This was a cover illustration that I did for Oakland Magazine last month. The feature focused on all the different alternative therapies that are available to alleviate ailments and the rising popularity of these forms of medicine. I was really happy with how simple, bold, and conceptual the final cover turned out. Debbi from Oakland Mag was a real pleasure to work with too!
Hey everybody! I've been encouraged to turn some of my characters into games for awhile now. I'm looking to make that happen with The Departure and am hoping that it will become a reality with the help of this kickstarter game campaign.
It's a super cool way to raise funding for projects like this. I've included a bunch of cool rewards for all the donation levels. Please check it out and share it with everyone you know! Thanks so much! Kickstarter Game : The Departure
It's been awhile since I've been available for personal illustration commissions, and have had to turn most down over the past year. If you've been itching to get something personalized by RTD please contact me through my website. Subject matter is wide open, but I've always been attracted to strange and bizarre... the weirder the better! So hop on over and get your illustration commission started here... Illustration Commission - Raw Toast Design
One of my latest projects was creating the illustrations for the Meow Maze iPhone/iPad racing game app. It's a fun little maze game that you can race friends through by using GameCenter. It's on itunes now, check it out... http://bit.ly/meow-maze-game
It's been a little while since I've posted some editorial work. Here was a cover illo that I did this past fall for Christian Century for their annual fall book review. A fun, fall theme, landscaped with many leather and cloth bound towering stacks of knowledge. These cover assignments are always a treat and I really like it when it's just a general/broad theme that is required for illustration. Hope you like it...
Just a quick reminder that this Thursday, the 15th, is the last day for online ordering of RTD prints in order to guarantee arrival by the 24th. (anything ordered after that I will do my best on, but can't guarantee arrival by the 24th)
For folks shopping in the NYC area, I will be at the BKCC Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 17th, at the Littlefield in Park Slope. details here
RTD prints pretty much cover the full range of sweet, salty, and strange to fit any of your giftmas needs :) Give 'em a look... RTD Store. Stay awesome everyone, and have a Happy New Year!
Hey everybody! I was at Target four weeks ago and they already had Christmas trees for sale. Which confused me, then made me a little sick to my stomach, then I got excited about the possibility of being a Christmas tree for Halloween. Anyhow, it also made me realize that the holidays were here weather I liked it or not. My time is a bit limited this season for craft markets, but you will be able to find me at the Brooklyn Craft Central Holiday Market on Saturday, December 17. Hope to see some of you there! Details below...
NOTE: RTD will be at the SATURDAY market ONLY, NOT Sunday.
Brooklyn Craft Central Holiday Market 2011 Sat + Sun, Dec. 17 + 18. 12 - 6pm. Littlefield: 622 Degraw St. in Park Slope Different vendors each day! Info: BrooklynCraftCentral.com
St. Louis Magazine editorial illustration done for an article about a Missouri monster legend that is being turned into a movie. The Return of Momo brings the state’s one-time famous monster back to life with a new, low-budget horror flick. Momo the Monster was a mysterious hairy biped spotted near the town of Louisiana, MO in 1972. “It looked like a Bigfoot-type creature with a pumpkin-shaped head,” explains Johnno Zee, the writer/producer/director of Momo: The Missouri Monster, a horror-spoof film. Zee pays tribute to the monster’s enduring mystery with what he’s calling a “small-budget, B-movie grindhouse type of movie” featuring “Momo being pursued by a cryptozoologist Elvis impersonator.
Always a pleasure when these types of assignments show up. Here’s the original message from the art director at STL Mag... “This struck me as a topic you would be particularly good at illustrating as you generally draw lovely monsters and imagined creatures.”
Please count me in and consider me for all future monster assignments :)
Yup, it's true. RTD is finally leaving the U.S. of A. (just temporarily though). Renegade Craft Fair has gone global and RTD is joining them. If you're in London stop by for a look at some wonderful artists. There are a bunch of great names on this years roster. If you're not in London (I'm sorry), but want to share any advice on it, please do! (especially getting artwork through customs). Details below...
The Renegade Craft Fair is headed across the pond to The Old Truman Brewery for our 1st Ever London Fair on October 8+9, 2011, from 11am – 6pm each day! Along with hundreds of today’s best makers of handmade goods, we’ll be hosting hands-on crafting workshops and planning a handful of fun surprises! This exciting indoor showcase of indie-craft is free-to-attend!
At the Renegade Craft Fair you can expect to find only the best indie-craft and DIY artisans! Featuring both local and international talent, shoppers can anticipate a vast array of independently designed jewelry, clothing, paper goods, home + garden goods, posters, artwork, plush objects, bath + body products, and so much more!!
RTD will be at Atlantic Antic this coming Sunday! Stop by and say hello and stock up on some art prints for those naked walls! RTD will be at H549 between Bond and Nevins Street (closer to Bond). Details for the full event below...
