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Posted by Allison Rae on 21st November 2010

vertical cities available again

It’s been a busy couple of months. I’m in the home stretch with Vertical Carnival, which should be off to print at the end of the year. Vertical Cities is back in my Etsy shop as a revised second edition, jam-packed with even more detail than before – it will also be available in December or January as an ultra-limited hand-painted edition!

On top of all that jazz, I’m redoing this site to more clearly focus on my work and make it more conducive to regular blogging. More to come early next year… just going with the quickie update for now.

Posted by Allison Rae on 25th September 2010

sold out!

An early glimpse at Vertical Cities

Well, that’s an exciting thing to write. Magically, the Vertical Cities prints sold out with minimal intervention from me. The whole thing began as an experiment, having set aside the money for the first edition on a bit of a lark. Expectations were minimal. As a buyer and window-shopper, I’d been on Etsy for a while… so when I ended up with a stack of one hundred prints in my project closet, it seemed fitting to give selling a try. I’ve learned a lot in the process and am really excited to start the next chapter of this adventure with the follow-up prints and a far greater sense of direction. After going to college to pursue studio art, and then ending up in the tech industry (like so many of my brethren and sistren), it’s a thrill to be actively making (and selling) art again!

Also, watch for Vertical Cities in the follow-up to Fingerprint, to be released sometime next year! More details to come. And thank you to Ben for being supportive of my artwork time, just as I aspire to be for him. On the pictorial tip, above is a shot of the day after I picked up the prints from the wonderful folks at Rohner here in Chicago — I brought a couple into work to show off. Onward and upward!

Posted by Allison Rae on 22nd August 2010

yelena bryksenkova

Oh man. Some more greatness via Julia Rothman’s Book By Its Cover: Yelena Bryksenkova’s sketchbooks. As an avid and perfectionistic sketchbooker myself, I relate very much to this quite from Yelena:

Despite warnings not to, I have always treated my sketchbooks as precious objects rather than a place for unfinished ideas. I suppose this can be limiting, but I can’t help it! The beauty of certain objects, places, people, and moments fills me a frustrated kind of awe and drawing them – carefully, so completely absorbed that I sometimes dip my paintbrush in my tea – helps me make peace with that feeling.

Yes! Do yourself a favor and check out her portfolio and sketchbook archives. I know it inspired me.

Posted by Allison Rae on 30th April 2010

urban aviaries

Jeff Canham & Luke Bartels' birdhouses

Holy wonderful. I’ve been wanting to post about these birdhouses by Jeff Canham and Luke Bartels for some time. See the Curiosity Shoppe for a few more glimpses at their handiwork. Check My Love for You… for some context via interview.

Posted by Allison Rae on 7th February 2010

my love

in love

Some early illustrations for what will become our home-brewed wedding invites.

Posted by Allison Rae on 7th May 2009

model homes

Gidon Bing (sculptor) and Katie Lockhart (stylist) for Karen Walker Paints.

Posted by Allison Rae on 5th April 2009

cosas mínimas

Monsieur, set of four prints - by Blanca Gómez

A couple months ago I came across the soon-to-be-launched Uppercase Magazine. The cover immediately drew me in; it was credited to an illustrator by the name of Blanca Gómez. This promptly led me to her blog and etsy shop for more.

I couldn’t resist ordering a set of her prints. Can’t wait to get these hung up. She has such a wonderfully honed aesthetic and her work is simply delightful. I don’t think I ever actually say that word in real life, but it’s so fitting in this case. Delightful! And incidentally, Uppercase looks like it will be amazing – anxiously awaiting the first copy!