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?)


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 ;~)

What the Folk??!

Whoo hoo! I'm very proud to have had my Conchords piece featured on WhatTheFolk.net! (That's the official fan/info site for the band. Wow, they have a serious cult following!!)

My work is at Target!!

Hello everyone!
I was just so tickled to see my American Greetings Valentines cards for sale at Target this weekend! My very own endcap :~)
Glad I had my camera in the car!


I did the clay sculptures for these 18 cards last summer (usually when I say that I'm busy with work but not allowed to blog about it...this is what I'm doing!) This took about a month and a half to complete... whew!
Go out & support AG, and I'll keep my eyes open for St. Patty's Day stickers and cards...

New award, new lens!

Hello again!
Two fun things came in the mail for me today.
First: A Press Club award! Thank you, Great Lakes Publishing! I'll add it to the wall.


Second: My new macro lens! Wow, it's really something!! It's MASSIVE.... it's almost as if it was made by NASA, not Canon. I took it outside for a spin, and was petrified that I might drop it! I promise to pamper it & guard it with my life.

It reminds me of the scene in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery where Austin is embarrassed that Elizabeth Hurley's spy binoculars are so much larger than his... that's how my other lens feels right now! ;~)

Awards Time!

I've just been notified about 2 awards my work has recently won! ...I'm so pleased.
My paper illustration for the Oct 2007 Presstime Magazine cover, "World View," is a finalist for an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. We won't find out what it wins until the July 24th banquet. That's one of 2 awards that issue has won... congrats to Presstime!


...and my series of clay illustrations has won 1st Place in the 30th Annual Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards (AKA the Press Club Awards)! This series in the Cleveland Magazine Summer Fun Guide was in the Multiple Illustrations/1 Story category. Thanks, Cleveland Magazine & congrats!

Published again!

Hey, everyone!
I realize that I haven't posted in a very long time.... I have been busy, though! Sadly, about 95% of what I've been working on for the past 2 weeks I'm not allowed to blog about yet. Some clients need their privacy :~)
I did receive a copy of the Charleston Alumni's magazine in the mail this week! I'll never get tired of seeing my work in print... always a great feeling.
Have a great weekend!