Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Mark your calendars for December 15th

Just giving an early warning that Animalia will participate in its first craft fair on December 15th at San Francisco's Bazaar Bizarre at the California Academy of Sciences Nightlife event. Not only will this be a great craft fair, but the Cal Academy Nightlife event is pretty amazing in itself. I'll be sure to remind everyone again closer to the date!

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New goodies at Animalia

As promised, I've listed several new products--come check em' out!

Gemma Correll's cute and funny cards

Jennifer Parks' alluring animal hybrid prints,

Melanie Kimmett's  beautifully illustrated cards,

And more antique altered plates by Beat Up Creations

 

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Weimaraner

 

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Animalia is alive and kicking

Dear friends,

I've been remiss in blogging for my beloved Animalia due to being green about the gills recently. But I've emerged from my sickly hibernation and am chomping at the bit to return to the world of the living. Three animal-related idioms or metaphors in two sentences--yay for me!

Here's what's coming up at Animalia:

A site redesign will be unveiled in the coming weeks. I'm happy to say that Stuart Hobday is lending his expertise in this operation. After the redesign is done we will finally finally have an OFFICIAL launch of Animalia. (Which means I'll try to get some press attention!)

New work soon to be listed:

A print by Lee Piechocki:

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More beautiful and hilarious (a challenging combination to master) plates from Angela Rossi. Here is a sneak preview of a couple:

 

Alluring animal flavored artwork from Portland's Jennifer Parks:

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The humorous stylings of Norwich, UK's Gemma Correll:

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Some lovely modern cards from Melanie Kimmett:

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And yours truly (Rachael Posnak) will be unveiling some new work soon. Here is one piece in-progress:

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And more stuff coming down the pipeline...Thanks for your support!

 

 

 

 

Monday, October 10, 2011

Graphic Designers gone wild at Animalia!

Cuteness and coolness abound this week at Animalia as we welcome two more talanted artists, Shannon Kennedy (of Sass & Peril) and Leah Duncan. Isn't it about that time of year when you start buying people a bunch of awesome presents? Well, look no further—these designers have gifty goods prowess comin' out the wazoo. Wow, I'm really good at marketing copy writing! I should get a job at the Gap or something (I think they like it when you say "wazoo").

From Leah's website: In 2008, after working as a graphic designer for advertising firms and screen-printing companies, twenty-something Leah moved to Austin, TX, picked up a bic pen, and started rawing, determined to make a living doing what she loves. Leah taught herself illustration, how to sew, and surface pattern design. Three years later her goods are sol internationally and her licensed clients includ target, urban outfitters and teroforma. Inspired by her neighborhood in East Austin and her Native American roots, Leah creates a world where quirky meets beautiful and folk meets modern.

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From Shannon's web site: Shannon Kennedy has nearly a decade of experience working as a Graphic Designer for major Fortune 500 companies in addition to starting her own line of goods. After working many long hours and enduring “I need it yesterday” deadlines she decided to focus on her own art away from the computer and started screenprinting again, a skill she learned while studying Graphic Design in college. This hobby turned into a full-time business in the spring of 2011 and has evolved into a cohesive line of hand screenprinted paper goods such as art prints, stationery and journals and textile goods such as pillows, totes and garments. 

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Also check out Shannon's video on her site describing her process: http://sassandperil.com/about/

There seems to be a graphic designer-gone-unfettered theme here. I can relate!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Hi nice people.

You can now check out Animalia's offerings directly from Facebook:  http://tinyurl.com/3epa28p

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Leah Duncan coming soon!

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Leah sure knows how to send a pretty package. Can't wait to get these goodies listed.