooftop had a contest to redesign Superman's costume, and while I didn't make any cut for finalist or even honorable mention, the creator of the blog, Dean Trippe, left me a really positive comment on my blog, and frankly, I'm pretty proud of the work I did. I couldn't just do a straight costume change. You guys know me, I had to bring some politics into it. Check out my entry at my blog.

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

Super warm skin tone, like, skin tone with a red light. Very "pulp" cover kind of skin. Probably because I've been living in my book "Pulp Culture" as of late.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

I've played more Scrabble in the last month than I have in my whole life. And I've always played a ton of Scrabble. Feels good, keeps me sharp, and makes me aware of obscure two letter words like "xu."
Hey everybody, Bill Cotter here

The last few months have been some of the craziest in my whole life. I made a little money over the summer working MICA Pre-College which is always a blast. All of my roommates, Andrea, and a bunch of illustration undergrads were on board this year. I pretty much had no idea where I was going to move until about two weeks before I absolutely had to make a decision. I was leaning towards Chicago for a long time but in the end the breeze of the windy city pushed me towards Brooklyn. I'm living with Jason Hoffman and Adam Okrasinski which has been amazing because it's been a lot easier to tackle an intimidating city like New York with two of my best friends in the world at my side. The neighborhood is great, we live around where Jay-Z grew up so we hear his music being blasted in the streets everyday. Our neighbors are super cool too. They even have come up with clever nicknames for me like 'snowflake' or 'cracker'. We're all such great friends!!
I just started my internship in the art department of Rolling Stone. Their offices are amazing! One of my favorite parts about working there is the amazing original art hanging on the walls done by illustrators that I have worshiped for years. They have the most badass collection of 6 ft tall original Philip Burke oil paintings. RS is located in the heart of midtown right next door to Rockefeller Center (where 30 Rock takes place if anyone's a fan) and everytime that I'm on lunch break I pray that Conan O'brien will walk by so I can gaze upon his luscious melon-head. Sometimes they'll make me do typical 'intern' work like organize clippings or get coffee, but yesterday they asked me to help pick out an illustrator they need for a Metallica album review. I had a very surreal moment when I realized I was chatting with the head art directors of Rolling Stone fucking magazine, casually helping them pick out an artist. I peed a little.
The internship is unpaid so right now I'm getting paid to book bands at this awesome little venue in Manhattan. I've had a hard time making images lately, and not having access to MICA's facilities isn't helping. I think that working in an art department and sketching on the subways is striking a good balance with me at the moment. Music and art have always battled for my attention. Right now music is winning but I know that eventually I will be drawn back to art.  I miss you guys and I hope that you're doing well.
        All my best,
        Bill
hey, it's kelly...


1. after graduation, once the fog cleared, i started a really quick search for any job, nothing specific or fancy. which is exactly what i got..i worked for seven days as a server on the spirit of baltimore (in the inner harbor, lunch and dinner cruises) and it was the worst experience of my life. (oh yeah, i went to icon as well and it was crazy.)
i had written to literally 2 design places and sent out 4 postcards in the meantime. one of the design firms got back to me the next day and reminded me that i had met him at showcase (did not know this..). within a week or so he hired me for a temporary position/internship everyday 9-5. (at rutka weadock design) iv'e been here for two months doing loads of drawings and hand lettering. we're making books and travel pieces and posters for schools that will have my drawings and type on them. so its been pretty good to me. i can sort of use the computer now! design world is weird, not sure how i ended up here. but its ending in a week, and i am happy because it was pain to get here every morning. and i need to re-consider my ability to be on the 9-5 workforce.
so im going on vacation for a couple of weeks and then getting back to the search. i'm doing some freelance work on the side, kind of, and babysitting and what not, so hopefully i can find something soon so i wont panic. dont know what i want yet, i need some time to think. ill keep you updated..

