Red Nose Studio illustrated the packaging for Ecclesia, a Sunday school kit from Group Publishing’s Buzz division. The kit includes fun, interactive games and activities that prompt sharing and relationship-building. It is aimed at children in the first and second grades.

Emiliano Ponzi, Nate Williams and Red Nose Studio each has work chosen to appear in the 3×3 Pro Show annual. This year, 3×3 received more entries than ever before, making their seventh show their largest to date. Emiliano Ponzi’s piece for The Telegraph won a Bronze Medal in the Editorial category and Nate Williams’ piece for Hola Amiga received a Distinguished Merit award in the Institutional category. Congratulations go out to all!

Emiliano Ponzi, The Telegraph, Bronze Medal

Emiliano Ponzi, Currents

Emiliano Ponzi, Hemispheres

Emiliano Ponzi, The New York Times

Nate Williams illustrated for Adult Swim’s traveling Block Party. Adult Swim, the creators of television shows such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force and King of the Hill, brought the traveling party to cities across the United States. It featured t-shirt giveaways, carnival games and free concerts by bands like The Whigs, Fiery Furnaces and People Under the Stairs. Nate’s Illustrations could be seen on banners for games such as Meat Wad Pointy Pop, Hairy Throw Knock Down and Squidbillies If you Like It Put a Ring On It.

Marguerite Sauvage’s Femmes Fleurs series was exhibited in French department store, Galeries Lafayette, in Cannes, France. The exhibit coincided with the Cannes International Film Festival, which wrapped up on May 23rd, 2010.

Jenn Playford illustrated this Sweetheart artist’s pad for Mudpuppy. The pretty border is sure to add a little sweetness to each masterpiece. It measures 6.5 x 7.5 inches and features a Kraft cover and 40 easy tear-off pages.

Catalina Estrada and Nate Williams‘ bags for Blue Q were spotted on Rosengracht in Amsterdam. Looking good!

Thanks to Graham for sending in the photo.

Nate Williams recently illustrated a placemat for Monoblock. The placemat joins a notebook he illustrated for the Argentinian-based company last year.

Red Nose Studio is exhibiting his piece, The Seeder, in EARTH: Fragile Planet at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York. The exhibit, curated by Greg Manchess and Jack Unruh with co-curators Tara Jacoby and Kate Feirtag, will showcase the work of 120 of the world’s most accomplished illustrators, including original art in both traditional and digital medium, video, 3D and comics. The show opens on Friday, June 4th and runs until Saturday, July 31st, 2010. Click here to see the process behind Red Nose Studio’s piece.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 6pm
RSVP to kb@societyillustrators.org by Wednesday, May 28th, 2010.

Society of Illustrators 128 E. 63rd St., New York

Andrew Hem was featured in Bang Art. The three-page feature, Anatomy of a City, ran in the May issue of the Italian magazine.

Otto Lee Sickels arrived on Wednesday, May 5th at 9:17pm to proud parents Chris and Jennifer, big brother Owen and big sister Ava. Congratulations!