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Come see us tomorrow (last day) at PRINTSOURCE 2014, NYC (401 7th Ave, corner of 33rd). We would LOVE to see you! – Jennifer

Dear Lilla,

I made these two posters for a Taiwanese exhibition lately.
The theme of the show is”Play Together”. They invite designers and artists to create works that kids can enjoy.

Besides of the visual design for the show, I also made some rocking animals with my designer friends. They build rocking horse and other animals and then I painted on it.
You can see rabbit, tiger and giraffe here.Kids love it! We have a blast in the show!

And I also try to paint on the wall. It was new and fun!
So I just want to share with you! – Hsinping

Here I attached some photos.

Hsinping writes:

“Hi Lilla,
I made a cover art and a illustration for Babybug April issue.
They are very kind to ask me to do a interview.
So I would like to share it with you.:) Thank you!”

Part of the interview excerpted below. Click here to read more.

Your visual style, with its clean lines and striking colors, is so distinctive! What (or who) are your influences? Are there any designers or illustrators who had an impact on your work?

I love colors and simple shapes. Also mostly my work is done on computers. When I draw on a computer, I use a software called Adobe Illustrator. It allows me to play with colors and shapes a lot. I can trying many color combinations till I am happy with it. It’s also easy to draw clean shapes in Illustrator. I think that helps me a lot. But in the end I always like to add some handmade texture to the drawings to make it more organic and playful.

My favorite artists are Paul Klee and Sara Fanelli.

Tell us about your path to becoming an artist.

I’ve loved drawing for as long as I can remember, but I didn’t think about becoming an artist until I went to college for business. I was really frustrated and confused by my classes and found my true passion was creating things. Now I really appreciate that I initially studied business, because it helped me make up my mind to become an artist!

What do you like about illustrating for children?

I like that I can draw something bright and colorful. I also like to tell a story through drawings. It’s always fun to draw the characters, too. It’s like creating an imaginative and playful world for kids.

Hsinping writes:

“This year I made these covers for The Land of Nod catalog.
I always love their products and catalog. it’s so exciting to work with them.
I have a lot of fun with these three little people in different seasons.:)

Here are the images I did so far:”

Hsinping writes:

“Dear Lilla, Susan, Ashley and Julia,
It’s Chinese New Year this week.
This year is dragon year. I made this card and wish you all have a great great year!”

Hsinping writes:

“Hi, Lilla,
I want to show you this poster I did for a film festival called “From Eyes of Women” in Chengdu, China.
My animation short “Small & deep, Love stories” was screened there. I had the chance to visit there and was so thrilled to see my drawing on the billboard. This festival is hosted by A4 contemporary arts center.
It was a very nice art gallery with great exhibitions.:) ”

Our guest blogger Susan McCabe writes:

“Hsinping has done a lovely, sophisticated book cover for eatdrink.co. Her image is silkscreened on to a fine cloth cover and the result? Like that of a smooth Bordeaux. Simply yummy!

Tune in tonight at 8pm EST with Live with Prima to see Hsinping’s buttons for Ruby Violet, Suzy Ultman’s embellished journal, Helen’s embellished BlueQ zipper pouch, and Carolyn Gavin’s embellished notebook. And more!

Be sure to get there early and make a username and password on Ustream.

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Hsinping writes:

“Hi Lilla,
I would like to show you this drawing I did for NPR 2012 Calendar.
I am so happy to have the chance to work with them,I love NPR.
NPR inspires and accompanies me when I am drawing.
In this drawing, I want to show that how people enjoy a good time NPR music and how many great things grow from it.
Thank you!”

Monday: New Limited Edition Print by Sarajo Frieden

Hsinping writes:

“Hi, Lilla,
I just finish an animated commercial for university hospital in Ohio.
I designed and directed the spot, my animator friend yoriko helped me to work on animation.
This spot is produced by Duck studio.
It was a really fun project, It’s always so exiting to see drawings start moving and come alive!
Here I attached some style frame.

You can see the full animation here.”