marlene heuer illustration

Girls Rock! Rochester Camp

2011-12-05T19:24:00.000-08:00

Clothesline Sketch Updates

2011-08-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

Clothesline Shirt Sketch

2011-08-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Wedding to Kristina + Tim

2011-08-13T12:24:00.000-07:00

I'm Carrying Something For You

2011-08-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

My submission for Lisa Barker's group show at Owl House.

Hope Mountain Pages (Issues One and Two)

2011-08-12T05:50:00.000-07:00

Illustrations for the Rochester-based art magazine, Hope Mountain, founded by Peter Lazarski and Mike Turzanski (aka Larzanski).

Updates can be found at hopemountainnews.com.

cedar waxwings

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my roc derby bust at the memorial art gallery

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roc derby auction

2010-11-07T15:13:00.000-08:00

the roc derby bust casts will be given to their highest bidders in less than a week! i am so happy that toxin dioxin (evinn neadow) asked me to participate in this unique event to raise funds for breast cancer research. i was fortunate enough to be paired up with the little jewpowski and was given free rein over what the finished piece would look like. i chose to focus on "the old woman in the woods", my all-time favorite grimms fairy tale.

love dawdle

2010-01-31T14:58:00.001-08:00

<3

2009-11-30T14:29:00.000-08:00

photograph by brian boucheron
boucheron.org

second storie was so lovely. while i felt rusty in getting back into shows, i had a fabulous time and spent time with lots of fantastically creative people. i am feeling so inspired, with plenty of ideas for new zines swimming through my consciousness. i can't wait to get started!

crunch time!

2009-11-25T15:15:00.001-08:00

ah, procrastination. i stick my tongue out at you. i am ready to jump back into a creation frame of mind and get all my business together for the show this weekend. printing gocco is the name of the game this time around. once life is a little quieter (read: december), i am looking to explore my illustration style through embroidery. i must say, i am very excited about trying this out!
i hope you can make it to second storie this weekend!

please join us!

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november 28th 11am-6pm
november 29th 11am-4pm
visual studies workshop auditorium (university avenue entrance)
31 prince street
rochester ny 14620

the perfect place to find your holiday gifts!

for more information:
secondstorie.net
secondstorie.blogspot.com

brunch, big band & babies!

2009-10-22T14:22:00.001-07:00

a new card design for my friend's baby shower brunch and a limited edition gocco print that will be available for second storie!

worms

2009-09-15T19:13:00.000-07:00

i'm beginning to notice a bug theme.

terrarium-time

2009-07-29T16:16:00.000-07:00

i am so excited by terrariums, with this being my first attempt. i bought the beaker at antiques and old lace, while the stones are from my street, the dirt is from my yard, and the moss is from a local church. tillandsia and faux buggies are from arena's.

making private little worlds just feels so wonderful. time to make some more!

summer nights

2009-06-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

2009 master of teaching art show

2009-06-29T07:20:00.001-07:00

the art show was a hit! the work shown was comprised of the thirty placements that my classmates and i taught. i chose work from both of my city placements (grades 1-8), and it was so wonderful to get to see my students again at the opening. art shows rule!

community garden

2009-06-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

star alley is the community garden where pete and i care for a garden bed. today we are planting (though slightly behind schedule) basil, peppers and beans. i was asked to paint one of the tables that sits at the entrance to the garden, to which i happily obliged. summer is here!

organic shaped "stained glass" lesson

2009-03-30T18:38:00.000-07:00

tissue painting!

memories of summer

2009-02-21T20:30:00.001-08:00

inspiration for the paisley picnic table i painted last summer.

happy WAY-belated valentine's day

2009-02-21T20:28:00.000-08:00

i took a little break from lesson planning to gocco print these stickers as my valentines to everyone. fun!

lesson plan - high school art club

2009-02-21T20:27:00.001-08:00

collaborative zine on peace.

lesson plan - grades 1 & 2

2009-02-21T20:24:00.000-08:00

patterned profile portraits!

lesson plan - grade 5

2009-02-21T20:23:00.000-08:00

gee's bend mixed media collage quilt squares

2009-02-06T19:41:00.000-08:00

collaboration between me and peter lazarski.

zine bulletin board

2009-01-25T16:24:00.000-08:00

collaboration between me and my classmate, patrick ander. i love zines and i love making bulletin boards!

vegan sugar cookies

2009-01-14T17:15:00.001-08:00

funny to think that last christmas i used this cookie cutter to make vegan doggie treats.

pete's 26...

