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Please enjoy these candid snaps and sketchbook doodles collected at the Illustration Alumni Luncheon held in October, 2010.
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Please enjoy these candid snaps and sketchbook doodles collected at the Illustration Alumni Luncheon held in October, 2010.
copyright 2003, PJ Loughran
From the Illustration Mailbox–we recently heard from Illustration Alum PJ Loughran, who is full of wonderful news about his life. Here’s a snippet he said we could share:
Lots of fun stuff has happened since moving out to Chicago. My creative shop, KEROSENE (you might recall, we’d been doing a lot of Hollywood work while I was still living in NYC) grew to 25 people over the last few years and began a relationship with LEGO which has had me traveling regularly to LA and Denmark. Last December, I sold KEROSENE to a larger firm (90 people) and I’m currently serving as their Chief Creative Officer.
My wife and I also had a son…. currently juggling our lives with a very energetic 2 year old:) And still taking on illustration and writing music when I can find the time…
Congratulations to PJ, his family, and KEROSENE on such prosperity and happiness!
The new Gazeta is 132 pages long and full of fantastic stories by Ron Rege (Los Angeles), Dylan Horrocks (Maraetai), Amanda Vahamaki (Tampere), Belkis Ayon (Havana), Edmond Baudoin (Paris), Igor Hofbauer (Zagreb), Dunja Jankovic (Portland), Associate Professor of Illustration at Parsons Nora Krug (New York), Andre Lemos (Lisbon), Aleksandar Opacic (Belgrade), Maurizio Ribichini (Rome) and Sam Seen (Bangkok).
Grab your copy here! Congrats to Nora!
Luv-able + Hug-able, the popular holiday plush show, returns to gallery hanahou on December 9!
Clockwise from top left: 『trunk』chiyo, Cotton Monster, The Doll Farm, Robyn Fabsits, Angela Davidson, Sayaka Imai, Eloole, Hine Mizushima
Luv-able + Hug-able (+ Wearable!)
December 9, 2010 – January 14, 2011
Opening party: Thursday, December 9, 6-9 pm (RSVP info@galleryhanahou.com)
Get ready for some serious hugging! The 4th annual “Luv-able + Hug-able” plush show kicks off at gallery hanahou on December 9th with more plushes than ever!
More than 50 artists will be stuffing gallery hanahou with their original handmade plushes, and this year’s show will have a special theme of “Luv-able + Hug-able + Wearable!” Many of the cute and kooky plush creatures will double as fashion accessories, making perfect gifts for your holiday list.
Join us on December 9th 6-9 pm for the opening party, where plushes can be taken home on the spot for immediate hugging!
Everyone is getting plush mania! Many favorite plush artists from previous years have returned with new creations, and oodles of new artists are getting involved, including selections from the crafty people at Etsy and Plush You, new plush artists from Japan, and even Caty Bartholomew’s toy design class from the Illustration Program at Parsons.
Artists
Returning
Anna Chambers
Anna Hrachovec
Beth Doherty
Betz White
Corinne Dean
Eloole
Heide Murray
Heidi Kenney
Hine Mizushima
Katie Boyette
Keighty Crochet
Kup Kup Land
Made by Moxie
Melissa Sue Stanley
Robyn Fabsits
Scrumptious Delight
Yummy Pancakes
New
Evangelione
Janae Easton
Margaret Oomen
Norma Andreu
Yoko Nomura
Cotton Monster
From Etsy
Angela Davidson
Curster
Lazy Muse
Love, California
Mimi Kirchner
Ninon
Robin & Mould
Sleepy King
Stellalola
The Doll Farm
Whileshenaps
From Plush You
ChrisCreatures
Devout Dolls
Michael Wright-Ward
Penguin and Fish
Simply Jessi
From Japan
Junie Moon
Kumanta
Michiru
Miyoko Ito
Ossu! Syugeibu
Petit Bran
Risa Tanikawa
Sayaka Imai
SIESTE
Sweet Cream
『trunk』chiyo
Yuriko Sera
2010 Partners in plush
gallery hanahou approached the great team at Etsy to introduce a list of their favorite plush seller picks. We are happy to introduce 11 all-new “Etsy Picks” to this year’s show! Thank you Etsy!
As has been the case for past shows, gallery hanahou and Kristen Rask of Plush You!, the popular Seattle plush show, have exchanged artist introductions for their respective shows. This year Kristen kindly introduced to us 5 new plush artists, who also appeared in this year’s Plush You show!
At the invitation of gallery hanahou, students in Caty Bartholomew’s Toy Concept Development and Design class at Parsons The New School for Design participated in a competition this semester to create a piece fitting this year’s LH exhibition theme: Luv-able, Hug-able + Wearable. The winning piece, selected by the hanahou team judges, is included in this year’s LH show.
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
7th Floor of the Cable Building, NW corner of Broadway + Houston
646-486-6586
*SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS*
Mon-Fri 12-6 pm / Sat 1-6 pm
[Closed 12/24/10 – 1/2/11]
press@galleryhanahou.com
info@galleryhanahou.com
www.galleryhanahou.com
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is a one-day festival of cartoon and graphic art featuring artists and publishers displaying and selling publications; lectures and conversations on comics (see below); and associated exhibits and satellite events.
