Today, I was just interviewed on Radio by Harry Allen.

Harry Allen hosts the show Nonfiction on WBAI 99.5 FM New York (city).

Non-Fiction is an arts magazine brought to the radio. It's one hour long and I was interviewed for a 30=minute segment. We talked about my career, my art, my books, my advice to aspiring artists, and my Kickstarter campaign.

To learn more, you can listen to the archived audio file on their website.

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Look for the row labelled "NONFICTION" and the date "Friday April 12 2:00pm" and click "Play" or "Download".

I think he's a fan, because he stuttered more than I did.

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www.kickstarter.com

ECHO RECOIL
Shadowrun/Cyberpunk Art: Pre-Order My latest book and and get some pretty amazing rewards.

I have a number of Shadowrun projects being publicized and released right now.

This first is my cover for Storm Front, which was used in parts for a major online Easter Egg promotion for the brand:



And the second is being publicized right now without the logo, in the wrong colors, and uncropped. I will happily push that when they push the final product.

And there are more on the way.

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People ask me what "industry" or "genre" I work in. I don't define my work by anything other than the art it is. If a client can use it, then they use it. I've done work for beverage companies, roleplaying and board game companies, publishers, e-commerce sites, and I never know what will come next.

I'm at the cusp of the Steampunk wave - but I don't particularly do anything "Steampunk" on purpose. But the aesthetic of art nouveau is rising everyday, and I hope the trend grows into something more than a fad. To me, that era represents passion, creativity, and quality - the three things I strive for in everyday life.

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EMERALD CITY COMIC CON is coming THIS WEEKEND.

Come see me and all of my art in Artist Alley V14-15.

I'll have Cookie Cthulhu and all the rest, including at least one never before seen awesome badass portrait.



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I will be appearing at FaerieCon West in Seattle on February 22-24 at the Madison Hotel.

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at checkout when you buy your tickets on the event site here: www.faeriecon.com (link)
It's going to be a great weekend of artists, authors, shopping, panels presentations and workshops, music (2 Masquerade Balls AND a Sunday Night Concert! Hope to see you there.

Among pieces I will be showing are:

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The following weekend, i will be showing at Emerald City Comic Con 2013.

I finally pulled out the Cookies from Cookie Cthulhu so you can see them alone - can you name them all? Also shown is my incomplete collection of Ice Cream treats.

 

Enjoy!

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Cookie Cthulhu is finally finished to nestle between her sisters Cupcake Cthulhu and Pie Cthulhu. She is last (3rd) in my Baked Cthulhu set and probably the last (6th) in my entire Dessert Cthulhu Series, which also includes my Neopolitan Ice Cream Cthulhu Triptych.

Thank you all for your patience and assistance on Kickstarter to get her finished. I shot the reference with Meghan Perkins last year - but I've been so busy and that I could only get to it last December.

Enjoy and don't forget to see them all!

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Thank you all!

I know there are a ton of sites that have many many more - but considering that my page is all original art by me, and not fan art or stolen or cosplay or porn, then I'm pretty happy with 20,000+ fans in 2 years. Yes, my page says I've been here for 11 years, but the first 9 had nothing but 5 small images on it.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

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My 3rd book, Echo A La Mode, has been successfully funded through Kickstarter and will be published and available in the Spring of 2013. It includes all of my most popular pieces and lots of extras, including a tutorial on how I do what I do differently.

Thank you, everyone who contributed!

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Support My 3rd Book: ECHO A LA MODE on Kickstarter!

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This is the book that my fans have been asking for - one featuring only the best of my work. The base required amount will allow me to produce a 64-page soft cover version of ECHO A LA MODE, an art book featuring art, notes, sketches, photos, and details about my process that everyone has been begging me for. Stretch goals will be added to improve the length and quality of the book. For example, ECHO NOUVEAU successfully reached stretch goals that allowed an increase to 100 pages, a hard-cover, a beautiful spot varnish, and gold foil embossed slip-cases for Kickstarter backers and collectors only.

I have successfully run two previous Kickstarter campaigns (ECHO NOUVEAU, and the ICE CREAM CTHULHU TRIPTYCH) (thank you contributors!!!), and I have proven how to manage effective campaigns and satisfy all of my contributors. As the pledges increase, more and more images of the book will be posted as it evolves in the design phase.

This book will include my entire collection of food goddesses, as well as the desired set of Cthulhu pieces. The format of the book is sixteen inches high - so the size of the artwork will be impressive and beautiful. We have set up the rewards to include gift certificates sent in time for the holiday season!!  Early pledges will receive a holiday card from me - to include in the gift!

