Handmade Portraits: Leslie Stein
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Prince Ruperts Drops) Leslie Stein, aka larrybear, spends most of her time drawing comics, listening to old time radio shows and playing records. Leslie started her first comic series, called simply Leslie, back in high school. It revolved around her wacky …
Julia Pott's New Video: White Corolla by Casiotone For the Painfully Alone
Here's the latest music video directed by Etsian, animator and illustrator JuliaPott for musican Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Julia explains how the video came about as such: "Basically I saw him playing in Chicago when I was traveling around America and instantly fell in love with his music and …
Looking Back at Presidential Facial Hair & Other Historical Trivia
Congrats to Obama! It was almost a year ago today, the conversation that started it all. My bearded, History teacher brother (whose birthday happens to be on Nov. 4th, voting day) and I were talking at my parent's house. The news was on the television in the background. Journalists in ties and others in Jackie O …
Quit Your Day Job: StephanieFizer
Stephanie of StephanieFizer quit her day job back in 2006 to become a full time artist, but it didn't quite work out according to plan. She found that she wasn't truly following her heart (or game plan) with painting, and she eventually found herself back in a day job. The second time around, she had a plan and …
Fresh Shops: badhairmountain
Sometimes I find art on Etsy that really speaks to me, in some language or another. It's possible Sean from badhairmountain, a Fresh Shop started in August 2008, found all my metalhead friends and drew their portraits. There's also the possibility that he just lives in the coolest town ever where all the …
Oeuvre Evolution: thepairabirds
A month ago PamelaAngus found an early piece of hers hidden in the drawer. Now Tabitha from ThePairabirds is delving into the past to show us her beginnings. The Chicago-based illustrator came a long road from manga-styled figures to pop-art, and she is still evolving. When did you start drawing and …
Handmade Portraits: Julia Pott
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music credit: Elijah B. Torn) Artist Julia Pott began drawing at an early age. After watching her first Disney film, she knew she wanted to be a cartoonist, which later meant becoming an animator. Her thesis animation from Kingston University, My First Crush, is a …
Fresh Shops: Roadside
I found a new shop, Roadside which opened in Apr 17, 2008, while browsing the Art category on Etsy to see what would catch my eye. I thought these paper creations were so whimsical and lovely; they really jumped out at me. I had to look for a long time at the print to figure out whether it was three dimensional or …
Trends: Illustration Nation with Design For Mankind
A thinker, a lover. A writer, a dreamer. A mover, a shaker?Erin Loechner is the founder and writer/editor of the fabulous design and style blog, Design for Mankind. ("because beauty lies in the details of design. in the pencil shavings, in the blueberry waffles. the vintage dress, framed portrait, old postcard …
