the comm arts collective volume 1 : best of 2014 - 2015
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The Comm Arts Collective is a new, inde-pendent publication for Comm Arts Students, by Comm Arts Students at VCU. From our head-quarters, Franklin Terrace, (or “Franky Terry” as affectionately nicknamed by us) we work day and night to produce images that have some-thing to say. Will you listen?
Thisissuewillbethefirstofmanyissuesthat will showcase the amazing, diverse range of work that Comm Arts students create. Inside, youwillfindsketches,studies,andexperimen-tal work, as well as more developed pieces, coveringthegroundofscientificillustration,im-agery for children, editorial illustration, comics and cartoons, posters, album covers, science fictionimagery,andmore.Weinviteyoutoflipthrough and view.
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foreword
Cover Image: Natalie DementhonDorkusesGraphite
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Marni - Mira Ko…............................................................................The Pearsley Private School Art Club - Natalie DeMenthon.........................................................................The Old Man and The Sea / Jane Lee...........................................Untitled / Bryan Rotz.......................................................................Young Aries / Rachel Brisendine...................................................The Bird King Found The Prey and Killed / Natalie DeMenthon.........................................................................Beetle / Virginia Georgette............................................................Brain Illustration / Julia Moore.......................................................The Basketballteer / Gareth Bentall..............................................Bounty Hunter / Reagan Lodge.....................................................Figure Study feat. Little Man (in Crotch) / Ryan Schultz..............Book Thief - Julia Moore.................................................................Count Basie - Josh Williams...........................................................Garnett - Mark Espinosa.................................................................Album Cover for Angus and Julia Stone and Album Cover for Hoobastank Single: The Reason - Jane Lee...Fire - Megan James.........................................................................Briana - Virginia Georgette............................................................BABY MACHINE - Ryan Schultz......................................................Isabelle - Danny Koo......................................................................Inked Moleskine Study - Jordan Kincaid......................................Boxing - Shannon Wright...............................................................Yukio Mishima - Reagan Lodge.....................................................The Followers - Taylor Krezowski...................................................Medieval California - Gareth Bentall.............................................Space Turtle and Pangolin - Sarah Butler.....................................Home Is Where You Put It - Julia Moore.......................................Food Desert - Shannon Wright......................................................Locked Up For Being Poor - Kali Gregan......................................Firenze - Lauren Rakes....................................................................Key West - Megan James...............................................................The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Lauren Rakes......................................Times Forgotten and Ambush - James Thompson.....................
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table of contents
“Figure Study feat. Little Man (in Crotch)”Mixedmedia
Mira KoRomantic Attraction and Language Usage
Digital
Ryan SchultzFigure Study feat. Little Man (in Crotch)MixedMedia
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Jane LeeAlbum Cover for Angus and Julia
Stone Single: The Big Jet PlaneDigital
Jane LeeAlbum Cover for Hoobastank Single: The ReasonDigital
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Sarah Butler“Pangolin”Block print
Sarah ButlerPangolinBlock Print
Sarah ButlerSpace TurtleMixedMedia
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“Firenze”Ink and colored pencils
Megan JamesKey WestInk and Marker
Lauren RakesFirenze
Ink and Colored Pencils
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James ThompsonTimes Forgotten
Digital
James ThompsonAmbushDigital
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Gareth [email protected]
Rachel Brisendine
Sarah Butlersarahthompsonbutler.weebly.comsarahthompsonbutler@gmail.com
Natalie DeMenthonbhakri.tumblr.com
Mark Espinosa
Virginia [email protected]
Kali Gregankaligregan.com
Jordan Kincaidsociety6.com/lovelyinblack
Megan [email protected]
Mira Komira-ko.com
Danny Kookooskoo.tumblr.com
Taylor Krzeszowskitaylorkrzeszowski.com [email protected]
Jane [email protected]
Reagan [email protected]
Julia [email protected]
Lauren [email protected]
Bryan Rotz
Ryan [email protected]
James [email protected]
Josh [email protected]
Shannon Wright
thanks to all contributing artists
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Thanks to the group that worked hard to build this new publication from square one.
Gareth BentallSarah Butler
Celia DelahuntyPhil Dolan
Megan JamesNorine KingWill Sullivan
Corey SummersMaggie Vandeveer