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JULY 10 2008 -- THE COOPER UNION SCHOOL OF ART SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM -- MY LAST MONTH WAS SPENT WORKING ON SOME DRAWINGS AT THE COOPER UNION SCHOOL OF ART SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM COMPRISED OF 19 ARTISTS, ALL OF WHOM WERE FROM DIFFERENT FINE ART BACKGROUNDS, FROM DRAWING AND PAINTING, COLLAGE, SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION, AND NEW MEDIA. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED US WITH LUSH WELL-LIT STUDIO SPACES, AND WAS SUPPORTED BY GUEST LECTURES, GALLERY WALKS, AND CRITQUES OF OUR WORK BY SOME OF TODAY'S MOST SUCCESSFUL CONTEMPORARY FINE ARTISTS AND CURATORS. MANY THANKS TO THE COOPER UNION STAFF WHO COORDINATED THIS RESIDENCY FLAWLESSLY. AND THANKS ALSO TO ALL OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME DURING MY OPEN STUDIO. |
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| ABOVE PHOTO BY SHAQ PHOTOGRAPHY. SHAQ.SMUGMUG.COM |
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JULY 01 2008 -- HOW MAGAZINE -- MY WEBSITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS HOW MAGAZINE'S "TOP 10 SITES TO SEE THIS MONTH!" HOW MAGAZINE GIVES DESIGN, INSPIRATION AND TIPS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. |
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MAY 29 2008 -- ILLUSTRATION MUNDO -- MY WEBSITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS AN EDITOR'S CHOICE ON ILLUSTRATION MUNDO. MANY THANKS TO NATE WILLIAMS AND ILLUSTRATION MUNDO! |
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APR 25 2008 -- ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY -- WHAT BETTER TIME TO POST MY INTERVIEW WITH "ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY", THEN ON FRIDAY. THANKS SO MUCH TO PENELOPE DULLAGHAN FOR THE INTERVIEW (... YOU CAN SEE MORE OF HER BEAUTIFUL WORK AT PENELOPEILLUSTRATION.COM) AND ALSO TO MY FRIEND YUKO SHIMIZU (YUKOART.COM) FOR CONNECTING US. |
| APR 25 2008 -- AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION 27 ANNUAL -- GOOD NEWS! THESE TWO ILLUSTRATIONS WERE SELECTED TO APPEAR IN AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'S AWARD ANNUAL! THE ONE ON THE LEFT WAS FOR "PLANADVISER," CALLED "COMING OUT OF THE COLD (CALL)", CREATIVE DIRECTOR WAS SOOJIN BUZELLI (THANK YOU SOOJIN!). NEXT TO THAT IS THE COVER ILLUSTRATION THAT I DID FOR ANTONIO DELUCA, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT "THE WALRUS." WHO-HOO!!! |
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APR 25 2008 -- COMMUNICATION ARTS 2008 ILLUSTRATION AWARDS ANNUAL -- THIS ILLUSTRATION WAS ACCEPTED INTO CA'S ILLUSTRATION AWARDS ANNUAL! THANKS SO MUCH TO PETE IVEY AT "PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE" FOR AN EXCELLENT COLLABORATION. CHEERS! |
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APR 02 2008 -- INTERVIEW IN COMMARTS.COM -- COMMUNICATIONS ARTS' WEBSITE, COMMARTS.COM, HAS POSTED AN INTERVIEW WITH ME ON THEIR "INSIGHTS" PAGE. MANY THANKS TO COMMUNICATION ARTS AND TO SUE GARIBALDI FOR WRITING THE INTERVIEW. |
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FEBRUARY 11 2008 -- FEATURE AND INTERVIEW IN CHINA'S CGART MAGAZINE -- CGART MAGAZINE IS AN ONLINE MAGAZINE BASED IN CHINA THAT FEATURES THE WORK OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S ILLUSTRATORS, CONCEPT ARTISTS, ANIMATORS AND DESIGNERS WHOSE PRIMARY CREATIVE MEDIUM IS DIGITAL. THE MAGAZINE IS NOTHING THAT I HAVE SEEN BEFORE AS IT INCLUDES SOUND AND MUSIC, STILL, AND MOVING IMAGES AS WELL AS COMMERICALS FROM CORPORATE SPONSORS. MANY THANKS TO DANIEL TING OF CGART FOR INVITING ME TO CONTRIBUTE TO ISSUE NUMBER 12. LOG ONTO TO CG.ARTFINAL.CN FOR MORE NEWS, IMAGES AND INFORMATION. |
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FEBRUARY 07 2008 |
