Sleigh Ride

In the past, I've had the pleasure of designing promotional art for one of my favorite bands, The Last Bison. I was so pleased when the band commissioned me once again to do the cover for their Christmas EP.

© 2013 Shannon Snow

The main reason I love working with The Last Bison is that they always ask for designs that really challenge me as an illustrator. Every time I've created work for them, I always come out with a super complex illustration that I'm really proud of.

Here's a link to previous work I've done for The Last Bison.

Bookporn: when "Nerdy" and "Sexy" became analogous

I love doing the artist swaps at Ten Paces & Draw. It reminds me of when I used to do them with my friends on DeviantArt. I was pretty young then, maybe 13 or 14, and most of my friends were older - they all seemed successful and talented, and I was just elated that they wanted to collaborate with me. So when the girls at Ten Paces told me that this swap was going to be a combination between working illustrators and students, I jumped onboard immediately. I love a bit of role reversal. Not only that, but the theme was pretty cute, too: we were asked to pick any random hashtag to base our sketches on.

The sketch I received was from MICA student Kate Seltzer, with the chosen hashtag of #bookporn. These swaps are all about having fun, and that is exactly what I did with Kate's sketch.

© 2013 Shannon SnowTo see Kate's sketch accompanied by mine, check out the entire swap over at Ten Paces & Draw.

On the topic of books and porn, I've seen a lot of shirts over here in London that say "GEEK" and "NERD." These shirts are from Topshop, one of Britain's huge fashion retailers.  Are nerds sexy now? I've always thought so.

Waffles & Pancakes, Breakfast adversaries brought together by a mutual love of syrup

Back with another update, brought to you by Ten Paces & Draw. Always a pleasure. This time, the artist swap was themed "Hand-Lettering."  The sketch given to me featured a quote by Mitch Hedberg: A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

© 2013 Shannon Snow

To view the entire swap, including my hand-lettering sketch, click here NOW.

If I'm honest, I prefer pancakes. I actually like the way the syrup sort of goes everywhere because there's a nice pool of syrup to drown my bacon in. And yes, I am from the South.

The Last Bison promotional pieces

It's not every day when one of your favorite bands asks you to do a poster for them.  So I was over-the-moon when Dan Hardesty of The Last Bison commissioned me to create one badass illustration.

© 2013 Shannon SnowIt's unlike my usual work, but I'm always up for a challenge.  The Last Bison was so great to work with, and thrilled with the design, too. The poster is available to purchase from their store.  

I was asked to create a t-shirt design, too. The design itself was actually done a while back as fanart, but the band liked it so much they had it formatted to be printed on a ladies' tee.

The Last Bison's new album Inheritance comes out March 5, 2013.

UPDATE: Listen to Inheritance on Spotify!

 

Pages & Pages

I had the pleasure of participating in another Ten Paces & Draw swap recently.  The theme was "Hand Lettering: Song Lyrics," (click here to see the last challenge I did) and the sketch I was given was done by the talented illustrator/designer Sarah Straub.  The lyrics are from "Engine Driver" by the Decemberists.

© 2012 shannon snow

Q&A with YWS

I had the pleasure of being photographed by local photographer Cedric Smith a few weeks ago.  The pictures were for a feature "Savannah, have you met..." on You're Welcome Savannah, a great blog focusing on Savannah lifestyle, fashion, and food.  I couldn't be more pleased with how the photos turned out.  

photo credit: Cedric Smith

Thanks YWS!  Click here to see the rest of the photos and read my Q&A.