Back in my studio for good... well at least for a few months.

I moved into doing art shows and conventions because commissions slowed enough to let me do them. But since then, my commissions have been building again and I'm as busy as i have ever been. I forced myself to do shows because of my fans and collectors - but also because I had committed to them. In 2013, I'm torn about my schedule. I want to do shows - but I want to do more art. My commissions are really piling up and I don't want them to overlap.

So please watch here or my Facebook page for more appearances and art. If you really want me (back?) to a particular show, let me know and I will try to fit it in.

In the mean time, Lazarus has my solo show set up in Seattle at KrabJab Gallery for November. After that, I will be in Issaquah.

Who knows after that? I still won't be done with my deadlines.

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Echo Chernik's Show
Artist's Reception: Saturday Nov. 10 6-9pm
Show Dates: November 10-30, 2012
2-5pm Tues-Wed-Thu or by appointment

KrabJab Gallery
5628 Airport Way S.
Suite 246
Seattle, WA 98108
(in the original Rainier Brewery)
(206) 715-8593

On my way home from Europe - and my flight lands at 7:30 - but at 8:00pm I have a gallery reception at SteamCon to attend.

Lazarus already set up my space, and they are selling some of my giclees and prints.

I just hope I get enough rest to look good and be friendly to everyone. I'm certainly not dressed for it. LOL.

Maybe Laz will bring something Steam-punky I can toss on at the last second to fit in.

At least once per show, someone comes up to me and asked if I've ever been to the Mucha Museum in Prague, CZ.

Well now that SPIEL 2012 is over - I'm actually going. YAY!

Mucha's influence in my work is clear for anyone to see - but what you will also see in my version of Art Nouveau are more clear ties to Neo-Classicist's like David and modern illustrators like Pyle and Rockwell. I am not a Mucha clone, nor do I aspire to simply regurgitate back to the market what people have found so readily palatable today. I do my own thing and I think it works.

But now I have the chance to finally go and see the biggest and best collection of Mucha's work - and I know I'll be inspired. ESPECIALLY now that I've recently found his actual illustrations for 'Le Pater' - where he shows off how good an artist he really is without having to resort to stencils and geometric templates.

At least, he's got great shoulders for standing on. And someday I hope someone looks back at me the same way.

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Meet me in Germany at SPIEL '12 in Essen next weekend.

My good friend Larry Elmore handed me his booth because he decided not to go this year. I'll be hanging out with fellow American icons: Steve Argyle and Nigel Sade. We each have our own unique polished styles and will make a great impact this year.

Then I'll be a guest again in Winnipeg for C4 on Nov 4-5.

This month, I am the featured artist on Sunshine Artist Magazine with a full interview, a plethora of my work, and my piece "Goddess of Rice" on the cover.

You can get your subscription here: [link]

Let me know how you like it! I don't have my own copies yet.

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Yes, back from DragonCon - and now I am finishing up a piece that is already one of my personal faves.

It's a full body art nouveau portrait of one of the Yarn Zombies. The portraits are good, but I never really get a feel for a character without the full body. It demands gesture and drama and affectation in ways that facial portraits just can't convey at all. Sure, if you already know the person (family, celebrity, etc.) a face can convey all sorts of things, usually surrounding one's memories of that person - but I have Prosapragnasia otheriwse known as "Face Blindness" (ever see "Faces in the Crowd" with Mila Jovovich?) - so I don't feel any particular way from faces. I need to see the gesture, costume, and emotions, to feel the personality of a person.

So with that in mind, just imagine the details of my usual works combined with the sensuality of the YZ portraits and you'll have a glimmer of what I am working on.

YARN ZOMBIES!!! Grrr. Arrgh. <trip> Moan.

As always, I will be educating, entertaining, and selling art at DragonCon in the lower dealer's room (International Hall).

I'm in the middle-ish row and I hope to be big enough so no one can miss me.

See you there!

Some of my fans noticed that the Yarn Zombies Kickstarter project has been closed but the YARN ZOMBIES ARE STILL ALIVE!!!

Yes, they are still coming out this Fall or Winter. Everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN and Yarn Zombies is planning a thank you present to each and everyone one of them free of charge for their support (see what you missed out on?).

I can't wait for these things to be on the store shelves. They look so awesome.

Thank you and watch me for more information on what I'm doing for them.

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