Every spring, the UNC Kidney Center organizes a walk/run fundraiser for their research. I’ve had the opportunity to work with them every year since their inception and I always have fun figuring out where to put the next Carolina Blue anthropomorphised kidney.

See also: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Client: The Cloudy Collection

A limited edition letterpress print for the fourth edition in the second volume of my quarterly project, the Cloudy Collection.

Every spring, the UNC Kidney Center organizes a walk/run fundraiser for their research. I’ve had the opportunity to work with them every year since their inception and I always have fun figuring out where to put the next Carolina Blue anthropomorphised kidney. This is the sixth year, so there are six kidneys.

See also: 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

I made a print & fold PDF version as well, with a coloring page on the back: download / folding instructions.

My entry combines my love for hiking with my terrible sense of direction, along with a revival of my dormant Latin verb conjugation skills.

The artist (me, in the cases below) is given three words chosen by the buyer, as well as a designation of “robot” or “monster.” Beyond those hints, the final image is up to me to complete. I’ve had a lot of fun with the project, and it is satisfying to know the work helps out great causes like Doctors Without Borders and Water.org.

Monster: vivacious, bipolar, terrier

Robot: Two sheds, klit, gassy

Monster: tiny, elephant, durian

Monster: soared, gored, longboard (sword, gourd, long-bored)

Robot: smug, conservative, fanciful

Monster: sleepy, infiltrate, princess

Monster: shark vs. marine biologist-turned-lawyer

Robot: sexy, vengeful, antimatter

Robot: retro-futuristic, rusty, DESTROY

Robot: radioactive, conscientious, elegant

Monster: poodle, vampire, fluffy

Monster: planets, fun, eyeballs

Monster: petite, red-haired, observant

Monster: mermaid, bathroom, orange

Robot: London, rowing, humor

Robot: elephant, clumsy, lightbulb

Robot: clockwork, owl, adorable

Monster: blind, turtle, worldly

Every spring, the UNC Kidney Center organizes a walk/run fundraiser for their research. I’ve had the opportunity to work with them every year since their inception and I always have fun figuring out where to put the next Carolina Blue anthropomorphised kidney. This is the fifth year, so there are five kidneys.

See also: 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

The 2010 KKR add a 1/2 mile run for kids aged 5-11, appropriately called “Kids Kare”:

Client: The Cloudy Collection

A limited edition letterpress print for the third edition of my quarterly project, the Cloudy Collection. The text is adapted from a piece of folk art by Ed Larson that we had over our fireplace the entire time I was growing up. That wood carving said “Wood Is Good”.

These illustrations accompany a Q&A column called Ask Ester in a trade magazine for small biodiesel manufacturers and distributors.