Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Last Chance To Win an RTD Print In 2009!

FREE art for your naked walls! This is your last chance to enter in 2009! Sign up for the RTD mailing list and be entered for the monthly drawing - 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. RTD will even pay for the postage too, so you've got nothing to lose. Sign up HERE.



You can see what prints are currently available HERE.

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

March : Ojay - Tiny Pimp

April : Juana - Gardener On Potato Island

May : Alissa - Poor Little Calamari, Elvina - Robot Pirate, Toby - Unlikely Lovers, and Ann - Tiny Pimp

June : Wendi - Unlikely Lovers, Daniel - A Beacon Of Hope, and Alex - Thirst

July : Giselle - Fly Fishing

August : Amandine - Steve Was Not Double-Jointed, Jeannie - Let the Horns Blow

September : Jennifer - Unlikely Lovers

October : Laura - Full Moon Tonight

November : Merrijoy - Waiting For a Believer


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Ho Ho Ho last minute holiday shoppers!



Come on out and see RTD this weekend at the Brooklyn Lyceum Holiday Market. Plenty of great vendors and gift ideas to strap a bow on and throw under the tree!

DECEMBER 19th & 20th
11AM - 7PM

Brooklyn Lyceum + Cafe
227 4th Avenue BK, NY 11215
http://www.BrooklynLyceum.com
c 917.405.9909 w 718.857.4816


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Hurry...LAST DAY!



RTD art prints are great for wrapping up and tucking under the tree this holiday season. Hurry up and order though! Today is the DEADLINE for all orders to arrive by Dec 24th within the United States. Anything ordered after that may still make it on time, but can not be guaranteed. Happy Shopping!

RAWTOASTDESIGN STORE

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Happy Holidays from RAWTOASTDESIGN



WOW...what a year it's been! Just wanted to take a moment to send out my sincerest "Thank You" to everyone for being a part of this journey with me. It truly would not be possible to be where I am and doing what I do with out the incredible support and constant encouragement that I continue to receive from all of you.

It really is hard to believe that just a little over two years ago I was arriving in this big city. I set out from St. Charles, MO on a cold November afternoon waving goodbye to my amazing family and looking onward to the complete unknown that lay before me.

The drive was made all the way from MO to NYC in a little under a day and I arrived at my first sublet with a couple suitcases, computer dangling at my side...and not a clue as to what I was actually going to do now that I was here.

After a year of experimenting with and reigniting my love for illustration things finally began to take off. Illo gigs have been comin' in steadily this year, The Quirkles (science experiments for kids) children's book series continues to grow, and rent has finally become manageable :)

I worked and traveled to dozens of art/craft/handmade shows selling RTD prints to people from all over the world this past year and I can't even begin to count all of the incredible people that I've met along the way that have influenced me positively during this journey.

I'm looking forward to the adventures that lay within 2010, and sharing those experiences with all of you. Have a wonderful holiday season this year!

All great things to you...

Best,

Jesse Kuhn

Emperor, Lover, Picture Maker

The Republic of Rawtoastdesign
http://www.rawtoastdesign.com
http://rawtoastdesign.blogspot.com



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Monday, December 14, 2009

Tax Resource for Freelancers

I often get asked by other artists/freelancers about tax resources and if I have any recommendations for them. As RTD is compiling year end #'s and preparing to pay out good ol' Uncle Sam his final installment, it felt fitting to do a little link dropping too. RTD's go to resource for everything tax, and NYC tax related. MEDOWS CPA has been great during RTD's transition from St. Louis to New York City and is highly recommended to anyone currently searching for their own CPA. One thing that RTD has learned (the hard way) over the past couple years is that you really need to be preparing for this all year long...don't stress if you haven't though, give MEDOWS CPA a call and they'll help you get organized before it's too late.

MEDOWS CPA, PLLC - http://www.medowscpa.com is a New York City based boutique accounting firm whose core clientele are freelancers. They assist freelancers with tax prep services, accounting services, tax audit, entity formation, tax planning and other ad hoc services that they may need as the need arises. They work with both freelancers who are self-employed along with freelancers who have formed S-Corporations, C-Corporations, Single-Member LLCs and Multi Member LLCs. They are a full-year firm and can meet clients during working hours, nights and weekends.

