Posts Tagged ‘Zoetica Ebb’

(Image © Mishkin)

This art news post is rather late and I do apologize for that. I am going to try and make this Art News post really count. Things have been very hectic here at Carmine Magazine headquarters what with the holiday season. (Not to mention I woke up this morning to the news that my black & blue 30GB Zune decided to commit suicide along with every other Zune of it’s kind all around the world. Read about that on Wired.com.) Look for an official welcome to 2009 post in the next few days here on Carmine Magazine featuring a poll (hopefully), a video (maybe) and news on the plans/ideas I have for the site in 2009. The image above would probably be more appropriate for that post, but it’s just too pretty not to share. Be sure to check out Amy Gwatkin’s and Anna Leader’s Mishkin project for more of their photography.

• NOTCOT.COM recently did a feature on the 1800 Tequila Limited Edition Artist Bottles. The bottles are gorgeous and Jean’s photos highlight their beauty quite well. Check out the feature here.
• Check out these beautiful glass skeletons from Melli-Ink.
• BibliOdyssey recently posted scans from some original Winnie the Pooh drawings. These are definitely worth checking out.
• One of my new favorite blogs, Environmental Graffiti recently posted a feature (the images on the post are now broken) on photographer Frank Relle. He specializes in taking pictures of the destruction that still plagues New Orleans, Louisiana years after Hurricane Katrina. Check out the haunting galleries.
• Logo Design Love interviewed Sol Sender, who led a design team for the Obama 08 logo, about some of the logos they tried out before settling on the final logo. It’s interesting to see the progression of the logo ideas. Read Obama logo ideas that weren’t chosen.
• Alan Valek posted 100 Cereal Box Covers. It’s really interesting to see how popular cereal brands have changed over the years.
• Green Upgrader shows us Solar Powered Sidewalk Art: The One Day Poem Pavilion.
• Looking for the perfect planner? Wish you could find a way to reuse some of your old papers? Green Upgrader shows you how to Make Your Own 2009 Planner from Trash.

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I am here to report to all of you, my dear Carmine Magazine readers, that Coilhouse Magazine’s limited edition premier issue is down to 45 copies. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Coilhouse it can be described as:

INFORM, INSPIRE, INFECT:
A love letter to alternative culture, written in an era where alt culture no longer exists. On paper and on web, a collection of articles, interviews, rants, musings & imagery showcasing the planet’s bravest explorers of Ye Olde Future.

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Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Zoetica Ebb: I tend to answer the same to this question, so I hope this isn’t too redundant: it’s just who I am. Drawing is something I’ve always done, it’s never been an option so much as part of me. In recent busy times it’s more vital that ever to continue with it. That aside, my biggest motivator is the understanding of life’s brevity. With such a small amount of time allotted to each of us I fell compelled to produce as much as I can. Tick tock.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
ZE: I graduated from the LA County High School for the Arts and spent a short amount of time at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Being in such an environment – the environment of an Art Institution – is incredibly inspiring and simultaneously disheartening. Being surrounded by creativity is fantastic, while understanding how much artistic success is governed by one’s ability to sell themselves is a kick to the aspiring artist’s groin. It’s a double edged sword, but I will say I loved and miss having unlimited access to the museum while at SAIC.
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