2. i moved to charles village (harwood) very spontaneously. me and my boyfriend moved in with nick djandji and david meinrath in a whole rowhouse on 28th street (between guilford and barclay). i am loving it so far. we have lots of space and everything is renovated and we have a front porch, which is all i really needed. we just sit outside all nite. along with lots of other people on their porches, hanging out, drinking and playing cards. the neighborhood is really different from what im used to in mt.vernon, but its awesome, its...less mica. its all rowhouses with all the porches connected. its a little more east baltimore, a little less charles street. now we do things on greenmount, when before we thought we would just be killed there. but its actually great. but i guess its not for everyone. depends on what youre interested in. anyway, there is a lot to do nearby and lots of places to eat that we never knew existed. so far, so good.


3. well yes there is, but i dont have time right now to change the types of files to link them, so maybe later? or on my blog or something, one day.
its been pretty sad though, i haven't done anything for myself. i have no excuse. other than that i draw all day and i dont want to at nite? i will make something for myself eventually. no pressure.

4. um, i think about all colors all the time. i dont know the answer to this one.

5. not sure about this one either. my hair is longer. i wear earrings sometimes! i use the computer more. i drive to work in my boyfriends car and i cant parallel park. i have to go to bed earlier. i live with 3 boys. i have a garden, thats not doing too well. i have a fish thats not doing too well. and i have house plants that arent doing too well. but i am good.
hey guys, it's shaina.

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

I've been working in Harbor East at Baltimore Magazine since the end of May as the ad designer & production assistant. I have my own business cards for the company & parking space in the garage..HA That's going pretty well..and I've been doing a bit of freelance for this barbershop on Calvert street. I feel like a grown up..?

2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I moved to Locust Point, that's about a mile south of Federal Hill, it's a lot cheaper and not as busy. It's a two story town house and my roommate is a grad student at MICA. We have a little backyard/cement area fenced in.. and our own washer and dryer! niceness

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

basically I do a lot of sketches when i'm at work and it's slow.. but besides that for now, if you look in Bmag you will find ads that I've designed!

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

red.

5.) Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

Nothing really has changed. Um..I got a new ipod.

*** Oh! I have an update! I am going to be the editorial design assistant starting this upcoming month!!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Q+A from Jess Neil

1.) What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?
I have been working full-time as a graphic designer at Spur Design over in Hampden. It's a design firm owned by two freelance illustrators, so my assignments have been really unique and our clients are usually more open minded. I have been learning all kinds of great information for those interested in being a freelance illustrators (I think this blog is a great place for me to write some posts for you guys about how my bosses go about promoting themselves and their work!) I love the consistency of the 9-5, but within the next month I am going to start taking on a few free-lance web projects which I am very excited about!

2.) Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)
I moved to Mt. Washington (I am about 5mins away from amazing glaze, which I know a handful of people are familiar with location-wise) and I am really happy with my change of location. I am surrounded by trees but still close enough to the city to visit when I want to. Really adorable sushi place near me as well!

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)
Like many others, the work I have been doing isn't in my hands to pass around online. I did the program for icon5 (which I also went to, and it was insane but entertaining) and if you get the illustration directory no.25 when it comes out I did all the index/inside page design! I am however promising myself to pick up my pattern project (which I think most of you have done). I have about 52 more designs left and then I am going to work on making everything into a book! I'll post stuff on that once I get it rolling.

4.) Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?
I am always thinking about greys and mustard yellow.

5.) Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.
I am going to follow the trend here and talk about my hair. I have side-swept bangs now (I got my hair cut at this really cute place in hampden called Sprouts, kinda pricey considering I am used to free hair cuts from friends but totally worth it!)
Hey guys, Becca reporting in

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?


In the middle of June I started working full-time at a Toy Company in Rockville, MD (close to D.C) as their Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Toy Concept Artist/phone bitch (until they hire a new secretary, hopefully SOON because illustrators are socially awkward.) It's been pretty great! I've worked on previously started projects their old designer had begun and I've also been doing a lot of original surface designs and etc; I also just finished a mini-children's book to go with a set of adorable finger puppets.

