S. britt makes many mistakes and is a reluctant learner. He still continues to pull hair, throw food and bite others. He fails at nearly everything he attempts, except for his piercing hourly outbursts. When not wetting himself, he eats paste. When he's out of paste, he wets himself. I would suggest holding him back another year, but since he's the only boy in his class that shaves, I can see that strategy hasn't worked. Might I suggest he become an artist?

Hoping you'll understand,
Mrs. Nellie Maynard

See S.Britt's work at sbritt.com.

Stefan G. Bucher is a good egg. Starting in November of 2006 he filmed himself blowing ink on a piece of paper, making each random blot into a monster. He linked the result to his blog and, for the next 99 days, posted a new monster every night. He found himself the seed crystal for a community of monster obsessives that used his drawings as an excuse to tell stories. His book about the experience—100 Days of Monsters—is in stores now. All the while the monsters continue to proliferate at www.dailymonster.com.

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"Jon Burgerman's images seem to have each been created in one burst of creative energy, his pen never leaving the paper once it has made contact until the image is complete. The result is that his drawings have a fresh immediacy that make them as fun as they are visually impactful. He refers to his work rather modestly as 'doodles' but really what he's doing is creating his own distinctive artwork at every available opportunity - whether it's on a pad of Post-Its just for fun, or on a larger scale in a variety of mediums for an enviable list of clients ranging from The Science Museum to Sky, Pepsi, Sony and KidRobot."
-- Gavin Lucas, Creative Review

See more of Jon's work at jonburgerman.com.

Anna Chambers works in television animation by day painting backgrounds, and sews fun quirky plush animals by night. Anna participates in many art shows around the country, and also does illustration as well. She likes to sleep a lot, and prefers the warm beach like climates, of say, Hawaii. She recently moved from Los Angeles to Berkeley CA where it is much cooler, but she is adapting.

See more of Anna's work at annachambers.com.

Justin Hillgrove grew up in Snohomish, Washington and has been enjoying artistic expression since he was old enough to color on the walls. Mostly self-taught, he has since enjoyed many years of freelance illustration and design, working on everything from collectible card games to bobble heads. Justin's “Imps and Monsters” series is his creative outlet. The creatures depicted and the satyrical situations they find themselves in are reflections of moments which Justin finds amusing, many of which are inspired by his three children.

See more of Justin's work at impsandmonsters.com.

Adam Koford is a freelance cartoonist and cinematic artist with Disney Interactive. He’s been involved with several online collaborative art groups including the 700 Hoboes Project, Conan vs Bear, Drawing Day 2008 and many more. You can read his daily webcomic, The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats, at HOBOTOPIA.com. When he’s not drawing hoboes or bears, Adam enjoys old movies and amusement parks.

See more of Adam's work at adamkoford.com

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As a child, John Martz spent most of his time drawing cartoons, reading books, and living in emotionally unhealthy fantasy worlds. As an adult, he is somewhat hairier.

John lives in Toronto, Canada, where he works from his home as a cartoonist and illustrator. His work graces the pages of kids' magazines, greeting cards, and websites. He blogs about his life and career under the alter ego of Robot Johnny (www.robotjohnny.com), and also acts as the editor of the popular cartooning and illustration blog Drawn! (www.drawn.ca).

Best known for his Emmy Award winning animated creation TUTENSTEIN, Jay Stephens started out as an 'alternative' comic book creator in the early '90's, and has gone on to become an acclaimed children's' magazine cartoonist and illustrator for the likes of The Toronto Star, chickaDEE, and Nickelodeon Magazine. Jay’s new animated series THE SECRET SATURDAYS debuts on the Cartoon Network in the Fall of 2008.

See more of Jay's work at: www.jaystephens.com.

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Brian Taylor's ongoing art project / brand "Candykiller" is a
playground for his surreal characters and creations. Much of the Candykiller work is inspired by the pop culture of his childhood, and his love of the styles of bygone eras. Specific inspirations include trading cards, cheap novelties, Japanese pop culture, vintage cartoons, plastic toys, underground comix and sideshow art. His characters are often a mishmash of several retro periods with a contemporary (and sometimes slightly sinister) twist. Candykiller products include books, toys, and art prints, as well as original paintings.

See more of Brian's work at candykiller.com.