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19 works from the Parsons Illustration Program selected for the 2013 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition

Parsons Illustration seniors Kristin Chae, Kristen Davis, Annalise Olson, Annie Seo, and Meghann Stephenson, and recent graduates Leah Goren, Katie Gross, Masuko Jo, Su-kyung Lee, Rachel LevitChelsey PettyjohnMonica Ramos, and Julee Yoo  (class of  2012) were selected by a distinguished jury to appear in the 2013 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship exhibition. Only 271 works were chosen from a record 8,595 submissions. Congratulations to them and their teachers!

Scroll down to view the selected works or go to: Parsons Illustration Program Winning Images

Kristin Chae, Happy Birthday, Noel Claro (faculty); Underground, George Bates (faculty)

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Kristen Davis, Go to the Devil, Junior Concepts, Sergio Ruzzier (faculty)

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Leah Goren, Kurosawa Pattern, James Yang (faculty); Bees Pattern, Jordin Isip (faculty)

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Katie Gross, Play Ball 01, Printmaking, Scott Nobles (faculty)

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Masuko Jo, Odori, Senio Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty); Wifi, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

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Su-kyung Lee, The Bedroom, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

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Rachel Levit, Pool, Sr. Thesis, Jordin Isip (faculty); Philip Larkin, Sr. Thesis, Jordin Isip (faculty)

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Annalise Olson, Skeleton Parade, Senior Thesis, Steven Guarnaccia (faculty)

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Chelsey Pettyjohn, Commandments: To Covet, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

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Monica Ramos, Naked Ladies 2Jordin Isip (faculty); Blue Eyes, George Bates (faculty)

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Annie Seo, Meeting, Senior Thesis, Steven Guarnaccia (faculty)

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Meghann Stephenson, Wet and Dry, Junior Concepts, Sergio Ruzzier (faculty)

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Julee Yoo, Offering, Independent Study, Nora Krug (faculty)

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Julee Yoo, Whim, Senior Thesis 2, Frank Olinsky (faculty)

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Parsons 2012 Zankel Scholar nominees

This past spring Juniors Franca BaroneKristin Chae, Leigh CunninghamMeghann Stephenson, and Janet Sung were selected by the faculty as our school’s nominees for the the Society of Illustrators Zankel Scholarship. The annual competition is open to full-time Illustration majors completing their Junior Year from schools throughout the United States. A renowned jury of illustrators chooses one student- the best of the Junior class- and financially supports the student’s Senior year with a scholarship of $20,000. We were very proud to have them represent the Parsons Illustration Program.

Please scroll down to see sample images from each student.

below: Franca BaroneGirl That Smokes (detail), Advanced Drawing, Jeff Quinn (faculty)

 

below: Kristin ChaeTroll Etiquette, Illustration Design Studio, Noel Claro

below: Leigh Cunnignham, Confession, Materials and Methods II, Chang Park

 

below: Janet SungCity Murder, Junior Concepts 4, Guy Billout

 

below: Meghann Stephenson, January (left); February (right), personal

 

10 Parsons students selected for the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition (Part 1)

Parsons Illustration seniors Iain BurkeCiara Gay, So Yoon Kim, Rachel Levit, Yasmin Liang, Chelsey Pettyjohn, Monica Ramos, and Hazel Lee Santino, and recent graduates William Hatch Crosby and Leslie V. Robertson (class of  2011) were selected by a distinguished jury to appear in the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship exhibition. Only 250 works were chosen from a record 8,119 entries. Congratulations to  them and their teachers!

Here are five of the ten pieces (the next five will be posted soon):

Iain Burke (class of 2012)

IAIN BURKE, Stumpy G, Senior Thesis I, Jordin Isip

William Hatch Crosby (class of 2012)

WILLIAM HATCH CROSBY, "Wandering Giant", Printmaking Studio, Paul Marcus

Ciara Gay (class of 2012)

CIARA GAY, "Styling Heads #2", Screenprint: Sequential Art, Scott Nobles

So Yoon Kim (class of 2012)

SO YOON KIM, "Fragmented Face", Senior Thesis I, Jordin Isip

Rachel Levit (class of 2012)

RACHEL LEVIT, "Panties", Beyond the Page, Noël Claro

Chelsea Nordstrom’s work featured on NOTCOT

Work by Chelsea Nordstrom, former student in Noel Claro‘s “Beyond the Page” class was recently featured on NOTCOT and got over 2,000 hits in less than 24 hours!  Her “light dependant, lazer cut perpetual calendar” can be seen above and you check out more of Chelsea’s work at her website, which you can find here.

Fantastic work, Chelsea!

Parsons Illustration students design products for Barnes and Noble!

Parsons Illustration students submitted sketchbooks and finished works to Barnes & Nobles creative executives. Once they narrowed down the selection, we worked directly with the Barnes & Noble art director to develop 18 pieces of artwork. The process was very collaborative and we received feedback on each round of revisions. Ultimately, they selected 3 pieces of art to feature on their products. Two of them were done by Camden Dunning (the coffee journal and the laundry bag) and one was done by Katie Turner (the cute boys journal). Each product has a tag on the back with artist’s credit and a description of the Illustration program at Parsons. They’ll be on display with all the back-to-school products beginning this week nationwide at Barnes & Noble stores.  See more images of the products (some taken by Noel Claro and some by Barnes and Noble) in the slideshow below.  Kudos to Katie and Camden!!

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THICKER THAN WATER: 2010 Parsons Illustration Thesis Show opening is TONIGHT!

[Illustrations by Júlía Hermannsdóttir, Meg Eldredge, Gabriella D’Alessandro, and Garrett Pruter; postcard design by Noël Claro]

From the Vault: Noel Claro gets interviewed on Sprayblog

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Illustration Adjunct Faculty Noel Claro was interviewed by Spraygraphic’s Sprayblog last April and I just now found out about it!  She talks all about her art, her creative process, and her inspirations.  Here’s a portion of the interview:

SG: What mediums do you work with?

NC: When I’m art directing and designing print work, my main medium is software: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. For my products, I work with fabric, yarn, vintage papers, special waterproof paper, gaffer’s tape and fun fur.

SG: Describe your working process when creating a new work.

NC: I start by researching the subject or the company and determining who my audience is. Then I do sketches in InDesign…I rarely sketch in pencil because I’m not very comfortable drawing. My first round of sketches is usually chockfull of obvious solutions but it’s stuff I need to get off my chest. After that, it becomes more of a challenge to dig more deeply and try and discover a new direction for something.

SG: What kind of things do you do when you get blocked or find it hard to create something?

NC: Some projects are definitely easier to work on than others. If I’m blocked, I usually bake. I’m an avid baker and I’ve been doing it for years. I bake almost every day and it’s a wonderful distraction when I’m having trouble solving something visually. I make up lots of my own recipes so it’s still a creative process but it’s so different from the design work that I do, that it helps transport me away from that whole world sometimes.

Make sure you read the rest of Noel’s interview here, as well as checking out more her work at her official website.