Published: Nargis Magazine, Feb 2021

I was the featured artist in tri-lingual (Russian, Azerbaijani, English) fashion + lifestyle magazine printed in Baku, Azerbaijan. The theme of this month’s magazine was “Immigrant,” and since I was an American who moved to Azerbaijan I was considered.

The section is called “Fashion as Art” and invites artists to create their own art inspired by featured fashion designers. In this case the fashion designers were also immigrants and I was often able to incorporate elements/nature from their different connected cultures.

Album Art

Click the thumbnails for a larger view. Recent illustration and design project I did for The Swongos.

Series: Life in Azerbaijan

Specialty Maps

Making vector maps involves solving technical problems while maintaining visual clarity. Due to the geopolitical significance of borders, it is important to pay close attention to the details and get information from neutral sources.

Iconography/Vector Illustration

Made in Illustrator or Figma.

Editorial

Series: 12 Days of Nostalgia

This was a social media challenge to practice visual storytelling. All are specific memories from my childhood. It allowed me to reflect on my upbringing and channel the feelings of nostalgia into a visual expression. Here are my favorite 8, see the rest at my Instagram.

Illustration as Art Direction

Words and/or collage incorporated with illustration.

Art prints

Here are some ‘classics’ I’ve sold over the years. The ‘Fox Box’ is the design which won a call for public art in Minneapolis and is currently wrapped around electrical boxes around. Second print is called “Gnome More Sense.” Third was made into T-shirts which sold like hot cakes after that raccoon made it to the top of the building in St. Paul when the whole world was watching. If you’d like any of these prints please just e-mail me (hello@ella-ella.studio).

Questions?