MEDOWS CPA, PLLC is managed by Jonathan Medows, CPA. Jonathan is a licensed New York CPA and is also licensed in Maryland (and application pending in New Jersey). Jonathan received his BS and MBA from the Stern School of Business of New York University. He has been featured in the New York Post, BusinessWeek and Web CPA along with other publications.

Also be sure to check out MEDOWS CPA, PLLC Business & Tax Blog too for regular posts about tax advice - http://blog.medowscpa.com



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Thursday, December 10, 2009

RAWTOASTDESIGN at Beaner Bar!



RAWTOASTDESIGN currently has work on display at the Beaner Bar in Brooklyn. Please come rub elbows with RTD, stare at stuff with your eyeballs, and talk about things with your mouth tomorrow evening from 5-8pm at the Beaner. RTD will have a limited amount of 5x7 and 8x10 prints available for sale. If you have specific print requests, please shoot an email over to info {at} rawtoastdesign {dot} com to ensure that they will be on hand and available to you. Lookin' forward to seein' all you lovely NYC humans there!

Beaner Bar Artists' Reception
December 11th, 2009
5-8pm

447 Graham Avenue (5 blocks north from the L stop)
Brooklyn, NY 11211



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November Print Winner Announced



Congratulations to Merrijoy from Bowie, MD. A signed 5x7 of WAITING FOR A BELIEVER is gettin' all wrapped up by my team of holiday elves and yard gnomes. All of the current prints available can be eyeballed here. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned for the December winner and the annual Grand Prize winner who will receive a large 16"x20" print of their choice!

PLEASE NOTE: Dec 17th is the DEADLINE for all print orders to arrive by Dec 24th. Anything ordered after that may still make it on time, but can not be guaranteed. RAWTOASTDESIGN STORE

Happy Holidays!

Jesse / RAWTOASTDESIGN

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Details on how to enter for a chance to get yours below...

Wanna win some FREE 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 pay for the postage too, so you've got nothing to lose. Sign up HERE.



You can see what prints are currently available HERE.

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

March : Ojay - Tiny Pimp

April : Juana - Gardener On Potato Island

May : Alissa - Poor Little Calamari, Elvina - Robot Pirate, Toby - Unlikely Lovers, and Ann - Tiny Pimp

June : Wendi - Unlikely Lovers, Daniel - A Beacon Of Hope, and Alex - Thirst

July : Giselle - Fly Fishing

August : Amandine - Steve Was Not Double-Jointed, Jeannie - Let the Horns Blow

September : Jennifer - Unlikely Lovers

October : Laura - Full Moon Tonight


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check out all of my editorial freelance illustration at http://www.rawtoastdesign.com/

Johns Hopkins University Illustrations





Spot illos for Johns Hopkins Alumni Magazine. The story was about three alumni who were recipients of Johns Hopkins scholarships, and what they're doing now. One is working with women and infant health/childbirth issues in Latin America with a main concern on making her current hospital "mother and baby-friendly". The second was about an alum who was a Rhodes scholar and went on to serve on active duty in Afghanistan. The third was about an alum who works with Catholic Relief Services in Ethiopia, focusing on empowering people in developing nations with food aid, and working on food/farming security issues.


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Gifts for a Naked Wall



Woohoo! RTD has been featured as a part of the "Holiday Gift Giving Guide" over at artists&fleas. Nothing says I Love You this holiday season like a delicately hand-wrapped Meathead tucked snugly under the Christmas tree.



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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

2009 Year In Review: STL Mag



Illustration done for the St. Louis Magazine December 2009 issue. It was for a year in review article that didn't have a very long list of "great" news to highlight (job losses, political scandals, downtown turnaround, recessionary real estate, changes in crime, etc.). I liked the theme, "just keeping afloat," since it seemed to be a common goal for many businesses/people nationally in 2009.

This month marks my one year anniversary with St. Louis Magazine too :) Big thanks to Kevin and Danny for all the opportunities to illustrate for the magazine this year. Thanks to everyone else over there too for producing a great mag and continuing to commission and support illustrators through 2009!


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