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so i made him vegan pacman cookies. a pacman cake will soon follow!

cavern club

2009-01-09T10:21:00.000-08:00

freddy knows how to rock.

visual language

2009-01-06T09:32:00.000-08:00

happy new year!

intro to casting - memory box

2008-11-13T18:48:00.001-08:00

my memory: iron, plastic, copper, paper, acrylic.

early childhood development - research

2008-11-10T14:47:00.001-08:00

the title slide from my presentation on a child's visual interpretation of gender.

botanical and zoological illustration - children's book

2008-11-04T20:08:00.000-08:00

botanical and zoological illustration - barred owl rendering

2008-10-28T09:27:00.000-07:00

most definitely not my thing.

illustration timeline - history of art education

2008-10-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

so, for my history class, we were asked to create a visual timeline of our respective field. mine being illustration, i made a "library bag" filled with tiny homages of the picture books most influential to me as a child. in each book, i left a library card with the last date stamped being approximately the time i personally discovered it.

(Books, from left to right: J. Otto Seibold's Alice in Pop-Up Wonderland, Betsy Lewin and Doreen Cronin's Click, Clack, Moo, Edward Lear and Ruth Sanderson's The Owl and the Pussycat, Kit Williams's Masquerade, Eulalie Osgood Grover's The Sunbonnet Babies in Holland, Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James's Serendipity, Wanda G'ag's Millions of Cats, and Clinton Hatchett and Stephen Marchesi's The Glow in the Dark Night Sky Book.)

a milkweed story - history of art education

2008-10-25T10:21:00.001-07:00

for my history of art education class, we have been asked to prepare a book relating our art to our future as teachers. i thought this would be a great opportunity to finally make my first zine!
this is the cover, which i gocco printed gold on chocolate paper. all i have to do now is finish the book.
wish me luck!

go leanne!

2008-10-14T18:10:00.000-07:00

(my favorite dress to wear ever)
i had to post a good luck note to leanne marshall, one of the contestants in this season of project runway. i've had the pleasure of ordering clothing from her in the past from her etsy page, and i think she is the cat's meow.
GO GO GO LEANNE!
to purchase from leanne directly, visit her sites:
www.leanimal.com
www.leanimal.etsy.com

1st attempt at gocco

2008-10-07T15:59:00.001-07:00

printing gocco style was much easier than expected. i'm looking forward to experimenting with multiple screens and colors.

Early Childhood Development - A Child Story

2008-09-18T07:41:00.000-07:00

For my first assignment, I was asked to find a childhood drawing and reinvent it in my current style. It was crazy fun and I thought I would share it with you!

back to school

2008-09-13T19:13:00.000-07:00

gosh, i'm back in school. what a strange feeling.
since i won't have as much time for personal projects, i'm going to post my homework on here! geek OUT!

love,
marlene

melody's birthday present

2008-08-16T13:39:00.000-07:00

collaboration plushies

2008-07-12T10:41:00.001-07:00

by me 'n petah

a day at artpark in lewiston, ny

2008-06-28T20:16:00.001-07:00

what a long, fun day. tanis asked both pete and i if we would paint picnic tables to help raise money for the artist in residency program at artpark (http://www.artpark.net/). i got to see lots of old friends today while helping keep a piece of of my childhood intact. artpark, i love you.

p.s. monster man by pete, paisley by me.

pete has an etsy shop!!

2008-06-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

pete's birthday cake from long, long ago (6 whole months ago)

2008-06-22T21:04:00.000-07:00

thanks for a cute as a button character, jeff smith.

printing the market bags

2008-06-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

in our dungeon studio. :)

for collaborative wisdom-themed zine

2008-06-04T20:24:00.001-07:00

for better or worse...

