RAWTOASTDESIGN At The Lyceum's Spring Food and Craft Market

This weekend come meet up with RTD and many other great artists from the NY area at The Lyceum's Spring Food and Craft Market in Brooklyn. Should be an awesome show with lots of great stuff to stare at with your eyeballs and treats to eat with your mouth. Don't miss it!

Saturday and Sunday,
May 1 and 2, 2010 11am - 7pm

Brooklyn Lyceum is located at:
227 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215
between Union and President Streets.
R train to Union Street - Lyceaum is right atop the station! 15 minutes from Manhattan.

SHOP FOR MOM, SUPPORT HANDMADE, TRY NEW EDIBLES, MEET THE ARTISTS, HAVE LUNCH... MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT:
Craft and Food Artisans Take Over Two Floors For Two Days this Spring!
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Heighten your senses and usher in Spring with style. Expanding into both 4,000 square foot levels of the Brooklyn Lyceum - former NYC Public Bath #7 - we announce our heady new creation! The Lyceum Spring Food and Craft Market will include all manner of "Handmade" to mean both Crafts and Edibles, as well as fun workshops for all ages. Our Market will feature over 100 talented vendors, both local and from cities like Chicago, DC, Boston, and Portland.

Our intent with this Market is to highlight the full expansive array of fantastic, artisanal goods available all throughout the Northeast, and get them into the homes, shops, mouths and consciousness of the thousands of discerning NYC patrons who will cross our stoop that Spring weekend, and exit with a healthy armload of gorgeous products they can feel good about. Clothing, clocks, art, gifts, jams, chocolates, cheeses, craft beer. We make it a point to ensure a successful AND fun shopping event.



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Prospect Heights Craft Fair

Come check it out if your in Brooklyn this weekend!

The Prospect Heights Craft Fair welcomes Spring — and you! — on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 11am-6pm. Come enjoy a lovingly curated showcase of independent artists and designers from Brooklyn and beyond.

You'll find handmade treasures ranging from stationary to clothing to jewelry (and so much in between), along with delicious treats from local eateries. Munch, shop and don't miss out on our spectacular raffle and activities for kids!

Proceeds from the fair benefit the arts program at Prospect Heights' very own public elementary school, PS 9. So you'll not only be taking home some truly great stuff, you'll be leaving behind support for a new generation of young crafters and performers. See you there!


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American Illustration 29

Get it on a T-SHIRT!


RTD’s infamous “Greetings From Mr. Bird” illustration that was done with Stephanie Glaros at Utne Reader will be appearing in this years American Illustration 29 web gallery and joining RTD’s past winners at ai-ap.com. It was one of only 280 images from over 8,000 submitted to receive enough votes to appear permanently on the website.

If you don’t have a limited edition print of Greetings From Mr. Bird on your wall yet you definitely should :) Get him now before he sells out from the RTD Store - LINK.

Here’s a bit more from Mark Heflin, the Director American Illustration & American Photography:

On behalf of the entire jury, I thank you for your submission and support of American Illustration. This year’s distinguished panel included: Rodrigo Corral, Rodrigo Corral Design; Irene Gallo, Tor, Forge, & Starscape Books; Rob Hewitt, Curious Outsider Design Studio; Kory Kennedy, Runners World; Gail Marowitz, Roadrunner Records; Siung Tjia, ESPN The Magazine; Jason Treat, The Atlantic.

Your chosen image, along with your contact and credit information and link to your website, will accompany the collection of all winning illustrations representing the best images from 2009.

A slide presentation announcing the winning images will be sent to all entrants and to our member list of over 30,000 creative professionals in May.



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RAWTOASTDESIGN Takes It Back Home...

Did a fun little interview with the hometown newspaper highlighting a gallery show that will be up April 16th - May 28th. RTD’s folks even got in on the action too :) Check it out here - Art show...

