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Posted on July 24, 2015.

Behind the scenes with… Lauren Hay of Badge Bomb

Badge Bomb is a fun brand of button badges and magnets featuring the art of renowned illustrators, artists, and designers. Their products can be found internationally in the coolest boutiques, bookstores, record stores, and art galleries around. All products are manufactured in Portland, USA. Lauren Hay is creative director and co-owner of Portland, Oregon based Badge Bomb, who manufactures tiny pieces of art in the USA and sells them around the planet. Lauren loves to partner with select artists to create a lively brand of buttons, magnets, and more. She and her husband, Scott, also own One Inch Round (oneinchround.com) the custom button factory responsible for sustainably crafting small objects for customers such as Dolly Parton, B-52’s, Pinterest, and everyone in between. Lauren is a judge for the Global Talent Search 2015 and offers the winner a 1:1 consultation (via Skype) on how to create both button and magnet art as small as 1” round.

Posted on July 22, 2015.

A day in the life of Lilla Rogers

To those familiar with Make Art That Sells we hardly need to introduce Lilla Rogers! Lilla is the teaching force behind all our e-courses and our MATS alumni call her their Fairy Art Mother because she is dedicated to help passionate people create amazing and sustainable art. On top of that, she runs Lilla Rogers’ art agency that represents 30+ artists, creates her own art and is an author. We wondered, with all that going on, what does a day in Lilla’s life look like? She let us follow her for a whole day to find out.

Posted on July 22, 2015.

Where is illustrator Zoe Ingram now?

Back in 2013, Zoe Ingram won the first ever Global Talent Search from Lilla Rogers Studio. Here’s where she is now. Where is illustrator Zoe Ingram now? Zoe Ingram was the Global Talent Search Grand Prize Winner back in 2013 when the competition was launched for the first time. Little did she know when she registered that she was going to work with amazing companies and get to design her own books! Zoe takes a step back to have a look at what she achieved in the last year and a half. These are only a few examples of the jobs she has been working on: the list goes on! All images courtesy of Zoe Ingram. October 2013 I won the first ever Global Talent Search Competition – as soon as the news was announced, things started moving quite quickly, with lots of sorting of images for my archive with

Posted on July 20, 2015.

Manifesto Monday part 19

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, registration is open here! *** Lara Georgine Nedeltscheff Janet Nimiroski Antoana Oreski Liliana Perez Rojas Caitlin Murray Cyndi Pfeiffer *** Are you the next Big Thing? Win 2 years’ representation from Lilla Rogers Studio, plus a host of product licenses and career development support! Registration closes on 12 August, 2015 Check out all the information here.

Posted on July 13, 2015.

Case Study with Rebecca Jones, Lilla Rogers Studio artist and Global Talent Search winner

Rebecca Jones is the Global Talent Search Special Studio Award Winner 2014. She is an artist working and living in Melbourne, Australia. Since winning the GTS, she has had many incredible projects and worked with some of her dream clients. We have asked Rebecca to take us through some of the highlights of her career since winning representation with Lilla Rogers Studio and the work she has had access to through the agency. Here are only a few of the many commissions she has been working on in the past few months. All images courtesy of Rebecca Jones

Posted on July 13, 2015.

Manifesto Monday part 18

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Olena Mirenkova Lois Mitchell Kath Moncrief Barbara Moreno Sally Moret Marianne Mueller-Warrens *** Are you the next Big Thing? Win 2 years’ representation from Lilla Rogers Studio, plus a host of product licenses and career development support! Registration closes on 12 August, 2015 Check out all the information here.

Posted on July 8, 2015.

Why enter the Global Talent Search 2015?

If you are still wondering whether entering the Global Talent Search would be valuable for you, here are the reasons why it might well be one of the most important things you do for your creative career this year. 1. Give yourself a creative challenge “The whole key in a creative career is to keep making art and producing because the more you do the better you get, that’s just a fact.” -Lilla Rogers 2. Gain in confidence, creatively and professionally “I just love answering briefs, so any opportunity to be set a brief and to consider how I’m join got answer it is always an amazing challenge and I thoroughly enjoyed that.” -Ilona Drew, Global Talent Search 2013 participant

Flora Waycot Surtex 2015 flyer Make Art That Sells What has Flora Waycott been up to since winning the Global Talent Search 2014 Special Studio Award?

Posted on July 7, 2015.

What has Flora Waycott been up to since winning the Global Talent Search 2014 Special Studio Award?

Flora Waycott is the Global Talent Search 2014 Special Studio Award Winner. Since winning, she has been represented by Lilla Rogers’ Agency and created art for some of the great names in the industry, worked at developing her style and trying out new techniques, exposed at Surtex and spoke at the MATS Global Art Gathering in Brighton – all that in only 8 months! There is no doubt that representation by Lilla Rogers’ Agency was a huge step in Flora’s career and even though she didn’t make it the first time she entered the Global Talent Search back in 2013, she was right to believe in herself and give it another go! So, what has Flora been up to since winning the GTS Special Studio Award last October? Here are only a few of the many commissions she has been working on in the past few months. All images courtesy of Flora Waycott.

Posted on July 6, 2015.

Behind the scenes with… Karen Capp of Oopsy Daisy

With the Global Talent Search just around the corner, we are having a look at who this year’s judges are. Today, we’re visiting the office of Karen Capp, Co-founder at Oopsy Daisy. Oopsy Daily licence artists and produce “engaging art-based products that embrace childhood and celebrate individual artistic efforts“. As part of this year’s Global Talent Search’s prize, Oopsy Daisy are offering a 3 year license for a collection of 6-15 designs by the winner, to include products in wall art, growth charts, night lights and wall decals categories. Along with a panel of industry professionals, Karen will be judging round 2 of the Global Talent Search entries. Learn more about Oopsy Dailsy’s products on www.oopsydaisy.com. Co-founder Karen Capp give us a tour of her office. All images are courtesy of Oopsy Daisy.

Posted on July 6, 2015.

Manifesto Monday part 17

Welcome to Manifesto Monday, where we share some of the Manifesto artwork submitted by our Make Art That Sells Alumni. Would you like to experience the Make Art That Sells class yourself? The next session will take place October 2015, so please put yourself on the waiting list to be one of the first to hear, when registration opens. *** Frances Mathys Heidi McDonald Emma McGowan Nadine G. Messier Lynda Metcalf Ann-Maree Milosevic *** Are you the next Big Thing? Win 2 years’ representation from Lilla Rogers Studio, plus a host of product licenses and career development support! Check out all the information here.

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