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Illustration by James Boorman.

Folks, we made it. The end of another year.

Sure I could whip up another semi-humorous rant around my aging body and mind. I have some very interesting comments to make with regards the pore sizes on my nose AND tennis elbow, but you'll just have to stick around to 2020 to get that delicious content.

Also it's way too hot at the moment to be funny, so instead, I want to reminisce about the the past year and some of the great things we've done. This is a place of business after all, so let's smear some Vaseline over our eyeballs to get that hazy nostalgic lens effect, put 'April Come She Will' on repeat, and take a look back and remember some of the good times we had...

In January we launched Flutterscopes. Yes we got a bit busy but don't worry, the rest of the signs are indeed coming in 2020!

In February we hosted Emily Cohen for Creative Mornings and some other workshops at Lamington Drive.

In March we launched Corvid which is going strong to this day with some huge plans for upgrades in 2020. We also released our first VR Experience featuring new works created in Tilt Brush and Blocks.

April saw the drop of our newest swag, including this gem of a promo which remains my favourite thing we’ve ever done.

It was a pretty busy month in April, as we also unleashed Use It Or Lose It as well, our campaign for licensing fees.

We said a sad farewell to Lara and Mika in May, and also welcomed some new faces to the team. We also released our Flutter Folks!

In June, our little Puzzle empire broke the second dimension with our first 3D puzzle, 540 Colours Sphere by JW artist Clemens Habicht!

In July we welcomed and worked alongside our 2019 Lamington Drive Residents in Melbourne.

It was heads down all of August as we prepared for the launch of our new website and seasonal model, which was really just an excuse for us getting to wear a bodycam and record what we do on an average day at Jacky Winter.

In September we gave life to a long-running inside joke with Obey Gantt, and also marched together as a team during the Global Climate Strikes..

In October we travelled to Singapore for our first marketing tour of Asia. We also posted probably my favourite commission of 2019 which nobody would have seen because algorithm something something.

November saw the ONE HUNDRETH episode of Jacky Winter Gives You The Business posted. Who knew that we could talk that long about stuff.

And that takes us to December, where we welcomed our NY crew to Australia and pretended to be an Ice Hockey team., because well, we could.

So there you have it! That's not even counting the ten other amazing shows at Lamington Drive, the nine residencies at Jacky Winter Gardens, two burglaries, 70-80 bags of pretzels, dozens of Ubers, hundreds of thousands of slacks and emails, hundreds of commissions, and FIVVVVE GOLDEN RINGGGGS.

Ahem.

Not a bad run, hey?

See you in a few weeks. Be kind to yourselves and one another.

— Jeremy Wortsman

Founder & Managing Director

The Week

Highlights from our Instagram

RAPT brought us together with their new branding in collaboration with Jacky Winter artists.

Kate Banazi combined silkscreen and digital techniques for the SDNOW design conference.

Beci Orpin made sure we had our Christmas stockings sorted with Myer.

It was back to school time with Jason Solo’s branding illustrations for Sydney University.

We went green with Marc Martin and The Royal Botanic Gardens!

The Podcast

This week! We're going back to episode 78 where we go through our open tabs and discuss the question of multiple styles, how to draw a startup, and why you might be attracting bad clients.

“There are very few people I think that do the multiple styles thing well… and that’s just because of the plain fact that it is hard to be really, really good at lots of things.”

// Lara Chan-Baker

Each week on our podcast we dissect three links we’ve come across our internet travels. These are jumping off points for what’s shaping issues, processes and happenings in the creative industries today. To find our more about our IRL open tabs events, visit opentabs.rodeo

We discuss the question we hear most often - as an illustrator is it better to show a wide range of styles or to have a finely honed speciality?

Then we're looking at 'How To Draw A Startup' podcast, discussing the marriage between the tech industry and the illustration world, and the differences in working as an inhouse vs. freelance illustrator.

and then we’re talking about ‘Why bad clients keep coming your way’.

Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down / Shaka

Surprised my fiancé with a cake for his birthday, when it arrived at his office the cake read 'Happy 23rd Birthday Symphony', Dave is not 23. And his name is Dave. (Bianca),
Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. (Jeremy) ,
My first Thai massage, I was pretzelled. (Lara)

Just spreadin' the posi vibes.

*A tumbleweed slowly rolls across the screen*

The Artists

New stuff from the JW roster

Sunshine on James Boorman’s shoulders makes him happpyyyyy…And sad, and angry...

It was all about teamwork when Lilian Darmono came together with Culture Amp.

Get the summer holidays started with Jessica Meyrick for Raisley fundraising.

Cari Vander Yacht’s cover for The New York Times Book Review made us totally cuckoo.

We absolutely adored Adam Parata’s work for Harry Styles’ new single ‘Adore You’.

We were as happy as this little house to see Steph Hughes’ logo for Dawson St Children’s Co-operative in Melbourne.

Kat Macleod was spreading the good cheer with a giveaway from her latest horoscope series!

Take a tour through Hologram Jelly’s Procreate apartment.

Make sure to hit up Sean Morris’ new insta account, focussing on his commissions and illustration work.

Sunshine on James Boorman’s shoulders makes him happpyyyyy…And sad, and angry...

It was all about teamwork when Lilian Darmono came together with Culture Amp.

Get the summer holidays started with Jessica Meyrick for Raisley fundraising.

Cari Vander Yacht’s cover for The New York Times Book Review made us totally cuckoo.

We absolutely adored Adam Parata’s work for Harry Styles’ new single ‘Adore You’.

We were as happy as this little house to see Steph Hughes’ logo for Dawson St Children’s Co-operative in Melbourne.

Kat Macleod was spreading the good cheer with a giveaway from her latest horoscope series!

Take a tour through Hologram Jelly’s Procreate apartment.

Make sure to hit up Sean Morris’ new insta account, focussing on his commissions and illustration work.

"It’s also really important to dedicate time to personal work because it’s a great way to build my skills and make mistakes without a deadline.

Always remember—the key to all savoury meals is a squeeze of lemon."

// Fashgif

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The Gallery

Lamington Drive is an exhibition space, art school and a great way to meet other artists. Feeling lonely? Come to a show!

Mascots


Cat Rabbit, known for her plush characters who inspire good feelings, and Andrea Innocent, known for her character design and emotive illustrations – have come together to create a series of ‘Everyday Anxieties Mascots’.

Each mascot supports a particular feeling, mood or anxiety produced by modern living and the human condition. The characters act as a sort of talisman to the anxious and the introverted – to those who find the world overwhelming and confusing at times.

The Gardens

Clear the mind. Feed the process. Jacky Winter Gardens is a creative retreat nestled in a half-acre of natural bushland only 45 minutes from Melbourne. It’s a perfect getaway for solo travellers, couples and small groups.

I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it



// William Shakespeare from As You Like It

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