Sputnikfest 2010 Poster!!

Yay! It's almost time for Sputnikfest 2010!!
This year's poster is an edition of 100, hand-screened in 4 colors, available for $20. I will be signing them on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at the Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc, WI from noon-2pm. If you would like to order a poster from afar, please contact the Rahr-West directly at (920) 686-3090 (shipping is additional).

village map for textbook

Here is another one I did for Teacher's Discovery, it's a map for a Spanish-language textbook where they label all of the buildings in, well, Spanish.

spread from my dummy book

This is a spread from my picture book dummy, "Jo-Jo, a Cautionary Tale," that my glorious agent, James Proimos of Shiny Pear, is shopping around for me AS WE SPEAK.
If you are important & want to see it, please call him.

illustration friday- "brave"

A super quick one (being incredibly busy) for Illustration Friday- an Indian brave! Actually, he is more of a traditional dancer, but whatever. We went to the Winter Powwow in Milwaukee this past weekend and the dancers' attire was fantastic. (And the music, and the fry bread, oh man, the fry bread.)

bunny bath

(click to enlarge)

"Tina," I am sometimes asked, "why are you so tired?"
"The children," I say.
"Oh, but you need to enjoy them while they are young," they say. "Cherish those moments."
And then, I have to use every once of strength not to injure that person.
The end.

Kreativ Award

Oh yes, I am lazy. Shockingly lazy. But sometimes I am so lazy, I will do things I have been meaning to do while I am actually putting off other things I have to do. In fact, that is how I accomplish anything.
So then, one of my favorite awesome blogs, No Smoking in the Skull Cave, gave me a big old blogger thumbs-up with the Kreativ Blogger award, so I have to spread around the blogger adoration. Despite my laziness. Which they totally KNOW ABOUT, somehow.
As a recipient of this award I now get to hand it out to 7 bloggers for their raging unbridled creativity:
1. Persimmons Gal (Hi Kim!)
2. Stickers & Stuff
3. Kristin Elder
4. Eric Barclay
5. Sheree Boyd
6. Pencil Pocket
7. Penguin & Fish

fancy new website

Total overhaul for my portfolio site. Check it out:
http://www.tinakuglerstudio.com

Vagina Monologues poster

At the Bubbler Theatre, Manitowoc. Go see it!
Also, by including the word "vagina" in a blog post, my blog is totally going to get like six million hits. Thanks, Eve Ensler!

house cutaway view for textbook

Ever look at a house diagram in your foreign language textbook, with the rooms and furniture labeled, and wonder, "who draws that?"
I DO.

Textbook Señoritas

Another job I finished awhile ago for Teacher's Discovery. 22 Señoritas! I am just posting three.

illustration friday- "confined"

A quick one for Illustration Friday.

Bookmuncher

A spot illo for the SCBWI Bulletin. I've been so busy I haven't had time to draw anything for myself!

another budget christmas idea/illustration friday "crunchy"

My pal Jessica reminded me of a post from Christmas 2007 with a recipe for homemade hot cocoa mix (a fab budget Christmas idea), so here is another one just for dogs. (Also, a thoughtful hostess gift if your hostess has a pooch!)

Above is a label design (fits Avery 8164) to slap on a jar or brown paper lunch bag or whatever you choose to put them in. If you use it, all I ask is that you link back to my blog or mention me frequently in conversation or send me good vibes or something. (Or, you know, get me a book deal or something.)

Dog Treat Cookies
2 c all-purpose flour
1 c oats
1/2 c peanut butter
about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 cups hot water
2 chicken bouillon cubes (dissolved in the water)

Preheat oven to 350.
Combine ingredients in a bowl, add enough water for a stiff but not too sticky batter.
With wet hands, roll each blob of dough into a 1-inch ball (or slightly larger), then mash flat with your hands. Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
(If you want to be fancy, you can roll em out & cut em with a cute bone cookie cutter, but seriously, who has time for that? Okay, well, maybe you do. Anyway, the dog isn't going to care.)
Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool on a rack before serving/packing. Makes about 2 dozen.

These have been approved by Harryhausen.

illustration friday- "unbalanced"

experimenting with less linework...
p.s. thanks for all the comments! wow!

busy busy poster commissions!

Here are two posters I did for the Holiday Hullabaloo indie art & craft fair (contact Kim at Persimmons if you want "in" as a vendor),
and one for the very new and very fantastic Bubbler Theatre (also home of the Babbling Bubblers improv group).
Yay art & theatre!!

Art opening Friday Nov. 6th!!

7pm Friday, Nov. 6.
Featuring live music by Jeremiah Jams.
At Stumpjack Coffee Company, 1606 Washington St., Two Rivers.
Questions? Call Stumpjack at 553-JAVA.
All art will be for sale. Do all of your holiday shopping in one place!

The blurb:
The Portrait Show, a collection of invented portraits in graphite and watercolor by Wisconsin artists Carson and Tina Kugler. Best known for their work for Nickelodeon and Disney, the Kuglers are also accomplished illustrators and have had their work exhibited alongside Caldecott award winners. They also run a logo design company, Handmade Logo Design. In his spare time, Carson Kugler teaches high school art.

illustration friday- "frozen"

you say "frozen," i say ICE CREAM!

Handmade Logo Design!

Announcing Handmade Logo Design!
Just another, uh, handy service offered by your pal Tina (and also Carson, who is working on a really fab one right now)- we do logo design! Warm, homemade, hand drawn, homespun, organic charming logos! Not the slick cold corporate kind, the lovely handmade kind. Well, still on a computer, so you can actually use it.
We also design hand-drawn blog headers (like, um, mine that you see on this blog) and etsy shop headers.
Click here to see some of mine that I've posted on this blog.
Need a logo? Contact us at tinakuglerstudio (at)gmail(dot)com to discuss your project.

another logo design

This one is for a nifty bag-making venture, with a ren faire theme. She makes fab dice bags too. As soon as she gets her website up I'll post a link!

