The UArts Alumni Project

This week the seniors at the University of the Arts graduated (just as I did 8 years ago) and each one of them received this UArts Alumni booklet I designed and illustrated.

Back in March and April I spent some enjoyable hours putting together the 12 page booklet for the Uarts Alumni department, featuring all the info ex-students will need to keep in touch with Uarts, help them get gigs, discounts and other stuff.  I was given A LOT of creative freedom with this project, and I gave it the free spirited treatment -  using lots of textures, a lively color palette and an open layout incorporating as many majors as possible.  The cover name "Up and Coming" was a title I came up with since it seemed more optimistic and powerful.  Previously it was named "Welcome".  

Forgotten Gods

For those of you in the Philadelphia area, I highly recommend coming out to tomorrow evening's reception for the group show "Mythology and the Forgotten Gods" happening at Phantom Hand Gallery at 6th and South Street in Philly.

I have two pieces in the show, both screen printed pieces with water color worked into them, and I know several other artists who's work for this show will be stellar.  

Check out my process for one of my submissions below!

Firstly I work up my dip-pen and ink lines

 Then it gets scanned in and cleaned up in Photoshop, taking time to arrange the composition the way I like it.

I get prints on clear acetate made so it can be burned into a silk screen

After the screen has been burned and washed out

Finished piece on watercolor paper with minimal washes applied.

The show will be running from Friday, March 23rd 2012 (opening reception from 6 - 10 PM) until April 23rd (at least).  Other great work from local Philadelphia cartoonists, painters and illustrators are currently on display at Phantom Hand as well.  And almost everything is on sale at really reasonable prices.

See you there!

Sunrise

Sunrise this morning at the marina

Instagram Updates for In-Progress things...

Check out my new Instagram page for random updates of things I'm up to in my studio... 

A Liveaboard's Conservationist Lifestyle

Check out the article I wrote for Grid Magazine. It appears in the April 2012 edition and hard copies should be out soon!  Flip to the very last page to view the piece!

Open publication - Free publishing

all about vices

If you're in the Northern Liberties section of Philly tomorrow night, Saturday March 3rd, you'd be missing out if you didn't come to "Everything in Excess" at Masthead Print Studio featuring screen prints from a plethora of Philly artists.  If you've got bare walls, this is the place to pick up a piece for that spot at the end of the hallway that looks so bare.  I've got two freshly screened pieces in this one - at reasonable prices framed, so bring your spending cash!

Ever felt really happy?

yeah, this is what it looks like.

My drawing for today.