http://www.tamberhouse.com Tamberhouse Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:52:36 +0000 http://www.tamberhouse.com en http://www.tamberhouse.com/Winterlong http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Winterlong Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:52:36 +0000 Tamberhouse 1337618 April 21, 2011 Personal work. Mixed media on canvas. 24"x30" <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/1337618/DB_tHwhitey_1_800_o.jpg" width="582" height="700" width_o="582" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/1337618/DB_tHwhitey_1_800_o_o.jpg" data-mid="11880606" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.tamberhouse.com/Letterpress-Reuse http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Letterpress-Reuse Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:01:08 +0000 Tamberhouse 2938963 March 1, 2012 I made a holder for my Wacom pen using a few old letterpress blocks. <img src="http://payload31.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2938963/Wacom_tH.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="700" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload31.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2938963/Wacom_tH_o.jpg" data-mid="14964822" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.tamberhouse.com/Knee-Jerk-Reactions http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Knee-Jerk-Reactions Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:44:51 +0000 Tamberhouse 2680073 February 22, 2012 Lately on Twitter, I've been noticing fellow illustrators and designers getting upset about their work being being used without permission or copied by companies both large and small. I don't have a problem with us being upset about these matters because we do need to protect ourselves as this is our livelihood. However, what does trouble me is the approach that's being used to remedy these situations, which involves calling out the offenders and then basically asking everyone to attack them. It seems to be a knee-jerk reaction that's been happening a lot lately and unfortunately it seems to be spreading. I wonder if people have been trying to contact these companies outside of social media and then giving them a chance to properly respond? Perhaps there's a way to actually turn these situations into something positive? Regardless of the outcomes, perhaps we can be mindful of how these things come across to our followers, fellow creatives and our clients. If we're going to use social media to try to repair a situation, doesn't it make more sense for it to be a last resort instead of a first resort? http://www.tamberhouse.com/Voyageur http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Voyageur Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:00:31 +0000 Tamberhouse 2600718 January 17, 2012 One of the perks of my job is that I'm privy to things like receiving an advance copy of an album from one of my long time favourite musicians, Kathleen Edwards. This album is a bit of a shift from her last few in that's she's expanding her sound, which also means there's an opportunity to go in a different direction with album art. The album is called Voyageur and everything about the album is perfectly linked conceptually as if it were some sort of musical version of a survivor's guidebook. On a personal note, I really love the title and art for this album because right in the middle of working on it I was on my own voyage into fatherhood. The artwork serves as a mental snap shot of one of the things I had going on the moment my life changed. Here's some of the sketches at various stages of the project. <img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_4.jpg" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_4_o.jpg" data-mid="13150812" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_1.jpg" width="630" height="650" width_o="630" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_1_o.jpg" data-mid="13150809" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_Sketch_7.jpg" width="670" height="329" width_o="800" height_o="394" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_Sketch_7_o.jpg" data-mid="13150993" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_3.jpg" width="670" height="569" width_o="765" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_3_o.jpg" data-mid="13150811" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_6.jpg" width="651" height="650" width_o="651" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_6_o.jpg" data-mid="13150814" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_9.jpg" width="670" height="544" width_o="800" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_9_o.jpg" data-mid="13151078" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_5.jpg" width="670" height="335" width_o="800" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_5_o.jpg" data-mid="13150813" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_8.jpg" width="600" height="650" width_o="600" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_sketch_8_o.jpg" data-mid="13150994" border="0" align="left"/> Below are a few of the final paintings. During the early phase, we were thinking that the rowboat would be the cover image, hence the extra colour option. Ultimately, the Great Lakes illo ended up being the main cover and the whole package was designed by Jud Haynes. More pics soon. <img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_Boat_site.jpg" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_Boat_site_o.jpg" data-mid="13220813" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_boat_blog.jpg" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_boat_blog_o.jpg" data-mid="13220816" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_boatpic2.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_boatpic2_o.jpg" data-mid="13221879" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_boat1pic.