Details for the show:
O’Fallon Cultural Arts Center Gallery in the Renaud Spirit Center
April 16th - May 28th

Gallery hours: 5:15am to 10:00pm Monday - Thursday; 5:15am - 9:00pm on Friday; 7:00am - 7:00pm on Saturday; and 10:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday.

2650 Tri-Sports Circle | O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-474-2732


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STL Magazine: Women’s Health Series

These were a couple illustrations that were done for the April issue of St. Louis Magazine. The first, Dieting By Disposition, was an article on how to lose weight without losing your mind. SLM asked dietitians and a personal trainer to reveal some common diet personality types, and then suggest food plans and exercises tailored to each. The second article, Walking the Walk, focuses on the health benefits of walking, and explains the “right” ways to walk for optimal fitness.


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Markets of New York City: Toast as Design Inspiration

Many of you frequently ask about the origins of “Raw Toast.” Karen Seiger, the author of the blog, Markets of New York City recently contacted me about her “Toast as Inspiration” series she was doing. She wanted to know if toast was an inspiration to me, given the name of my company. :) Well, it was and indeed still is. Hop on over to the Toast as Design Inspiration Part 3: Raw Toast Design to read the full article and get your answers on the origins of RAWTOASTDESIGN...


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RTD Art Prints & Nice Things Handmade

I recently started a great consignment relationship with Elissa Kara in Philadelphia at her shop Nice Things Handmade. If you're in the Philly area definitely check her store out for all sorts of great/unique gift items. Here's a recent review on her store that features some of my printed work as well - www.scoutiegirl.com.


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STL Magazine | The Unwritten Letters Project

This was an illustration that was done for the March issue of St. Louis Magazine, titled "Reading Other People's Mail." The Unwritten Letters Project - unwrittenlettersproject.com - is a platform for people to post something they've written or always wanted to say, anonymously, for the whole world to see.


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Creative Quarterly 19 Results Are In!

Good news, the year in review illustration done for St. Louis Magazine's December 2009 issue was a runner up for Creative Quarterly's CQ19. The full list of winners can be seen below.

Illustration: Professional
Leeay Aikawa
Vlad Alvarez
Scott Bakal
Hans Baltzer
Sonja Danowski
Felix Gephart
Beppe Giacobbe*
Robin Hursthouse
Carl Johanson
Esa Peltonen
Giselle Potter
Steven Tabbutt
Hui Tsai

Illustration: Professional: Runner Up
Timothy Banks
Pascale Carrington
Matthew Daley, Three in A Box, Inc.
Marcelo Garcia, Aparelho Produtor de Imagens
Felix Gephart
Michael Glenwood
Katrina Kopeloff
Jesse Kuhn
Keith MacLelland
Michael Marsicano
June Michel
Isaac Orloff
Zara Picken
Chris Riely
JungYeon Roh
Matt Rota
Morgan Schweitzer
Kerstin Stephan
Sara Tyson
Andrew Wright
Heidi Younger
Vincent Zawada
Daniel Zitka


Art: Professional
Marie Bukowski
Sonja Danowski
Barbara Duval*
Brent Funderburk*
William Grigsby*, Reactor Art & Design Ltd.
Jillian Ludwig
Andrew Myers
Bruce Roberts*
Kerstin Stephan

Fine Art: Professional: Runner Up
Paul Cooper
Kelli Craig
Barbara Duval*
Brent Funderburk
Amy Guidry
Chunghee Han
Anita Kunz
Roselyn Leibowitz
Wade Mickley
Jane Powers
Lucas Richards*, MouseSaw
Steven Tabbutt
Jaime Zollars


Graphic Design: Professional
Matteo Bologna*, Mucca Deslgn Corp.
Andrew Byrom
Adrienne Hooker, Studio Wan-ker
Therese Joanis, Leibold Associates, Inc.
Buck Smith
Christine Strohl, The Strohls
Alex Trochut
Marius Valdes, Zoo Valdes
Rozina Vavetsi, Rozina Vavetsi
Karin Von Ompteda, A Work of Science

