A few weeks ago I finally saw my work published in this month’s issue of Complex Magazine–I did spot illustrations for a fashion feature called “Trendhumper.” The “humps” are the trends in male fashion that are currently in, and the “dumps” are those that are perceived to be a heavily resounding NO. I have some close-ups of the humps and dumps (guess which are which!) and a scan of the full page as seen in the magazine, designed by the wonderful Anthony Clarke.

I’ve also done another set for the August-September issue, so that won’t be around for a while either.

In the mean time, check out the site of a very talented illustrator I know, Katie Turner. Her stuff is amazing and I am envious of her gouache painting skills! I own a few of her prints and I treasure them; perhaps more so than my tiny plywood tank.

I graduated from Parsons on Friday.

Of everything I wish I could have right now, mostly, I just don’t want to have to go home to Miami.

In the mean while, however, I’ve been working with possibly my favorite video game company, Rockstar (NYC). Let’s hope something amazing comes from it?

I did a job for Complex last month, and I felt obligated to purchase an issue just to get a feel of the publication. Not really my thing, as it was 50% boobs, but the other 50% was fresh sneakers and Kobe Bryant, which is something I can get behind.

I also did a job for MadAtoms–for an article about the author’s disagreement with his roommate over porn-watching etiquette. AD wanted it to be more situational and literal than not, but I ended up really, really liking the result, if only for the color palette.

AND NOW, ON TO THE TANKS.

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Illustration for an article about corporate retirement plan sponsors and the obstacles differently managed companies encounter.

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Just an awesome tank. I.E., the tank Kanye West drives to the Gay Fish club :|

Both are American M4 Patton tanks!

Editorial piece–top scientists believe Moses was high on hallucinogens while atop Mt. Sinai.

I get scared I will lose bright colors if I don’t use them.

Illustration based on a song by Ponytail, entitled “Late for School.” The only lyrics are one line; “OH NO, I’M LATE FOR SCHOOL”

I had a lot of fun drawing the dogs…. I really love dogs a lot, but I don’t really take that much time to draw them.

Also, here are some photographs of my skateboard deck, which is currently on display at the Parsons Illustration department.

I’m submitting this piece to the Parsons AMT Senior Show, so maybe I’ll get some trucks to complete the skateboard feeling? I don’t know.

Man, I really need to start updating more often than once a month. You see, I often have work with which to update, but so many plans of things I could be doing that distract me from actually posting any artwork.

Here’s a completely rad drawing for a skateboard deck:

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I only wish it were produced on real skateboards, but alas, it exists only on a deck that I mounted it to. Completely rad, but nevertheless pretty useless if you actually want to skateboard with it (espeically if you want to do some sweet grinds).

Two illustrations done previously…

Creepy dude underwater. …thinking.

Illustration for Rob Sheffield’s memoir Love is a Mixtape.

I just realized the last two illustrations have shirtless men in them. Not surprising, but still somewhat a coincidence!

Some news about me!

• I’ve been working on a new layout for SAVE-JANOS.NET, this very blog! I want it to more closely match the shiny new layout for ROXINATION.COM. I consider them sister sites so I’d like them to resemble as such (not to imply that my websites are female, but “brother sites” didn’t really sound right at all). Expect it to be a little cleaner!
• I recently returned from a week-long trip to Berlin, courtesy of Parsons School of Design. Two of my urban toys, including Cosmobot, were included in a Parsons student show, “Ugly is Beautiful,” that is part of this year’s Pictoplasma Conference! Berlin is an amazing city and I hope to have some of the better pictures up on my blog soon–some of the gallery shows in Pictopia were absolutely amazing, and beyond that the graffiti around the city is just really beautifully graphic and character-inspired. If by any chance you happen to be in Berlin you should definitely check it out!
• My work has been selected to be featured in this year’s issue of Curvy, which is an all-women’s illustration and designer anthology from Australia. I unfortunately missed the deadline to submit work for the show (I was going to send them my Australian beefcake!), but I’m excited that in addition to five images, an interview with me will appear in the book. I’m hoping to bring a little manliness to the anthology.

That’s about it for now. I have quite a few sketchbook pages I really need to scan soon!

So I admit it. The rich old lady with hordes of scrawny men wearing bunny ears in her mansion is actually me. And this is a special Jack Rabbit celebration of my 60th birthday, which will (hopefully) happen in 2047. I’d like to make these into 4×6 vinyl stickers, but I honestly don’t know if I have the money to justify printing them….

