Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?

This weekend: LOVE WHAT YOU DO!

Love What You Do from Aaron Rayburn on Vimeo.

My students put on SUCH a wonderful show this past weekend. Also, my friend Frank came to town to speak before the opening. GOOD FREAKING TIMES!

Some HUGE client work underway. Can't wait to share. In the meantime I will share a picture of Frank and I being totally shocked that this payphone actually works and isn't a movie prop.

see...

Have a GOOD WEEK.

So much to do, so much to say, so much GOOD: Short update

I am in MInneapolis right now! I just arrived and will be participating in the American Craft Council Conference: Creating A New Craft Culture for the rest of the week. I have SO MUCH to write about. School started, I just got back from the National AIGA conference where I spoke to a roomful of amazing students, returned, taught for another day and then left again for Minneapolis. Lots of drawings to upload, lots of projects to talk about, just, well, LOTS. This is the word of the season so far. More soon. I just wanted to say hi.

HI!

Design Legends Gala Silent Auction Piece

above: DETAIL // Some of the Objects In a Bag, 16x20, pen and color pencil on paper, 2009

I zoomed this piece off to NYC the other day so that it can hang out with the other pieces during the silent auction held in conjunction with the AIGA Design Legends Gala. I met Mark Randall during the HOW Conference this year and loved him! He contacted me to participate in the auction and I said "YES, of course!" 

The auction proceeds benefit the World Studio Scholarships. 

I also sent along three object zines just like ---->these.

Ethan's Creative Grab Bag

SO proud of ETHAN! His first book is out and it coincides with him starting his second year as a graphic design major at Hartford Art School.

I love what he is doing, seriously. It has been a lot of fun watching him grow into a smart smart designer/thinker/person. 

He contacted me a few years ago when he was a sophomore? junior? in high school. We talked about drawing and design and blogs and art schools - I could tell that this he was so smart and had it going on. He came to my art show at Jen Bekman in 2007 and recorded a video of Mike Perry and I talking about our work. I met his mom - whom I love! and now he goes to Hartford Art school. And he will be speaking at the AIGA conference. And he has a book!  -WHEW!

again, so proud of him for doing all of this.

also - totally touched and surprised to see that he had a special thank you for me in the acknowledgements. 

anyway, read about the book and all of the amazing people that he secured to contribute work to it. Go and get it!  Ethan is a star!

Jill Bliss x 20x200 x Handmade Nation!

HOLY COW! how great is this? 20x200 just released an edition by the lovely Jill Bliss! 

Proceeds will go towards the funding of Handmade Nation too! LOVE IT. 

Click Here and Here to purchase. 

Click HERE to read the newsletter / ichat conversation that Faythe and I had discussing the print, Jill and Handmade Nation!

OH, You're So Silent Blog...

Just a quick update and some thoughts.

Recent daily drawings are updated to my flickr.

The zinefest was a success.

My show at Reading Frenzy is still up and there are talks of a closing drawing jam in the works.

Our friend FRANK came to visit! We ate pu-pu platters, played arcade games and hiked in waterfalls.

I have a new 20x200 edition coming out soon.

In a few short weeks this website will be brand, spanking new!

School prep will be gearing up soon.

Been thinking about Portland Free Boxes.

I am talking at the AIGA conference!

I have really been having a good time working for these people this summer.

My husband writes a rocking blog.

Been thinking about workspaces and places.

secret drawings for secret, exciting things.

Handmade Nation has been having a TON of screenings as of late.

Our dog is cute.

I have been thinking about podcasts for both school and for my work.

My book is looking SO GOOD. Princeton Arch Press people are gems to work with.

I don't even think I talked about my trip to Austin and the HOW conference yet.

sheesh. (it was fun :)

Currently I am sitting in the Columbus Airport. A wedding celebration will be had as well as a week of spending time with good friends from grad school.

Shutting down the internet a bit. 

(though I probably will be peeking)

Thanks for reading and clicking. You guys are the best.

Reading Frenzy Show * Internet Hiatus

 

My first Portland Show! 

For the opening I will be drawing people's favorite object and/or what they bought today and/or a receipt in their wallet for FREE! First come first serve. I promise to draw until my hand cramps and a smile is on every face.

Links:

Reading Frenzy

Facebook Invite

Also, I am checking out for awhile to prepare for my How Presentation and for this show!

Portland State AND Mississippi State in HOW Magazine

PSU was listed as one of three design schools that should be on your radar. My old school Mississippi State was also listed and my former student/intern Will Bryant was listed as one of the 17 rising stars in the issue as well. 

Got to say, pretty proud and pretty pumped about this. 

HOW Conference * Webby Illustrations * Jen Bekman Group Show * Dialogue

Zooming off to the How Conference  in Austin in a few days. If you are attending say HI! I am speaking about craftivism on Thursday at 3:45 (no idea what room, at this point). (see my silly face above? EVIDENCE that I will be there).

The Jen Bekman summer group show, Summer Reading is coming up. I just shipped my piece off. Opens on the 15th of July.

The full set of illustrations that I created for the Webby Awards Booklet is up on my flickr. Check them out if you are curious!

Design For Mankind - Dialogue Episode 14 from Design For Mankind on Vimeo.

and I was in another Dialogue video! FUN!!

Not a Daily Drawing: Work for The Webby Awards and w+k

So I have been working with a team over at Wieden + Kennedy the past month or so on illustrations for the Webby Award Book that was handed out at the awards ceremony tonight. I haven't seen the actual book yet, but thanks to Twitter search I found this photo snapped by Mike Relm saying that it is the best drawing of him ever. SWEET! I also drew Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, Sarah Silverman, Lisa Kudrow, Seth Meyers, Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Seth MacFarlane. Can't wait to see the actual book!