Self-Indulgence

Seventh in Llewellyn's young adult fiction Fortuneteller's Club series, Dotti Enderle's new book 'The Burning Pendulum' appeared in early 2005. It's 'Charmed' for the 'tween set! You'll find three card images from the International Icon Tarot as illustrations.

A gigantic 576-page volume from Taschen, 'Animation Now!', features the artwork behind animated cartoons and commercials from virtually every major animation studio in the world. Check the entry for Vinton Studios and see a page with some of my penguin character design and storyboard work for Twinkies! *

*Of course, Vinton Studios is now Laika House. You can see some of my work featured there by following the links.

A title from the new line of Chicken Socks activity books for children 4 - 6 from Klutz Books will feature art from GlowInTheDark! Look for 'Rescue Trucks' from Klutz sometime during 2005. Sculpted clay illustrations, with assistance from Kate Schmitt and John Ashlee, will be featured on the cover, the title page, and one of the large foldout play areas inside!

As seen on TV! -- On April 22-24, 2005, I was in New York City working on "The Apprentice" TV show. As the artist member of a two-person team set up by the branding wizards at Character, I helped a group of seven women contestants visualize a character, wearable costume and branding approach for Dairy Queen's Blizzard, with drawings, character design, storyboarding, and poster images. Depending on the episode's final edit, you might see me briefly on the show!

The Encyclopedia of Tarot, volume IV, by Stuart Kaplan, published by US Games, is appearing now in bookstores worldwide. Fans and scholars, add this huge, well-researched and exhaustive tome to your tarot library by purchasing it through Tarot Garden. You'll find both the Ator Tarot (pg. 228) and the International Icon Tarot (pp. 101, 103) featured inside!

If you're interested in seeing still more drawings for some reason, I post here on an ongoing basis. It's a miscellaneous grab-bag of images - some formal, some off-the-cuff, some family-friendly, others not.

There's a new art book available from me, entitled A Little Book of ATCs. If you're into ATCs (Artist's Trading Cards) or if you just like colorful drawings of sweetly plump women, this could be for you. Go here to a certain page on the self-publishing site Lulu.com, and you'll find a preview. Page through the .pdf to get a sampling. It's very good quality printing: all color, 100 pages, and perfect-bound -- exactly perfect for your coffeetable.

If you like it, you can acquire this book directly from the Lulu site for $24.00, and I'll make an amazing $3.58 per purchase. Support your local depraved artist!