All The Unwritten Covers Added To Illustration Section
Thanks to help by sweet Shigeko Okada, all the Unwritten covers, incuding not yet published ones, are up on the Illustration section. Have a great weekend everyone.
First Monograph In Works!
I am happy to announce that my very first monograph is currently in works with a German design publisher who has been putting out a lot of great design and illustration books. I will announce more details soon, so please stay tuned. I am very very excited about this!
New Website In Works
Finally finally started working on getting a new website. I am working with the talented guys at Sideways, NY based web developer. In the meantime, I will make more updates on the current site. My assistant is in works updating the illustration section right now.
New Interviews
New interview article online on Yellowtrace of Australia, thanks to a local illustrator/comic artist and friend Matt Hyunh.
Also in CMYK Magazine volume 49. And some illustrations accepted into the latest Communication Arts Illustration Annual 52 both in newsstands.
1800 Tequila Bottle Release!
1800 Tequila has just released Essential Artists bottle series in theme of Lucha Libre with six artists, including one by myself. Release event took place on Cinco De Mayo, last Friday on May 5th, at Hudson Hotel in New York City. For more details, please read my blog post here.
Panel At MoCCA Festival This Weekend
Museum of Comic and Cartooning Art Festival is happening this weekend in New York City. I will be speaking on a panel on Sunday, 4:30PM, moderated by my friend Jeff Newlt. If you have time, please come stop by.
Thank You For Eisner Award Nomination!
The Academy Awards of comics: 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nomination just got announced. It is my very first nomination, for The Unwritten covers for DC Vertigo series I have been working for about two years.
I am very excited to be nominated, so thank you so much for those who put my name up, and for the nice people I have been working on this great project with.
two posters: film 13 Assassins and MTA Arts for Transit
13 ASSASSINS
My first job this year was to go see the film 13 Assassins at Magnolia Pictures’ office in midtown Manhattan. On and off for about two months, we worked on this poster, and it is now officially announced. 13 Assassins is a new samurai film by Takashi Miike who is well known for his horror flicks.
My first job this year was to go see the film 13 Assassins at Magnolia Pictures’ office in midtown Manhattan. On and off for about two months, we worked on this poster, and it is now officially announced. 13 Assassins is a new samurai film by Takashi Miike who is well known for his horror flicks.
MTA NY CITY TRANSIT
This one was worked on at the end of the year. I feel like I have been working on a lot of posters recently. (I am working on a theater poster right now). This one is a completely different idea, for New York Metropolitan Transit, with happy kids in Grand Central Terminal. You can purchase the poster here
March 22, 2011
My thoughts are with those who are affected by the recent tragedy in Japan, directly or indirectly. Even in the areas that are far from the center of the quake, tsunami, or nuclear reactor failure, everyday life of the people are very much inconvenienced. I hope you keep them in your thoughts too, and please do not overreact or panicked by misleading information coming from some irresponsible media. I am talking to my family and friends every day, and although they are experiencing inconveniences, they are carrying on their everyday life in a calm manner. I believe in quick recovery of the country, although directly affected areas may need a lot of support from kind people around the world in the years to come.
Thank you.
February 17, 2011
I am done (for now) with business trip circuit. Two more lectures left in New York, and this school year’s lecture and school visit will be done. Weather in New York has been life spring, and everyone on the steet looks so happy. Hope we can keep this weather for a while.
In the meantime, heading out to School of Visual Arts MFA Illustration to lecture there tonight.