visit - sheridan illustration show

This past Thursday April 18th, I attended the 2013 Sheridan Illustration Grad Show. The event was held at 99 Sudbury Street in Toronto and showcased lovely work by the freshly graduated of Sheridan College. While studying Interior Design at Sheridan I often wondered through the illustration and animation building halls and would look at the artwork displayed behind locked acrylic cases.  I love drawing and continue to be drawn to this form of art. 

At the show each student had a wall to display their work.  The gallery space was filled with hot air from the multitude of people that had gathered for the show and the walls were filled with beautiful and colourful illustrations.

All the work displayed had something to offer and each student had developed a style; some work I could see used in children's books, while other work focused on genre suitable for comic books for grown-ups. I took as many photos as I could, and even though the space was white and bright, some pictures did not turn out. The work featured below is of work that resonated with me and work that photographed well with my iphone camera. Please enjoy  :)

Portraits by: Tian Yu (above)

Illustrations by: Michelle Berardi (above)

Illustrations by: Chantel Declerck
(above)

Illustrations by: Lena Le (above)

Illustrations by: Christopher Hebert (above)




Illustrations by: Leanna TenEycke (above)




Illustrations by:Cindy Esteves (above)

make - colourful easter eggs

This weekend my family and I celebrated Easter.  Eastern European, and in my case the Polish folk tradition is especially festive.  This years egg painting, was inspired by ultra-glamorous interior designer Kelly Wearstler. My own egg designs mirror some of the colourful patterns found in her interiors and in her collection of fabric and wallcovering. The finished painted eggs were placed into a highly decorated tacky Easter basket, the finished product was incredibly colourful and cheerful. See below  :)

After choosing a theme and inspiration I had to prepare the eggs for painting. I first hard-boiled white and brown eggs. After the eggs had boiled I washed and dried the eggs. After the eggs had dried I proceeded to draw freehand outlines on the eggs with black permanent marker.  Lastly, I painted the eggs using about 5 selected acrylic paint colours.  Acrylic paint is great for this craft because the paint is non-toxic, dries quickly and does not penetrate into the inside the egg, the colours stay on top of the eggshell. 

An egg close-up.



The Polish Easter Basket.

The candy and toy Easter basket