Chris Buzelli illustrates Kennedy's dog, Splash

From Chris Buzelli's Blog

By Chris Buzelli

"Last Tuesday I illustrated "My Life as a Dog" for the New York Times Op-Ed. It was a great little story about "Splash", the late Senator Edward Kennedy's Portuguese Water Dog and the intern that had to impersonate him. The senator wrote a very popular children's book about his daily life from Splash's perspective. Many children emailed their inquisitive questions directly to Splash. Thus this very fortunate intern became Splash and answered every single email ending each with "WOOF WOOF!! Splash."

Thanks to Aviva Michaelov for giving me my first stab at the Op-Ed. I'm not sure if she saw our recent Dogger posts but this came right on the heels of that occasion.

The day after it printed I received a phone call from Kennedy's office requesting to purchase the original drawing. I really thought I was being punked at first. But, I'm very proud to say that the Kennedy family now owns my drawing of Splash."

Chris Buzelli - "Splash"

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Claudine Hellmuth for The Saturday Evening Post

Claudine Hellmuth created 4 illustrations for a feature in the March/April 2011 Saturday Evening Post about a woman who vows to only buy "necessities" for an entire year.  We thought Claudine's distinct collage style was perfect for the story!

Claudine Hellmuth illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Claudine Hellmuth illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Claudine Hellmuth illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Claudine Hellmuth illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

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Calef, Chris, Kim and Terri in the 3x3 directory

You can find Calef Brown, Chris Buzelli, Terri Fry Kasuba and Kim Rosen in the newly released 3X3 directory.

Here's a peek at the art in case you don't have a copy of the book:

Calef Brown - "The Creative Mind" "Trains" (view originals)

Chris Buzelli - "2010 Macy's Flower Show" (view original)

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Music Lovers" (View Original)

Kim Rosen - "Jhumpa" (view original)

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Dave Stevenson and the Egyptian Gods

Although Dave Stevenson is best known for his intricately detailed hand-drawn maps, he also works in a range of other styles...and here is a great example.  In late 2009, Dave was commissioned to illustrate a series of Egyptian gods in traditional poses against a background of hieroglyphs for the cover of a book titled, "Pathworking with the Egyptian Gods" (cover below).  Then, just a couple of months ago, we received a call from Llewellyn Worldwide asking if Dave would be interested in creating another and very similar illustration for the follow up book titled, "Invoking the Egyptian Gods".....of course, our answer was yes!  This latest book won't be released until December of this year, but below is a sneak peek of Dave's artwork that will be featured on the cover...

Dave Stevenson - Cover illustration for "Pathworking with the Egyptian Gods"

Dave Stevenson - sneak peek of the upcoming "Invoking the Egyptian Gods" cover

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Cathie Bleck: Cover to Cover

Here's a look back at some of the amazing book covers Cathie Bleck has illustrated these past few years. The most recent is "Hurricane Dancers" and is published by MacMillan Children's Publishing Group. We love these covers and can't wait to see more!

Cathie Bleck - Cover illustration for "Hurricane Dancers"

Cathie Bleck - Cover illustration for "Tresspass"

Cathie Bleck - Cover illustration for "A Farewell to Arms"

Cathie Bleck - Cover illustration for "The Pleasures of God"

Cathie Bleck - Cover illustration for "Always Do Right"

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Kim Rosen illustrates Also's latest album cover

Kim Rosen illustrates for LA-based band, ALSO.

From Kim's Blog:

"The wonderful LA-based band ALSO once again asked me to illustrate and design their latest album titled "Music Belongs in the Background." It is so nice to work with people who trust and respect the work that you do and who also give you a lot of creative freedom. Thanks again guys for this great opportunity. Please check out ALSO's music HERE."

Kim Rosen illustrates Also's new album cover "Music Belongs in the Background"

Kim Rosen illustrates Also's new album cover "Music Belongs in the Background" - outside the case

Kim Rosen illustrates Also's new album cover "Music Belongs in the Background" - inside the case

More cool projects | See more of Kim's groovy work here

Marco Wagner in Tush Magazine

Marco Wagner illustrates for Tush Magazine

Marco Wagner - Portraits of influential women - Tush Magazine 2011
left: The Intrepid, Janet Benshoof  right: The Social Worker, Renchia Droganis

Marco Wagner - Portraits of influential women - Tush Magazine 2011
left: The Networker, Andrea Goetzke    right: The Revolutionary, Rania Hafez

Marco Wagner - Portraits of influential women - Tush Magazine 2011
left: The Distinctive Style, Sarah Wilkinson    right: The Mentor, Lulu Kennedy

More cool projects | See more of Marco's work here

Happy Valentine's Day!

Cathie Bleck - "Crazy Love"

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Grid Heart Pattern"

Elliott Golden - "Love Ultimatum"

Calef Brown

Jen Lobo - "Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove"

Joel Nakamura - "Sun Moon"

Craig LaRotonda - "Swoon"

Claudine Hellmuth - "He Was Ready"

Terri Fry Kasuba Does Patterns

For use on textiles, stationery, clothing & wall paper, among other things, patterns can be quite interesting and fun. Terri Fry Kasuba's launch into this repetitive world has been, from our perspective, a wonderful and new approach. With a humorous and sometimes juvenile twist, she's succeeded in putting her own stamp on all of her new pieces.

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Monster Pattern"

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Holiday Red Pattern"

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Transportation Pattern" 

Terri Fry Kasuba - "Space Pattern"

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Cathie Bleck at Zygote Press in Cleveland

On Thursday, February 10th 2011, Cathie Bleck will be demonstrating letterpress printing at Zygote Press in Cleveland. Her wood engraving called "World Transformation" (see image) is on exhibition there, and she will be showing how it was printed on the letterpress. There will also be a demo on Embossing with polymer plates.
Go check it out at Zygote Press in Cleveland starting at 7pm ... the event includes live music, Great Lakes beer, food, poetry readings, door prizes by Half Price Books and much more.

Cathie Bleck - "World Transformation" 7"x7" wood engraving on top of Embossed "Lush Valentine" artwork

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Chris Buzelli part of Society of Illustrators 53

Chris Buzelli had the below 4 pieces accepted in the Society of Illustrators 53: Book and Editorial Exhibit, and the opening reception is this evening. If you happen to be in NY, you should check it out!

Chris Buzelli - "The Door in the Forest"

Chris Buzelli - "Aging Tyger"

Chris Buzelli - "Ice Skating"

Chris Buzelli - "The Star and Rockets" (view story)

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Society of Illustrators 53: Calef Brown's Poltergeyser!

Calef Brown has a piece that was chosen for the Society of Illustrators 53: Book and Editorial Exhibit, and the opening reception is tomorrow evening.  Calef's illustration accompanies the poem, "The Poltergeyser", from his latest children's book titled "Hallowilloween".  See video below image.

Calef Brown - illustration for the poem, "The Poltergeyser"

Even better, here's a video of Calef reciting a few poems from the book:

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Nifty Note Cards - 2011

The mailing of our 2011 note cards is officially complete, so keep an eye out for them!  They should be hitting mail boxes as we speak, and we're anxious to hear what you think of them.  In the meantime, here's a sneak peek:

View the other set of cards here!