Blown Covers

edit from nadja: Oy! This is what happens when you share a website - and a log-in to edit said website - with your mother.

I just wanted to say: I’m sorry we’ve been remiss in keeping you updated on the future of the site. As many of you guessed, the amount of time and work it took eventually overwhelmed us. Running this site was so inspiring and exciting. We’re very grateful to the talented community that sprung up around this project. I hope you’ll all stay in touch with us and with each other - here in the comments and at the blowncovers@gmail.com email. And stay posted for more info from Francoise about the New Yorker’s official Eustace Tilley cover contest!

12/5/12

What happened to blown covers?

The mastermind (isn’t she gorgeous?) is now in Paris. Read the interview with Nadja here—en français dans le texte:

http://etreappart.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/interview-de-nadja-spiegelman/

12/5/12

Halloween Contest: The Winner!

By Chris Greco

As New Yorkers we immediately recognized our Ghoulish mayor as the curmudgeon at the window. I might have suggested to the artist that he make it Michelle Obama for a joke with more national scope. It’s a good idea, either way, and nicely executed.

10/19/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #1

By Jean Tuttle

This image takes the colors and the themes of the season - cats, witches, spiderwebs, bats, mice, ghosts, and pumpkins - and turns them into a riotous celebration. Simply gorgeous.

10/18/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #2

By Birgit Schossow

This week, at least, it feels like the occupant of the White House can happily prepare himself for Halloween and what comes after. Let’s hope that smile stays in place till November 6.

10/17/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #3

By Carolyn Vibbert

This image is very nice to look at. We’re not exactly sure what it says, but we think it’s something about women, business women, glass ceilings and green witches — sounds good to us.

10/16/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #4

By Daniel Kondo

Pretty! What could go wrong with a cute cat and a cat-pumpkin?

10/15/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #5

By Nicola Boccaccini

The touchy topic of our fears of muslims is in the news these days. This image shows how veiled women might be seen by some as menacing. It’s ironic because of the point of being veiled is to be modest and not stand-out in the public sphere.

10/12/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #6

By Elisabeth McNair

We like the combination of the quotidian and the uncanny. In this story, it would have read more quickly if the woman opening the door wasn’t in costume. Our attention is diverted to figuring out who she is when she could just have been our blank stand-in. It would have been nice to let that very cute dog take center stage.

10/11/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #7

By Criostoir Greigis

The Statue of Liberty as a ghost is a simple and effective idea, even if every week Nadja swears she’s going to make her off-limits in order to force more original ideas. The composition on the right is prettier to look at, but not immediately readable. The one on the left is clear but it lacks atmosphere and mood. Some middle ground between these two distances would have been best.

10/10/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #8

By Nastia Larkina

A lovely witch on what feels like a rainy New York evening. I would have suggested this artist not add the second witch in the background. Life in New York city is full of such odd, slightly magical encounters, and not just on Halloween.

10/9/12

Halloween Contest: Runner-Up #9

By Davor Bakara

The composition doesn’t make the best possible use of the page, but I like the starkness of the black and white and that the idea is easily read.

10/8/12