Olympic Poster Features!

So a lot has been going on in my life lately- both good and bad. August honestly went by in a blur, and I can't believe September is already coming to a close... where did the time go?

I've had some great luck with selling my Olympic poster prints, and have even gotten featured on some really great blogs/websites/publications, so I figured I'd post some links here if anyone wants to take a look! They also spread around Facebook a fair bit, getting mentioned by some very awesome people including but not limited to Sidelines Magazine, The Chronicle of the Horse, and the USDF (United States Dressage Federation)! Quite cool!

Illustration Age
Dappled Grey
Chronicle Connection

On an unrelated note- don't worry! I'm still drawing and working hard... I even have a piece that will be featured in a full color Sailor Moon zine that's in the works, so keep your eyes peeled for updates!

Online Shop!

Recently I launched an online shop that is currently stocked with prints and hopefully in the near future will also feature products toting my surface designs! You can take a look/make purchases at kristenacampora.bigcartel.com/.

Senior Studio.

So I have a lot of photographs of things I've wanted to share but haven't really had the time to do so- with post-college life and my trip to ICON7 (which was amazing, by the way!) I've had too much on my plate to take care of, let alone adding photo editing to my list of things to do!

To bring a close to the chronicle that was my time at MICA, here's some photos of my Senior studio. I basically lived there the entire year and being able to share a workspace with my fellow illustrators was amazing. As you can see I had a homasote board covered in postcards/business cards/prints featuring work of illustrators who I am inspired by (and also a giant photograph of Ice-T, because really, who doesn't love Ice-T?) I also attached a corkboard to one side of my desk to give me a little extra wall space (which I covered in my paper dolls and calendar from the first semester of Lifestyles).

I really do miss it dearly.

Horse Portrait- Bob.

So I've finally had a nice amount of decompression/relaxation time to recover from the end of my time at MICA, and I figured I'd whip something up that I had meant to do for a long time but had been too busy to sit down and actually create- a simple little memorial portrait of a horse named Bob that belonged to a good friend of mine who sadly had to be put down a few years ago. I took the opportunity to fool around a bit with how I work when only using digital tools, and I'm pleased with the results- it was quite tough to refrain from whipping out my ink and brushes on this one though!

Senior Commencement Exhibition!

Here's a view of my Senior thesis show! I know it's been a bit delayed, but better late then never, right? I've been incredibly busy with post-graduation job applications and running around trying to visit as many of my MICA friends as I could before they made the trek back to each of their home states, which took up a lot of my free time!

I had an amazing time at the MICA Art Walk and managed to sell three pieces from my show- two of my pattern samples (the horse and moth ones), and my London 2012 Olympics Equestrian Poster! The rest of my pieces (except the pillows) are currently for sale, and if you are interested in one feel free to contact me at kristenacampora@gmail.com. Each one is a gallery-quality giclée print on archival paper that has been mounted and framed.

As a side note, this is my 100th post on this blog, and I don't think anything could be more fitting for such a milestone then a post about the show representing the culmination of my 4 years at MICA!

Moth Pattern.

Here's one of the final things I'm going to post from my last semester at MICA- a pattern of moths I made for my thesis! I have always loved insects, and moths are no exception- I just adore how fuzzy and cute they are. I ended up printing the first pattern out on fabric through Spoonflower and made a pillow for my thesis show, just as I had done with this pattern!

Horse Pattern.

Surprise, surprise- I made a horse pattern in thesis! I decided since today was the running of the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race that it was an apt time to post it! Each horse is accurately colored to an existing type of coat seen in the equine species! It was a lot of fun to do this pattern, though initially it was far more limited in it's scale- Initially I had only a few different colors, but a friend suggested doubling the pattern and pushing myself with it to really make it a unique surface design.