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Wearable Art

Wearable Art: Customize Your Canvas Shoes

When I was in preschool, I wanted to be a pirate when I grew up. Pirates of the Caribbean was my favorite ride at Disneyland, and it has been my favorite movie since it came out. When I got a pair of Toms and decided they were just a little…

Pencil Artist of the Week: June Wright

This week’s featured pencil artist is June Wright, an animator, artist and designer from Dublin, Ireland. She has worked with studios ranging from Fox Animation and Don Bluth Studios, to Warner Bros. and MGM, and has on the feature films Anastasia,…
Pencil Artist Austin Madison

Pencil Artist of the Week: Austin Madison

This week’s featured pencil artist is Austin Madison, an animator working at Pixar and the man behind the animation/drawing blog Austin Translation. Austin graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006, and he has already built…
Huxley Quotation with image of Valley Oak

Lyrics: Songs to Remember and Tips From the Masters

Lyrics: What Makes a Good Lyric?   [quote] "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -Aldous Huxley  [/quote]   [divider] Lyrics are often the most memorable part…
Pencil Artist of the Week Julie Popowicz

Pencil Artist of the Week: Julie Popowicz

This week’s featured pencil artist is Julie Popowicz, a pencil artist living in Alberta, Canada. Julie was born in Germany (we all know the strong connection between Germany and pencils) and has been drawing for over 30 years. She experimented…
Pencil Artist Katarina Wong

Pencil Artist of the Week: Katarina Wong

Pencil Artist Katarina Wong This week’s featured pencil artist is Katarina Wong, a visual artist and curator based in New York City. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally in museums ranging from the Bronx Museum in New York…
Recycle Pencils

Recycle Pencils with These Creative Tips

My dad is a lawyer, and when I was young he brought me a pencil from work that was shaped like a gavel, with two erasers on top. That was the coolest pencil I’ve ever owned, and even when it was too short to write with comfortably, I couldn’t…
Golden Globes 2013

Golden Globes Serve Up Golden Advice – PPC

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Last weekend was the Golden Globes Award Show, sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and famously the most unpredictable of award shows with its open bar and constant fountain of champagne. It’s worth noting that the Golden…
Silver Surfer by Pencil Artist Cory Smith

Pencil Artist of the Week: Cory Smith

This week's featured pencil artist is Cory Smith, a graphite pencil artist and sculptor living in Illinois. When he isn't out saving the world one convention at a time, Cory draws incredibly realistic and detailed renditions of comic superheroes…
Colored Pencil Artist Ranjini

Pencil Artist of the Week: Ranjini Venkatachari

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It’s a new year, and that means a new batch of featured pencil artists. 2013’s first Pencil Artist of the Week is Ranjini Venkatachari, an artist living in Sammamish, Washington. Ranjini has been doodling since she was first able to hold…