Yes We Can!

It has been nearly a week and I am still so incredibly excited and proud.

power to the people

A Bestiary: a show for children

hello my fine feathered friends,

My friend Meghan put together a show of art for children that will be going up at the super cute children's boutique Pomme later this month. Below is the card we collaborated on with all the information. Check it out if you get a chance.

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Real Simple Family issue

Hi there,

The new special issue of Real Simple Family includes a feature on birthday parties that I styled, helped develop and made custom props for. It was really fun to work on and turned out super cute. Check it out!

Here is the online version which has some of the photos from the shoot, including the crab flag I made.

Hope you enjoy it!
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fame and fortune

Someone in this family is seeking her fame and fortune and her name is Gingerlee. She was in a photo shoot for Natural Health Magazine on Monday for an article on homeopathic pet treatments and she's in another tomorrow for Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine. I was hired to sew a dog version of an Elvis costume and they are using her as the model.

an adorable outtake

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illustration friday

hello again,

it's been a while but here is my submission to this week's theme of 'forgotten'.

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The Sparky Project

I just finished a painting for a show called 'The Sparky Project'. It's a collection of portraits and tributes to a sweet dog named Sparky. Nelson, Sparky's owner, has been collaborating with artists on 'The Sparky Project' since 2004.

Here is the painting I made of Sparky as St. Francis:

'St. Sparky' 2008

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For more info on the show:
- go to www.sparkyandnelson.com
- come see it May 15 - June 28, 2008
opening reception: Thursday May 15th, 6-8pm
Schroeder Romero / Winkleman Gallery Project Space
637 West 27th St (btw 11th & 12th ave) New York City

illustration friday

here is my submission for this week's theme of "garden".

he is such a sad little fellow, but remember the chinese proverb, "you cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."

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illustration friday

this week's theme is "theory" and here is my submission. i think i might draw a whole flock of them eventually.

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illustration friday

Here is my first submission to Illustration Friday, a really awesome site I happened upon a couple months ago. They present a weekly theme and the rest of us respond. This week's theme is 'tales & legends'.

Mine is based on one of my favorite Aesop's Fables about that wily Mr. Fox.

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I almost forgot

Happy New Year!

john sloth jr

hello again!

It's been a while but I realized that as I haven't updated my website, there's no mention of a new project I recently finished with some friends.

Four of us got together and created a puppet band, John Sloth Jr & the Slows, and went so far as to film a holiday music video for them. Meghan Guthrie and I made the puppets, clothes, props, and sets as well as first-time puppeteering. Joe Pleiman wrote and performed the music, puppeteered and filmed. Evan Sussman puppeteered, filmed and edited our work into movie magic. It was an awesome experience for all of us, we were a perfect team. It was also our first go so we have a lot we want to improve. But check it out below and meet the band!

john sloth jr & the slows