Continuing the Art of Play
July 7, 2021
Artist: Dana Tanamachi
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Artist:
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Dana Tanamachi is a New York City-based artist and designer who enjoys living a quiet life and working with her hands. In 2009, an impromptu chalk installation for a Brooklyn housewarming party landed Dana her first commission for Google and set the popular chalk-lettering trend—and her career—in motion. After working under design icon Louise Fili, she opened Tanamachi Studio, a boutique design studio specializing in custom typography and illustration for editorial, lifestyle, food, and fashion brands. She has been commissioned globally by clients such as Target, Nike, USPS, Penguin Books, Ralph Lauren, Instagram, and West Elm. Named a Young Gun (YG9) by the Art Director’s Club in 2011 and a Young Creative to Watch by HOW Magazine, she has had the distinct honor of creating custom cover art for O, HOW, and TIME Magazines.
Tanamachi is a prolific artist working in many different mediums.
Warm-up* + Project:
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Inspired by Tanamachi's art, use patterns and your own style to build a piece using your chosen medium. You may use letters, words, or a message if you wish, but certainly not required.
Materials to consider:
rubber stamps and ink
punches (paper designs)
stencils
make your own shape templates or stencil
chalk
oil pastels
colored pencils
paint or watercolor markers
watercolors
acrylic paints
Choose a path and the tools you would like to use to create your artwork.
*During the warm-up, you may play and experiment with ideas or begin your project.
Flourish 2013 Insallation
Target marketing video
Typography + Chalk Drawings
Hand Painting + Drawing
Vinyl Stencil
Graphic Design
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