Hi Andrea, I was in Greg's Monday class this past semester and I found your Tumblr by chance. I didn't know you had graduated MICA already, I assumed you were still a student because you were Greg's TA. It's so cool that you've done illustrations for NY Times! How did you get such a big client like that? I guess I'm just kinda gushing now. I guess I'll leave this message by saying I really admire your work =]
Hey miss ma'am! Haha I'm...glad? you thought I was a student. But no, that youthful glow and non-jaded outlook on the bitterness of life left me when I graduated MICA....Counterpoint: did I mention how I think Sailor Moon is super fun? And did you see? Kali turned me into a sailor scout! wee!
Anyhow, I actually got contacted by the NY Times rather than the other way around, which was (is) a hugely exciting thing, but probably not to be relied on as a typical occurrence. My best recommendation is to do what I do too little of and promote yourself as much as you can. Be friendly, make contacts, and send your promos out to all the people you want to work with. But most importantly, just keep making work, even if it's just for you. Try not to get seduced by trends, always aim for making yourself proud, and put some soul into your work (by loving what you do)! You never know who'll notice you.
Thanks so much, Shirley! Best of luck!!
Hi! I was looking through your blogspot and I saw your post on your brother getting you Tintin matches from China? I was wondering where he got them because I'm a huge Tintin fan and I live in China and I want to have them too lol. sorry if this was a little creepy
Hi! Yes. these guys:
I had to ask him and then wait around 13 hrs because he's in Taiwan now! Here's what he said:
"It's somewhere in/near Beihai (3rd tone) park in Beijing but I don't remember exactly where. It's down one of the many backstreets and if you see a store that looks like the only product it sells are old coke bottles (seriously, it just had bunch of pictures of old coke bottles in the windows), then you are close."
I don't know what "3rd tone" refers to, but maybe you do! Good luck!
so thoughtful
The deadline for Bits in Multiples of 8: an 8bit-64-bit Video Game Fan Art Zine is TOMORROW!!! If you’re stressed out about making the deadline, I’ve provided you with some soothing music to listen to while scrambling to get your work done. >:D
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I cannot adequately express how wonderful these gems are. Jimmy's brain is just a gem mine! HAM-MURDER!?? I'm going to retire.
Soooo I think I just drew my next year’s worth of tattoos that I’m getting.
The flower-child witch and her bob-tailed familiar.
This is among a set of four prints, pages taken from my new zine “Cauldrons & Casseroles”, that will be available for purchase at SPX this weekend. You can find me at tables F6-7 with Jimmy Giegerich, Kali Ciesemier, and Sam Bosma. Come visit us!
Another one for the New Yorker’s Bar Tab column: Sweet Afton, an Irish, pickle-minded pub that sounds like it stepped straight out of my dreams. Read the article online here.
I made this struggling little moth for this article in today's New York Times Op-Ed pages. It's about the ongoing battle on women's reproductive health and the author's frustration over the fact that this debate still goes on.
Thanks to AD Matt Dorfman!
Jimmy & I had such an amazing time at SPX, we're a little sad that it's over! We met so many great folks! (I feel foolish that this + a picture of a leaf shaped like an "H" are the only photos I took)
Andrea Kalfas is an illustrator living and working in Baltimore, MD. This is a blog for ideas, progress, and things to show off. Thanks for looking and check back often! You can see more of my work on my portfolio site here. follow me on twitter - @andreakalfas All images © Andrea Kalfas 2015 unless otherwise noted. If you reblog, please provide credit by including my name. Thanks
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