2010 Calendar & Other Items Available
Reproduced from my paintings and illustrations,
this 2010 calendar has 12 colorful images, one for every
month, in 11 x 17 format. The calendar and other gift items
are available for purchase by clicking through here.
Happy Holidays.
Recent Work: Acrylic on Archival Paper
When I started this cut flower series a few months ago, I was always thinking, How are these flowers living? But with the reoccurring element, the reference of a typewriter eraser in a psychedelic way, just as a reference that we can play Let's Make Believe, I think the flowers are living from that.
My initial idea was a kind of scientific botanical reference, a bit like they have donated their imaginary bodies to science. When the composition became slightly symmetrical, a Tyrolian / East European edge added a new lilt beyond the botanical. Meanwhile this series started at the height of Saturn-Uranus opposition, like Peter Max balancing Thoreau.
With imaginary botany, you can have mixed leaves on stems, a huge magnolia bud blooming from a colored jade plant, some princess elements and greens. Saturn still in Virgo at the time, the structure aims for perfect edging, resisting bouquet. Then Saturn squared Pluto. It became unavoidable to address what happens below the dirt line, and thus it was time to address the roots.
The life giving typewriter eraser morphed into a golden cornflower anyway, shimmering like nouveau royalty, and thus the idea of flashy, curly, golden roots.
Acrylic on acid-free archival paper.
Sizes vary: 30 x 22 inches (76 x 56 cm); 41 x 26 inches (104 x 66cm).
Available for purchase. Posted November 22, 2009.
Over the last 25 years, I have produced graphic and illustration projects for a wide range of clients in a variety of situations in many different places. Reach me at design@deirdretanton.com.
Branding
Image and color
draw people
into intuitive,
mindsets and
experiences.
This image is a
self-portrait,
a logo of
logo-making.
A Recycling Tower
Cover,
Environmental Report,
Norddeutsche Affinerie.
This tower, exclusivley
designated for copper recycling
stands monument to
progressive industrialization
in Germany.
Eternal Aviary Peace
During that marketing phase of Bird Flu, when everyone thought there was going to be a massive health crisis, the birds themselves ended up suffering a lot more than us people -- we all saw that in the press. In honor of those birds who gave their lives to that war, this image depicting a proper Memorial Service, appeared in the Planet Waves 2006 Annual Edition.
Parallel Worlds
Every year, Planet Waves, a news and astrology site, creates an Annual Edition commenting on the world at large. This image, Venus holding two decks of cards, references the year 2006, when many planets were simultaneously parallel to Earth's eccliptic.
Spiral Door
The following year's Planet Waves Annual Edition, featured 2007's extraordinary Galactic Center alignment.
Eros
The cover image for Planet Waves' Eros Edition, collages my acrylic painting and the photographs of Eric Francis.
Circle of Animals
This design for a dinner plate depicts each of the twelve astrological signs arranged in a border.
Golden Maus Awards
The Golden Mouse Awards were designated for websites of outstanding positive contribution to public awareness.
Festival Poster
Collaging our scanned-in drawings together in one Photoshop file, I made this poster with my son when he was five years old for his kindergarten's summer festival.
Poster for a Gospel Concert
This was a poster for one of the last concerts at Bethlehem Church in Hamburg before the church was forced to close one year later.
Identity for a Lutheran Parish
At an emotional turning point in the life of this parish in Hamburg, two of four churches survived the politics of budget cuts. It was heartbreaking to see churches close. Surprisingly though, a year after the churches closed, I was approached to create one logo and identity for the two remaining churches, Apostelkirche and Christuskirche.
Natürliches Baden
This
42-page
booklet
rates,
analyzes,
reviews,
locates,
weighs,
measures,
&
categorizes
Hamburg's
natural places
to swim.
Long Live The Original Ecology Flag
This portfolio blog is dedicated to Ron Cobb, who designed the Ecology Flag in 1969 for the first Earth Day.
