The Doctor

I've spent the last month on my studio room floor, printing t-shirts the hard way.

So far, I have designed two Doctor themed shirts- both concepts came from Bob Hoskins of Stormwatch Comics, so a big thanks to him for giving me the initial ideas and then encouraging me to actually make them. The first one is pretty simple, and can be seen below.

I've just started producing shirts with the second design, which features Mr. Tom Baker himself! These are much easier to make, so I ought to have a decent number to bring with me to the next comic book show.

A design featuring K-9 will be available soon.

Those of you who follow my blog religiously will remember the Felicia Day incident, and since then I've become cautious with what I post on the internet. However, the interest I've received from the local Whovian population has been really encouraging, so I've decided to start offering them for sale on my Etsy account.

I can also do special orders and door-to-door delivery if you're in the South Jersey area, just let me know the size and color you need. I already have versions of the designs printed on black & white t-shirts, so if you want a particular color, it'll cost a little more.

Honestly, as long as you're willing to throw in a few extra dollars for the trouble, I'll print on any type of shirt you'd like. Long sleeved, short sleeved, colored, you name it.

If you or someone you know is interested in placing a shirt order,

email me at LauraGuzzoArt@gmail.com

Belated Egg Post

I just realized that I had finished some painted eggs over a week ago and I forgot to show them off. It was forgotten in the excitement of my first Bluewater job.

There is a Chinese Dragon egg and a Phoenix egg. The Phoenix was painted on wood, instead of a real eggshell, since I figured I ought to have a non-breakable example that customers could pick up and examine when I'm at shows.

When I finally get around to selling them, I'm probably going to poke holes in the top and offer them as Christmas ornaments. That way, even if customers didn't want to hang them on a tree, there'd be a much easier way to display them than trying to locate a decorative egg holding contraption.

My studio turns into a total disaster zone whenever I get caught up in a frenzied bout of egg-painting. All of the painted eggs I've completed are now available to view on my website. Look for them in the Sculpture gallery.

Yes, I know they're not really sculpture, but they are 3D art!

In my continued quest to stay busy while I'm waiting to hear from Bluewater, I've been working on more comic character art. You've already seen Ms. Marvel, but there's a Cloak & Dagger image on the way! Stay tuned for more details!

The Amazon's New Clothes, pt. 3

The first one is done. The next one is well on it's way.

But first, re-organizing my life. Again. UGH.

Avengers Updates

A quick progress report on the sketch covers: Both images have been transferred to the actual comic covers and are in the process of being inked.

The red image below is actually the second version of that cover. The first came in contact with water and was completely ruined. After inking it twice, I've got that web in the background almost memorized by now.

I must admit, it's been extremely frustrating to have to work on these pieces so slowly. If circumstances were normal, both of them would be done by now, but my home life as of late has been messy and spilling over into my creative life.

The transition from school to freelance has been rough, however I finally have a studio space at home that is functional and I'm well on my way to being organized enough to juggle my artwork, social life, and family obligations.

My Messy Studio

A brief intro - I'm an (emerging) professional illustrator and I just graduated from Moore College of Art & Design with my hard won BFA.

I was voted the "most likely in the illustration department to get lost in the mess of her own studio" and it was well deserved. I started out with one desk and oh so slowly, like a blob of unstoppable goo, the overwhelming horde of my art debris spread to the desk next to me and the one after that. At it's height, the Guzzo Empire had annexed three full size desks, one mini desk, 2/3rds of a wall, and a trashcan, which I used like a shelf to hold my laptop computer.

This is a shot from the end of the year, when my belongings were "neatly" stacked on the table, waiting to be packed up and shipped out. My senior thesis, Apocalypse: The Game, certainly left it's mark. Most of the papers on the wall are from those illustrations.