Where is Postal Sketches?

I found Chris Kawagiwa at WonderCon this past weekend. He asked where in the world the Postal Sketches book is. You may or may not be wondering as well. Life happened. My artists would receive the book and then not have time to complete a spread. It's understandable, so I decided I just wanted my book back.

Chris has always been enthusiastic about my project, and remains on board with going forward. We shall regroup and relaunch soon!

new artist: Edgar Mendez

Edgar Mendez is Eileen's coworker and guest artist for the next spread. He loves comics, films, games, photography, drawing and works at Zther Interactive and freelances on various projects. He studied at the Art Institute of California-OC majoring in Media Arts and Animation.

This is his portfolio site: http://www.edgarmendez.com/

and this is his blog: http://emendez.com/

Two Years Old...

A few days ago was Postal Sketches second birthday! Life got a bit busy for our artists during round 5/6, so we've been slow to post, but we're still drawing. I went to China for a while, Jen moved, Eileen and Jeff got married in Hawaii, Matt has been freelancing like crazy and Chris released comic books and displayed in art shows. Even when life gets hectic, we haven't forgotten the project, so keep watching for posts. Thank you for the continued support. Round 7 commences soon!

Matthew Dow Graphic Design

Postal Sketches regular, Matt Dow, has launched his portfolio website! Check it out here.

Guest Artist: Eli Trinh

Eli Trinh is an art freak and our new guest artist! He admires anything in the creative field ranging from architecture, graphic design, music, products, machines, movies, etc. Right now Eli is a freelance designer, illustrator, and graphic design. He's worked in games, animation, toys, products, clothes, you name it, but in his spare time he works on his own paintings hoping someday to get a gallery show going. Eli's favorite candy are those small Mexican strawberry tamarindo ball candies from the ice cream truck.

He has prints sold by Disney at http://www.acmearchivesdirect.com/product.jhtm?id=1982&cid=484 and some work published in some Disney books. Check out his blog http://elitrinh.blogspot.com/ and his site at http://elitrinh.daportfolio.com/

Summer Update 2010...

Since our sketchbook seems to be resting in Orange County, I thought I'd bring you an update on the activities of some of our artists...
Chris will be showing at the Huntington Beach Art Walk 222 July 21, 2010, 6-9pm. New original screen prints from the "Nouveau Robotica" series will be available.
Matt has been on a mission to declare McRib sandwiches the new ambrosia.
Animation Duo, Eileen and Jeff stopped by Gallery 1988 LA's "Crazy 4 Cult 4" show opening night. This is a fantastic show that is open until July 30, 2010.
Cindy has also been frequenting art shows, most recently Brandi Milne's "My Heart Shall Not Fear" and Natalia Fabia's "Fashionable Aftertaste Without End", both at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City.
Sorry for the delay. Hope to be posting new pages soon.
Have a fabulous summer!

Chris Kawagiwa Illustration

Chris has launched his Illustration fan page on facebook. Click here or on the image to join in on the page if you like cookies :P He'll be posting storyboards and other fantastic illustrations!

Guest Artist: Aaron Little...

We have a new artist for round four. Aaron Little is a gallery artist, graphic/environmental designer. He likes traditional drawing and painting, graphic novel illustration; digital painting, graphic design, music and video editing; fiction writing. Aaron has a BFA in Illustration at CSUF and recently showed at Hibbleton gallery.
check out his work on coroflot: illustrator/designer
Contact at: aaron.little@gmail.com

Guest Artist: Keli Sakamoto

We have a new guest artist coming up! I am pleased to introduce Keli Sakamoto!!

With a major in Psychology, Keli is currently working on her second major in Graphic Design. She's an AMAZING writer, an illustrator, and video-game connoisseur. She also loves tree Octopi, staring endlessly at the computer or tv screen, singing horribly, sockng pandas, and sending 9th graders to deserted islands to battle it out to the death (her words, not mine!)

Here are a few samples of her recent work:

Oh yeah, and she also hates nature.

Guest Artist: Tawny Rose

we have a new guest artist coming up! i am pleased to introduce Tawny Rose...

she's a designer, photographer and artist. she also loves bikes, ukuleles, and hamburgers with french fries. Tawny went to Art Institute of California and does graphic design for Roadtrip Nation.
see? she made this awesome poster:
i hijacked this information from her site and her facebook. now its your turn to check out her site.

website: http://www.tawnyrose.com/
email: hoot@tawnyrose.com

Chris' Corvus Moon on Threadless...

we're still working on all kinds of art, even without the sketchbook in hand. won't you vote for Chris' new T-shirt design on Threadless?

"A murder of crows
one finds a fanciful perch
almost haiku ..."

our other projects...

in case you're wondering what some of the regular artists are doing while waiting for the sketchbook to come back to them:

cindy has been running around collecting artists autograph/sketches, most recently luke chueh's at his solo "inferno" at gallery 1988.
jen made this fantastic bulletin board with a frame and foam core; click on the image to link to her blog post about it.
and chris is preparing for a demo at Walsers; click on the image for the eintire flyer and info on the sessions.
if you want to meet chris, i suggest signing up for a demo session, it's free, but seats are limited!

summer break...

my artists are taking a little summer break. sorry for the delay.
we all need a little breather though, don't you think?
we'll be posting soon though.

the sketchbook is on its way to Ichae Ackso.
this is his twitter, his myspace link, his facebook link and of course his youtube channel. he shows at galleries all over southern california and regularly at Hive Gallery and Studios.
i leave you with the link to Ichae Ackso's site bio on Hive Gallery & Studio.

guest artist: rachel peterson

this round, we have a guest artist! Rachel Peterson is an amazing illustrator who is mainly influenced by nature and human anatomy on a cellular level.

Rachel went to CSULB, and earned a BFA in Illustration and a Certificate in BioMedical Art. She has shown in galleries in LA, Culver City and New York. Our versatile artist also works as a Designer and Graphic Artist. Check out her work on her blog.

blog: www.rachelpeterson.wordpress.com
email: rpeterson523@gmail.com

animation duo...

in anticipation of our next spread, please welcome our newest artist...

Jeff Delgado [jeffdelgado] South Park animator, impressive illustrator, typical geek, and pending Mr. Eileen!
Contact at: yodathumb7@yahoo.com

jeff and eileen are engaged. i have decided to call them our Animation Duo.

Our Fifth Artist...

Welcome our fifth artist, Eileen Bertumen, to complete our mailing circle!

Eileen Bertumen [eiland] is an animator, graphic designer, motion graphics guru, and ping pong paddle perfectionist.
Contact at: totally_ei@yahoo.com

Any other interested artists are still welcome to do one shot spreads; just contact Cindy.

New Artists...

Please welcome two artists to our mailing circle!

Jen Herr [les cahiers] is a foley artist, etsy extraordinaire, design lover.
Contact at: jen.herr@gmail.com

Matthew Dow [alive on the inside] is a freelance graphic designer, threadless illustrator, film artist.
Contact at: dowmatthew@yahoo.com