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dear friends,

this blog no longer exists. please see my new and improved blog at:

http://www.heyimlindsayp.wordpress.com

please add me to your blogroll.

works in progress

here are three pieces in progress. not sure on the colors in the colored one. meh!







thats it :) yay for productivity!

been a while but vote for my threadless plz xo

please vote for my threadless design so i can win moneys. xo thanks.

ETSY SHOP

please visit my etsy shop to purchase prints of my work!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5324148

i'm turning japanese

i'm turning japanese
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

here is a new piece i did. kind of inspired by my trip to japan. its 11" x 17" done in pantone swatches.

xo

ICON5 and Xerox

I will be at the press release conference for ICON5 on Wednesday July 2nd 5:30PM for the release of the Xerox card deck. My school got to design the "Hearts" suit. I got to design the king of hearts, if you haven't seen what it looks like it is a few posts down.

So I am hoping that I will get a copy of the deck. I'll be taking pictures and they will be posted here afterwards! AWESOME!

lady morte

lady morte
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

"lady morte" 10" x 11" pantone colors. new illustration. bust/tattoo pin-up inspired lady of death. rar.

i saw...

a really awesome movie last night called "heavy metal". um. if you haven't seen it. SEE IT. it is the most amazingly cool fantasy comic book animated film ever. plus the soundtrack is epic.

black & purple sharpie series and children's book

lately i have been trying to figure out exactly what kind of projects i can come up with to:

a. make money
b. keep myself busy
c. develop my portfolio and expand my work

while working part time at a children's furniture store in dumbo (which is an awesome job and i love all the people i work with even though it eats up my weekends) haha thats life!

so two projects aside from my digital work that i last posted which i am still working on at the moment are filling a moleskine book of ephemeral drawings in only black and purple sharpie markers and a children's book. hopefully i can scan and resell these items on lulu.com when they are finished. i want to create work that is easy to sell like little books, stationary, maybe t-shirts and flash. hopefully i can try and get some kind of small business off the ground until i find a stable 9-5 crappy job in a design firm or somehow dive into the realm of tattoo artistry which will take probably another 2 years of apprenticing in a very male dominated industry.

just gotta keep on with keeping on. it is still only the summer and once the fall and my toy is released i can get myself off the ground after september rolls around.

by the way, amy winehouse has been my new guilty pleasure/music obsession as of lately even though she is a totally the worst role model on the face of the earth.

lost at sea

lost at sea
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

here is number one in a new series i am creating about lost loves. this one is called "lost at sea" and is done in 5 pantone swatches on 9" x 11" paper. more to come tomorrow.

been a while

it sure has been a while since i last updated. things i have been up to/things to come:

1. went to japan for 10 days which was life-changing
2. got a part-time job
3. my mimobot should be released at comicon san diego in august
4. starting to design a window display for mac cosmetics for a competition
5. trying to create new work for possible gallery stuff
6. graduated!

so there are things beginning to happen. hopefully it will all take place by the end of summer or sooner.

the king of hearts

the king of hearts
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

here is my newest illustration for the xerox student card deck. parsons school of design has the hearts. i got the king. i can't wait to see everyone elses!

URGENT: animal cruelty in fine art! please help end this crime!

if any of you have some kind of compassion for life this will completely throw you off the deep end. PLEASE sign this petition to stop animal cruelty in art!

"on august 16, 2007 Guillermo Vargas Habakkuk has tied up a dog in an art gallery as part of an exhibition. the dog was left to die of hunger and dehydration.

a jury has given him an award, and theref..."

if you have a strong stomach you can see the act of cruelty here:
http://elperritovive.blogspot.com/


if you have any kind of love for animals or life please sign this petition:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ea6gk/petition.html

these sickos will do anything to call art and make a profit. this just gives you an idea of how the art world is starting to look these days. whats next a human child being tied up and left to die as a exhibition?

xo
miss lindsay

future projects

after a very unfortunate day that consisted of the awkwardness, sheer horror, and lack of illustration job offerings at the career fair at parsons combined with spilling a huge hot cup of coffee all over myself in public, i am amazed that i haven't given up on illustration all together! however, everyone has a love hate relationship with their first love. i suppose you just can't rely on big agencies when you are in the field of illustration...i am sure this is me being very premature in my views. and my life as a struggling artists stops when?

anyhow, aside from the atrocities of the day i am still inspired by some up-and-coming projects personal and school-related.

1. gig poster time!
2. my cocktails of 2009 calendar to be up on lulu.com for sale!
3. website being revamped again for the 1 millionth time!

i am so annoyed because i wanted to play sims 2 tonight and i just realized that it is in the studio with my big box of nerdy computer equipment. i guess the rest of the night will consist of TAPS on the scifi channel and/or possibly snood. wow i am really exciting haha.

fire

fire
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

here is the last element in the series. i hate this one for some reason!

water

water
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

here is my 3rd illustration of the elements. this is my favorite so far and it is an illustration of *water*. one more left and that is going to be fire.

