August 25, 2005
Read DesignObserver’s posting “Every New Yorker is a Target” by MIchael Bierut, hear what designers and illustrators are saying about the Target campaign. You can post your own comment here too.
August 15, 2005
James Jeanis in the same campaign. Other illustrations out now are; DOMINO and Men’s Health (both September issue), Money (August and September issues) are also out.
August 6, 2005
Just finished working with X Funs, a design magazine in Taiwan, who are now kindly editing a feature article on my work for their next issue #19, scheduled to come out at the end of the month in Taiwan and other Chinese speaking countries. I also illustrated and designed their cover which was such a fun experience. Also working on three separate book projects in UK, Italy and Hong Kong now.
Thank you everyone in Seattle and Portland who had sent me sweet e-mail messages regarding The Stranger and Mercury covers. I had written back everyone, but some of the e-mails bounced back. So here is my open thank you note for those who hadn’t gotten my message.
July 29, 2005
July was a big transition month for SHY Studio. We had to say good-bye to “H of SHY” John Hendrix, and said hello to Marcos Chin. We had also moved, well, just on the same floor of the same building. But we will be keeping the name “SHY Studio”, John!Portland Mercury and its’ sister magazine The Stranger of Seattle had a big Japan issues (july 28 issue), and they selected my personal piece (originally created for Semi Permanent Design Conference in Australia) to be on the cover. Please pick them up if you are in the area.
July 21, 2005
British FUSED Magazine (issue 23) has a feature article on my work thanks to Stevie Copter. They are sending the magazine to me now, so I haven’t actually seen it myself yet. I will post more info soon.
Some more new illustrations: The New Yorker (August 1 issue), Financial Times Magazine (UK/July 30 issue).
Also hello to Portland, Oregon. My illustration will be on the cover of Portland Mercury’s Japan issue (July 28 issue).
July 17, 2005
Communication Arts magazine Illustration Annual 46 (July 2005 #337) came out. I have a piece recognized in this annual.The piece was originally published as cover illustration for Utne Magazine (right) at the beginning of this year.
Also the inside illustration from the same magazine was chosen to be in American Illustration 24, which will be published in November.
July 16, 2005
A new magazine dedicated to woman artists “She Wolf“‘s first issue just came out.(left cover image by Autum Whitehurst) It has 5 page feature on my work and interview. This issue is limited edition of 1500 copies world wide. To purchase or to look for stores who carry the magazine, please contact She Wolfdirectly.Some of the recent illustrations can be seen in: The New Yorker (July 25 issue), Money Magazine, Runners World, San Francisco Magazine, Breakaway (all August issues). Also for Legal Affairs (July/August issue), I created cover illustration as well as three inside illustrations for their feature article on laws against terrorism.
June 16, 2005
After three years of hard labor, my computer suddenly got ill and had to hospitalize for a week! Thanks to awesome health insurance called Applecare and doctors at Tekserve, it came back home yesterday. It always liked to take nap whenever I wasn’t working, and it’s problem was back light. So I named it Sleepy.
Checkout SHY Studio wall of appreciation with some recent aquisition.
June 1, 2005
On June 9 (Thu) I will be attending Art Directors Club‘s Illustration Portfolio Reiview with studio-mate John Hendrix and our friend Patrick Dorian. 97 other talented illustrators and we will be showing our portfolios for review by creative professionals. If you are in creative field in position to (possibly) hire illustrators, come see us! Please RSVP with ADC.
May 27, 2005
Here are some open thank you notes.Thank you Celia Johnson and all her students from MICA for visiting SHY Studio in pouring rain. Also for the beautiful book you sent me. I wasn’t sure if any of you got my thank you notes before the school year ended, so, I wanted to thank all of you on my site.
Thank you Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof (left) for inviting me to their sold-out Brooklyn concert. Art director Gibb Slife, Video artist Gregory Brunkalla and graphic designer Jennifer Lew for making this happen.