Need a hand-drawn logo or business card design? Album cover? Contact me! tinakuglerstudio(at)gmail(dot)com

Upcoming Gallery Show!

Hey kids!
We (as in myself & Carson, as opposed to the royal "we")
are having another gallery show at Stumpjack Coffee Company in Two Rivers, WI.
The opening will be Friday, November 6th. More details to come!

Sputnikfest 2009!

Had a GREAT time at Sputnikfest 2009!
So nice to see so many friendly faces during the poster signing!!
There are some copies still available for purchase for $20 plus shipping from the Rahr-West, 920-683-4501, but quantities are limited!

P.S. Special thanks to my buddy John (pictured, above) and the Midwest Garrison for their appearance again this year. They were a huge hit!! Get ready for Sputnikfest 2010!

(me & my minions)

My car wash sign is up!!

Get that car washed in style.

storytime helper

from a book idea I'm working on...

Sputnikfest 2009!

Saturday, September 12th! I will be signing my 2009 Sputnikfest poster- a hand-screened edition of 100, 1pm-3pm, at the Rahr-West Art Museum during Sputnikfest-
610 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, WI; ph 920-683-4501. Sorry, no reserves or presales! Please contact the Rahr-West with questions.


And- check this out! Mr. Mike Hynek of Appleton, WI liked the Sputnikgirl design so much he got a TATTOO of it! It was done by TJ Rappel at Oshkosh Tattoo and Good Girl Piercing. Fab!!

new portfolio website!

My new portfolio website is here:
http://tinakuglerstudio.com

Which means this, that you are reading, right here, is now just my blog.

illustration friday- "modify"

just did this lillie lemon gig poster for stumpjack coffee and since it features a modified lemon, thought i'd post it for illustration friday.
cheers.
p.s. why yes, i'll do CD covers too.

Editor's Choice! Me!

Hooray, I was chosen as an EDITOR'S CHOICE & featured on the front page of the extremely cool Illustrationmundo.com with the big kids. I raise my cup of coffee in humble gratitude.

commissions! yes i can!

a very thoughtful pal commissioned this piece for his lovely wife for mother's day.

wish you had thought of that? why yes, i can do one for you too- just email me at thetinashow(at)gmail(dot)com and i can whip up a custom piece of art! no job too small!

illustration friday- "parade"

oooh, had this one done already and oh boy, it works with this week's illustration friday theme! nine am with one jelly donut down and i am SO productive already, look at me.

in which i am kind of a big deal

(from "Ivan the Elf's Christmas Vacation" book pitch)

If you find yourself in the vicinity of Neenah, Wisconsin, please check out the children's book illustration show at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum. It features the work of Gerald McDermott, Kevin Henkes, Arthur Geisert (whom you may note are all VERY BIG DEAL illustrators), AND (ahem) yours truly and her fantastic husband too!!
So please stop in and check it out! My work is being shown digitally (which is pretty cool) on a screen in the reception area. It will be on display until June. Along with the artwork of those other guys too.

Yay! Consumerist.com used my illustration!

http://consumerist.com/5205528/5-tips-for-getting-unstuck-from-a-miserable-job

Check it out!

introducing the Union Park Project

Between masterpieces I am starting a local citizen's group to help revitalize our neighborhood park that needs some serious TLC. We are hoping to make it a truly "green" park with new energy-efficient outdoor lighting and to add some outdoor sculptures!
If you live in Manitowoc and want to help fix up Union Park, please visit unionparkproject.blogspot.com, or email unionparkproject(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks!

Gallery opening!

Hey everybody! Come on down (err, over) to Two Rivers for our new gallery show at Stumpjack Coffee. The husband has been doing some really fantastic delicate surrealist watercolors, and I have a few pieces up too (see picture above for my stuff, we didn't photograph his paintings yet since we had to scramble to get 'em there on time).

Carson Kugler Gallery Opening
with live music by Joe LaForce & Mike Retzinger
Friday, March 27 at 7:00pm
Stumpjack Coffee Company
1606 Washington St.
Two Rivers, WI 54241
920-553-5282 (553-JAVA)
http://stumpjack.blogspot.com

preschool storytime

first, the black & white spot illustration...

then, as a free printable coloring page! just click on the image & print it.

now, some REAL art

okay, so my computer died, but duty (well, dave) called, so i did this quick one with actual paper and pigments and liquids. you can click on it for proof.
also, please go to the snorb! show at stumpjack for the best valentine's day ever. p.s. i am up & running again now, thanks for your concern.

illustration friday- "pale"

an experiment for illustration friday: "pale"
an attempt without my usual outline.

Senorita Illustration

For a Spanish textbook by Teacher's Discovery Publishing.

is it spring yet?

first, the rough...

and the happy clean-up.
A header for the SCBWI-Wisconsin spring newsletter.

Attention Tina Shoppers!

Just added a bunch of new stuff for my Cafe Press shop!
Do your shopping here so I can buy diapers and soup!

another book pitch

from another book pitch i am working on for my fab agent and another fab author. cross everything for me.

working through the monkeys

another scribbly one for SCBWI.
(this is what it feels like when i am trying to do ANYTHING.)
also, you can now buy this on a coffee mug at my cafe press shop.

fake CD cover art- illustration friday "vacant"

a quick made-up CD cover featuring a made-up band for illustration friday, "vacant."
p.s. if you have a real band and want a cover illustration for your real CD, let me know!

more spot illos

For upcoming SCBWI Bulletins...