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Few New Editorials

kiersten — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:37:30 +0000

It’s been a busy month! Went on a roadtrip from Chicago to Georgia and I managed to squeeze in 3 new editorials the same week! A couple for the Wall Street Journal’s Off Duty section and a couple for the NY Times (although one hasn’t been published yet).

NY Times OpEd: The Problem with Refinancing Your Home

WSJ: How to watch movies on an iPad in bed

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A Few for the Wall Street Journal

kiersten — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:27:29 +0000

I’m running a little behind on this blog lately, so I’m combining the last couple of jobs I did for the WSJ into one single post! As I may have mentioned in the past, I love working for newspapers, b/c I think the quick turn-around (sometimes only 2 hours!) is a really exciting challenge. I’ve done a couple of small spots for the Wall Street Journal’s ‘Off Duty’ section the past few weeks, all for the Fixer section.

The first was all about finding the right hideaway bed for out-of-town guests:

Then a set of illustrated instructions on how-to wrap your headphone cords so the don’t tangle:

This week I did a couple of pieces about how-to take better pics of babies w/ a smartphone:

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NY Times Op-Ed: Does Preschool Work?

kiersten — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:44:41 +0000

I did another quick piece for the NY Times Op-Ed, all about whether or not preschool is effective in creating smarter kids. Below is the finish, along with a few sketches, but you can read the full article HERE.

sketches:

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A Special Bag for Oprah

kiersten — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:42:49 +0000

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by the folks at SoulCycle asking if I could customize a Louis Vuitton bag for a very special friend of theirs.. The one & only, Oprah Winfrey!

She was celebrating her 60th birthday with a spin class and about 50 of her close friends, and they wanted a custom bag to commemorate the event. I hand painted the SoulCycle logo & some colorful stripes on the front, and some simple, tiny text across the bottom of the back. So fun!

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NY Times Sunday Review: Generation Y

kiersten — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:39:41 +0000

I did another fun illustration for the NY Times, this time for the the cover of the Sunday Review. It was a really interesting piece all about taking a new, positive look at Generation Y. You can read more about it HERE

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Lucid Dreaming for Mashable.com

kiersten — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:16:01 +0000

I did a quick, fun piece for the folks over at Mashable.com this weekend, all about a device that can help you control your dreams. Read more about it HERE

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NY Times Spot: Working Without Pay

kiersten — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:41:16 +0000

I did a quick (2-hour deadline!) & fun spot illustration for the NY Times Letters section the other day, all about creative people sharing / giving away their work for free.

hilarious & horrible sketch:

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Op-Ed: Diversity and ‘Doctor Who’

kiersten — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 12:25:20 +0000

I did a fun, quick illustration yesterday for today’s Op-Ed page of the NY Times, all about the lack of diversity in the various role of ‘Doctor Who‘. Below is the finish (which ran in b+w), and a couple unused sketches. You can read the whole article here.

a couple unused sketches:

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Talbots Holiday Preview Event

kiersten — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:32:32 +0000

This week I had a lot of fun in NYC painting custom tags for Talbot’s Holiday Preview event!

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Breaking Bad Book

kiersten — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:33:43 +0000

A few months ago, AMC contacted me about an art book they were putting together for the cast & crew of Breaking Bad as a gift for the end of the series. I was honored to contribute my 30 Days of Saul Goodman image, since I’m such a fan of the show, and had so much fun working on these pieces. So sad to think it’s ending so soon!

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