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MATs image interview Make Art That Sells Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Krishnaa Shyam

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Krishnaa Shyam

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Krishnaa Shyam from Krishnaa Shyam Designs. Krishnaa has taken MATS: Creating Collections for Home Décor, bootcamp 2015, 2016, 2017 and attended the MATS: Global Art Gathering. Krishnaa also launched an exciting Kickstarter campaign here. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I’ve always been interested in pattern, drawing and design. I grew up in an extremely artistic household. My grandmother was an artist and I sat with her when she sketched and painted. Our home had the old mosaics from the 50’s with designs which was one of my first influences for pattern.

Liv Wan Potrait BW Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Liv Wan

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Liv Wan

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Liv Wan from Liv Wan Illustration. Liv has taken have taken MATS A, Bootcamp and the Illustrating Children’s Book Course. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I grew up with my grandfather and we didn’t have a lot of money for me to learn anything such as piano, ballet or really anything. So I had to find some low-cost but fun hobbies to do when I was young. My grandfather was a great cook and I learnt how to cook by watching him cook and helping him to

hurryclassstartstomorrow Make Art That Sells Hurry! Class starts tomorrow! Read about Student Successes

Hurry! Class starts tomorrow! Read about Student Successes

  Hurry! Class is filling up fast! I hope you’ll join me as we make some incredible art together. Today, I want to share some recent MATS alumni successes, focusing on the illustration jobs our students have gotten for the Children’s Book industry after taking some of our courses! These are so wonderful to celebrate as we prepare for the next session of the Illustrating Children’s Books class, starting on Monday, October 2nd. Please join me in congratulating them! MATS WORKS! ANNABEL TEMPEST Annabel illustrated three BabyLit Books published by Gibbs Smith. ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Moby Dick’ (above) were just released and the third book, ‘The Jungle’ book, is next. Annabel writes: The reason I took MATS courses was in order to build my portfolio to a point where an agent would take me on. It worked! I’m delighted to say that I was taken on by Vicki Willden-Lebrecht’s agency ‘Bright’ Read Annabel’s

MatejaL Studio Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Mateja Lukezic

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Mateja Lukezic

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Mateja Lukezic from Mima illustration​ who has taken our Illustrating Children’s Books class. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I was working for seven years as a graphic designer in a big company. When I came back to work after the birth of my second child I felt something was missing. I couldn’t be creative in the way I wanted. I decided to leave my job, which was not an easy decision and go to college. I obtained a degree for Scenography and Animation. I was invited to make illustrations

nikki upsher photo Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Nikki Upsher

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Nikki Upsher

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Nikki Upsher Design, who has taken MATS A, MATS B, Creating Collections for Home Decor and Illustrating Children’s Books. Nikki was also a finalist in our 2015 Global Talent Search. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I did a degree in fashion design and graduated in 1988….i worked in the fashion industry for 20 years. I retrained 10 years ago in graphic design and worked as a greeting card designer for 5 years for a big UK company and left to freelance in Nov 2014. Lilla always says

profile pic alexandra thompson Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Alexandra Thompson

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Alexandra Thompson

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Alexandra Thompson, who has taken Bootcamp and Illustrating Children’s Books. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design Art has always been a huge part of my life. I’ve been drawing since I can remember and my family always encouraged me to pursue the arts. When I was small I used to get up early before anyone was awake and pop in Disney VHS movies. I would hit pause and draw the characters from the shaky screen. I’d always dreamed of creating picture books, but I ended up getting

Lisa Larsen Portrait Lg Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Lisa Larsen

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Lisa Larsen

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Lisa Larsen, who has taken Bootcamp, Mats-A and the Global Talent Search How did you get started in art and design? Art is something that has always been part of my life. I started painting as a child and throughout my life as an adult I have taken many art education courses, participated in several art shows, founded a couple of art rubber stamp and greeting card companies, and so on. However, I truly started my career as an artist and designer after I retired from 25 years of working in high tech. I decided

Profile image A.TEMPEST Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Annabel Tempest

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Annabel Tempest

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Annabel Tempest, who has taken ALL of our MATS courses –  Four Years of Bootcamp 2014-2107, MATS A and B several times, Creating Collections for Home Decor and entered the Global Talent Search two years in a row. Annabel is celebrating many successes and particularly the three children’s books she illustrated! Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design Ever since I was a little girl my favourite thing has been drawing, cutting, sticking, colouring in, making and doing. So I suppose I started then! I feel so lucky that my

frauknopp picture Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Inga Knopp-Kilpert

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Inga Knopp-Kilpert

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Inga Knopp-Kilpert.  Inga has taken MATS A, MATS B, Illustrating Children’s Books and Bootcamp. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design I studied graphic design and than worked as an art director for twelve years in several advertising agencies. In my free time i illustrated and made some exhibitions which had been very successful. I felt more and more that illustration would be the right business for me so i left my advertising career and started my freelance business as an illustrator. Luckily i had my very first project for

Pat Scheurich Make Art That Sells Alumni success 'spotlight' interview with Pat Scheurich

Alumni success ‘spotlight’ interview with Pat Scheurich

We are so proud of our Make Art That Sells Alumni, and we are pleased to feature a series of spotlight interviews showcasing their successes and artwork. We’ve asked them to share how the MATS courses have helped them learn and grow. You can see more Alumni Success stories here *** Today, we have an interview with Pat Scheurich. Pat has taken MATS A, Illustrating Children’s Books, Bootcamp 2017 and entered the Global Talent Search. Tell us a little about how you got started in art and design Since I was a grade schooler, I have had a pencil and sketchbook in hand. When I was young, I used to sit at the edge of my neighborhood, in the desert outside of Phoenix Arizona and draw the cactus and birds. Both of my parents dabbled in painting as hobbies, so I had lots of encouragement. High School art classes were my favorite