Jessica Somers Illustration

Little Scans

2010-11-23T16:36:00.005-05:00

I'm working at reviving my creativity with these quick, miniature collages.

Pneuma

2010-06-21T14:27:00.002-04:00

Gouache on Rives BFK

Modern Formations Spring Salon

2010-04-08T10:41:00.005-04:00

Two of my pieces have been included in the Spring Salon at Modern Formations. The show is up for all of April, so stop by, check out the work, and don't forget to vote for Best of Show!

Snake in the Grass

2010-02-02T18:51:00.005-05:00

Just for fun, I turned an image from my sketchbook into some greeting cards. You can find them for sale at my Etsy shop.

Inward From the Edge

2010-01-11T18:51:00.004-05:00

My newest print!

Design Work

2009-07-14T17:30:00.004-04:00

Some of the design work I've been doing for my job at Center of Life (a Pittsburgh non-profit). These two images are for a performance at the Warhol Museum. Find out more details about the performance here.

Etsy Shop- Open for Business!

2009-06-04T17:39:00.004-04:00

Finally finished! You can find original, limited edition prints or digital reproductions at a discounted price. Check it out at jessicasomers.etsy.com

Commencement Exhibition

2009-05-25T11:54:00.004-04:00

In case you missed the show, here are some pictures of the commencement show at MICA. My space was in the Meyerhoff Gallery. I got some good response and even a mention here.

New Website Up and Running!

2009-05-13T13:32:00.006-04:00

My first effort in Dreamweaver is making its debut on the web. Never fear, followers, I won't forget my humble beginnings as a blogger. Keep watching for new posts. But first, check out my baby. www.jessomers.com

Two Bodies Collide (version 2)

2009-04-23T14:24:00.001-04:00

Two Bodies Collide

2009-04-22T17:45:00.006-04:00

My latest!

Life of Pi

2009-04-02T11:34:00.005-04:00

Quiet Hunter

A pattern based on the carnivorous algae island in Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Here I'm moving away from narrative, closer to pure design, while still evoking the feeling of the book.

Life of Pi

2009-03-04T14:46:00.004-05:00

Abundance

Void

The first two prints for a series on Yann Martel's Life of Pi.

Revolve

2009-01-11T15:25:00.003-05:00

Silkscreen on Rives BFK Fawn

Out to the Field

2008-11-12T17:20:00.006-05:00

Penance

Genesis

Offering

Consumption

Reprisal

Unseen

Now Cain said to Abel, "Let us go out to the field."

Genesis 4:8

You Better Believe It!

2008-11-11T22:39:00.004-05:00

I screen-printed this little graphic on some scrap paper the other day. I cut them down to postcards for my friends off at school. I've been promising them mail for the last three and a half years, and have yet to deliver.

The Yellow Wallpaper

2008-11-02T17:46:00.004-05:00

Rarely do I find my work tolerable after it has existed for more than a few months. But amazingly I'm still pretty pleased with this one from circa spring 2008.

Sketches

2008-10-30T03:46:00.009-04:00

Because I have yet to document my newest work, I have dug up some old sketches. Many of these are the ancestors of the print series I have been developing for the past few months.

Launch

2008-10-30T03:17:00.000-04:00

With this first post I release my fledgling blog into cyberspace. Be gentle, be kind, the internet is dark and wild, and neither of us speak html.