2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I moved from B-more to a little Hicky Suburb area called Laurel, MD - at least I don't feel like I'm gonna get jumped getting my mail. My apartment is nice, it has wood floors which is rare outside of the city and I painted most of it nice bright, beachy colors. The downside is that the train runs right behind my building - I guess I'm getting used to that. It's location is good from what I want now - close to my job in the DC area and also close to the Boy in Catonsville.

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

I'd like to, but I can't! When our catalog comes out in January, I'll be able to post the stuff I've been working on at work. Until then, my sad un-updated blog will suffice.


4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

deeeeep, jewel toney peacock blue green

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

Hum, my hair is auburn and longer. I got a tan (which, for me, means I am slightly less zombie looking). I have also gained 7 pounds since I just got back from vacation with the Boy's family and they eat delicious food that makes my stomach cry with joy. BEGONE, CRUEL ARM FLAPS.
hellooo, its ana

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

Well, i moved back to NJ - currently living at home. I'm close to NYC so my job search pretty much began there. About a month ago i got a job with a small design firm called Purplethum. It mostly deals with t shirt and textile design - so i've been doing lots of that! (and all on illustrator!) Besides that, I have gotten a couple freelance jobs - and working full time has convinced me that all I really want to do is freelance.
Marina, Ahu, and Jesse all live in NY - so ive been able to hang out with all of them as well.

2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

As I said - i live in NJ, commute to NY. New York is both amazing and terrible. Its amazing because everything you could possibly want is there - but its also a really intense and exhausting city. I'm still getting used to it. In one year Marina Ahu and I hope to move to Brooklyn together, once we have some money saved up.


3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

Check out my blog and website! I have posted new painted sneakers and munnies.


4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

purple. although i've been thinking about it. not using it.


5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

nothin really! although i am writing this post from nashville tennessee! my brother and i are in the middle of a road trip to houston!
Sara Barnes here... blogging while doing the 9 -5 thing.

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?
I've been in Baltimore since we have graduated, trying to promote my work and looking for a full-time job. I've also been working as a part-time graphic designer for Union Memorial Hospital, but if/when I ever find that full time job (I've sent out a disgusting amount of resumes!) I will quit that gig. Art wise, I've just been trying to make new work and I also started working with this author on a silly children's story about a ghost. As for the next few months, I haven't quite figured those out yet. I have a month-to-month lease on my current apartment, so in the coming months, I will either move to out of Baltimore, or at least move out of Bolton Hill! I was also contacted by the same children's book authors that I worked with at the beginning of the senior. They want me to illustrate another book, so I'll probably end up doing that.

2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)
I'm still living in the same apartment that I've lived in for a year or so. I'm pretty sure everyone has similar feelings about Bolton Hill. One happy thing is that I got a car after graduation, so I've been driving a lot more to get food and go to other parts of the city. Going to Hampden a lot. Also, Nacho Mama's in Canton and Patterson Park. I also think that Daily Grind in Fells Point has the best Chai Lattes.

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)
My newer work is on my blog. I haven't been as good with updating my website.. shame on me.

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?
My answer is similar to Andrea's. A redish-orange or fuchsia-orange.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.
I got a new tattoo on my shoulder. Another part of Mary Blair illustration.

I also went to ICON5 with Megan and Eamon and other MICANs... a very interesting experience and overall a positive one!

Megan here

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

Like Eamonn said, I've been balancing internships. Its great to be doing two that are so diverse, I do feel like I'm actually learning but hell if I have any energy at the end of the day. I'm quite surprised by how well I'm seeming to tolerate the 9-5, but its really made me realize I want to be able to support myself on freelance one day.
I also did ICON, which was a really fun experience and I got to hang out with a couple of MICAN's one last time before moving to Chicago. It was very interesting, and funny, to see a couple hundred illustrators congregate and talk about the business.
In the next couple of months I want to hunker down and start freelancing. I've done the odd thing here and there since graduation, but I'd like it to be a more substantial facet of my life.



