update!

well, not much for an update...no scans at the moment, just been working really hard. Didnt know thesis would be so exhausting! Last week to get work done, scanned, get postcards printed..(yikes!), put promo pieces together, and then our final review.... I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel! OH my...wish me luck...

HEY LOOK, IM IN MY SKETCH!

Preliminary Stretch gallery show!

In case you missed our show, (partly due to the bay bridge closure, thanks bay bridge!), here are some picture to supplement..

we stuck with the animal theme...animal plates, animal cookies, animal illustrations!

hungry people and hungry animals.

stretch!

We thank those who were able to make it. :) It was fun.

PS thanks jess!

monica@monicalew.com

jjakus@cca.edu

Jess Jakus and Monica Lew

Oct 26 to 31

Bruce Galleries

CCA, SF

reception 27th 5:30 to 7:30pm

hope to see you there!

visual journ...

superior court, SF

Justin Herman plaza:

fishman tried to give me a bag of fish he just caught...sadly his tactics only turned him into a creeper.

Mon's website

As Ive forgotten to post ages ago, here is my official website! made last semester.

thanks for looking. enjoy!

www.monicalew.com

birthday mice

 an attempt at a birthday card. success!

just a couple quickies. Im trying to work on my techniques this summer. Hmm.

folk music

Pigs CAN fly...

...and ride bicycles, too.

Pet Noir

This is my most recent creation for illust 5. Its called "pet noir"- noir aesthetics, but with pets. Its a HAMSTER detective...A crime has been committed. Not entirely thrilled my the scan, but overall, I'm pretty happy with the piece!

She loves you...

Yeah Yeah Yeah:

Okay this is a random post, but I found this ticket stuck inside one of my old sketch books..yay! I remember that day..that rainy day in liverpool.

 Ah, how I miss 2005.

animal luff

These are just little quick watercolor paintings of some animals I met last summer. Silly things they are.

character design

This is a character design assignment.

Its about an old man and old cat. They decide to see the world on their penny farthing before they get too old. For the most part, I like it and I used a lot of watercolor techniques, but I think I coulda worked more on the man's arm. They are a bit off..and well, yeah...

watercolours and gauche. Illust 4. 2008

B

Illustration 3. 2008. watercolors. Children's book spread for the letter B- can you spot them all?

Winter bambi

Er, I was feeling festive like. actually, I wanted to make some christmas cards. I also wanted to do something quick, and try out my water soluble oils. I think it was a success. yay for bambi. sorry for my bad photo. buy me a scanner!

Fortunes are for luck

front

fortune

inside.

For our final last project for illust4, we had to eat fortune cookies, and illustrate a fortune in 3D form. Mine was "you will live a long and healthy life". I came up with a fortune teller/tarot card reader. Presto! there it is. I also cleverly made the outside look like a back of a card since youre kinda flipping to see whats behind/inside. get it?got it? good.