Final Illustration Project, Part 1

A papercut piece to illustrate another Mother Goose Rhyme:
Bow-wow-wow!
Whose dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker's dog,
Bow-wow-wow!

Roadside Projects

I first came across Jayme McGowan when seeking inspiration for my own papercut illustrations. Whereas my pieces are monochromatic, McGowan's work is colorful, free and full of whimsy. Check out her blog, Roadside Projects.

Today I stumbled into Poketo, who carries her art in the form of wallets. I love the one below!

Illustration Update

To continue my series of papercut illustrations, I am now working on my third piece which features another Mother Goose Rhyme. Here is a sneak peek:

Men's Glee Club

Flea Market Finds

This Wednesday friends and I spent the morning at the Pickens County Flea Market. There were plenty of treasures to be had, but I just brought home two vintage postcards. I hope to share those in a later post, but for now enjoy this typography. These numerals came from a car lot. I wasn't ready to buy, but enjoyed snapping these images on my phone.

Poster Progression

Here's a concert poster I have been putting together at work for the last few days. There is progression in the look, but the elements of each one still remain similar to the posters proceeding it. I won't tell you which one the client chose... which is your favorite?

Little Jumping Joan

It is about time for another illustration update, yeah?! Well here it is: Little Jumping Joan. This piece originated as a humble sketch and developed into this layered hand cut paper-cut piece. I'm obsessed with monochromatics right now (should probably branch out) but with enough shadows to add contrast it works! The Mother Goose Rhyme was my inspiration:

Here am I, little jumping Joan;
When nobody's with me,
I'm always alone.

Pepsi-Cola Print

After experimenting with the printing blocks and wood type earlier this week, I chose the Pepsi-Cola symbol to create a new print. Its broad strokes of type fit well with the 96 point wooden type I have access to. I had fun designing and arranging the placement of the symbols, numbers, letters and logo. Woven throughout is the year Pepsi was founded as well as round shapes suggesting carbonation bubbles. Comments and suggestions are welcome!