THE 37TH ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC STREET FESTIVAL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011 12:00PM TO 6:00PM RAIN OR SHINE ATLANTIC AVENUE: HICKS STREET TO FOURTH AVENUE
THE 37TH ANNUAL ATLANTIC ANTIC is an event not to be missed! On this beautiful autumn day in Brooklyn, the Atlantic Antic will bring together one million people to Atlantic Avenue to celebrate the longstanding tradition of food, festivities, and fun!
The Atlantic Antic is a Brooklyn institution, embracing the myriad of heritages that coexist in the Borough. Spanning four Brooklyn neighborhoods from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue, the Antic is the largest street festival in New York City! From start to finish, Atlantic Avenue is transformed into a sea of entertainment offering something for everyone.
Comprised of local and national vendors intertwined with trendy restaurants and boutiques, the Atlantic Antic features live music stages that showcase free performances from various cultural genres. Families enjoy pony rides, storytelling, and face painting on an entire block dedicated solely to kid-friendly activities. Best known for its eclectic delicacies, the Antic highlights an array of food from around the world including street fair favorites like funnel cake, sausage sandwiches, and roasted corn!
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DIRECTIONS
The Atlantic Antic can be accessed from ten different blocks. Below is a list of nearby trains.
- Borough Hall: 2 3 4 5 - Jay Street-Metro Tech: A C F N R - Bergen Street: F G - Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets: A C G - Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street: 2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
You can also take the ATLANTIC ANTIC SHUTTLE sponsored by NY Waterway's East River Ferry!
The ATLANTIC ANTIC SHUTTLE will run from 11:00AM to 7:00PM between Pier 11/Wall Street and Pier 6/Atlantic Avenue for $5 each way.
These illustrations were a part of Bayer’s sustainability advertising campaign “Growing a Healthier World.” They were used within a brochure piece and as part of a tradeshow display to help their sustainability efforts stand out visually from their other photography driven marketing pieces.
This lite version showcases 12 (36 images are in the full version) sample illustrations of Raw Toast Design’s most popular artwork! Every illustration includes the artist’s description and commentary about each one giving the viewer even more insight about the origin of the images. Each illustration can easily be saved as a wallpaper for your screen as well.
Here’s a recent editorial illustration created for an article on home delivery and the midwives that assist the process in this months issue of Baltimore Magazine. The idea was to convey a newborn image within a home environment and not the typical sterile hospital scene. You can check out the full article here.
I do continue to be randomly surprised by the twists and turns that projects take me through on this never-ending rabbit hole of a profession. One day I’m dabbling in technology, another I’m drawing creatures for fast food chains, and then I’m off to doing research on home birthing... never can predict what’s gonna pop up over at the good ol’ inbox next.
Independent app developer Raw Toast Design has recently released Art of RTD, their first art gallery book app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch platforms. Get Jesse Kuhn of Raw Toast Design's art on your iPhone and put some illustration inspiration in your pocket with this art gallery app.
This handpicked selection showcases 36 illustrations of Raw Toast Design's most popular artwork. Every illustration includes the artist's description and commentary about each one giving the viewer even more insight about the origin of the images. Each illustration can easily be saved as a wallpaper for your screen as well.
Raw Toast Design is a multi-disciplinary picture making studio, a creative venture by Jesse Kuhn. Established in 2004, Raw Toast Design provides a wide range of visual matter solutions for clients including McDonalds, Pepcid, Bayer, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Wall Street Journal, American Way, Time Out New York, Time Out Chicago, Utne Reader, Tennis Magazine, and Johns Hopkins Magazine to name a few.
The work has been recognized and given honors through some appearances in fancy magazines and hardbound stacks of paper including Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, 3x3, Creative Quarterly, Applied Arts, and CMYK Magazine.
Jesse is constantly studying visual culture, and draws inspiration from books, magazines, galleries, films, humans, and travel. He is also fascinated by all things odd, strange and peculiar. He tries to dream on a regular basis and hopes that his work provokes a thought and perhaps a smile from it's viewer.
This illustration blog is a collective of visual ramblings, points of interest, and byproducts of Jesse Kuhn's noggin. He is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and has always loved making and eyeballing images... some of which you can find here. All illustration art posts are available for sale as high quality, limited edition, signed and numbered prints that desperately want to make love to your walls. Enjoy and your feedback is always appreciated!
Wanna win some FREE illustration art for you walls? Sign up for the RTD mailing list and be entered that month for a FREE, signed, 5"x7" art print of your choice. You'll also be entered for the grand prize - a full sized 16"x20" limited edition, signed and numbered print that will be given away at the end of the year. I'll even be paying for the postage too, so you've got nothing to lose. Sign up HERE.
You can see what prints are currently available HERE.
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