About a month ago Caitlin of Blanket Magazine asked us to participate in a project called Pass It On. She rounded up six artists (apparently she found all of us through the Shiny Squirrel Boutique – thanks, Jessica!) and asked Catherine Ryan to start by drawing whatever she wanted to, the result of which she then passed on to Shawn Creeden, who passed it on to Jess Gonacha, who sent it to Rose Lazar, who sent it to us, who sent it to Jessica White, who finished it off! Whew!

Above is the finished illustration and below is an evolution of the drawing as it went from person to person. Fun times! Thanks for asking us to participate, Caitlin! Check out the new issue of Blanket Magazine for lots of great art and articles – it’s free to download.

Catherine Ryan –> Shawn Creeden –> Jess Gonacha (who drew my favorite part of the illustration – the dripping faucet!)

Rose Lazar –> Sub-Studio –> Jessica White (below).

Visiondivision sent us their Rapid Palace project, and while I think the renderings could use a little more work, I really like the idea behind the project – creating a “palace” through the inverse/negative space created by the planting of fast growing Salix (Swedish bamboo). The “palace” is made up of a series of different halls/volumes and paved with varying ground materials, to create an active playground. Some of the halls have educational purposes, enabling classes to be held outside when the weather permits.

Visiondivision’s desire was to transform an uninspiring school lot into a schoolyard that catered to the kids’ imaginations. They imagine that in 25 years the Salix could be harvested for fuel or for furniture material.

Be sure to check out the Interview with James Jean over at BL!SS Magazine