the Fib-Sniffer 4000

Wow! I've been digging through my closets today in search of artwork I can sell..... and I found this guy! This is my very first official clay illustration. It was for an advanced Illustration class at Kent State in Spring of '01, so nearly 10 years! It looks so.... primitive. :~)

Those hands make me laugh! ...and how my businessman is flat, with his mouth completely punched out. Those lights around the border are glow-in-the-dark.

I'll keep practicing & see how things look in another 10 years!

Polymer Clay Cactus Gardens!

Hello! Look what I did yesterday :~)


I'm preparing for my first outdoor art show next week, and I decided I needed something fun to sell that doesn't go on the wall. These little polymer clay cactus gardens are fun to arrange & re-arrange..... I'm thinking of setting a fixed price & letting people pick out their favorite 5 or 6 cactus components?


Close up of the rounds.


Plenty to choose from!


I've made the bottoms all pointy nubs; easy to stick in a little pot full of sand. (or grits, or lentils....)


I'd love any feedback on these! Should I sell the pieces individually? ...or pre-arrange the pots?
My first show should be quite the learning experience ;~)

T-shirt printing!

...err, spray painting!

This weekend I was asked to make T-shirts for a friend's annual Ice Cream Social! This was quite the learning experience ;~)
Here's one of the finished designs.


...a spray paint test on cardboard.


I like this combo!


Shirts drying on the line. We printed about 35 all in all, about 2 days' work!


I had no idea that the spray paint would clog my hand-cut stencils soooo quickly! We only got about 10 good images from each stencil. I had to re-cut many times :~/


Thanks, Leigh Ann & Nick! Your parties are always a blast! (wish I had taken a photo of all of the shirts neatly folded & stacked up!) Next time?

Spot Illustrations

Well hello! Here are 4 of 6 spot illustrations I've just completed for Cleveland Magazine. It's for an article discussing private schools, and places where learning actually takes place.
This one is "The Great Outdoors."


"At School." I tried to keep these pretty simple, as they'll be printed somewhat small...


"Beyond Borders."


"In the Workplace."


.....here's how the sketch phase looks!

Clay/Art News!

Hey!
I got to meet one of my all-time favorite illustrators, Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio.

It's so inspiring meeting other clay artists!!!
Red Nose Blog
Red Nose Studio.com


Me being cheesy. (...Is that an autographed Look Book you're holding?)


My handsome date for the evening! (with his favorite sculpt.)

ALSO:

I've signed up for Art in the Park! (I'll get the official word in about a week....cross your fingers!) It's a huge outdoor art/craft show in northern Kentucky, and I've been preparing & framing my polymer sculptures to *hopefully* sell.


....and finally, here's the next step in my illustration. Still tweaking things a bit. Final + spots due Monday!

Have a good weekend ;~)

Clay in Progress!

Here's what I'm currently working on! Part of a full-page illustration for a magazine article about schools, and where learning actually takes place. This is a fancy, fancy private high school in Hudson, Ohio.

I'll post the finals soon!

Sketching away....

Working on a Tshirt design! This is cut out from a sheet of freezer paper..... I wonder if this design has waay too many tiny little details for spray paint! ???


A page in the life of my sketchbook. A full-page spread + 6 spots all due this Thursday! I'm looking forward to showing you those finals. ;~) OK--back to work!