What They Don't Teach You In Marketing

My boyfriend came up with the idea that I should send a pair of my painted shoes off to some celebrity, to see if they might wear them in front of a camera some time. I figured you couldn't do that to someone behind layers of security, like Angelina Jolie, because they'd never reach her and she wouldn't wear them anyway. It would have to be someone kind of new, and kind of quirky, someone like Zooey Deschanel. Hey, she's actually perfect! The tough part is finding out her shoe size.

Actually, it's not as tough as I thought it would be. It's kind of disturbing how many websites there are out there dedicated to the feet of celebrities. I felt uncomfortable and had to stop before I could ascertain whether she wears an 8 or a 9- there seemed to be some dissent. Still, I think I've had enough of creepy foot websites for a while.

Busy Busy Busy

I haven't been posting much lately, but rest assured I am still around and kicking. Been trying to work out some technical issues with my website hosting, and busting my butt over a couple of job applications. Boring stuff, not too much actual artwork going on lately, but here's a "taste" of my next project ;)

Stockholm's Amazing Subway System

Stockholm really has some nice looking tunnels. Makes your morning commute not-quite-as-horrible-as-usual.

Check out the pictures!

New Listings on Etsy

I just listed a bunch of new artwork for sale on Etsy, in addition to my shoes:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatherineLaPointe

Low prices, low shipping, because I'm doing Spring Cleaning in my closet :)

Kids Art Academy

I taught a class of ten-year-olds about sneaker painting today. All of them were little artists in the making! We were a small group, but I was pleased that all of them were very interested in the project and excited about their shoes. Hopefully they will get miles of wear out of them.

Joe the Barbarian

Just bought the first 5 issues of Joe the Barbarian! I am so excited to see this, it's illustrated by my favorite comic book artist, Sean Murphy! His inks just have this delicious bold gruffness to them. I wouldn't call them rough, they can be smooth and detailed when he wants them to be, but I can only describe them as "manly". Check out the whole book here:

Joe the Barbarian

I have seen most of the inked pages already (I like them better in black and white, I've found) because I follow Sean on deviantArt. I had put off buying this for a while because as the project went on, I could tell Sean was getting a little sick of it. The younger subject matter isn't really his ideal gig. But I loved the pages so much I went and bought it anyway, and the artwork is worth it (no offense to Dave Stewart, but I'd still rather see it in b&w). You can see more of Sean's art below:

Sean Murphy

Pictures From My Art Show

Thanks to all who braved the winter storm to come to my art show opening!