Dear Illustration Community...

To be a successful artist, it does not matter how many gallery shows you have, how much money you make, who your fans are. What matters is dignity, modesty, and being able to form a community with fellow artist and build strong bonds with your peers. I witnessed today something that blew my mind. I from now on will never endorse livejournal.com to ever grace my presence with ever again. These are the reasons...

1. Artist communites are for networking and building friends...today my art was completely trashed for no reason by ignorant and shallow people. I am all for criticism if it is constructive, but to say *you suck*, *you should have never posted such garbage here*, *you can't draw*, *your work makes me forget how to speak english* is over the top. I don't even know these people. I didn't even provoke them to say such garbage.

2. I don't think my art is perfect. In fact every piece I do is a work in progress and to say that would be false and arrogant. To say I can't draw really interests me because if I can't draw then what exactly am I posting? What exactly am I doing wrong? I don't expect everyone to love my art...in fact I expect people to hate it too. Its anyones opinion.

3. I could say that I don't care what people say, but of course the sheer rudeness and anger upsets me to an extent. It upsets me that people can be so hurtful over the internet and treat you as if you aren't an actual human being. To randomly lash out at my art is immature and destructive to yourself and the community you reside in.

4. Good luck networking with other artists in the future. I will be sure to give all of you people that have such a random chip on your shoulder a good recommendation for a magazine or client.

I just had to rant about that and warn other artists that believe in their work to not post anything on livejournal. It will just ruin your day. I am lucky to know many amazing people who are extremely talented and helpful to those around them within their field...I hope that these negative energies find other ways to make themselves feel better than to lash out at peoples artwork so randomly.

Earth

earth
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

Here is my illustration of the earth element. There are two more elements to be added to this series and its fire and water.

Wind

wind
Originally uploaded by lindsay podd illustration

Here is a brand spanking new illustration of "wind". This is the first in a series of the 3 other elements which are earth, fire, and water.

Spring Break!

Spring Break is almost here! However, it really won't be much of a break because I have some major assignments lined up and due when I return to the daily grind.

Things I would like to accomplish over the break (non-school related):
1. Get my new *city* bike that Greg gave me repaired so I can use it around Brooklyn to make errands quicker and get some exercise.
2. Sell my Xbox360 on craigslist or ebay plus Guitar Hero 3 and Bioshock (any one interested let me know!) for some some well needed cash.
3. Relax for 3 days
4. Celebrate St. Patrick*s Day
5. Cook

Things to accomplish that are school related (BOOO!):
1. Start my Anti-Celebrity Worship campaign for class on Monday
2. Work on my next project for portfolio which is to illustrate Earth,Wind,Fire, and Water as seperate images. (so excited about this project!)
3. Get a Job? Or Jobs? HELP!

Anticipation....

I am so excited about everything I have recently ordered from dick blick and I hope it comes in the mail soon:

1. 3 wood panels (to start for a series of 10) in multiple sizes

2. lasceaux designer acrylics in many many beautiful shades of purples and crimsons

3. some mixing containers to keep my custom blends all organized

If you don't know about lasceaux paints....they have the most insane hues on earth and the colors are to die for.

This series is going to be about personal events going on in my life right now these past two months...not painted in a literal sense but represented in symbols and images and colors...I won't go deeply into what exact events these paintings will represent...I want to convey my hopes, my fears, memories, and predictions...I am just hoping that I will feel humbled by painting completely by emotion which is something I haven't tried to do with my work yet.

I Want to Paint....Again

After a whole entire year of staring at my small a** computer screen, I believe I am completely ready to paint again.

After class tomorrow I am going to Dick Blick and getting Lascaux pigments and some birchwood so I am inspired to paint. I am just going to crack out 10 paintings these next couple weeks of whatever strikes my fancy. After I am finished I am going to try and submit the series to Giant Robot or any other indie galleries around town and see what happens. It would be great to have a real gallery opening of only my stuff.

I am thinking vaudeville girls with tattoos from the twenties, random animals, taxidermy and other curiosities.

I also have my celebrity posters to work on which are only going to be 4 pantone colors each so they can be cheaper to reproduced than my 20 pantone color thesis ones.

I just want to completely dive into my own little world and forget about eveything else for a while and just ride out whats going on. I am hoping that this storm will come to an end with a lot of inspiration and success. I will absolutely have more time to myself to just completely be submerged into my art which I really believe is what I need right now in order to launch my career as an artist and illustrator.

OBEY the Purebreed!

So I came across something extremely amazing, it is a website devoted to canine propaganda. This is NOT Shepard Fairey's work. This a hilarious spoof on his horrible hypocritical and unimpressive graffiti art, and to be honest I kind of like this stuff better.

