ink-dot what? - Feature by Illustrator Dan Chernett

ink-dot what?

About Ink Dot

Ink-dot is a small operation, passionate about graphic design and illustration. We put on exhibitions in Bristol displaying local (and connected) designers and illustrators, who all make work to a brief which we set. The brief is designed to give the participants a starting point, from which they can then go wild in their own style. In 2009 we put on 3 shows, displaying over 40 artists.
From this site you are able to view the work by artist or exhibition, and you can then buy the prints too (via our shopping cart and Paypal).

All our prints are produced for the ink-dot group by Hello Blue <http://www.helloblue.co.uk/> , a fine art printing company who are based at Spike Island <http://www.spike-island.org.uk/> . For more info about the prints please go to the Print Info <http://ink-dot.co.uk/print-info>  section.

We have two exhibitions booked in for the early summer months. Firstly, we will be displaying works chosen from our back catalogue in the South Bristol Arts trail on the weekend of May 8 and 9. Then in June we will be reprising our massively successful show at the howies store in Bristol <http://www.howies.co.uk/content.php?xId=478&xPg=1> . For this show we will be coming up with another brief, and opening it up for designers/illustrators/artists to submit works.

Visit ink-dot’s website for future information and up coming events: http://www.ink-dot.co.uk/

Many thanks to Dan Chernett! Dan’s illustration portfolio: http://www.thebrightagency.com/artists/view/32

Airlie Anderson

I live just north of Princeton, New Jersey. It’s great to live in a University town that has beautiful countryside, and only an hour away from New York City.
My husband and I live in the smaller part of a big old farm house. 
I graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2000, majoring in Illustration.

I work in gouache (opaque watercolor). My studio moves around quite a bit - my favorite place to work is in the barn. But if it’s too hot or too cold, I move my stuff inside. Or if a skunk gets in there and sprays, which happened once. 

Right now it’s too cold to work in the barn, so I’m in the living room. I keep the imac upstairs. That way I’m not too tempted by all the fun stuff to do on the internet. 
It was easier not to get distracted when I only had my little (old) laptop!

In the mornings I go for a run or to the gym, come home and eat, and then get to work. I’ll doodle with mechanical pencil just to get warmed up. 
If I’m having the winter blues, or just need to find a spark, I’ll go to our local Princeton coffee shop, or Labyrinth, our fantastic independent book store.
I got married to a chef this past September, and he works late. I’m usually doing artwork until he gets home.

I love taking the train to Manhattan to meet with our US agent Kirsten. We like to go to City Bakery on 18th street, eat cookies, and get inspired!
Books of Wonder, a magical book shop, is right across the street from City Bakery. I hope to get my books in there sometime soon!

Favorite books of the moment:
Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck
On Audiobooks: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin (a fellow New Jersey-ite!)
Lane Smith’s Grandpa Green

Airlie Anderson’s full illustration portfolio