Catalina Estrada designed her own My Little Pony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the plastic toy that has captivated girls since the 80’s. Catalina is one of 25 artists, fashion designers and celebrities that were invited by Hasbro to decorate their own 18-inch versions of the usually 4-inch-tall ponies as part of The My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years. Catalina’s pony was unveiled at the annual My Little Pony Collectors Convention on the weekend of June 21st while the others will be unveiled at a gallery event in Manhattan this September. The ponies will then be auctioned off in support of the Give Kids the World charity which aims to provide children with life-threatening illnesses the opportunity to experience a memorable and cost-free visit to the central Florida attractions. Other artists that participated in the project include Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno and New York graffiti artist-turned-designer Claw Money. LeAnn Rimes and Debbie Gibson are among the celebrities.

www.themylittleponyproject.com

Graham Roumieu illustrated for The New York Time’s OpEd page in today’s paper. His illustration can be seen in Trying to Fathom the Human Condition, letters in response to The Luxurious Growth, a previous article by David Brooks. 

The New York Times

Shawn Barber will be exhibiting at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City, CA. This installment of the Tattooed Portrait series focuses on Los Angeles tattoo artists, with paintings and watercolors of many of LA’s most beloved and storied tattoo artists working today. The Tattooed Portrait Series has been an ongoing project, documenting artists that are tattooed, tattoo artists, their tools and materials. After 3 years of working on this series, two books, a few art shows and learning to tattoo- this show is a culmination of this labor of love so if you’re in the area be sure to check it out. It opens on July 19th and runs until August 23rd, 2008.

Opening reception: Saturday, July 19th, 2008 7-10pm

Billy Shire Fine Arts 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA

Ana Bagayan, Andrew Hem, Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi, Gordon Wiebe, Red Nose Studio and Nate Williams were all selected for 3×3 Magazine’s Professional Show. Emiliano even received a Gold Medal for his personal piece, Burka, and two Silver Medals for his editorial work, Stop Speaking and Remember the Bones. All the artists that were selected will be published in the 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 5, available early next year. Congratulations everyone!

Bird Show

Ghetto Bird

Breather

Team

Wait For It

New Forest

Remember

Forest

Sex Tourism

Anniversary of Slave Trade Abolition

Stop Speaking, SILVER MEDAL

Lovers

Remember the Bones, SILVER MEDAL

Burka, GOLD MEDAL

Ombrelloni

Online Music

Warmed and Humbled

Walk

Rolling Cubicles

Elemi

Sherlock Holmes

Tin Cup Serenade

Marguerite Sauvage has set up shop! You can now purchase t-shirts, dresses, jackets, aprons and tote bags featuring Marguerite’s beautiful illustrations. Check it out!

SHOP!

Andrew Hem will be exhibiting in Roq La Rue’s 10th anniversary group show in Seattle, WA. The show also features the work of Femke Hiemstra, Brian Despain, Travis Louie, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Scott Musgrove, Ryan Heshka, Glenn Barr, Liz McGrath, Tin, Lori Earley, Christian Vanminnen, Ronald Kurniawan, Kay Tuttle, Viktor Safonkin, John Brophy, Lisa Petrucci, Shag, Anthony Pontius, Mia Araujo, Mike Leavitt and more. It opens on Friday, July 11th and runs until Saturday, August 2nd, 2008.

Roq La Rue Gallery 2312 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA

Gordon Wiebe illustrated for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Each of the three posters feature a true or false statement, revealing certain facts about marijuana use. The campaign’s goal is to help teens stay “above the influence” by making them aware of the influences around them and preparing them to stand up to the pressures that might motivate them to use drugs. The other ads will be released later this year.

www.abovetheinfluence.com