Thank you to all the photographers, designers and illustrators who provided their time and creativity for THIRTEEN! And of course, to everyone who joined us for the poster show and auction! We couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. Perhaps a FOURTEEN for 2014?
Scroll over the images to view the artists involved with each poster. To view the original photographs, click here.
We wanted to give you a little preview of the images before the THIRTEEN show and silent auction Below are the image submissions which were paired with a local graphic designer to create a poster for the show.
If you want to see the final pieces, be sure to join us at Artesian on Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30!
Scroll over each image for the artist and a link to their site.
Elaine Will is someone to watch. With an illustration style that will knock your socks off, she also writes and publishes each issue of her comic Look Straight Ahead, as well as a weekly comic strip in Verb magazine, Drink on the Bus. If you haven’t already checked out her work, you should.
Where are you from?
I am originally from a small city called Humboldt, about 103 km east of Saskatoon.
Where are you living now?
Right now I am living in Saskatoon, the city of bridges. It’s awesome and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!
What do you do?
I’m a visual storyteller. Everything that I draw eventually turns into some sort of comic book or narrative illustration. I think ideas are best communicated through narratives – it makes the viewer curious and creates a sense of wonder. A picture says a thousand words, right?
As far as what I do for work, I draw a weekly comic strip for Verb Magazine as well as a graphic novel, Look Straight Ahead, which is a story about depression tinged with lots of dark and surreal imagery. I used to work at a comic book store, and that was a great experience, but it was also very exhausting and left me with too little time to draw and promote my work!
What is your top source of inspiration?
I’d have to say music. There’s a really important connection between music & the visual arts – music can be illustrated, and vice versa – art can be translated into a musical form. It’s really amazing when you see artists exploring this, and creating music videos that really take advantage of this connection – the music and the images working in tandem to form a narrative! I think the music video is an underappreciated art form and it sort of got a bad rap during the days of MTV and Muchmusic, because 90% of what they showed was just quick-cut footage of bands playing in abandoned warehouses and had very little thought put into it. Now with the internet and Youtube/Vimeo/etc, we finally get a chance to see all the artfully constructed videos that would never have been shown on television.
What is one thing in your studio that you can’t live without?
Coffee! And my drawing desk, which I’ve had since 2001 – it’s where I’ve drawn most of my comics!
Connect with Elaine through Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, deviantART, or read Look Straight Ahead online.
On Friday December 7th Articulate Ink will host The First Annual Festive Frolic at the Creative City Centre! Doors open at 7 pm with musical performances beginning at 8 pm. Admission is $15, or $10 with a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank!
In addition to the musical guests Jeans Boots & Buffalo Narrows they will be selling Fine Art prints, hand-printed SWAG, and raffling off all sorts of other tastey items!
This event will also serve as the launch of Articulate Ink Supporting Memberships!
In 2011, Articulate Ink became the province’s first artist-run Printmaking Studio, but in order to keep growing they need your help! Your support will allow them to continue offering our workshops at accessible rates, use the most environmentally sound materials, maintain their facilities, and rescue and restore lanquishing printmaking equipment for public use!
For only $25 / year
Supporting Members receive the following perks:
10% discount on printmaking workshops
10% discount on Articulate Ink swag
Access to advance online sales of Fine Art Prints
Discounted subscription to the Articulate Ink Publication (2013)
Hand-printed supporting member certificate, ID card, t-shirt and apron
Invitation to the Annual Supporting Membership Picnic
As an added bonus, if you sign up for a Supporting Membership at the Festive Frolic on Friday, December 7th you will be entered into a draw for a Jackpot Prize with a value of $1000!
So come on out for a night of fantastic music and printeresting activities with a holiday twist – look forward to seeing you there! Please note: Due to the nature of the studio and the machinery in it, this will be an 19+ event only. Cash bar.
Broadview / the creative process and what inspires us
Choiceland / guest contributors of Not Nowhere
Echo Beach / submissions, collaborations, and shindigs
Frontier / profiles of talented photographers and designers with roots in Saskatchewan
Pleasantdale / things to do and see
Star City / studio visits with some of our favourite creatives living and working in the province
