relocation! relocation! relocation!

well, i never thought i'd see the day but i am finally relocating from south pasadena (goodbye, san gabriel valley!) to silver lake (hello, los angeles proper!). amidst packing and getting ready to relocate i have been working on a couple of new pieces. unfortunately the scanner is on hiatus (i.e., in a box somewhere in my room) so new posts will have to wait until i completely move sometime within the next two days.

however, there are a few things i've been enjoying a lot lately which i thought i'd share:

1. neko case's "middle cyclone" electronic press kit. i know this is just a preview of things to come from neko case, but wow— what a preview it is! who would've ever thought she could've topped "fox confessor brings the flood"? it sounds like an impossible feat if you ask me. i guess only neko case could out-neko case herself, if you know what i mean. that said, i am beyond anxious to get my hands on this album (understatement of the year!).



2. the art of maya brym. what color! what design! what work! beautifully, beautifully designed paintings...



3. readymade magazine. who doesn't want to learn how to make their own magazine rack out of broken umbrellas? if you want to learn how to make anything from anything, this magazine is for you. it is so inspirational and creative, i find myself combing through back issues on a regular basis.

Celeb Staff assignment

I was recently asked to create a piece based on an article titled "Primary Security: Keeping Your Kid Safe At School." The general idea of the article is as it sounds; it revolves around the security/safety of children in private elementary schools and I was given a generous amount of freedom with this piece thanks to Nazy Alvarez. It will be published in the April 2009 issue of Celeb Staff magazine.

let go

a new drawing based on the idea of letting go.

new web layout up!

the new jennifercuellar.com is finally here!

new new new

i'm currently in the process of revamping my website. new work will be up, including some of these 18" x 24" drawings.

debossed linoleum block print

edition of 17, approx. 6" x 6" printed on chipboard

new work

here are some drawings from the last couple of months, done on this beautiful (yet brittle) vintage scrapbook paper.

shrinking

from senior drawing class - based on the theme of shrinking {black background to show cropped shape}.

neighborhood #1 {tunnels}

this is a reinterpretation project from mark todd and esther watson's illustration for publishing class. for this project, i took an existing song {"neighborhood #1 {tunnels}" by the arcade fire} and reinterpreted it visually while attempting to not make it literal. i tried to push it as far as i could without retaining a sort of general/cliché arcade fire "look" in order to complete the whole reinterpreted package.

friday workshop

i thought i'd change things up a little by working with colored pens rather than my traditional pencils at salvati's workshop today.