Tadahiro Uesugi is definitely one of my all time favorite illustrators. He is a master of perspective drawing and he combines ink drawing with Photoshop to create beautiful light effects (and sometimes reflections). His website showcases over a hundred of his works over the past 10 years. I started out as a fashion/modern lifestyle illustrator, and I wish I had half the talent of Mr. Uesugi! Fortunately he updates his website frequently so us fans are always updated on his recent projects.
I'm in this group show at Open Space in Beacon, New York. It's a show on limited run prints and zines, and my Gocco prints are part of it. I missed the opening reception last Saturday, but there will be a second reception on January 12 from 6pm-9pm. Chad and I will try to make it because the lady who runs this gallery with her partner sounds really cool and they've curated some good shows that highlight street arts and unconventional arts and designs. Their art studio- Thundercut makes pretty spectacular artworks too!
I'm back to being my art nerd self again. My prints for the Etsy shop are running out and I need to come up with more new prints asap! I'll still continue doing the animal series since they are very popular, but I'm also dying to do other things too, in fact I will have 2 new prints out by the end of this week that I'm very excited about. I just bought this beautiful letterpress print (top pic) from Tiny Showcase, it is by an illustrator/graphic designer called Robert Samuel Hanson. Make sure you check out his website, his works are super cool, I love the animal typeface and the cloudy girl!
Scary lady is from the main fair, the rest of the pics are from Design Miami.
Original desk from Star Trek.
Vases covered in Missoni fabrics.
Paper chair that can be folded flat.
There are many websites and blogs that cover Art Basel and all the fairs, so I'm just going to post 5 pics that are highlights of my trip. (Oh there's also that scary looking waiter at Michael's but he would have chopped me to pieces with an axe if I took a picture of him!!!) The picture on on top is where I start my day in Miami.
these are made from hundreds of layers of paper.
bench that disappears in the rain
cheeky signs outside of Deitch Projects.
The Hugsy and Max Billion- my new buddy!
Chad's copy of Visionaire no.53 Sound issue came in the mail today and I can not wait to see it, but I'll have to wait until we both get back from Miami! The issue contains 5 imprinted vinyl records, with tons of songs, fragments of music and spoken words. The reason why we got a copy of it is because Chad has made one super funky track for the issue, I can't wait to hear it on vinyl and play it with the "record player" that comes with the package! And here is the best thing, the MINIs in the picture are actually the portable record players!!! I just can not wait to open it and take pictures to show you how cool this is! You can read more about it here.
I am terrible, I was gone for a long weekend and now I'm going to Miami, what's up with that?!!! Art Basel is happening this week in Miami and I've been wanting to go there, plus I could really use some warm sunny weather! I'm leaving tomorrow and will be back next Monday, and will resume posting on Tuesday, with pics from Art Basel and all the parties, see you then!
If you're in New York and in the mood for shopping, then you must go to the Gen Art Shop NYC event. My favorite Sunshine and Shadow will be there, along with 50 other up-and-coming designers selling their clothes and accessories for up to 70% off!!! Make sure you get there early for the first dibs! If you buy the VIP ticket you will really get in way ahead of the regular ticket holders, plus you'll get a gift bag and free Champagne. Doors open from 4pm-6pm for VIPs, and 6pm-10pm for the main event. Click on the flyer for more details. I'll definitely be there!
When we were in Nashville Chad and I met with his high school friend and my favorite Etsy superstar, Mary Helt. She and her hubbie Chris are the creative brains behind Maryink. Mary does most of the designs and paper work and Chris is the master of silk screening. They are featured this week in The Storque- a web zine from Etsy, the article is about their Etsy success story and their tips on how to keep your orders organized, which is something I desperately need to do! I got some votive holders for my mom-in-law and now I want to get half a dozen of them for my home, they are so sweet and 100% handmade!!!
My inspiration for the next print is this black mama goat. I saw her and her baby goat when we were visiting Chad's cousin who lives in a small town near Nashville, his next door neighbor keeps these goats as his pets. I really love the crazy wide set eyes that the mama goat has, and both of them were so gracefully posing for me, but seriously they were very sweet, I felt like I was at a petting zoo! So my next animal Gocco will be a goat, just in time for the Capricorns!
