John Manders sent an interesting blog link:
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http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/what-freelancers-can-learn-from-evel-knievel/
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http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/what-freelancers-can-learn-from-evel-knievel/
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The 2006 PSI show “Every Story Tells a Picture” is showing on the second floor of the Northland Library (on Cumberland Road in McCandless Twp, North Hills) throughout February. It’s a show of new work depicting scenes from novels.
This is Anne Trimble’s: from Thomas Bell’s “Out of This Furnace,” the chronicle of three generations of a family [...]
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Anni sent these:
“Here are 2 illustrators’ blogs with reports on NY conference:”http://leezybloggs.blogspot.com
http://kristivaliant.blogspot.com/
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Dang—Anni basically said it all! The Illustrators Intensive at the SCBWI Winter Conference was, indeed, extremely intense—but extremely informative and inspirational at sessions with some great illustrators and industry experts. Sessions included copyrighting and archiving your work (whatever the media) to a panel on marketing picture books. I especially was inspired by the illustrator presentations—how [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
On Sunday, February 10, 2008 I participated in the fundraiser for the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. It was the brainchild of RJ Phillips and held at the Rivers Club at One Oxford Center, 301 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh. They served a brunch from 10:30-1:00.
They asked the guests to bring a pair [...]
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I’m back from this year’s SCBWI Mid Year Conference in NYC and as usual, wondering how I ever even considered not going! It’s always tricky to extract myself from a freelancer’s schedule but so worth the effort. I’ll try to restrain myself from overuse of exclamation points in this report, but will start out by saying it [...]
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Last evening’s Critique Group Meeting was great. Anne T. brought her finished portfolio for us to view; it is wonderful, and I’m sure a lot of Art Directors and Art Buyers will want to see it! She’s off to the Mid Year Conference in New York; maybe we can talk her into writing an article about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In conjunction with the PITTSBURGH RECAST Illustration show the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, The Heinz History Center and The Heinz Endowments are proud to present ”RECAST TALKS”, a speaker series with a select group of the exhibiting artists. Gain insights into the illustrator’s creative process as they discuss their works, their RECAST themes and answer [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
February 5th at the Barnes and Noble at the Waterfront in Homestead (under the Homestead Grays Bridge, formerly the High Level Bridge) 7pm to 9pm
Remember your Mardi Gras Illustrations…and if you’d like to celebrate with colorful dress or whatever…you’re more than welcome; that will be ‘Fat Tuesday’ (Mardi Gras) evening!
Please respond if you’re coming, by leaving [...]