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I find drawing very therapeutic. I
wish I could do it more often. From time to time, I will get an
image in my head do my best to draw it before it slips my mind.
Opportunities for graphic, print, and web design, come up for me from time to time and I enjoys these side projects. Copyright Julie Chen 2009 All Rights Reserved |
 "Carter's Grays", work in progress Alternatives to the quintessential "Gray's Anatomy" illustration. The author of the famous medical book was Henry Gray, but few know of the illustrator, Henry Vandyke Carter. As a young man who struggled to find meaning in his career, Carter found it in his collaboration with Henry Gray. |
 "martyr/price of war", December 2008 Sound bites from the morning NPR news play in my head throughout the day. It's amazing how much humans are willing to sacrifice peace for their beliefs and sense of territory. I drew the image in pencil and marker, but While processing the image, its inverse had an x‐ray quality the reinforced the martyred victim concept. |
 "Cat", 1998 This is a stream of consciousness drawing. I had no clue what was coming until it was on paper. |
 ArtsUnion Union Square Bench, submitted June 2006 Bench designer, Aaron Binkley, requested graphic designs from artists for four bench tops. The concept was layers of what may have been reflected on or seen through the glass, over time. Pictured with Mayor Curtatone in December 2007 on the bench. |
 "Honduran Days" December 2008 This was a gift to my inlaws. They miss their son Clint, who is in Honduras teaching and spending time with his Honduran fiancee. With his permission, I used his photos for this composition. |
 "08.08.08" wedding invitation, mailed June 2008 My husband and I got married this past August. Since our wedding was on a farm, and our reception was a barbeque, I aimed to combine the rustic venue and carefree atmosphere, with the ceremonial aspect of the event. 8.5"x5.5" |
 Invitation, RSVP mailer, and directions. Front and Back. |