The New York Times Book Review- The Life To Come

Illustrated for the Book Review section on a satirical novel by Michelle de Krester- The Life to Come.  The author challenges that travel does not necessarily broaden one's mind. The characters are globetrotting cosmopolitans that make a fetish for travel and prepare food, not for sustenance, but for Instagram worthy pictures.

After I sent the sketch, we decided to have 1" more on either sides so it fits all digital publication platforms. In print on April 22nd!

Much thanks to AD Matt Dorfman who is always a pleasure to with.

The New York Times- Miranda Rights

I recently got to work for the Sketchbook section on NYT, one of my favorites! It is a standalone, print-only art spot on page 3 of the newspaper. It's totally art-driven and responds to "current events." There's no article attached to it, but runs alongside a small blurb.

This one was on Cynthia Nixon's run for governor of New York. Nixon is best known as an actress who played Miranda in the television show "Sex and the City," but she also has a well-documented history of public education advocacy. Our focus of interest was that her celebrity is discussed to the exclusion of her platform and history of political organizing.

Much thanks to AD Andrew Sondern for the awesome gig!!

 

The New York Times Book Review- The City of Brass

So excited to share this piece I did for The New York Times Book Review. The City of Brass by author S.A. Chakraborty is based in 18th century Cairo. It's protagonist is a half human who can do magic and together with her djinn sidekick they fight zombies, travel dangerous lands and whatnot. It was fun to do sketches on such a dramatic story.

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So much thanks to AD Matt Dorfman for this great assignment!!

For Fast Company

For a story about a young woman who came out as a bisexual at her workplace after which she was constantly "corrected" and stopped from expressing herself by her colleagues and seniors. The story is part of a digital feature that features 7 stories on "What it is like to be out at work in 2017". Each story was illustrated by a different illustrator using a color from Pride colors.

So the initial direction for the assignment was to use Orange hue and include the workplace in sketches. After the sketch was approved, I made different color versions of the final piece.

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I also had fun drawing the view of buildings from the windows which is how the night view was of glittering Freedom Towers from my studio window back when I was a grad student at SVA (those sleepless nights!).

Many thanks to creative director Florian Bachleda who is always a pleasure to work with.  

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Confronting Sexual Harassment for Scientific American

I recently worked with Scientific American for their online article. It is about women confronting sexual harassment in Science and Research also and not just Hollywood or STEM fields. To submit sketches soon after getting the assignment (also while working on another deadline!) and see the published piece just two days after sending the final was very exciting. 

Many thanks to AD Michael Mrak for this project! 

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