So here it is! My first animated illustration. As you can tell, my animation skills are still very limited, but I think that it worked out quite well.
I tend to get caught up in the excitement every time a new gadget comes out. The general accumulation of defunct toys lying around my apartment got me to pondering the effects of such rapid obsolescence in consumer electronics. With e-waste being right at the top of the list of current environmental concerns, I wanted to do an illustration about how consumer demand for newer better gadgets is driving this wasteful industry. I also had a lot of fun sculpting my favorite classics of computer product design: the Mac Classic, the original Nintendo Gameboy, the Flip Flap solar powered plastic potted plant. Oh the nostalgia! I’m feeling very conflicted.
The non-animated version of this illustration will also be used for my next self-promo postcard!
Working on a new illustration. Here are some tiny hands that I sculpted for my character. I will hopefully have the final illustration to show you next week. Planning something a little different with this one, and I’m not sure how long it will take. I do love learning new things though.
Experimental Piece: Created as a self-promotional postcard.
It’s a bit of a departure from my usual style and subject matter as I wanted to skew towards an audience of children’s book publishers (with a focus on environmental issues). With that in mind, I opted for some brighter colors, the image of the two children tending their “garden” (a composite of real gardening and their imaginations), and a more pop typographic treatment of my name/website address.
Traditionally coffee plants have been grown in forests amongst the shade of the trees. However, like most agriculture these days, to produce more, and at a faster rate, a lot of farmers have taken to full sun grown coffee. This type of farming means that there is no tree cover, so any forest that once was in the area must be clear-cut.
Shade grown coffee is good for the environment, habitats and people alike. Allowing coffee plants to grow within the environment (rather than clear cutting for full sun) promotes polyculture farming, allows forests to remain, thus allowing wildlife such as birds to thrive.