Graphic Design: Professional: Runner Up
Phil Choo, Choo Renyer Ball Loftis
Allan Espiritu
Yongseuk Lee, Adhesive Art & Design
Jamie Burwell Mixon, Mixon Freelance
Kurt Munger, Interbrand
Buck Smith*
David Ter-Avanesyan, Ter33 Design


Photography: Professional
Michael Alberstat, Alberstat Productions Inc.
Marti Belcher
David Ellingsen
Elwin Goh
Steffanie Halley
Jens Honore
Harold Lee Miller
Jes Schrom
Richard Tuschman, Richard Tuschman Images

Photography: Professional: Runner Up
John Abousief
Marti Belcher
Andy Bloxham
Jae Chung
Chris Koules
Jonas Kulikauskas
Harry Longstreet
Yshihiro Makino
Harold Lee Miller*
Jes Schrom
Brian Smale
Richard Tuschman, Richard Tuschman Images
Merrell Virgen, VSPOT Photography
Rachel Waller



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RAWTOASTDESIGN in the STL

RAWTOASTDESIGN will be teleporting from NYC to the STL Indie Craft Revolution this weekend. Come on out and take a peek, should be lots of cool stuff to stare at with your eyeballs! Details below...

St. Louis Artists’ Guild to host Indie Craft Revolution an Indie Art and Craft Market organized by the St. Louis Craft Mafia.

Indie Craft Revolution: A craft event in a series of Indy Art and Craft events hosted by St. Louis Craft Mafia. Indie Craft Revolution will be on Saturday, March 13th 10 am to 6pm and Sunday, March 14th from 10 am to 4 pm.

The St. Louis Craft Mafia is teaming up with partners such as SCORCH, RFT, PASTE, Yelp, Funky Finds and Well Body Acupuncture and Chiropractic to make this event a reality. This show aims to provide St. Louis with well made, handmade and interesting items.

WHAT: Indie Craft Revolution at The St. Louis Artists’ Guild
WHEN: Saturday March 13th 10 am-6pm and Sunday, March 14th from 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: St. Louis Artists’ Guild –Corner of Big Bend and Clayton In Oak Knoll Park


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RAWTOASTDESIGN in Japanese

Last weekend RTD had the pleasure of meeting the awesome combo from NY_Liberty while vending at artist&fleas. The original article can be read here - LINK. I was able to get a rough translation over at babelfish. My favorite from the translation is the "humor overflows the illustration with the fullest capacity" mention. RTD likes. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and chat NY_Liberty!



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Illustration Friday: Adrift

Here's my submission for this weeks Illustration Friday topic Adrift. It's been awhile since I've had time to do anything specifically for Illustration Friday, but I've been wanting to get this one out of the sketchbook for a little while now and this gave me the perfect excuse to do it. So here are a few of my little friends, all free from restraint, departing the old world and venturing out into the new...



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Illustration Friday: Adrift

This weeks Illustration Friday topic is Adrift. Seems to be an ongoing theme throughout several of my past assignments...













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V-DAY markets for RTD

Looking for last minute gift ideas to wrap up for your lover(s)? Well, you in luck... 'cause nothing says I love you like a little sweet 'n' salty action from RTD. You can grab prints at two locations today in Brooklyn: #1 - Artist&Fleas and #2 - The Green Point Food Market.


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Time Out NY Kids { IF: Focused }

This was an interesting assignment that is currently in the January issue of Time Out New York Kids. It was an article on breastfeeding, and this was part of the initial brief for the project... "We want to focus on the boobs and the babies expression. They're the most important elements." As a result, the baby ended up being quite focused on those mystical, and anatomical wonders. Everyday really is a new adventure in this profession :) Enjoy.

This weeks theme on Illustration Friday: Focused


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