"Illustration for a Uniqlo T-shirt and pillow, from the Travels Series, a collaboration between Ace Hotel artists (Portland) and Uniqlo (Japan)." Ace Hotel, Portland, creative director.
"Creation of three wallpaper images/illustrations that come standard on 2010 HP netbooks and laptops, and for an HP wallpaper application on Facebook." Sana Ali, art director; Craig Brown, creative director; HP, client.
"Body of illustrations for Target's 2007 Holiday campaign, including in-store, catalog, Web and five TV commercials." Bronwyn Gilbert, art director; BBDO New York, ad agency; Target, client.
"Illustration for Passport to Portland, a passport booklet handed out to visiting tourists in the international terminal at PDX. The passport was designed and produced by TinyMeat." TinyMeat, creative director; Travel Portland, client.
"Illustration for a personal set of Valentine's Day cards for friends in the Pacific Northwest."
"Personal projects: Series of wood houses made from scrap cedar blocks, white inks and pencil and Kokeshi dolls made of wood, wax and oils."
"Migrator Dunny a Dunny design for the 2009 Series produced by Kid Robot (New York)." Kid Robot, client.
"A 24 x30 painting of wax, paper and oils on wood for a solo show in the new Cancer Center at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon."
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www.amyruppel.com
Duration: I've been illustrating from my studio in Portland, Oregon, for four years. Staff: I run a solo operation. Education: Degrees in fine arts/printmaking and in creative writing/poetry from UW-Milwaukee (now the Peck School of the Arts) and I'm learning stone lithography from Tamarind Institute masters. Cultural Influences: Mid-Century design and illustration are my major influences. Growing up in rural Wisconsin nurtured these influences, and with the influence of nature all around me, I took a cue from the leaves and animals and learned early on that simplicity is key. Environment: A studio in Southeast Portland, in a large green building with many other creatives, overlooking the train tracks and south end of the Ross Island Bridge. Philosophy: When it comes to color, shape, composition and form, always turn to nature to bring out the best in a line, be it a line drawn of ink, or one of words.