OCAD U ZINE FAIR 2012

 COME OUT IT WILL BE A BLAST! I'm tabling at it this year ;)

Surviving Thesis

My method of surviving numerous all-nighters for thesis: eating! I don't drink coffee or take energy supplements / beverages so I'm constantly hunting for other things to keep me going all hours of the night. These are a few which seem to have worked ;) introducing my thesis-all-nighter-anti-coffee-survival-snacks:

Hermit Cookies

This is actually the first piece I did for thesis - I've only now obtained a digital copy I am satisfied with.

Size: 11" x 14"

Hunter Pie

Another thesis piece!

Size: 9" x 12"

Fight the Mega Quarry

Activism poster done last semester to raise awareness against the Mega Quarry proposed to be built in Melancthon, Ontario. This poster let me experiment with illustrated type. It doesn't read too clearly, but it's a start! I focused on how the ground water will be polluted, toxins being dumped into it, traveling down stream and tainting ponds and rivers, effecting and endangering both wildlife and our drinking water.

There are MANY websites and articles dedicated to the issue, but I would recommend these for a concise outline of what's going on:  http://www.stopthemegaquarry.ca/  (*watch the short info clip on the right of the page, really puts everything into perspective) and here, http://ndact.com/:

Size: 8.5" x 11"

Gaia

Never posted this last semester - it is an activism piece I did for James Lovelock's Gaia Theory, 'Gaia is sick'.
Sweating above: polar ice melting
Drying below: draught and ever-expanding deserts
Air pollution: smoke stacks pop up like boils and warts, disfiguring our planet ...

8.5" x 11"

Sweet Dreams + Morphine

These are two more of my Gladstone show pieces. They were both painted on found pieces of wood - two slots from an antique desk's set of pigeon holes. Each are approx. 9" x 4.5"

Chirophobia

Fear of hands. This is one of my pieces that was featured in the Gladstone show last month (so sorry for the delay in posting - I've been bad about updating lately!)

Size: 24" x 36"

Custom Business Cards

Here's a client who was super fun to work with :)

Laura also suggested that I do wedding cards (invitations, characters of the bride/groom) like this ... perhaps I will have to give it a try!

Morphine Dreams wallpaper

Avoiding a painting assignment - whipped this up instead! ;)

WET FEET comic

First assignment for my Graphic Novel Illustration class: an autobiographical comic based on something that had happened to us that week. This incident actually happened as I was walking this very class. I arrived soaked :s gross

*Sorry for the language, merely recording the event in all its accuracy.

February!

February is upon us! I'm excited to say that later this month I will be taking screen printing classes - I'm so excited! I've recently become really interested in the surface design field of illustration (textile design, stationary and paper goods, wall paper design, illustrated housewares, etc) and can't wait to try my hand at it!
Maybe closer to the end of this month you will be seeing some screen printed tote bags, towels, yards of fabric, moleskin covers, note cards, posters, plush toys..............................the possibilities are limitless!!

Can't wait!

Toronto Laser Services

Bunhead write up on Toronto Laser Service's website: http://www.torontolaserservices.com/laser-cutting-projects/bunhead-pins-by-local-artist-emily-taylor/

This is the company that helped me to create my pins. They are amazing to work with! They are so friendly, and so prompt and attentive in their communication with you; only a handful of companies I've ever worked with have had this level of professionalism. And they're local (bonus!). Seriously though, the people at this company are amazing, with one-on-one help and quick to answer any questions I had, and ready to give advice where it was needed, and very accommodating with my rush order! They updated me every step of the way (file creation, material selection, starting cutting, etching, and the final result). I HIGHLY recommend them to anyone interested in having anything laser cut. I do not have enough good things to say about them! 

First Weekend Back to School - Avoiding Homework

Serious procrastination today ... finished my magnets instead (complete with itty-bitty bunhead image transfers)! And here are some plush owls I've been working on (experimenting with hand-embroidery and the use of vintage fabrics); my mum and gram helped me stuff them and sew them shut over the holidays. Huge thanks to them both! ;)

Saturday Night

Working on homework and making wooden fridge magnets ;) we shall see how they turn out! Doing bunhead image transfers on 4 of them ...

GLADSTONE SHOW: ETHEREAL EXISTENCE

Hey! I'm in a show :) Come out and show your support! The show opens January 10th and runs until the 22nd, but the opening reception is on Thursday, January 12th, from 7 - 9 pm (and there will be drinks! haha). 'Ethereal Existence' features the work of 6 OCAD U students: Alex Thompson, Claire Scherzinger, Emily Scherzinger, Emily Taylor, Jaymie Karn, and Singithi Kandage. 

Map and details: http://apache.ocad.ca/events_calendar/eventdetail.php?id=3936 

For more information or directions to the Gladstone, feel free to visit the event's facebook page: Ethereal Existence - A Group Exhibition: http://www.facebook.com/events/289516787767070/

PS. A special thank you to the super-talented Claire! The mastermind behind this show as well as the curator! Check out her work at: http://clairescherzinger.4ormat.com/ 

sticker addict

Happy Holidays Card

Procrastination!

I really need to start working on my pieces for an upcoming show at the Gladstone. Yet the size of this panel daunts me! I need to start I need to start I need to start ...

Zine Preview: Hospital Zine

This is slowly coming along. Maybe by next Canzine it will be ready lol. The illustrations were begun in May and then set aside until the end of November. I've finally started in on the text for it! Eventually, it will be done :)