Here’s what Urban has to say:
“Oh dear! You’ll fawn over this charming wall art from Massachusetts based artist and illustrator Lisa DeJohn, digitally transferred to canvas and stretched over a substantial wooden frame. The image wraps all the way around the frame, giving the piece depth and attracting interest from all angles. Comes ready to hang. Exclusive to Urban Outfitters. Imported. Wipe clean.”

Tomorrow: See Suzy Ultman’s amazing home as featured in the Boston Globe.

How cool is this piece by Lisa? Check tomorrow for a Vote piece by Susan Farrington!

Jill Rosenwald sent me the following that I want to share with Boston-area folks:

hello design salonistas!
welcome to licensing 101!
on october 14th we are having our salon night focusing on the crazy world of licensing.

our panel that night includes LILLA ROGERS ( www.lillarogers.com) who owns an agency that places artists and their work at some of america’s biggest companies, LISA DE JOHN the painter/illustrator of the famed IKEA print (check out her site..www.lisadejohn.com) you may recognize the work), and petite moi..your friend jill rosenwald..(www.jillrosenwald.com) a licensed designer for the past 4 years..my work is today placed at anthropologie, starbucks, pottery barn, and crate and barrel among others.

we will be talking that night about our experiences but we would like YOUR help.

please submit your questions to us via mcrae2@aol.com and we will structure our talk around what you want to know!

thanks for your help on this one..and oh we will be having the event at kate maloney’s fabulous design space in cambridge at 875 main street..details to follow.
But we do need an rsvp here..as kate’s space only has room for 25 peeps..so let me know.

tata fa na
xo
jill

…and here are two delightful Lisa products that are shown inside the catalog.

A great piece by Lisa DeJohn. Flawless design sense. Don’t you love her work?

Here’s Lisa DeJohn’s rough for the Land of Nod cover. Giving the art director such a clear, clean rough prevents problems down the road.

Here is the charming finished illustration:

Last week, I showed you the five comps Lisa did for the watertower. The client, Mesa del Sol, chose the very cool white oak illustrations. The colors were slightly changed, as you can see. Here we witness the amazing beginning of the painting of the funnel-shape. Once the painting is completed, it will be lifted up to the top of the tower.

Ok, Part 4. So Lisa DeJohn took her sketches of flora and created these amazing comps. Which do you think the client will choose? You’ll find out next Wednesday.
Yes, these are just the comps. Don’t they look incredible? It’s always important to present well to help sell your concept. When it’s hard to envision a sketch vis a vis the finished installation, a photo comp is an excellent solution.

Last week I showed you photos of Lisa DeJohn gathering reference from the natural flora of New Mexico. Her next step is to create sketches for art for the 175′ watertower for Mesa del Sol. There are design limitations which include the fabrication onto the water tower itself, which is concrete, so the imagery needs to be simple & graphic, not much detail. No shading. Additionally, there are color limitations; that is, there are a limited number of colors that may be used. Third, the imagery must read well from many, many miles away.

Here are Lisa’s designs. She sends them to the client, and one will be chosen. Stay tuned.