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I am posting this for this weeks illustration friday. For my mfa thesis (in may 2006),  i created an exhibition with ten multiple personalities… if you click on WHOSE SHE  you view (an interactive flash version of ) the catalog of all the “artists.” I created all the artwork for each of the personalities. (I also designed the catalog and wrote all the copy.) Also, if you look carefully, all the letters of my (full) name create each of the 10 artists names.

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well, they are (finally) almost out the door!

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 i just wanted to post some new design work. the fairmount art center is a fabulous place to take art classes in the fairmount section of philadelphia. (and it just hapens to be in my “hood.”) jill, the owner is super nice and they have classes & workshops for kids and adults. i just finished a postcard for fall II session and the fall brochure was printed last month. if youre in need of some learning and fun - check it out!

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i was long overdue for a new sketchbook, so last night i made this. ive been noticing and obsessing over clouds lately… my dad was a huge fan of them. he used to take rolls of film of them… so i guess this is a recent self-portrait in a way…the bookcloth is from papersource. i really wish there were one of these in philly. the binding is a “4 needle coptic”. I’ve only done that once before, but i think the result is pretty nice and simple. the inside paper juts out from underneath the covers. i’m not sure if i like it, but i wanted to try it. (i usually like it on other books.)the other bottom 2 photos show the rest of my sketchbook making “ritual.” i always create a notes/calendar section in the back and i always write the “d.o.b.” in the front. bookmaking is so rewarding.ps stay tuned for > new studio < information. here’s a peak at the new space that my friend brian and i will be sharing. it’s in this philadelphia landmark building. fun fun!!!

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they’re back again. the 2007 bzdesignstuff handmade mini pocket calendars. you can order via paypal or email me to order. colors are subject to availability… so please specify a first and second color choice. colors avaiable are: lt pink, dk pink, pale blue, cyan blue, purple, kraft brown and charcoal. happy holidays everybody!

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so… i am taking a knitting class here at the (local) fairmount art center… which is actually through this neat little store in philly, rosies yarn cellar and i am finding it hard to do anything else but knit. SO, tonight i took the night off from knitting to do some work, but somehow I ended up scanning in my first (ever) knitted project… and playing with it in illustrator. (i am now on my second knitted project which is a hat… so stay tuned.) has anyone else out there “live traced” their knitting??? also, i highly recommend making your own custom brushes in illustrator. its fun and so much more personal. i made some calligraphic ones tonight.

some other tid bits:

:: I have to have a link to this. it’s too fun not to share. Oh the joys of bookbinding!

:: I apologize if you are linking here from invisibleman and have seen these posts already, but some people (i think) come here first.

:: I feel like i should mention what i’ve been up to since its been a little while since i’ve updated my site. I did graduate with my MFA in May and since then have been mostly doing freelance graphic design as well as teaching a class in Illustrator. Most of my projects i have done while freelancing at Hyper design. Some recent projects there have included: icons and patterns for the updated pokemon style guide, the design of a style guide for Mighty Mouse as well as one in progress for Raggedy Ann. I also completed an illustration for the Destination Maternity holiday posters (which i just found online here.) I also designed the 2007 Congregation Rodeph Sholom calendar (the one in NYC, not the one in Philly) and am currently working on various print and web projects for Cigna.

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yes. i’m still here… i’ve been busy freelancing, teaching and looking for studio space in philly. all quite time consuming. here’s an illo i just did for my own homework assignment (from the illustrator class i am teaching). each student got a month to design… and was to be inspired by its birthstone. november is kind of interesting, as it has two. citrine and topaz - depending on if you are modern or traditional… after much internal debate, i decided to go mod. and cute. (see the whole thing here)

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i haven’t had a book picture up in a while, so here is a composite of covers of my first 30 sketchbooks… i am on 33 now.

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while procrastinating, i did some illustration friday sketches. this weeks topic is QUIET. i used watercolor to create the original drawings and then scanned, reordered and soup’d them up in pshop. i’m not sure how i feel about these… but i am posting as to relieve some “not posting in a while” guilt. it was fun to break out the winsor & newtons and my japanese waterbrush.

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