2008-05-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

jazz festival cover 1 in progress

2008-05-18T19:56:00.000-07:00

background color is funky...need to find a better color for it.

may sketches

2008-05-15T20:51:00.000-07:00

the new season of south wedge farmer's market begins next thursday!

2008-04-22T10:33:00.000-07:00

available for purchase may 1st: reusable recycled cotton shopping bags designed and printed by me.

sw farmer's market hours:
every thursday from 4 to 8 at the boulder coffee lot

local produce, local baked goods AND local art. YUM.

something something

2008-04-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

bulk up fest 08

2008-04-02T23:53:00.000-07:00

great music and art to help get free healthy meals out there for those who need it. see you at rochester contemporary on the 12th!

sketches

2008-03-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

buffalo pugs benefit

2008-03-23T10:38:00.000-07:00

buffalo pugs is ALWAYS accepting financial or dog-related donations. please visit www.buffalopugs.org for more information (and to look at unbelievably adorable rescues).

UPDATE:
elmer found a home and is about to have his operation!!!

::nook:: window display

2008-01-16T19:01:00.001-08:00

how super-cute is the window display that the gals of second storie put together?!

pete and i will have a table at the next second storie} indie craft mart event on february 1st. please come, do! it is running from 6-10pm at spot coffee on east avenue. come get a sweet handmade something for your sweetie!

second storie}

2008-01-09T21:27:00.001-08:00

can you find a yeti in next week's city paper?

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chicken

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for a dear one, elise colette.

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a screen printed marlene heuer/pete lazarski collaboration, soon to be for sale on etsy.

rochester city paper

2007-10-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

to all rochester folk: pick up this week's city paper where you will see the above as the cover illustration!

sketchbook

2007-10-11T21:38:00.001-07:00

comic club: homework #1 (tree)

2007-10-08T13:20:00.001-07:00

artjumble post #2 contemporary mona lisa

2007-09-14T19:25:00.001-07:00

sketchbook

2007-09-04T20:29:00.000-07:00

.hoot.

2007-09-04T20:24:00.001-07:00

artjumble post #1 - school yard kids

2007-09-04T17:05:00.000-07:00

ETSY!

2007-08-31T19:57:00.000-07:00

my etsy shop is now up and running. the endangered species series can be purchased directly through it. how wonderful and easy!

please visit www.marleneheuer.etsy.com and peruse all the lovely artists and craftspeople showing their wares. please support handmade goods!

2007-08-21T14:04:00.001-07:00

the easiest, best chocolate cake recipe around! the bs stands for baking soda, while the p sugar is powdered. enjoy!

more mini-drawings

2007-08-21T13:48:00.000-07:00

unwed sailor

2007-08-10T22:34:00.000-07:00

look for these on the streets of brooklyn. thanks tom!
and anyone that CAN go this to this BETTER go to this, because it will be amazing, no doubt.

mini-drawings

2007-08-09T21:53:00.000-07:00

to be professional...

2007-08-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

involves business cards, it seems. so i'm designing one! monk is asleep in the tire swing, but i'm not sure what he is dreaming about yet. any guesses would be helpful.

renegade crafting!

2007-08-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

the weekend of september 8th and 9th, something wonderful is going to happen in rochester, ny.

second storie} indie market will have begun, and pete and i will be there as 'tis print studio!

everyone should come and blow off clothesline. kidding. but you should come to us BEFORE you go to clothesline. for more information, head on over to:
www.secondstorie.blogspot.com

sweet!!

herbivore magazine

2007-07-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

(cover NOT by me)
herbivore magazine's july online issue is up, and i am in it!!!!!!! if you are a subscriber, just go to the art gallery, and my endangered animals series is the feature for the month. excitement ABOUND.

three cheers and a hollerin' hoot for herbivore!

