Out of hibernation

It's finally, slowly and sporadically, becoming nice outside! (although today is leaving a little to be desired...) so what better time to post an update!

The big news is my new job. I recently began working full time at ModCloth.com, a small company I'd been freelancing with for a little over a year. It's about the most exciting opportunity I could hope for as a designer! If you're not familiar with the company, you should stroll on over to www.ModCloth.com and check it out!! The best part is I get to do stuff like this during the day



Now, what can be better than that?

I have some exciting upcoming show news, but until all is confirmed I'm going to keep that little bit to myself.

For now, I'll just leave you with some buttons.

Things are getting weird.....

...and oh so busy. New stuff added to my website gallery, and I opened up a shop where I have 2 prints for sale! T-shirts coming soon, along with lots more art! Keep checking back!

Fun-A-Day Pgh!!

Hello! Hope everyone had a great holiday. We had a nice (but hectic) time visiting family & eating constantly. I'm sure I gained a few pounds, but that's what New Year's resolutions are for, I guess (I started 2007 at 261 lbs and ended it under 220, so I think I'll be OK on that front).

Onto upcoming events! This January I'll be undertaking an ambitious task and taking part in "Fun-A-Day Pittsburgh". You come up with a project you can work on everyday for a month, then in February there will be a show to present all the work (in whatever way it can be presented!) It can be anything at all, as long as it keeps you motivated to accomplish something all month. I've decided to choose an animal, bird or insect & do a drawing a day of it through it's life, so at the end of the month I'll have a series of drawings from life to death of whatever I choose to do. I won't give any more details on my project or show any images until the end of the month though, gotta keep some surprises, right? I encourage everyone everywhere to take on similar commitments. Do something you find fulfilling everyday, because otherwise what's the point.

In other news, the work I had showing in the window on Penn has been a smashing success & I've gotten a ton of great feedback and inquiries on it. If you're not familiar with my work, these pieces mark a significant change in my style & approach that I'm really excited about, and a lot of other people seem to be as well. I have a lot more stuff on the way, so it looks like I'll be busy for awhile. 2008 is looking to be a great year.

And with that I'll wish you all a happy new year and see you in 08!!

Winter Weekendland

The holiday season means a lot of things, and apparently one of them is parties. We had 3 to go to this past Friday night. We had a great time and saw sooooo many friends, tho it would of been nice to have them spread out so we could of spent a little more time with everyone.

One of the parties was our friends Emma & Q's annual mixtape swap potluck. (Q does a podcast which is a great primer for local music here. I didn't get a chance to contribute a mixtape this year (usual excuse of "too busy", but I think I'll begin planing early for next year's). I did, however, do a piece of artwork for the party, which was the prize for the "people's choice" among the mixtapes. It's about records, here's what it looked like!



More holiday parties this week. More friends to see. If I don't update for a week or so, you know why!

Pictures as promised!

Tonight's "unblurred" event was great!
First, here's some pics from the windows at 5013 Penn where I had 4 pieces.

Thanks to Jeff for letting me putting some stuff up!!


check me out





Then, at ModernFormations was the opening for Jairan Sadeghi, the winner of the annual spring salon show. The show was absolutely beautiful! I recommend you check out her site.

Now to sit back, drink some whiskey and relax on the couch for a bit.

Make Art vs. Make Blog

Sorry, but the art will always win!

Tonight is the "Unblurred" gallery crawl on Penn Avenue. If you plan to be out, you may notice some of my art in the window of a storefront a few doors down from ModernFormations and Garfield Artworks. Here's a sneak at a couple things that will be there!





If you're out & happen to see them, let me know what you think. I'll post some images of the windows after we take some tonight.

Busy weekend ahead. Tomorrow is the toy drive at the Creative Treehouse from 10-8 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters (info in my previous post), then Modcloth is hosting a fashion show/Dance party at the Brillobox to benefit the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, here's the flyer I did for that:



Also, lotsa great gift ideas at Modcloth, so check them out and say hi to Winston while you're there!

Creative Treehouse Toy Drive

Here's the illustration I did for the Creative Treehouse's Toy Drive, and here's the other relevant info for that same toy drive:

On Saturday, December 8th, the members of the Creative TreeHouse in Bellevue will put their talents to good use and hold a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh. Professional holiday portraits will be taken at the Creative Treehouse, located at 517 Lincoln Ave (2nd Floor) Pittsburgh, PA 15202 from 10:00AM to 8:00PM for those who bring a toy donation for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Suggested donations are toys for boys and girls up to age thirteen and around the price range of $10. Family portraits are available for a donation of two gifts, one for a boy and one for a girl. Single portraits will be available for a donation of one gift. A holiday backdrop designed by Creative TreeHouse members will be available as will a normal studio backdrop for single and family portraits. The whole family is invited to spend time at the Creative TreeHouse while portraits are being taken. Portraits will be available to download online with a special code provided to each guest at the event.
Please visit www.creativetreehousepgh.com for more information.

If you can make it out to the event, then I'll see you there! If you can't, then I encourage you to donate toys, food, cash or time to a local charity, there's always someone out there that can use a hand.

Happy Holidays!