This is a combination Caturday / Photo Elective post.
Illustration majors at the school formerly known as The Philadelphia Collage of Art were required to take a photography elective where students would shoot 35mm film; process the film and make prints from the negatives. One of the assignments was a to shoot a self portrait. I had the same assignment when I did the elective, and I think I did a couple of overly self conscious shots whereas Tina had fun with dramatic lighting, a number of poses and a few costume changes. As you can see in this shot she grabbed a black kitten as a fashion accessory which makes this a Caturday post!. Continue reading
Back when tattoos were still novel and newspapers had readers and thus advertising revenue and thus budgets to hire freelance artists, I did this cartoon for The Philadelphia Daily News. My illustrations accompanied an article entitled Chambers of Commerce which promoted new, hip and happening eateries, bars and small businesses such as tattoo parlors. Â It was aimed at suburban commuters in the hopes that they would stick around rather than hopping on the regional rail or a PATCO train home straight after work. Stay in town after you clock out, and SPEND that money! 