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JANUARY 30 2008 -- 3X3 ILLUSTRATION ANNUAL, NO 4 -- THE NEW 3X3 AWARDS ANNUAL IS OUT. 3X3 IS A MAGAZINE OF CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATION. PLEASE READ UP ON THE INTERVIEW WITH JOE MORSE, 3X3's ARTIST AND EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. A FELLOW CANADIAN LIKE MYSELF, JOE'S WORK INSPIRED ME TO WANT TO WORK AS AN ILLUSTRATOR PROFESSIONALLY. ALSO, INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL ARE THE WINNERS OF THE STUDENT COMPETITION. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO WAS RECOGNIZED IN THE BOOK, AND THANKS TO CHARLES HIVELY, THE PUBLISHER. WWW.3X3MAG.COM. TO FOLLOW ARE THE PIECES OF MINE THAT ARE PUBLSHED IN THE AWARDS ANNUAL. |
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JANUARY 17 2008 |
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| JANUARY 07 2008 -- MARCOSCHIN.COM IS UP!!!...(again) -- HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING MARCOSCHIN.COM. MANY THANKS TO MY VERY GOOD FRIEND YUKO SHIMIZU FOR ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE ALONG THE WAY TO HELP ME THROUGH THE MADDENING PROCESS OF BUILDING MY WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE BOOK "DREAMWEAVER 8 FOR DUMMIES" BY JANINE C. WARNER (WHAT A GREAT BOOK!). I WILL TRY MY BEST TO CONTINUE TO KEEP MY SITE UPDATED REGULARLY - I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY WHAT YOU SEE. IN THE MEANTIME, STAY WELL IN 2008! GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FORTUNE! |
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| DECEMBER 20 2007 -- TAXI DESIGN NETWORK -- MY "FRONT SEAT" INTERVIEW WITH TAXI DESIGN NETWORK IS UP. THANKS SO MUCH GWEN FOR SETTING UP THE INTERVIEW AND PORTFOLIO PAGE! HERE'S THE LINK TO SITE WWW.DESIGNTAXI.COM |
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| DECEMBER 01 2007 -- ILLUSIVE 2 -- THE NEW BOOK "ILLUSIVE 2" (THE FOLLOW UP TO "ILLUSIVE 1) IS ON SALE NOW! PUBLISHED BY "DIE GESTALTEN VERLAG," IT IS A 340 PAGE BOOK THAT SHOWCASES THE WORK OF A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ILLUSIVE 2 INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH SOME ILLUSTRATORS AND SUMMARIZES SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF ILLUSTRATION WHICH EXIST TODAY IN COMPARISION TO THE YEARS PAST. |
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| NOVEMBER 29 2007 -- SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 50 -- GOOD NEWS! 5 OF MY PIECES WERE ACCEPTED INTO THIS YEAR'S SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS AWARDS ANNUAL 50, IN NEW YORK. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ILLUSTRATORS WHOSE PIECES WERE ACCEPTED! TO THE RIGHT ARE THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT GOT INTO THE AWARDS ANNUAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS, NEW YORK, LOG ONTO SOCIETYOFILLUSTRATORS.ORG. |
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| NOVEMBER 15 2007 -- KOKESHI SOLD! -- HEY! MY KOKESHI DOLL SOLD AT SUBTEXT GALLERY! WHO-HOO! THANK YOU TO WHOEVER BOUGHT IT. AND THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN TO SUBTEXT AND CHRISTINA CONWAY! HERE'S A LINK AGAIN TO THE REST OF THE KOKESHI DOLLS. FLICKR.COM |
| NOVEMBER 03 2007 -- SUBTEXT GALLERY - KOKESHI DOLL PROJECT -- FOR THOSE OF YOU IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, I'M PART OF A DOLL EXHIBIT CALLED "KOKESHI" AT SUBTEXT GALLERY, FROM NOVEMBER 3 TO DECEMBER 17. OPENING NIGHT IS TONIGHT! THANKS SO MUCH TO CHRISTINA CONWAY FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE. IT WILL BE A FUN SHOW WITH LOTS OF TALENTED ILLUSTRATORS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR OWN UNIQUE KOKESHI DESIGNS. CHECK OUT THE SITES BELOW TO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER KOKESHI DOLLS. FLICKR.COM AND 2WINKS.BLOGSPOT.COM. |
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 (ABOVE) ME IN MY STUDIO WORKING ON MY KOKESHI DOLL. (RIGHT) MY DOLL IS FINALLY DONE!!! |