Since I have a Chihuahua here is some fun stuff they made to represent total Chihuahua domination! You can find your breed at www.obeythepurebreed.com








Awesome.

Sigg Water Bottle Design

Sigg Water Bottle Design
Originally uploaded by lindsay.podd

This is my entry for the new Sigg water bottle design contest. These pups are made out of aluminum and are highly durable. If the design wins it gets reproduced and sold worldwide. This theme was *My American Style*. I wanted to represents the deep roots of America before the settlers arrived. Here it is:

Blonde Redhead Gig Poster

Here is a gig poster that I designed for fun recently.

Official Website is UP!

Finally www.lindsaypodd.com is up and running in its first stage. Add it to your favorites of course :)

New Work in Progress

Here is a new work in progress gig poster design. I did a similar one last year and pained over it in guache, this will be a lot better digitally and with pen and ink.

Bond No. 9 and SIGG Competitions

School is already going into the final stretch! Therefore, I have two interesting projects to dive into.

The first one is to design Bond No.9's new Astor Place fragrance bottle. I know exactly what I am doing but I am not going to disclose any information on it at this time because I really want my idea to be unique, and I don't want anyone else to take off on it.

The second project is to design a water bottle design for this company called SIGG. They specialize in these aluminum eco friendly water bottles. They want it to represent something American or New York. I decided to do a spin on the design of the Chrystler building and make it super modern. Whenever I think of America, I think of New York because it embodies every type of culture that resides within our country.

So, we'll see if I can do as well with these two competitions like I did with the Mimobot one. I really think I can put as much excitement into these two projects as humanly possible. And hopefully make them intelligent and successful designs.

Over The Edge...

I saw and noticed something tonight about the current world of art that really pushed me over the edge and makes me bite my hand off in anger. If you want to know what it was, talk to me.

ANYWAYS as of 1.16.08:

I am working hard...

I put together a nice comfortable chair in my studio...

I have been sketching some crazy thoughts and concepts...

I have been thinking about how school re-starts on Tuesday of next week. I am already kind of freaking out even though I am over-prepared.

I have been watching (unwillingly) American Idol.

That pretty much sums up what has been happening as of late.

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Things I want to do right now:

Put together a group show somehow of people who feature women in their art...friends, new friends, anyone?

Lets see what happens!

Celebrity Series

I have a new personal series comming up soon called *The Hollywood Effect* which will be a series of posters featuring my "favorite" celebrity train-wrecks/anti-role models/trashy a**holes. Here is the first blossomings of a statement:

"Hollywood is a definition for dissillusion. In the past hollywood starlettes used to be considered glamorous role models and heros for a depressed society. Now, celebrities represent our current accepence of ignorance and tastelessnes. We worship these women, we love their social lives, we want to be rich like them, we are obsessed with them. However, these stars are a reflection of the decline in moral and social values in society today. We let our children consume their perfumes and products, we allow our children to aspire to them, we allow ourselves to treat them like talented rock stars. The truth is that our society is so numb to the media that we have no idea how absolutely revolting these people really are. Because they are celebrities we allow them to influence us. Should we let them get away with it?"

Does this make sense?

I need to refine it but my idea is to create a series of rock style posters to show them glorified but really go all out on the disgusting traits of these celebrities I chose. I want these posters to be an anthem to the death of moral values in celebrity/media culture/role models. Maybe even these stars to take notice of them because I am going to try and make them as viral as possible. I really want these to be a message to people.

My vision for this is huge. I just hope I don't get distracted.

Let me know what you think of this idea.

Canada V.S Brooklyn

Here is a lovely picture my little cousin took of us at The Water Street Restaurant when some of my Canadian relatives came to visit my family in Brooklyn.



Thats a lot of sparkling water on the table.

Still on a Break...

I am still on a break until Janury 22nd. I haven't been creating that much new artwork. Things aren't finished in my new studio yet.

The days have consisted of:

-Guitar Hero III for a billion hours on *hard* because I am a huge nerd and I am already sick of Bioshock
-Working out at the gym excessivly
-Selling old crap on EbAY for $$$$$ because I am a starving art person
-Taking Bandit for long horrible walks in the freezing cold
-Trying not to think too much
-Drinking lots of coffee for no reason because I don't really need to be awake

Anyhow, as 2008 rolls on in a have 2 big events to look foward to, well 3:

1. TRIP TO JAPAN! (this is the most exciting thing ever!)
2. Graudating...
3. Being 22 years old and toasting to my existence

So I'll send you my regards while I am sipping Sake and wearing a Hello Kitty hat with a bunch of Japanese school girls in Tokyo...meanwhile blasting all my hard earned cash in a Kawaii shopping spree!!!