Red Nose Studio’s wine labels for Canadian wine company Blasted Church Vineyards have won a gold medal in the Pentawards Worldwide Packaging Design Competition’s ‘beverage’ category.  Congratulations to Chris and everyone at Blasted Church Vineyards!

Korean beer company Hite hired Hennie Haworth to design a promotional tote bag.  The bag promotes the deep, rich flavor of Hite’s 100% barley beer.

Catell Ronca’s tribute to singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was recently featured on Jazz and Draw, a website that showcases musically influenced illustrations.  Inspired by the song Just Friends, Catell’s striking portrait captures the spirit of the singer and her music.

Red Nose Studio is today’s featured artist on Altpick.com, an online community for illustrators, photographers, and art directors in the commercial art industry.  Check out their home page to see Red Nose Studio’s featured spread.

Chrystal Falcioni ventures into the land of micro-blogging with her very first tweet.  Shoot her a howdy and a welcome @magnetreps!

Bella Pilar appears in the May 17, 2011 issue of Stationery Trends magazine, the official daily publication of the National Stationery Show.  The magazine covers events, awards, and educational seminars for the duration of the national trade show.  Bella is featured in the “Seen on the Floor” section of the magazine and is shown signing autographs at the Papyrus booth.

Eleanor Grosch was recently commissioned to create this adorable ABC photobook for Shutterfly. Her graphic animals and bold embellishments allow you to preserve your child’s most cherished moments in an inspiring, playful format that is sure to be treasured for years. Shutterfly is one of the leaders in digital scrapbooking, allowing you to upload your own photos to create unique stationery items which are then delivered straight to your door. The photobook is bound and printed in the U.S. using the highest standards for paper and printing and recently won Shutterfly the Good Housekeeping seal of approval for the best website for photobooks.

Shawn Barber and Ana Bagayan will appear this Thursday (August 11) at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles for a special book signing event called SKETCH THEATER Volume 1.  They will join notable La Luz alumni such as Ron English, Gris Grimly, Brandi Milne, Chet Zar, Greg “Craoloa” Simkins, Michael Hussar, Luke Chueh, Steven Daily, Tara McPherson, Nate Frizzell, Travis Louie, and Jon Schnepp.  This event will celebrate the intersection of commercial illustration and gallery exhibition.

Thursday, August 11 – 6PM to 9PM
La Luz de Jesus Gallery – 4633 Hollywood Boulevard., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Hennie Haworth recently collaborated with Amsterdam-based company Joolz on a new campaign promoting their line of ergonomically-designed strollers. Hennie’s black and white line drawings can be seen in an animated spot on the company’s website, as well as on a promotional wall mural in one of their retail stores.

Ana Bagayan will be exhibiting a piece in The Blab! Show at Seattle’s Roq La Rue Gallery this Friday, August 12th, 2011. This year, the annual group invitational show will celebrate the joy of Krampus with a series of artworks inspired by the Alpine legend. Curated by Monte Beauchamp, the show includes work by Nicoletta Ceccoli, Travis Louie, Martin Wittfooth, Brian Despain, Dan May, Shag and Andy Kehoe, among others. It runs until Saturday, September 3rd, 2011.

Opening reception: Friday, August 12th, 2011
Roq La Rue Gallery, 2312 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA