Japan earthquake & tsunami fundraiser: update!
Posted by Amy on Saturday April 16, 2011
Thank you so much to everybody who got the Chotto Omoshiroi poster in aid of our Japan Tsunami & Earthquake fundraiser! We’ve raised a total of USD$1,050 which will be donated to the Japan Red Cross Society via our local chapter of the Red Crescent Society. The poster alone is now sold out, but it is still bundled together with the Chotto Omoshiroi zine that is available for purchase in the shop.
If you are still craving for a little Mogu Takahashi action and still want to help Japan – you’re in luck! Mogu has made these lovely t-shirts to sell in her shop, with proceeds that will go towards aid for Japan in this time of need.
Gambatte Mogu-chan!
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Happy weekend everyone, and I’ll see you back on Monday!
{The same goes to those who enrolled in the Pikaland Artist Bootcamp #2 — I’ll see you all in class next week!}
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Sponsor giveaway: KLT:Works
Posted by Amy on Wednesday August 4, 2010
Kristin Loffer Theiss runs KLT:Works with the help of her husband and her boy, Sayer, who is now her muse and also the label’s star model! Kristin is also a trained artist /painter who holds a MFA in Fine Art from The School of Visual Arts in NYC. Her artistic background allowed her to approach her creations with a painter’s eye — she’s pays a lot of attention to working with color, texture, and form.
Though Kristin makes a range of products, my favorite has to be her free-motion sewed illustrations, which you can now hang on your wall! Consisting of three letterpress prints, the set is made up of a pair of owls (a bride and a groom) plus a little nest to tie it all together. Just comment by the 10th of August to be in the running!
UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Piper, as generated by random.org.
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Sponsor giveaway: Enthos
Posted by Amy on Wednesday April 21, 2010
Not loving that shirt on your back lately? Well it’s about time you got a new one, and I’ve got the perfect solution for you this week. Enthos is a t-shirt design company, and if it’s one thing they have, it’s illustrated tees.
They’re giving away ONE ultra-soft poly cotton blend t-shirt (sweat-shop free, of course) to ONE lucky commentor on Pikaland. Just leave a comment on this post by 27th April to be in the running. Keep those shirts on till then!
UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Laura.
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Rand Renfrow
Posted by Amy on Wednesday March 3, 2010
Quirky illustrations, zines and posters from Rand Renfrow. He hit the nail on the head with It Seems Like It’s Missing Something — an illustrated book of quotes collected from people’s humorous encounters with outsiders to the design and art world; a collaboration with Shaun Fox. I bet the designer who has these sort of clients are tearing their hair out instead of laughing when told the same thing!
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