Monika Melnychuk created these fun characters for a guide by RIFSSO - an organization that helps the Ontario Francophone community access health and social services provided in French. The guide is for parents to help their teens investigate careers in health and social services, and the necessary education for each option.
"Earth laughs in flowers" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Karen Weire-Jimerson included that great quote in her article "From Barren to Brilliant: Early spring bulbs are colorful antidotes to a drab winter". phil created the snowdrops below to accompany this article in the early Spring issue of Country Gardens. This was posted while watching snow drift by outside - can't wait to see my first spring flowers!
For many of us - this time of year is cold and yucky and we're all getting a little stir crazy - might be a good time to try a new indoor project. Check out the current issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. Betsy Everitt created this image to accompany an article in the February 2011 issue of Creating Keepsakes on fun ways to boost your creativity in scrapbooking.
Janice was given the challenge of creating an illustration of the Sinking of the Concordia for Reader's Digest. This ship sank off the coast of Brazil in February of 2010. All 64 people aboard, students in the West Island College Class Afloat program of Lunenburg, N.S., were rescued.
Anne Horst created the illustration below for an article on decoding children's dreams and nightmares in the February 2011 issue of Today's Parent. This issue is chock full of information on sleepless nights (for parents) and the science behind kids dreams, why we dream and, what they mean.
Aaron Bihari recently created a series of 5 illustrations to accompany the story of the castaways from " The Wreck of the Grafton". This play appears in READ issue 9, Survival.
John Webster created this chalkboard collage to accompany an article on social networking and kids in the school context. The article "What's The Skinny On Social Networking For Teens?" by Cindy Matthews, appeared in the recent issue of OPC Register. It gives an overview of how teens use social networking, some guidelines for teachers and students as to how to use social media appropriately and the possible benefits social media may play in the school setting.
We would like to introduce the newest illustrator to join i2i art, Bruce Emmett. Bruce studied illustration at the Syracuse University School of Art. He lived and freelanced for many years in NYC. In the mid-1990's he plunged into digital art and now juggles his time between the computer and the easel in his studio in France.
Fairy Liquid Posters done with Grey London
Canada Post has released the next in their popular Lunar New Year stamp series. Tracy Walker illustrated this elegant rabbit to celebrate the Chinese year of the metal rabbit. Embossed foil stamping was used on the stamps as a reference to the "metal" element of this Year of the Rabbit. For more information about the stamp and the traits of the Year of the Rabbit, pick up a free copy of Details magazine from Canada Post. This year should feel more peaceful than the previous Year of the Tiger. The Year of the Rabbit will begin February 3, 2011, but these stamps might sell out before then - so hop on down to the post office today!
Design by Paul Haslip and Lauren Rand of HM&E Design Communications.
Margaret Lee created these beautiful images for an article on "armchair escapes" appearing in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Midwest Living. The feature allows the reader to travel with the authors of seven stories to different events and places like skipping stones across a lake or a drive in a convertible along Lakeshore Drive in Chicago.
In Canada, winter = hockey. Gary Alphonso recently provided new imagery for a "Hockeyville" logo for Kraft Foods, working with Gerald George of Brandid. Kraft, in partnership with the CBC and the NHL holds the "Hockeyville" contest, asking communities across Canada to submit stories about their hockey community spirit - who has the most and why? The winning communities receive prizes such as $100,000 to upgrade the home arena, an NHL pre-season hockey game hosted in the community arena and other events.
Greg Stevenson created the playful handwriting and doodle style illustration that overlay the photographs on the cover story for Go Magazine's December 2010 issue.
Anne created this conceptual illustration to accompany a recent article in UUWorld Magazine. "Dinner with Monsanto" by Michelle Bates Deakin, covers the potluck dinner that occurred between Rev. Nathan Walker and some of the members of The Philadelphia Unitarian and two spokespeople from Monsanto. The dinner occurred after a sermon the Rev. Nathan Walker gave got the attention of scientists, media and Monsanto. The Rev. Nathan Walker wrote a sermon, "Sovereign Seeds", as an open letter to Hugh Grant, the CEO of Monsanto. In the sermon, Walker challenged Grant to respond to seven “moral questions” about Monsanto’s relationships with farmers, consumers, scientists, the government and others.
Margaret Lee worked with Art Director Kathleen Oudit of Harlequin to create the new paperback version of A Timely Alibi by Ilsa Mayr.
Ian has always wanted to illustrate for Utne Reader and now his illustrations grace page 28 of the Nov/Dec 2010 issue! Check out "Secret Liaisons in the Middle East", an author's experiences while traveling and writing about gay life in the Middle East.
Harvey Chan created these richly patterned illustrations for READ's Viva Mexico issue. The story, Xibalba Games, follows a Mayan Creation Myth about two twin brothers, rulers of earth and sky.
Jason Duprau, art director of Legion Magazine, asked Janice Kun to create these haunting illustrations to accompany an article on homeless war veterans and how Canada is approaching the problem.
"Nobody knows the number of homeless veterans in Canada, and this is one of the reasons why: “Aside from struggling with issues of addiction and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a lot of them don’t want to be identified as veterans,” says Joanne Henderson, Legion service officer in Vancouver. Some don’t want their buddies to find out what’s happened to them. “They think back to their time in the services as the good times in their lives and they’re ashamed. They think they should be able to take care of themselves. They’re in hiding; they’re hiding from themselves.” ...
It’s not enough to ask ‘Are you a veteran?’ “We learned you have to ask ‘did you have any military service’ because many don’t feel like veterans—they think veterans are guys from World War Two.” "
excerpt from article by Sharon Adams.
One of the solutions that is proving very successful is Cockrell House in Colwood, B.C. Much more than just housing, it's a full program that expects residents to move out and into more permanent accommodations in two years - helping them develop the life skills they need to do that.
“It’s a hand up, not a hand out,” says Dave Sinclair, President of British Columbia/Yukon Command, which helped fund Cockrell House.
In time for Halloween, Sarah Beetson worked with Megan D'Orazio to illustrate the story "Witch" for READ Magazine's "Witch Hunt (Salem and Beyond)" issue.
John Webster recently created this fun piece, art directed by Shane Lutjens, for an article in Enviva Magazine on odd museums to visit in Houston, Texas. See if you can spot the references to some of the feature locations: The National Museum of Funeral History- everything you ever wanted to know about Funeral Heritage in the United States: Day of the Dead, Civil War Embalming, etc.
Orange Show Center- The Orange Show was started by a Houston postman, Jeff McKissak, to celebrate his favorite fruit. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is now a hub for folk art activity.
Beer Can House- yep, a house made out of beer cans. Ripley's Believe it or Not estimated that over 50,000 cans were used to create the house.
Art Car Museum- what better place to visit while on a road trip than a museum showcasing imaginative "art cars" and mobile contraptions. They also feature other works of contemporary artists with a car theme.
The Rothko Chapel - founded in 1971, this is a sanctuary available to people of every belief, inspired by the modern, minimalist work of Mark Rothko.
Doug Martin has been creating the covers for the "Seaside Knitters Mystery Series" by Sally Goldenbaum, published by Penguin. Sally Goldenbaum recently passed on a compliment she received from reader Suzanne Barton, "...I've already bought Moon Spinners and can't wait to start it. Please pass my sincere compliments on to the cover artist. Cover art is definitely something that draws me to a book and, frankly, keeps me from purchasing an e-reader. I saw the other cover on your blog, and love that one too." Thanks Sally and Suzanne! Keep writing and reading, I'm sure Doug is up for another project. Keep your eyes open for the next in the series, due out in November: A Holiday Yarn .