2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I am living with Eames in Rogers Park in Chicago. I love the city, and I'm glad everyday I chose to move here. Its really surreal, as well, because this is the neighborhood my dad, and the entirety of the Russell clan, grew up in. Its weird when he visits and points out the various apartments he lived in with my grandmother, or the bars that still exist and who he still knows people in. I'm confident, however, that if I ever get in a bind it'd be ridiculously easy to walk into the streets and shout that Jim Russell's daughter could use a hand.
Chicago has a ridiculous amount of good food, but my happiest day was when we moved in and the cheap-frequently open thai place less than a block away was supremely delicious. We also live a few blocks from the beach, and its pretty calming to walk there and collect rocks from the shore.


3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

Well, at first I truly felt burnt out on art and loathed the idea of ever drawing again. But, slowly and surely, my fervor returned and I began drawing and doing the odd-freelance. I illustrated a story for Carus Pub that is very different for me, but I'm pretty happy with how the illustrations turned out. A little sneak peek can be seen here: ART ART ART!

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

I'm always thinking about green. I guess now it would be an army green. Because of the project mentioned above, however, some obscenely bright colors are beginning to leak into my palette.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

I shaved my head and I'm pregnant.

Ok, ok. Not really, I wish I had something super exciting to tell everyone but really the changes I've had since school have been entirely mental. Since coming to chicago I feel like some part of me that had been dying off or maybe just laying dormant in baltimore has come back alive. I feel really and truly good about myself and my future for the first time in a while. Probably the best kind of change that could of happened to me, I think.




Other than that, I miss you guys a ton. Come visit us and we'll show you the city! Anyone whose in the neighborhood really should give us a call.

questionnaire

ok, andrea.

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?
I have been on the relentless job search that I hope other folks may be on too, and I might get a job as a floral designer (what?), which is big news. But seriously, I've actually come up with a good amount of freelance and that's happily been taking up most of my time. Right now I'm finishing up some musicians' portraits for a show called Music Is My Radar that Okan's putting up at Joe squared. I'm doing poster designs with Spike Press in Chicago, a one-man screen-printing business that I'm way psyched about. And I was asked to contribute to Image Comics' PopGun anthology which really confuses me, but is awesome and intimidating. Also I'm trying to decorate my apartment.


2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)
I'm living with Jimmy in Hampden in a slightly dilapidated apartment that has a scary murder basement we didn't know about before we moved in. But I love Hampden so the apartment's just fine for now, and i'm warming up to it. There's the Avenue as everyone probably is real familiar with, and Soup's On is coming to it, which I'm really happy about. We have yet to really sample everything...

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)
hopefully i'll put up my musician portraits soon.

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?
Red-orange. or a sort of sunset orange.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.
like Jeremy, nothing too profound. My hair's gotten really long, kinda.
Hey yo, Jimmy here

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

So far I've been spending my time delivering Chinese food for the same place I worked at during school and drawing gay tickle porn for a website. For anyone who thinks the last part is a joke, it's not, haha. I'm trying to find work with horror publications primarily, but not exclusively. I recently went to a horror convention with some cards to hand out to vendors and maybe try and find some work. I totally didn't do that, instead I just blew a bunch of money on horror crap, haha.


2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

Me and Andrea got an apartment in Hampden on 38th and Roland. I really like the area that we live in, but our landlord is a flake, and our house is in need of some fixing up. When we moved in, the landlord completely forgot to fix the place up after the last tenants left, so we were greeted by unpainted walls, no mirror in our bathroom, and a warped and cracked kitchen floor. Things have since gotten better. The area's really nice though.


3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

I have tons of gay porn drawings that I'd love to share with everyone, but I'm not allowed to post them anywhere on the internet other than the site. I know everyone's very disappointed.

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

Blue-greens I guess.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

I listen to even more metal than before.