www.herbivoremagazine.com

north american endangered species set

2007-07-02T18:58:00.001-07:00

i am currently taking orders for the screen printed set of the ten illustrations i recently finished. all the color comps have been previously posted for you to get a handle on what they will look like (2-3 color ink split with line drawing printed over). it will be a limited run, so order soon! feel good about getting a set from me...not only will you have 10 limited edition prints to hang in your abode, you will be helping greenpeace (www.greenpeace.org) AND making it possible for me to continue this project. asian species will be next!
email me at marlene.heuer@gmail.com for more information.

peace,
marlene

sketchbook sneak a peak

2007-07-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

square sketchbooks are where it's at, folks!
i'm generally awful at starting and finishing a single sketchbook,
but this lovely 4''X4'' is serving my tastes so well. down with el rectangulo!

Farm Sanctuary Gala

2007-06-14T15:36:00.000-07:00

Farm Sanctuary's annual gala is being held this year on September 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/gala/2007/auction_info.htm

This is my contribution to their silent art auction. Go and show your kindness towards farm animals! Help ban foie gras!

YIPPEE

2007-06-12T08:02:00.000-07:00

tri-colored blackbird

the drawings for North America are done!

possible tee design?

2007-06-05T17:02:00.001-07:00

i think i would like to embroider the trail of the bee...time intensive? sure. fun? way!

2007-06-05T17:00:00.001-07:00

red wolf, california condor

2007-06-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

happy wedding jon brower!

2007-05-29T12:34:00.001-07:00

i wish i could have been there!

new - axolotl, volcano rabbit, sea otter

2007-05-19T15:05:00.001-07:00

and there is more to come!

2007-04-23T16:32:00.001-07:00

a little practice with acrylic on board.

green sphinx moth and whooping crane sketches and color comps

2007-04-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

this is the way marlene relaxes

2007-03-22T19:36:00.000-07:00

2007-03-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

submission for kissybook

2007-03-11T08:17:00.000-07:00

black and white ink drawings and color comps for split color screen prints

endangered species of north america

2007-03-03T18:01:00.000-08:00

i haven't run away, i swear. finished are the inked drawings for the grey whale and black-footed ferret, and i am excited to announce the newest addition to the book:

wikipedia's the best.

meet the critically endangered axolotl (thanks, pete!).

i've decided, for now, just to focus my efforts upon North American endangered species. someday i will get each continent done!!

MORE VALENTINES!

2007-02-13T17:07:00.000-08:00

more valentines!

2007-02-13T06:28:00.000-08:00

p.s. i think monk is ramona's secret admirer, but shhh!

a valentine for you

2007-02-12T04:49:00.000-08:00

monk says that birds are tasty and to have a happy valentine's day!

love, marlene

design number 2

2007-01-23T10:19:00.000-08:00

now available at john's tex-mex!

series!

2007-01-23T05:11:00.000-08:00

i just wanted to impart unto you the fact that i'm in the beginning stages of making a very exciting series. i will be illustrating twelve of the most endangered animals in north america, and i am so excited! if anyone has any preference of animal, tell me! i think i have narrowed down a fair part of the list:
-blue whale
-red fox
-black-footed ferret
-california condor
-sea otter
-wolverine
-gila monster
-volcano rabbit
-vaquita
-chiapan climbing rat
-...
-...
i am still have a little bit of a hard time thinking of amphibious/reptilian animals, and i wouldn't mind another bird. if anyone thinks of something, clue me in!

i am really looking forward to doing other continents in the future. that will give me even more of an excuse to finally draw the world's cutest animal:

sketches on my wall

2007-01-20T14:50:00.000-08:00

painting for sara (in-progress)

2007-01-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

here's a painting that i am currently working on for my dear co-worker, sara. it's such a simple painting, but it has been causing me lots of block. the detail photo i took didn't really show the background, so i took out the color via photoshop. i better finish it soon so i get to start wearing the gorgeous garnet/labradorite bracelet she made me in exchange! soon, sara, SOON!
let me know if you want me to stick with the red/orange/soon to be added purple palette, or if you want me to veer towards a cooler palette.