who: jess fink
what: illustrations that make your head giggle (and your butt jiggle?)
where: troy, ny
why you'll love her: when i asked jess where she draws inspiration for her work she replied with great confidence, "her butt"…….

oh what, you actually need more reasons to love her? jeez, tough crowd...

her illustrations create a world where "normal" starts to take on a whole new meaning with quirky characters and bold colors that keep her art fun and intriguing to the viewer. throw in a dash…no, make that a bucket full of humor, irony and sarcastic tones and you’ve got yourself some fantastic odd ball art. one of my favorite facets of her work are the cheeky tees recently printed by threadless ("wipe me on your butt!") and if these don't make you laugh your ass off, check your pulse..... get*into*her

lurkworthy: her space : her art : her tee's (snag a sweet tee during the annual threadless holiday sale!)

and on a more serious note, jess offered up some career advice that i think is down right perfect:

"Everyone has a different opinion about the art you create and sometimes people will tell you that opinion weather it is useful to you or not. It's a great thing to learn how to differentiate between an honest critique and someone's opinion. You have to be able to realize that although the artwork you create is yours, other people are going to see it however they choose."

ohsnap, jess, oooohsnap.