Ulrike Kittel fell in love with my raccoons and asked me to illustrate her banner that was hung up during the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt bicycle race in Frankfurt, Germany. Ulrike is an artist that makes quilted baby blankets and her work can be seen on her website.
Good news! I have the pleasure of announcing that three of my illustrations have been given an award of excellence in the 2008 edition of the Lux illustration and photography competition organised by the AIIQ , CAPIC and Infopresse. Every year Lux chooses the best among projects submitted representing work produced by Quebec illustrators and photographers. Congratulations to my clients La Presse, laglisse.ca and Ritzenhoff! All the awards can be see in the Lux special issue of Grafika magazine on the stands now or on the Lux website soon.
All the koekjes and noten are gone! My daughter Audrey, who is raising funds to finance her studies in Holland, has achieved her objective with this campaign. 2800 gourmet nut and butter cookies and 25 kilos (55 pounds) of sugared pecans sold in just 4 months. There are a few people who have put on a few extra pounds as a result… PS : for those of you in Europe to whom we have promised a bag or two, don’t worry. Audrey will make an extra batch which we will deliver personally!
Before I head out fishing for lake trout today I want to present this great little letterpress outfit called Eggpress. Started up in 1999 by designer Tess Darrow, they produce greeting cards, invitations, t-shirts, and other delightful items like these Stitch Kits shown above. The animal graphics were originally designed by Tess. Clauss the raccoon, in bright red, has a great face and I, obviously, enjoy the fish pattern on the back. Magnus the monkey is a lot of fun. I think the way the arms and legs are positioned add to the charm of the design. He looks like he’s dancing, climbing or maybe caught in the act…