The day after Halloween the hood is still
pretty decked out.
Next day I had my Lunch-time lecture where I shared one of my many passions with the Grad students.


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MICA Lecture

This past week I traveled down to Baltimore to visit MICA The MFA Illustration Practice, to visit and critique Grad. Students and to give a lecture.  It was a great time, despite the rain. Thanks to Whitney Sherman and Joyce Hesselberth, Laurent Hrybyk, to to the many talent MFA students.

Reunion Gathering

Life after FIT's MA. Main question asked: How's life post thesis? A big Thanks to the Anoushian family for hosting the party, with all the wonderful foods and treats.
Have a great Thanksgiving!

Stephen, Angie, Prof. Hyde (Michael), Suzanne, Julia, Ginidir


Julia, Lynne, Jeff, Jessica (and baby soon), Nate, Olivia, Angie, Stephen

Varoujan and Suzanne Anoushian (thanks)

Stephen Gardner and Nathaniel Gold (soon-to-be-Dad!)

Danny Pelavin and Heidi Younger (me)


Carol and Murray Tinkelman with Scott Bakal

illustration- linocut

Linocut based on a ferry trip I took back in March.
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Sounds of the Underground- Capstone Opening

First Class Stories and Pictures • June 7 Opening

Visual thesis from the first Masters in Illustration at School of Art and Design at FIT is on exhibit now till July 27th.
See Heidi Younger's illustrations for her new book "Sounds of the Underground."

Thanks everyone who came. Natalia, aka Saw Lady (above), fearless Capsone leader Dennis (below) thanks, Andy, Mary, Pete, Sheree, and dear Mike (below 2x). As well as dear Scott.Thanks Karen for all those great photos. And congratulation MA class for a show that is well done. See you all at Nate's party.

Pre-opening drink at the belove Triple Crown, left-right, Amy, Rob, Jason, Jeff, Eloise, Bri, Suzanne.

Masters Class 2007

Celebration and congratulations to my Class of 2007, the First Masters Class in Illustration to graduate from FIT. The past 22 months can be described with many adjectives, exhausting, and empowering to name a few.
Radio City Music Hall is beautiful, as is New York City. I am grateful for my education, now and 20 years ago from SVA. I feel blessed to be able to achieve this.
For those who couldn't be there please know you were missed.

Illustration Class of 2007

Wear Black
Class of 2007 a -Masters of Illustration- in our final days after our filming session yesterday. At this point, with most of the thesis behind us, we are preparing for our show. First Class Storytellers, a Capstone- Opening June 7 at the Museum at FIT NYC. 20 months went fast, however was very intensive, for the most part each of us has changed tremendously and vow to continue our dedication to illustration and growth.
Heck, I love you guys!
* That would be Chad in the center

subway muscian series continues

Imagine the sight or the noise that makes one stop and take notice.
Watch the Gap....
Work resumes on my subway musician book, which I hope to have done in May.
Rough color sketch detail from Subway musician series.
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* Cookie update: She's been very playful, she wants to be back to normal. There is a bit of resistance in her back legs. But she still has no control.
Thanks Mom!
: )

night time

28th Street, between 7th and 8th.
Winter 2007

paint with light

Understanding photography and more specifically light and how it affects forms is important for any artist. Thanks to our special guest, photographer Bill Kontzias (www.billkphotography.com) who showed his concept of painting with light. Our studio demonstration class allowed us to paint with light, here is an example of using "key and fill" with color gels to create amazing images, as well as, an interesting photograph.
Thanks Dennis Dittrich for yet another batch of donuts and for having a wonderful guest.
Our model is fellow MA candidate Bri Hermanson. (Thanks Bri).

donut?

Grad School
Pulling those long days and even longer nights.
Thanks Chad for the exchange of kneaded erasers, and Thanks Dennis for the donuts!
And I must not forget Amy Debby for all those Brooklyn made cannolo (that's the plural for cannoli) through out the year.


© Photo Heidi Younger

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Besides being in Grad. School with class each evening this month,
I've landed a few illustration jobs. This will keep me out of trouble.
Image/sketch Horn from Subway Musician Series.
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