I did. Take a look!

Here’s the Front:

And the Back:

I made these hearts for an online contest to win an ARC (advanced reading copy) of David Macinnis Gill’s upcoming YA book, SOUL ENCHILADA. (Crossing my fingers for the ARC and mystery gift!)

If you want to join the contest, you have until July 31st.

Here are David’s instructions for entering:

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1. Create your own candy heart at http://www.cryptogram.com/hearts/. Your heart can say anything you’d like. You are not limited to phrases from the ARC (since you haven’t read it).

2. Copy and paste this entire post–as well as the image of your candy heart–on your blog, Facebook, MySpace, website, etc.

3. Once you’ve completed #3, email me at davidmacinnisgill AT gmail.com with the link to your post. Voila! You’re entered in the giveaway.

4. The contest will be judged by three teen readers based on the criteria of originality, design, and message. The contest closes July 31st.

5. The prize is a personalized, signed ARC and a special gift, TDB by the judges. The winner will be contacted via email. Her/his name and winning entry candy heart will be posted on my lj blog, as well as my home site DavidMacinnisGill.com

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Fun contest… and clever promo!

Now Hear This… Kira Willey, my uber-talented musician client, sings her original song, COLORS, in a recent Dell commercial. COLORS hails from Kira’s award-winning debut album Dance for the Sun (Dec 2006) featuring 13 songs written, composed and sung by Kira and her musical family and friends. The album CD package was designed and illustrated by yours truly.

Dance for the Sun is sheer delight. Really. The tracks kept me juiced with inspiration as I worked on the art. Though it’s filled with original songs and yoga fun geared toward children and families, many of the songs have universal appeal. Not a surprise that COLORS was picked for the Dell ad.

Kira’s full recording and video of COLORS can be found here.

Two clown friends of mine, Natasha and Jamie, had a beautiful, touching and funny wedding at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley last month. They delighted us with professional circus artisty, a lively cast of performers, stories and laughs.

Because they had a small, private wedding ceremony last year, Natasha and Jamie decided to celebrate their union in a big way this year. What better way than to round up their circus and musician buds and perform for family and friends? All silliness and showmanship aside, the ceremony was heart-warming–a true celebration of love.

The photo above depicts a dazzling aerial duet performed by friends of N&J to the song Loving You, sung in a sweet a cappella by Natasha.

Natasha and Jamie exchange clown noses with Pyglet at their side.

Rubber chicken in hand, Jeff Raz, officiated. Ta Da! A happy, red-nosed couple flanked by a joyful wedding party ;-)!

Says Christian Siriano, winner of Project Runway, Season 4.

Highly skilled, talented, creative, blah, blah, blah, Christian’s sass and strong design sense made him a standout constestant. He’s the youngest winner so far on the popular American reality TV show.

I’ve watched Project Runway since it began. Season 1 and 4 are my favorites. I love watching the designers execute their ideas from start to finish. It’s not so different from illustrating– processing and problem-solving, that is.

This is my first Illustration Friday illo in months. I had fun creating this piece but I stayed up late (again). I drew it by hand with a brush-pen and touched it up digitally. I toyed around with other colors but found that lavender and black worked quite well for Christian. Whatcha think?