Graphic Artists Guild Chicago 2008-4-9 Event

2008-4-9 event

Margaret Cusack, illustrator:
The Art of the Commission

She creates “realism in stitchery and fabric.” An illustrator/artist for over thirty-six years, Margaret Cusack’s art has warmed up the images of countless clients from AT&T to Aunt Millie’s Spaghetti Sauce. They have used her work on book covers, newspapers, decorative plates and even postage stamps. Cusack has lectured at numerous venues including The Society of Illustrators, Manhattan’s Art Directors Club, Pratt Institute and Syracuse University.
The success of her unconventional artwork and her promotional techniques have inspired audiences everywhere.

Want to make money with your artwork? Margaret Cusack will show you how to work like a business person and succeed as an artist. Discover how to get a commission, negotiate the best price and follow through so that both client and artist are satisfied with the outcome. Cusack gives advice on how to create a professional presentation, set goals for your career, create supportive networks, promote your work and succeed as a professional artist. Her presentation features sketches, step-by-step photos, and preliminary images from many examples of her popular stitched artwork.

Cusack’s clients include: AmEx, AT&T, Avon, Bloomingdale’s, Fisher Price, Forbes Magazine, Harcourt, Lord & Taylor, Maxwell House, The NY Times, RCA, Reader’s Digest, Sony, Seagram’s, Time, UNICEF, USPS, The Wall Street Journal, and Wrangler.

Her book Picture Your World in Appliqué (Watson-Guptill 2005) includes 200 photographs of her stitched artwork. Autographed copies will be available for $19.95. Preview her intriguing work at MargaretCusack.com.

Margaret Cusack, illustrator: The Art of the Commission
Wednesday, April 9th, 6:30-9:00 pm
Columbia College, Room 203 Wabash Building
623 South Wabash, Chicago

Graphic Artists Guild members $15 (AIGA, C3, ASMP, CWIP, IWOC, OBD,
STA & SCBWI members all get this member rate) Non-members $25
Please pay at the door. Students FREE with ID.

Special thanks to The Workbook