December 4, 12- 9 pm
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
275 North 8th Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
BROOKLYN COMICS AND GRAPHICS FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING EVENTS
Downstairs at Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Saturday, December 4th
All panels moderated by Bill Kartalopoulos unless otherwise indicated
1:00 | LYNDA BARRY AND CHARLES BURNS IN CONVERSATION
Lynda Barry drew the syndicated weekly comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek for more than two decades, and has authored books including Cruddy, One Hundred Demons, What It Is, and this year’s Picture This. Charles Burns is the author of acclaimed graphic novel Black Hole and the recent full color book X’ed Out. Join us for this conversation between two extraordinary artists who also share a personal history as former classmates.
2:00 | THE ART OF EDITING
In 1980, Françoise Mouly co-founded, with Art Spiegelman, the ground-breaking comics anthology RAW. She is also the Art Editor of The New Yorker and the Editorial Director of the TOON Books line of children’s comics. Sammy Harkham is the editor of the Kramers Ergot series, which has articulated a new aesthetic for comics – and comics anthologies – with each monumental volume. Harkham and Mouly will discuss the pleasures and problems of editing.
3:00 | TAKING INVENTORY: THE STORY OF THINGS
In their most conventionally narrative form, comics develop a storyboard-like continuity from panel to panel. But how isolated can a panel be? Renée French, James McShane, Jungyeon Roh and Leanne Shapton will discuss the ways in which they construct or suggest narratives by assembling images of objects and moments that retain their individual integrity.
4:00 | IRWIN HASEN: WHEN COMIC BOOKS WERE NEW
Comic books came into their own with the success of Superman’s 1938 debut. By 1940, Irwin Hasen was working in this new field, drawing early comics featuring Green Lantern and Wildcat before co-creating the comic strip Dondi and, recently, the 2009 graphic novel Loverboy. Evan Dorkin and Paul Pope will join moderator Dan Nadel for a special conversation with an artist who has been working in comics for seventy years.
5:00 | ANDERS NILSEN Q+A
Anders Nilsen’s fine line, radical graphic experimentation, and humane philosophical investigations distinguish him as one of the most notable cartoonists of his generation. This winter sees the conclusion of his series Big Questions, an epic epistemological adventure featuring several cartoon birds (some of them dead) and one disoriented fighter pilot. Anders will discuss his art and career in this spotlight conversation.
6:00 | HOW NANCY IS: THE SEMIOTICS OF THE GAG
Ernie Bushmiller’s iconic comic strip Nancy has been described as “a mini-algebra equation masquerading as a comic strip” drawn by “a moron on an acid trip.” Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead), Mark Newgarden (How To Read Nancy), and Johnny Ryan (Angry Youth Comix) will discuss the unshakeable appeal of Nancy and the essence of gag humor in their comics.
7:00 | CHAOS AND PATTERN
Artwork that is dense with compositional detail, line, pattern and texture encourages a lingering, wandering eye. How does this kind of drawing work in comics? Brian Chippendale, Jordan Crane, Keith Jones and Mark Alan Stamaty will consider the relationship between densely made drawing and the propulsive concerns of visual narrative.
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is an ongoing project by Desert Island, PictureBox and Bill Kartalopoulos (Parsons Illustration Adjunct Faculty).
The Voracious Reader invites you to join them for “Gifted”, a book signing event and exhibition of the art of the children’s picture book!
An esteemed group of artists will gather for the opening of this very special show, curated by local artist and Parsons Illustration Adjunct Wendy Popp.
The show will open on Sunday, Dec 5th at 2pm and run through Dec 19th. Exhibiting artists include Parsons Illustration alumn Peter DeSeve (The Duchess of Whimsy) and Parsons Illustration faculty members Wendy Popp (One Candle/Where the Sunrise Begins), Guy Billout (Journey/The Frog Who Went to See the Sea) and Sergio Ruzzier (Amandina/Hey! Rabbit!). Other featured artists include Istvan Banyai, Rudy Gutierrez, Susan Jeffers, Javaka Steptoe, Shaun Tan, Ed Young and Lisbeth Zwerger. Many of the artists will be on hand to sign their books. Original and printed artwork will be on sale as well.
Don’t miss this rare and wonderful gathering of gifted artists as we celebrate the many gifts of the season! Refreshments and opportunities for little ones to share their gifts as well.
Sunday, December 5, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
The Voracious Reader
1997 Palmer Avenue
Larchmont, NY
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“My Week in Bologna” was created by Katie Turner, BFA Illustration ’10, for the Parsons Illustration blog, “Words & Pictures,” http://parsonsillustrationprogram.com/, as a report from her trip as Parsons Illustration emissary to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in the spring of 2010. The zine will be distributed to prospective students through the admissions department of the university. Pretty good publicity for Illustration and for Katie’s beautiful work.
Congratulations to Katie on her accomplishments! We feel proud to call her an Illustration Alumna.
Participating Artists:
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