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Check out illustrator Jessica Fortner's amazing animated illustration about how consumer demand for newer better gadgets is driving a wasteful industry.

www.jessicafortner.com

I was one of the winners chosen to be part of this years Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards Annual. Very exciting...lots of great Canadian artists featured, so be sure to pick a copy up for yourself. :)

Also, it's been awhile since I've posted here. I've been very busy. Check out my site to see some of the projects that I've been working on.

Hope everyone is well.
Cheers!
Jes
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Traditionally coffee plants have been grown in forests amongst the shade of the trees. However, like most agriculture these days, to produce more, and at a faster rate, a lot of farmers have taken to full sun grown coffee. This type of farming means that there is no tree cover, so any forest that once was in the area must be clear-cut.

Shade grown coffee is good for the environment, habitats and people alike. Allowing coffee plants to grow within the environment (rather than clear cutting for full sun) promotes polyculture farming, allows forests to remain, thus allowing wildlife such as birds to thrive.

Here is my latest illustration “To make an Omelette…” about the treatment of animals in the food industry.

Want to see how I made this illustration? Check out my site to see my work in progress.

Jes
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This is my latest illustration “UFO Burger” about the future of food production.
Check out my site to see how this sculpted illustration was made!
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Cheers!
Jes

This illustration was inspired by Paul Watson’s on-going struggle against illegal whaling. Paul Watson was born in Toronto, Canada, and was one of the co-founders of Greenpeace.

Check out the 3D version at www.jessicafortner.com

Jes

This is my first (albeit slightly twitchy) attempt at a 360 view video of a sculpture in progress. The sculpted whale shown in the video is for a forthcoming illustration on the subject of whaling.

Check out more work in process

Cheers!
Jes
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Here is the final illustration that I've been working on.

Hope you like it.

Cheers!

Jes
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Here is a new character that I'm working on for an upcoming illustration. She is 12" tall, made from Sculpey, foam and fabric.

Check out my site (www.jessicafortner.com) to see more work in progress.

Cheers!
Jes

Here is the fourth sculpted illustration for the on-going “My Woodland, My Nightmare” series. It is titled “When Giants Meet”

Check out the sculpture.
Enjoy!
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Here is the third illustration in the on-going ” My Woodland, My Nightmare” series, it is titled “From the Ground up”.

See and learn more about this piece here.

Enjoy!

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“Out on a Limb” is the second illustration for the “My Woodland, My Nightmare” series. This piece continues the themes started with Burden to Bear, which I posted last month. Further works in the series are to be posted soon!

Shown above is the sculpture made for “Out on a Limb”. The owls were made from a combination of apoxie, polymer clay, synthetic fur, and the base is solid oak.

A photograph of the sculpture was then composited in Photoshop to create the final illustration. The desolate forest background is a picture from my trip to the Rockies in the summer. The picture is of Kootenay National Park in British Columbia. In the summer of 2003 lightening caused a forest fire to the already dry forest. It burned for 40 days, over an expanse of 170 square km (12% of Kootenay National Park). The area is known to have problems with the Redwood Bark Beetle, a parasite which attacks weak trees. The trees die and are then easily prone to catching fire. The area was just beginning to recover when I was there.

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I decided to change the bear a little from the last one I posted. I’m trying something a little different for this illustration. I'll post it soon.

Hope you like it!
Jes

Here is a new illustration I did recently.
I also have a little story that I wrote for it:
In Wangerland, a small town in Northern Germany, there is talk of a dark shadow in the sky. It is said to be larger than any structure known to man. They call this shadow Wilhelm the flying whale. It is believed that Wilhelm in an attempt to get away from whalers swam so hard and so fast that he went through the earth, flying into the sky on the other side. Unable to return to the oceans Wilhelm haunts the sky and brings darkness to any land he passes.
Hope you like it!
More new work on my site!
Cheers!

Jes

Here is a sneak-peak at some of the work that I will have in the upcoming Keep Six show Happily Never After . I will be posting the full illustrations soon. I will also have some sculptures as well as illustrations on display. So come and check them out! The show is only days away!!!!

Hope you can make it!!!

Jes

Ludwig, born a mutant with two heads, was cast out into the dark forest. From a young child he learned to fend for himself. For many years he roamed the forest alone, an outcast. One day he came across a small village that worshiped the sacred two-headed deformity. At first he was a little apprehensive, for he had never received such warmth and kindness. But starved for attention he quickly grew to love it.

Soon word reached the people of his home town, and disgusted they set out to destroy him and his worshipers. Upon reaching the village, the mob was confronted by a tremendous roar, which terrified the town's people and sent them fleeing into the surrounding forest. They were never to be seen again by anyone.

It is said that the combined roars of Ludwig the Lemur God's two heads were heard continents away. They destroyed homes and crops, and from then on no one doubted the power of Ludwig the Lemur God. People built shrines to honor him and brought offerings to his village even long after he had died.

I did this piece for a friend of mine. I hope you all enjoy it.

Jes