alternative art
alternative art
I started a second blog in order to archive some of my favorite graphics I’ve created at my day job as a 2D graphic artist (aka photoshop monkey/pixel pusher) at FOX Sports. It’s been a great gig, and I’ve learned a lot along the way, ever since I somehow managed to switch sides from production to design back in 2012. Network and cable, from high school volleyball to the World Series and Super Bowl, I’ve made sportzgraphix for them all !
Although the blog is purely for portfolio purposes, in order to stay compliant with my employer, who owns these graphics, I’ve gotta keep it password protected.
And that top secret passoword is: katie
Enjoy!
Check out some of my first gig flyers EVER, back from 2009 when I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. I was thrilled to work with the hilarious dudes of 2 Headed Dog and made these just for the experience. All of these flyers are based off of weird little notecard sketches from Mark Fite !
It’s nice to look back and see how far I’ve come. This was before my debut as a professional artist in 2012. Before I knew shading! Masks! Or even how to use a stylus! Haha SUHWEET
You know, the posters I made for the Publicity club back in the 6th grade are actually my first gig posters ever. I gotta go find those!
In May I completed an extraordinary leadership training program with a wonderful team of people called together to be LP121 – or affectionally known as OneTwentyOneLove. Together we created transformation, in ourselves and the world around us, one example being the community garden renovation project I posted about earlier.
At the end of the training it is customary for the team to have matching hoodies. There was an open call for submissions and we had a blind vote– and the group picked my design! I was beyond honored to represent my fabulous team.
The abstract starburst design on the back is a symbol of SOURCE; pure creation that comes from within. If it’s to be, it’s up to me! It is a symbol of the powerful creator who wears it. On the sleeve, a flaming heart. Because 121Love sets hearts aflame! And at our breast, our torch bearing crest: LP121 spreading love, freedom, and passion throughout the world.
This year I completed a major milestone: my first mural ! Earlier this year, I participated in a community service project where we renovated a community garden in DTLA and then threw a small festival for the neighborhood. It was so much fun ! The garden already had a the wonderful cemented Labyrinth dedication (see above “Walking the Labyrinth”) but no actual steps to walk.
So– of course I designed a rainbow path! I had all the supplied donated, utilized my boyfriend’s serious geometry skills, chalked the lines, and my team cleared the weeds and painted it in! The plan was that I was to do the fine black outline detail work myself, with one other painter… but before I got a chance, one of the kids from the community took it upon herself and outlined the entire thing! At first I was upset at the loss of control over “my” mural, but ultimately realized that engaging the community with art was exactly what I wanted to create in the first place. The final result is bright and charming, or as I heard several times from the neighbors: ¡MUY BONITA!
Check it out anytime, you can see it from the street ! 1165 S. Union Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Last minute flyer for PARENTS ! What a killer lineup
Completed in under an hour thanks to the Hillary Clinton powersuit rainbow.
❤️ New prints! ❤️ First layer of halftone yellow on holographic paper. This one is called TOTAL SOURCE
Also exciting, this was the same day I met Saber!