Fun fact: All Jack Rabbits are either 24, 36, or 48 years old!

Also, an illustration to accompany a poem called “The Dreadful Story of Harriet and the Matches”:

An editorial piece on anxiety.

And some final drawings from my last sketchbook…animals and men.

More to come, hopefully!

So it’s 2009, and I still haven’t gotten too much done. I’m honestly still a little burnt out from my thesis. However, I did complete another illustration for Mad Atoms, and it’s the first I’m particularly proud of, for whatever reason. It was for an article written about the recent photographs that have surfaced of Prince William’s penis.

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However, I must take issue with the author asking the question, “Does anyone actually desire to see any flacid penis?” PENISES: GROSS, RIGHT? Other illustrations I’ve done for Mad Atoms can be seen here.

Moving along, I have done only a few drawings for myself this month, and I feel quite ashamed to say I haven’t done more. But here they are, nontheless:

The inspiration for these came, truthfully, from William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, and the imagery surrounding it that has fascinated me since middle school. This series portrays the faculty (and one student) of Samuel Butler Academy, the fictional reform school for wayward young men that I have portrayed in a lot of my art. I do a great deal of imagery surrounding the savage young students of the institution, but I wanted to demonstrate how sometimes the faculty can exacerbate the chaos and (in one case) succumb to it.

But mostly, I just wanted to have fun with Sharpies and Prismacolor markers. And I liked the idea of neon tribal paint.

Between all the dogs growling and usually at least one person shouting for petty reasons, I’m surprised that being back in Miami is as comforting as it is. Perhaps it’s the fact the temperature’s never dropped below 75 degrees compared to  New York’s frozen teens. Or perhaps it’s the fact I’ve finally gotten away from the solid block of thesis work that felt like it would lead to my eventual demise (from a combination of sleep deprivation and carpal tunnel).

Unfortunately, my mode of relaxation involves staring at a ceiling for a good few hours and occasionally playing the video games I missed so much when all I had time for was work, thesis, and eating. So I haven’t really drawn too much lately, and it’s not something that’s bothered me a whole lot. I’ll get to it when I get to it. In the mean time, here’s a list of things that will be forthcoming:

• Possible promo mailer. Not that that affects a lot of casual viewers on the internet, but it’s still awesome.
• Website re-design! I’ve been longing for something a little cleaner so I may actually have the time to code it before school starts up again.
• Items for sale–I have stacks and stacks of prints I’ve been meaning to get rid of, and unless someone wants to buy some, they’ll all be retired to that great big bonfire in the sky. By which I mean a real bonfire.
• Maybe I’ll actually post images of my thesis work somewhere. Maybe.
• FOLLY vol. 4. “What is Folly, and why are there 3 volumes I’ve never heard of,” you ask? FOLLY refers to any sort of fold-out booklet/pinup I’ve made in the past, and I am pleased to announce that volume 4 is the prettiest and most valuable to date. Here are some previews:

Available in Bubblegum Pink and Mint.

If you like pink and pointless smut, today’s your lucky day.

Also! This is less of an event forthcoming and more of an announcement I forgot to write an entry about because I was so goshdarned busy. The Mimobot I designed is on sale now! His name is COSMOBOT.

My god, he’s full of stars!

For those who are unaware, Mimoco is a company that creates mimobots–collectible USB flash drives in the form of adorable toys. In 2007, they held a contest for a new series of mimobot designs, and mine was one among three winners for that round. I feel like mine is definitely a bit atypical among the designs of the other winners; not to mention among all the designs period–but I like him a lot, and I was less concerned with the demographic Mimoco appeals to and much more desiring to stay true to my own aesthetic (which is decidedly nerdy, I believe. If Cosmobot sells at all, it’ll be to only to those who like the idea of a little spaceman plugged into their computer. Or possibly to those who want Communist storage devices).

He’s available in 1, 2, 4, and an impressive 8 GB. I got a few of these for free myself and I was pleased to see that the 8 GB one was no thicker or bigger than the 1 GB one. So it’s a pretty rad design they’ve got going here. They were kind enough to interview me for a little Artist’s page on their website. Also, in some places Mimoco credits it to “Gutless Wonder”–that’s just the message board screen name I used to submit my design. In hopes Google will pick up this tidbit of information and disseminate it throughout the universe, I will say it now: Gutless Wonder is Roxie Vizcarra. There.

And just so I feel like I have something new to show anyone,