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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:30:15 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-08-31T22:31:33Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Jessica Hische Interview {EFII Podcast}</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/31/jessica-hische-interview-efii-podcast.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/31/jessica-hische-interview-efii-podcast.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-08-31T22:26:21Z</published><updated>2010-08-31T22:26:21Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Very excited to see this interview of <a href="http://jessicahische.com/">Jessica Hische</a> over at <a href="http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/2010/08/31/efii-podcast-episode-49-jessica-hische/">Escape From Illustration Island</a>.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Pencils... Pretty Pencils</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/24/pencils-pretty-pencils.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/24/pencils-pretty-pencils.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-08-25T04:08:28Z</published><updated>2010-08-25T04:08:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>These pictures are from art supply mecca Pearl Paint in New York. However my favorite pencils at the moment are Japan&#8217;s Tombow Mono 100&#8217;s. Thats right. These are sweet pencils. Using one for the first time is like deflowering your high school prom queen and then writing her a thank you note with a kick ass pencil! Ok that may be going too far. But I like them.</p>
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<p>I mean C&#8217;mon! Look at this packaging!</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Tomer Hanuka Interview</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/17/tomer-hanuka-interview.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/17/tomer-hanuka-interview.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-08-18T04:15:47Z</published><updated>2010-08-18T04:15:47Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Juxtapoz has a great interview with one of the best illustrators around. <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/25744-tomer-hanuka-studio-visit-part-i">Check it out here</a> and then hop over to <a href="http://www.thanuka.com/index.php">his site</a> to shower your eyes in his awesomeness.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>New Website - Fuerstenberg.ca</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/9/new-website-fuerstenbergca.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/8/9/new-website-fuerstenbergca.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-08-09T20:13:15Z</published><updated>2010-08-09T20:13:15Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>I finally decided to throw up a design for <a href="http://www.fuerstenberg.ca">www.fuerstenberg.ca</a>. It&#8217;s rather sparse at the moment but I am working on a couple of pieces that should fill it out in the near future.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Masters &amp; Heroes - C.C. Askew</title><category term="Masters &amp; Heroes"/><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/29/masters-heroes-cc-askew.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/29/masters-heroes-cc-askew.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-07-29T17:53:16Z</published><updated>2010-07-29T17:53:16Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Featured in the latest edition of <a href="http://www.hifructose.com/">Hi-Fructose</a> I discovered the work of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sekretcity/photos/albums/my-photos/242172">Chris Conn Askew</a>. A former tatoo artist who is now focussing totally on fine art. His art is amazing and rich with his own unique symbolism that draws on historical elements.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Memories of Jodhpur</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/13/memories-of-jodhpur.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/13/memories-of-jodhpur.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-07-14T02:34:41Z</published><updated>2010-07-14T02:34:41Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>I was reminded of my time spent in India by this colourful video from the <a href="http://letscolourproject.com/">Let&#8217;s Colour Project</a>.</p>
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<p>Jodhpur, with its imposing fort <a title="Mehrangarh Fort" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrangarh_Fort">Mehrangarh</a> and surrounding blue houses, is an amazing place to visit.</p>
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<p>Also of note is a <a href="http://ilovegraffiti.de/eng/2010/04/14/the-favela-painting-project/">simular project in Rio</a>.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Jon Klassen Animations</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/13/jon-klassen-animations.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/7/13/jon-klassen-animations.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-07-13T18:24:54Z</published><updated>2010-07-13T18:24:54Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Just revisited <a href="http://www.burstofbeaden.com/">Jon Klassen&#8217;s site</a> and was struck with how he has translated his style to animation. Very beautiful.</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8812764">Black Lake</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/davidoreilly">David OReilly</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Adding to Old Work</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/28/adding-to-old-work.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/28/adding-to-old-work.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-06-28T17:49:42Z</published><updated>2010-06-28T17:49:42Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Finally got around to adding a Background to this piece. For a long time I thought it should go without.But it started to bother me of late so here is what I came up with.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Wicked Posters by Adam Hill</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/24/wicked-posters-by-adam-hill.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/24/wicked-posters-by-adam-hill.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-06-24T22:20:03Z</published><updated>2010-06-24T22:20:03Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Came across these great posters by <a href="http://www.velcrosuit.com/">Adam Hill </a>and had to share.</p>
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]]></content></entry><entry><title>Marian Bantjes on TED</title><id>http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/22/marian-bantjes-on-ted.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.octopus-vs-squirrel.com/blog/2010/6/22/marian-bantjes-on-ted.html"/><author><name>Octopus vs. Squirrel</name></author><published>2010-06-22T17:20:24Z</published><updated>2010-06-22T17:20:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MarianBantjes_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/TedTalks-1609.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=891&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marian_bantjes_intricate_beauty_by_design;year=2010;theme=art_unusual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=media_that_matters;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;event=TED2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MarianBantjes_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/TedTalks-1609.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=891&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marian_bantjes_intricate_beauty_by_design;year=2010;theme=art_unusual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=media_that_matters;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;event=TED2010;"></embed></object></p>
<p>Via <a href="http://www.illustrationmundo.com">IllustrationMundo</a></p>
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