*UPDATE* I bought a cool new t-shirt.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Pop quiz

Hey guys, this is Jeremy

1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?
I went down to Florida for the Illustration Academy, a 7 week intensive program run by professional (and famous!) illustrators like Mark English, Jon Foster, Sterling Hundley and a load of others. It definitely changed my life in more ways than one, and I don't say that lightly. Now that I'm back, I have been working full time at Big Huge Games, and it's going pretty good. I plan on moving into a place of my own in Baltimore, and out of my parent's house very soon so I can kick start my freelancing. Currently working on a Tor painting for Irene Gallo, and I'm hoping it leads to other assignments from her in the future! Once I get settled, I plan on doing the whole postcard thing despite Judith's hatred for them :)

2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)
Right now I'm living in my parent's house in Cockeysville, but I'm trying to get my own place in the Mount Vernon area. I don't think there's anything I can really say about Mt. Vernon that you all don't already know.

3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)
I put some of the stuff I worked on while I was down in Florida up on my blog.

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?
I've been using the color teal a lot lately. It's been my favorite color for a while now, but I've only recently been putting it into pictures. Actually, I'm wearing a teal shirt as I write this entry, but that shouldn't surprise anyone.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.
Maybe I can update this answer later when I have something more profound to say, but lately I've been going art book crazy. I can't get enough art books, online or at the bookstore. I have a pretty weak collection right now.
Eamonn here:

1.) Megan and I have been working two internships: illustrators at Carus Publishing (spots, covers) and designers at Kerosene Creative Services (web banners, wallpapers etc. for movies like The Women and Ridley Scott's Body of Lies). If anyone near Chicago is looking for a design internship, there is a spot available at Kerosene. They're both great opportunities but they really soak up all my time, making freelance stuff difficult to get off the ground. Hopefully I'll be able to start working on some paintings soon.

2.) I live Rogers Park, a neighborhood about 10 miles north of the Loop (downtown Chicago). Its a fantastic city, and I'm really happy with our apartment. Public transportation is also very cool and the best way to get around the town (and our only way at the moment). We are surrounded by small, diverse ethnic areas so good food is all around us. If anyone feels like visiting, you are totally welcome to crash at our place.

3.) I've been working on some music but I'll share it when its done.

4.) I am liking very bright, saturated oranges right now, but I enjoy sketching with a blue pencil. You can see an example here.

5.) I tuck in my shirt and wear nice socks and shoes. I see hundreds of people doing the same thing on the ride to work and it makes me feel old. The though of being done with school is starting to...descend upon me.


Questions!

So here it is, guys. some questions to get you all started.
I'll take the plunge and go first.
Copy and paste to your very own, spanking new post and answer away.
Like Alain corbel always says (before a crit): "commence!"




1.)What have you been doing post-graduation (art-wise or life-wise) and what are your plans for the next few months?

I have been unsuccessfully mailing postcards and applying to design jobs. I moved to a new city (Houston) and have been shopping for home stuff exhaustively and inhumanely since then. I have also started working on a group portrait for some friends back in baltimore (pics up soon) and painted my coffee table. Home decorating is not considered an artform but it sure leeches up your time.


2.)Where have you moved to (be specific: ex."hampden") ? Are you happy/excited/frustrated/ disappointed by your new location? Is there something about this new place you wanna advertise, or warn us about? (Ex. great Tex-Mex food, bad public transportation)

I live close to downtown in the Museum District: a cute, cultural and relatively quiet area of the city we lovingly refer to as the "Gay District" since this seems to be where they all live. I'm pretty happy with it. Btw, Houston means driving
everywhere. I have never seen so many highways crisscrossing one another. Public transportation is scarce.


3.)Is there something you have created since you graduated you would like to share? (it doesn't have to be an illustration)

look at my coffee table!

4.)Which specific color have you been using/thinking about the most lately?

i have to go paint something lime yellow.

5.)Tell us something about you that has changed since we last met.

i totally gained weight. and i've lost some faith in postcards...

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Hey Everyone!


So I got nostalgic and made this blog. It's so exclusively for us! Yay. This will be a place where we can share tips, job links, updates on each other,entry level advice, crits, etc..! Keep coming back to check out who's the latest to join, whatever happened to that one person, to fill out embarrasing questionnaries and overall just waste your time in an endearing way.
We want to know what you're up to! Pass on the love!

Above: some of the showcase promos i could salvage, now on my "art director wall". awww.