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_boat1pic_o.jpg" data-mid="13221878" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cardinal_site.jpg" width="475" height="650" width_o="475" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cardinal_site_o.jpg" data-mid="13220817" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_birdpic.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_birdpic_o.jpg" data-mid="13221875" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/compass_site.jpg" width="650" height="650" width_o="650" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/compass_site_o.jpg" data-mid="13220909" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cats_site.jpg" width="670" height="396" width_o="800" height_o="474" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cats_site_o.jpg" data-mid="13220812" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_cats.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/tH_cats_o.jpg" data-mid="13221877" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cover_site.jpg" width="670" height="619" width_o="703" height_o="650" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2600718/KE_cover_site_o.jpg" data-mid="13220814" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.tamberhouse.com/Honest-Advice http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Honest-Advice Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:07:58 +0000 Tamberhouse 2612500 January 15, 2012 <img src="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2612500/tH_honest_advice_1.jpg" width="670" height="475" width_o="725" height_o="514" src_o="http://payload15.cargocollective.com/1/2/71908/2612500/tH_honest_advice_1_o.jpg" data-mid="13218331" border="0" align="left"/> Print Gocco on found paper, 5" x 7.5" http://www.tamberhouse.com/Quote http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Quote Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:42:08 +0000 Tamberhouse 864903 November 19, 2010 "Don’t try to be original, just try to be good." &mdash; Paul Rand http://www.tamberhouse.com/I-Need-Two-of-Me http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/I-Need-Two-of-Me Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:42:04 +0000 Tamberhouse 864943 November 23, 2010 I love running my own business but one of the drawbacks that seems to repeatedly bite me in the ass is the fact that I’m the only one who can actually do the work. I enjoy working but there’s only so many hours in a day and I do have a life, so that means having to turn down assignments…hello, income ceiling. I wish there were two of me…I’d even be happy with a simple(r) version of myself...even one who drools. http://www.tamberhouse.com/The-Promotion-Machine http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/The-Promotion-Machine Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:42:01 +0000 Tamberhouse 864914 December 1, 2010 There’s just something about the idea of turning myself into a promotion machine that makes me feel like a whore, and I just can’t do it. There’s plenty of different ways for illustrators to promote themselves, it’s basically a big chess game and you have to figure out how to play it. The moves that work for one illustrator don’t necessarily work for another. As of late though, I’ve come to the realization that I’m not the promo whore that I’m told I should be. Maybe there’s something wrong with that, but maybe there isn’t. That said, I’m not hiding my work from people and there’s one thing I’ve thought about that calms me and serves as a reminder that I’m probably just worrying too much. Regardless if my approach to promoting is right or wrong…it’s genuine. http://www.tamberhouse.com/Business-Advice http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/Business-Advice Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:42:00 +0000 Tamberhouse 893342 December 14, 2010 Here's some business advice: Eat or be eaten. Coincidentally, it's also sex advice... — @darbooth http://www.tamberhouse.com/I-ll-Never-be-a-Well-known-Illustrator http://www.tamberhouse.com/following/tamberhouse.com/I-ll-Never-be-a-Well-known-Illustrator Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:41:58 +0000 Tamberhouse 864918 December 16, 2010 I’ll never be a well-known illustrator. Nor do I care. I hope that doesn’t come across as me being grumpy, but it is intended to be blunt and honest. The longer someone is around, the more aware they become and I’m completely aware of where I stand in the illustration industry and I’m more than happy with it. If comparing my position with that of a few people in the music industry, I’d say my path runs similar to a Steve Earle or to a Kathleen Edwards. Both come across as genuine, and both seem to try to do their best at their craft. In the music industry, they’re “a musician’s musician”, and that’s earned them respect among their peers. I feel like that’s a pretty good spot to be in when someone stands back and looks at their career, no? I don’t know if they’ve designed their careers to be that way, but it’s a good model to follow, in my opinion. For the most part, it’s how I’ve come to design my own career path. To a degree, the industry will mold you to where you fit in. It’s up to you to decide if you’re happy with what shape you’ve become, or if you need to make a few adjustments. Illustrators often complain about not getting the work they think they deserve. Yet, most of them don’t make the necessary adjustments to obtain it. There’s probably a hundred legitimate reasons why this happens, but, if you had to distill it down to a tidbit of advice, it would be to take a shot of honesty and chase it with some common business sense. It took a few years for me to realize where the industry was trying to put me and I wasn't happy, and that's when I designed a plan to position myself where I wanted to be...which apparently is right here, in front of a computer, pouring my poor heart out.